This article was first published in The Straits Times on 14 June 2016.
The Ministry of Home Affairs' (MHA) recent statement on foreign sponsorship for Pink Dot is troubling, not least because of the lack of clarity in the line between "local" and "foreign" ("'Foreign entities should not fun...
This post was first published as a press release on 28 May 2016.
From now until 12 August, a series of posters on Northeast Line stations will tell the true stories of two single parents - how a woman faced enormous obstacles to find housing for herself and her three children after her divorce, a...
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...
We are delighted to share our Fair for All Families highlights video below! Capturing the best parts of the carnival, the video was filmed and put together by Sun Koh and Fazrin Affendi. We want to thank every single one of you - partner, volunteer, speaker or attendee - for making this happen! To ...
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...
On 12 March 2016, we held Fair For All Families, a community carnival in support of single parents and their children, in commemoration of International Women’s Day. We’re heartened to witness the overwhelming support for single parents at the carnival. Over 400 people gathered at Hong Lim Pa...
#asinglelove (www.asinglelove.sg, launching on 10 March) is an initiative by the Association of Women for Action and Research (AWARE), in collaboration with Kinetic Singapore and Daughters Of Tomorrow. #asinglelove is offering the following services and programmes to support and empower single par...
By Vivienne Wee, Research & Advocacy Director, and Jolene Tan, Programmes and Communications Senior Manager, AWARE
Poverty and housing have recently come into focus in the news. The Fresh Start Housing Scheme, touted as addressing housing affordability, is intended to help former flat owners ...
