President's Challenge to widen scope from 2025, include arts and sports

Talents to be nurtured, and partnerships expanded to achieve sustained social impact

- Syarafana Shafeeq

The President's Challenge, which has helped to raise funds for social causes for the past 23 years, will be reviewed and its scope broadened from 2025 to include nurturing sports and arts talents.

This was announced at the launch of the 2024 edition by President Tharman Shanmugaratnam during a visit to social service agency CampusImpact on May 30.

The revamp in 2025 will expand partnerships with public and philanthropic organisations, and aim to achieve sustained social impact, the people behind the President's Challenge said.

More details will be announced in the later half of 2024.

The 2023 run raised more than $14 million, supporting 86 social service organisations. More than 23,000 individuals and families have benefited from fund-raising and volunteering efforts.

In 2024, 65 social service organisations will receive funding for