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Old and new faces on new AWARE Board
The new Board, comprising both veteran and relatively new members, is led by corporate lawyer Nicole Tan as President and family lawyer Halijah Mohamad as Vice President. »
Help Hinder Human Trafficking
More than a million young people and children are trafficked each year for sexual exploitation and cheap labour. Join the call for governments to do something about this cruel and criminal activity. »
Keep this date free
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) this year will be held on Saturday 28 August. Mark the date now in your calendar and keep the afternoon free. A formal notice has been sent to all members. If you have not renewed your membership yet, please RENEW your MEMBERSHIP NOW by logging in on the sidebar... »
Have you said NO to censorship?
The local arts community has renewed its call for regulation rather than censorship. It has published a position paper pointing out the problems of censorship and the benefits of regulation. It has also started an online campaign to garner support for its stand. »
AWARE calls for tweaks to proposed law
Singapore intends to ratify the Hague Convention, which guides the resolution of cross-border child abductions. To support this, the government has drafted the International Child Abduction bill and invited public comment. AWARE has submitted its views. »
An easy way to donate online
A new website has made it a lot easier for people to support their favourite causes by making online donations. »
Finding the person within
The incidence of eating disorders in Singapore is rising. To help prevent it from becoming more widespread, some trainee teachers have launched a campaign to promote awareness and understanding of the problem. »
From the Executive Director’s desk
This has been one of the most active 3-month periods of my life, says CORINNA LIM as she reports on her first 100 days as AWARE’s Executive Director. »
Can you be a friend to victims of domestic violence?
AWARE’s Befriender programme provides moral support and other help to victims of domestic violence. PATRICIA DRISCOLL, a Befriender, shares her experience and explains why the service is so important. »
Improve gender equality and you will raise fertility
The best way to get Singaporeans to produce more babies is to improve gender equality, AWARE says in a letter published on The Straits Times Forum page on 20 May 2010. We wholeheartedly agree with the view of Professor Hans Rosling (ST, 12 May 2010) that Singapore has not seen a reversal in the... »
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