UOB Heartbeat Run 2026 raises RM2.29 million for charity

UOB Malaysia’s annual Heartbeat Run has raised RM2.29 million for four charitable beneficiaries, turning an 18-year tradition into a broad campaign focused on education, food security and community support.

The money will go to Yayasan SOLS, Yayasan PINTAR, Food Aid Foundation and HOPE Worldwide Malaysia. It will also support UOB’s corporate social responsibility initiatives in Malaysia, including programmes focused on the arts, children and education.

In the two months before the run, food bazaars, charity sales and fitness classes helped build the total. The campaign culminated at Pavilion Bukit Jalil, where about 5,000 employees, customers and partners volunteered, raised funds and joined the run.

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The generosity and commitment of our employees, customers and partners enable UOB to support beneficiary-led programmes that address critical community needs, from improving food security to empowering young people through digital education and future skills.

Among the planned projects is sponsorship for 50 disadvantaged young people to attend the Solar Academy vocational programme through Yayasan SOLS. The funds will also provide home solar systems for off-grid communities and install solar panels at children’s welfare homes. Other programmes will address food security, digital education, mental wellbeing and community resilience.

UOB Malaysia Chief Executive Officer Datuk Ng Wei Wei said the event showed what communities could achieve by working together. The supported programmes are expected to reach about 6,000 children, young people and families across Malaysia.

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As part of the wider UOB Heartbeat initiative across ASEAN and other regions, we remain committed to creating meaningful and lasting impact in the communities we serve.