By Chong Ning Qian, AWARE Research Executive
Key recommendations from the United Nations Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons:
State should be main entity providing eldercare in Singapore
Pension should be available to all, even though who cannot contri...
This post was originally published as a letter in The Straits Times on 24 September 2016
Recent discussion about collective support for retirement have led to concerns that society may incur a tax burden to create a “culture of helplessness” or coddle the personal failure of individuals to wo...
This post was originally published as a press release on 27 August 2016.
There is nothing wrong with single parent families
Children of single parents speak up in AWARE’s #asinglelove campaign
27 August 2016 – Two children of single parents are going public with their stories to help sh...
We held a very exciting contest, thanks to Pangdemonium's kind sponsor, where we gave away two pairs of tickets to their upcoming play, Falling, starring Neo Swee Lin and Tan Kheng Hua.
Opening on 13 May, Falling promises to be an enlightening piece of theatre examining a family's experiences ra...
This article was first published on Mother's Day at The Online Citizen.
Mother’s Day is especially significant this year. It comes shortly after news that equal maternity leave and a $3,000 Child Development Account grant will be available to all new mothers of citizen children, regardless o...
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12 April brought good news - unmarried mothers will receive 16 weeks of maternity leave, just like married mothers. Their children will be eligible for Child Development Accounts and receive the $3,00...
This letter was first published in The Straits Times, 4 April.
Implementation of the Silver Support scheme has sparked debate on the merits of greater financial support by the state for the elderly poor ("Excessive social security may erode filial piety" by Mr Leslie Fong ; last Tuesday).
We...
A guest blog post by Tammy Lim
On 20 March 2016, the AWARE x Breast-Feeding Friends Singapore (BFFsg) Roundtable took place at the AWARE Centre. Speakers and members of the public came together to discuss how to make Singapore more inclusive for nursing mothers on an individual, corporate and ...
This post was originally published as a press release on 24 March 2016.
AWARE found 2016 Budget limited and tentative in moves to a more “caring and resilient society”
This afternoon’s Budget speech by Minister of Finance Heng Swee Keat took limited, tentative steps to a more “car...
