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Futuremakers
Improving economic participation
We empower young people to find decent employment, create jobs and transform their communities.
Launched in 2019, Futuremakers by Standard Chartered (Futuremakers) is our global community youth economic empowerment initiative, tackling inequality and promoting greater economic inclusion.
20%
of global youth are not in employment, education or training*
USD120m
2024-2030 grant funding
140,000
number of jobs we aim to enable between 2024 and 2030
* International Labour Organization Global Employment Trends report 2024 (ilo.org).
How we work
Futuremakers is delivered in partnership with the Standard Chartered Foundation and NGOs.
Employability
Empowering 70,000 disadvantaged young women to gain skills and decent employment by 2030.
We provide job-ready training, mentoring, upskilling and collaborate with local employers to create workplace opportunities and decent jobs for participants.
Entrepreneurship
Supporting entrepreneurs to build microbusinesses to enable 70,000 jobs by 2030.
We offer business skills training, help build financial knowledge, as well as access to finance and networks for microbusinesses to achieve growth, and in turn create jobs in their communities.
Inclusive
All programmes have a strong focus on gender, disability, financial health, and green and sustainable jobs.
How we fund Futuremakers
In 2024, we contributed USD18.4 million to Futuremakers, including donations from the Group and fundraising of USD2.2 million from our employees and partners. Funds raised go to the Standard Chartered Foundation, NGOs and charity partners to deliver Futuremakers projects.
News, events and stories
The green business accelerating action for equality
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The entrepreneur revolutionising AI to ‘see’
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“I developed valuable skills with an exceptional team&…
Musanse has one ambition – a successful career in a role that matches her passion.
“He saw potential”: a dream job for one displace…
When Mariana arrived in Poland, she needed a good job to support her family. Through BEST by Futuremakers, Micha…
Futuremakers Women in Tech
Successfully completing its fifth cohort in October 2023, Futuremakers Women in Tech continued to champion the i…
10 years of Goal in Bangladesh
An inside look at how we scaled a program to reach more than 50,000 girls — from the people who did it. Goal, a …
Entrepreneurial lessons breathe new life into school
A Futuremakers entrepreneurship programme has helped Veronica to better manage her social impact business, a sch…
Lifting participation
Hear from Heather Matranga and Sanjukta Mitra on how to address the gender financing gap.
SC WIN
Breaking down barriers: SC WIN leverages the power of our unique global footprint to help women-led businesses grow.
Supplier diversity
We’re committed to increasing diversity and inclusion in our supply chain.
Employee Volunteering
Every colleague is offered three days of paid volunteering leave each year to support the communities in which we operate.