What has The Bettering Branch achieved? Who have they impacted

The Bettering Branch has engaged 1000+ youth volunteers, built 70+ partnerships, impacted over 2000 beneficiaries, recycled 428,000+ red paper packets, and raised over 2,532 SGD for social causes. It also reached over 100,000 singaporean students through its nationwide initiative Recycle Red!

Tell me about the impact The Bettering Branch has made

Since 2024, The Bettering Branch has mobilised over 1000 youth volunteers across 70+ partners, schools, and collaborators, collectively serving 200+ hours and directly impacting 2,000+ beneficiaries. These include 100+ children aged 7–12, 400+ seniors, 250+ migrant workers and community members, and 100+ special needs individuals. Through their programs, they've reached 600+ participants via health and sustainability initiatives, 250+ youths through YOUTH4YOUTH advocacy talks, 150+ individuals through climate education events, and 100+ at-risk individuals through social service outreach. They also raised $2,532 for SHINE Children & Youth Services and garnered 700,000+ views on Instagram. Their flagship Recycle Red! campaign has collected 428,000+ red packets, diverting 1,286 kg of waste and preventing 1,500+ kg of CO2 emissions, while reaching 100,000+ students across 30 secondary schools, junior colleges, and polytechnics islandwide.

What is The Bettering Branch?

The Bettering Branch is a Singapore-based ground up youth-led non-profit founded by Raean Cheong alongside Cofounders Alina Khan and Carissa Sim focused on empowering youths with empathy, solving checkbox volunteerism and giving youths a sandbox to learn how to fail. All built from the ground up with no funding, institutional support or nepotism.

The Bettering Branch

Our Impact in Numbers (2024–2026)

We're always looking to expand our impact! If you have an idea, initiative, or project and want to collaborate, drop us an email at thebetteringbranch@gmail.com

1000+

Youth volunteers mobilised

70+

Partners, schools & collaborators

200+

Hours spent serving

2000+

Total beneficiaries directly impacted

150+

Kids aged 7–12 directly impacted

400+

Seniors directly impacted across all programs

250+

Migrant workers & community beneficiaries directly impacted

100+

Special needs children & adults directly impacted

600+

TBR attendees (Health & Sustainability - Directly Impacted)

100+

At-risk individuals directly impacted through Social Service community outreach

200+

Youths directly impacted through YOUTH4YOUTH talks

150+

Individuals directly reached through physical climate advocacy & educational events

$2,532

Raised for SHINE Children & Youth Services with Project Joey

700,000+

Views on our Instagram page

Recycle Red!

The impact of our annual youth-led nationwide effort to keep red packets out of landfills!

428,000+

Red Packets collected

1,286 kg

Total weight diverted

1,500+ kg

CO₂ emissions prevented

Secondary schools, Junior Colleges & Polytechnics. (3 out of 5 of Polytechnics, 13 out of 17 JAE Junior Colleges in Singapore)

Our 2025 Impact Report

In our Impact Report, you'll find our highlights, more about the impact we made in 2025 across our activities, events & initiatives. We also share about our key impact areas + goals for 2026.

ACHIEVEMENTS

The Bettering Run Guest of Honours (GOHs)

Having started The Bettering Run from scratch and personally taking the time to source partners and collaborators ourselves, we are honoured to have welcomed esteemed Guests-of-Honour to The Bettering Run. Their support is an achievement for us and motivation to keep going!

Ms Indranee Rajah, Second Minister of Finance & National Development at The Bettering Run 2026. (Ms Indranee is also the fourth female cabinet Minister in Singapore's history!)

Dr Lim Wee Kiak, Member of Parliament for the Canberra division of Sembawang Group at The Bettering Run 2025

In the news!

Raean Cheong featured and interviewed by Channel News Asia talking about youth empowerment

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Our founder, Raean, being interviewed by Channel News Asia and Mediacorp's Channel 8 (31 October 2026)

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Awards & Honours

Raean Cheong pictured with the President of Singapore, Tharman Shanmugaratnam at the President's Volunteerism & Philanthropy Awards

Our co-founder, Carissa, receiving the Victoria Pioneer Award on behalf of The Bettering Branch alongside representative team members, Isabel (Research & Advocacy), Le Qing (Media) and Nelly (Events & Publicity)

We are so grateful to the 1984 Victoria Pioneer batch for believing in us and the impact we're making!

Our founder, Raean, pictured with the President of Singapore, Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, after being recognised as 1 of 3 youth finalists nationwide for the President's Volunteerism & Philanthropy Awards (PVPA).

The PVPA is Singapore's highest national accolade for excellence in giving, conferred by the President of Singapore and organized annually by the National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre (NVPC).