Laurence Lien, son of Dr George Lien Ying Chow (1906-2004), an eminent Asian business leader, banker, hotelier and philanthropist, is a champion of the non-profit sector in Singapore. He is the chairman of the Lien Foundation and CEO of the National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre (NVPC) and the Community Foundation of Singapore. He is the president of the Centre for Non-Profit Leadership and the deputy chairman of the Caritas Singapore Community Council.

Reducing Poverty, Quality Education, Clean Water and Sanitation and Sustainable Cities and Communities

As part of its unique brand of “radical philanthropy”, the Lien Foundation pioneers and propagates solutions that attempt to tackle the root of problems in eldercare and early childhood development in Singapore and improve access to clean water and sanitation among rural communities in southeast Asia. It also seeks to ensure comfort, dignity and care for the dying in Singapore as well as in south and southeast Asia. It collects basic performance metrics and progress indicators for our projects and work every step of the way with our partners to learn from the past and, where possible, preempt the challenges and needs of the future.