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About Us
WE BUILD CHANGE BETTER
Bamboo Builders is a Singapore-based social enterprise that aims to #BuildChangeBetter. Believing every person should feel confident about their future, we close gaps in traditional education by empowering individuals with real-world skills to multiply real-world impact.
Since 2017, Bamboo Builders has trained tens of thousands of leaders in launching hundreds of initiatives that have made significant impact across Singapore and ASEAN. Our work spans across diverse communities, including youths, seniors, persons with disabilities, inmates, domestic workers and more. We have also worked with international foundations such as Google.org and ASEAN Foundation, governments, corporates and schools.
OUR FOUNDER
Gabriel Tan
Mr. Gabriel Tan is Founder of Bamboo Builders, a social enterprise that builds social entrepreneurs.
He has worked with close to 10,000 youths to start hundreds of projects, impacting communities across Singapore and ASEAN. He has also consulted and written social entrepreneurial curriculum for governments, international foundations and schools.
Gabriel's innovative approach to alleviating systemic problems has gained local and international recognition. In Singapore, he was recognised as Impact Entrepreneur of the Year and Top 35 Entrepreneurs under 35. Internationally, he received awards from the ASEAN Foundation and governments, most notably the Top 10 Social Entrepreneurs in ASEAN by the Australian government. He has also been featured on numerous media platforms locally and regionally.
Gabriel is a certified Trainer with Apple and the Ministry of Education, Singapore. He regularly engages with multiple levels of society, including youths and Persons with Disabilities (PWDs). Gabriel strives to mentor and inspire the next generation of social entrepreneurial leaders to Build Change Better.
OUR VISION
Authentic, purpose-led, empowered leaders creating real change, in real life, with real communities.
OUR MISSION
To develop transformative educational experiences that equip urban and rural youth with empathy, practical skills, and entrepreneurial mindsets to create sustainable solutions to community challenges.
OUR STRATEGIC PILLARS
education as a dynamic pathway for individual growth where every individual can explore, learn, and be confident about their future
REIMAGINE
REIMAGINE
learning into a catalyst of community empowerment – creating pathways to unlock individual potential and generate collective impact
TRANSFORM
TRANSFORM
knowledge exchange across urban and rural contexts to increase value for both communities
FACILITATE
FACILITATE
OUR CORE VALUES
01
Nurturing Community.
We build authentic relationships, respect differences, and serve with passion.
02
Grow Fast, Grow Strong.
We are strong and courageous.
We take challenges head-on, as perseverance produces character.
03
Make Things Happen.
In life, there are 3 kinds of people.
Those who make things happen, those who watch things happen, those who wonder what happened.
We make things happen.
OUR ADVISORS
Our advisors have played a pivotal role in Bamboo Builders' journey thus far.
Their sowing and mentorship has helped us grow and advance with purpose.
Steven Teo
Lawyer
Cornerstone Lawyers
Jael Chng
Chief Possibilities Generator
My Working Title
Nicholas Choo
Public Speaker & Master Trainer, His3Makers
