On 10 March, AWARE launches #asinglelove, a new movement to support and empower single parents (including unmarried, divorced and widowed parents) and their families. The campaign kicks off with the online release of a thought-provoking video looking at attitudes toward single parents, and (on 12 ...
A guest blog post by Alison Kuah.
The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a mechanism of the United Nations Human Rights Council. Every four years, a UN Member State has its human rights record ‘peer reviewed’ by other states.
On 27 January 2016, the Singapore government sent an inter-agenc...
This March, AWARE is proud to host Fair for All Families, a FREE carnival in support of single parents and their children! Open to all, but with something special for single-parent families.
Jump into our bouncy castle, get your hands messy with parent-child painting, stretch your muscles with a ...
AWAREs Research and Advocacy team is looking to interview single fathers about their experiences accessing public housing after divorce.
Those who meet the following criteria are eligible to participate in the study:
Singapore citizen or PR
Divorced, separated, never married, widowed or w...
On 7 November, AWARE hosted the Big Birthday Ball – its fifth and biggest ever fundraising gala. 500 guests came together at the Shangri-La Hotel to celebrate AWARE’s 30th birthday, and to support its work assisting women in crisis and promoting gender equality.
This stellar evening of food a...
Are you a child of a single parent?
AWARE is currently conducting a research project on single parents’ access to public housing and its impact on children. We will use the findings for advocacy to improve current housing policies. If you meet the criteria listed below and wish to participa...
On 12 March, Dr Sharon Quah from the Asia Research Institute delivered a roundtable presentation at AWARE, discussing housing issues confronting Singaporean divorcees. Based on her interviews with 30 divorced Singapore women who sought access to public housing after divorce, she suggested that HDB p...
By Teo You Yenn
The differential treatment of parents based on their marital status has once more come under the spotlight. In response to parliamentary discussions, two Cabinet Ministers have recently reiterated that the state’s approach—of providing more benefits to married than unmarried p...
By Sumedha Jalote, Communications Executive, AWARE
The Social and Family Development Ministry stated recently that the Government provides support and benefits for the care and development of all Singaporean children, regardless of their mother’s marital status.
This is despite the disparity in ...
