This year, due to the restrictions imposed by COVID-19, social activities such as art and cultural performances were halted. Volunteer engagement and outreach activities were also affected. To bring cheer to the elderly in this time of crisis, SATS Foundation worked with TENG Ensemble’s Digital Concert to bring the joy of live
music performances to underserved communities, so as to help them overcome feelings of isolation. The programme was viewed by 500 seniors from various eldercare homes across Singapore.
In this ongoing pandemic, SATS stepped up our community efforts to assist in relief
efforts across various cities.
In Malaysia, SATS subsidiary GTR partnered AirAsia to carry out project IKHLAS for Sabah. Aimed at supporting families whose lives and livelihoods have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the project included door-to-door visits to distribute daily necessities as well as personal protective equipment such as face masks and hand sanitisers. In India, AISATS has shipped over 45,000 tonnes of medical supplies to remote parts of India through the Lifeline Udaan flights.
Spurred by the need to bring nutritious meals to those who need it most, SATS subsidiary Monty’s Bakehouse launched The Community Kitchen Project, an online meal delivery service that supplies high-quality, nourishing and delicious meals to customers who needed assistance. The Community Kitchen Project served close to 4,700 meals to members of local communities. With the shortage of manpower worsened by the lockdown in Maldives, our Maldives Inflight Catering (MIC) has been working closely with the National Disaster Management Authority, Ministry of
Gender and Red Crescent of Maldives in supporting the local community with a meaningful cause by providing 350 meals a day to the homeless and orphanages in Maldives. Similarly, TajSATS’ flight kitchens have supported corporations such as
World Central Kitchen, Deutsche Bank, and Taj Public Welfare Trust to supply over two million meals to healthcare workers in hospitals and stranded migrant communities in Bangalore, Mumbai, and New Delhi during the nation’s COVID-19 lockdown.
In addition to these channels, we also encourage our employees to support and participate in meaningful causes that go beyond geographical boundaries. This year, in place of our annual Charity Run, SATS produced our first global virtual SATS Giving Run, a community event that aimed to engage our employees in our mission to do good. With every kilometre walked or run by SATS employees, a donation was made to AWWA3 Singapore’s Legacy of Love and Build A School charity campaigns. 141 SATS employees across Singapore, Vietnam and the UK accumulated a total of
4,000 km. As part of Singapore Giving Week, we also held our first hybrid ZOOMBA (Zumba via ZOOM) wellness volunteering session in collaboration with AWWA’s Special Student Care Centre.