When the Wen Chuan earthquake struck on May 12, 2008, millions around the world rallied around the country to give their moral and financial support.  Having established a deep relationship with China through his many years of involvement with the local education industry , Mr Chew Hua Seng, the Chairman and CEO of Raffles Education Corporation, was deeply saddened  by the pain and suffering of the locals. 

Upon hearing the news, the Chew Hua Seng Foundation rendered immediate assistance to the victims, through a donation of more than RMB500k to aid students from the disaster area who were studying in Raffles Education Corporation's partner Universities in Shanghai, Beijing, Changchun, Changzhou and Wuhan. A total of 146 students benefited from the Foundation's donation, which assisted them to tide through this difficult period. 

On 12 June 2008, Mr Chew donated another RMB500k through the administration office of Langfang Economic & Technical Development Zone to aid the  Wen Chuan disaster area.