On 29 January, AWARE submitted its fifth annual set of recommendations for the national Budget through the public consultation portal REACH. This year, AWARE urges the Government to develop a caregiving infrastructure that provides adequate care of the elderly, children and disabled people...
By Goh Li Sian, Research and Advocacy Coordinator, AWARE
As Singapore’s population ages, more carers will be required to fulfil eldercare needs.
While volunteers have a role and their efforts are welcome, we would caution against relying on volunteering as a primary source of eldercare. (“...
On 24 January, 20 people attended AWARE's Pre-Budget Forum presenting our recommendations for the Singapore Budget 2015.
AWARE has been submitting recommendations for the Budget for the past five years. This year, our focus is on the need to create a caring economy which recognises and compen...
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 ...
Singapore Member of Parliament Christopher De Souza has proposed a Private Member’s Bill to combat human trafficking, to be presented in parliament in November 2014.
In response, six non-governmental organisations - AWARE, HOME, MARUAH, Project X, the Singapore Committee for UN Women,...
By Jolene Tan, Programmes and Communications Senior Manager, AWARE
This letter was written for the Straits Times Forum, responding to this letter, but was not published as some points were seen as irrelevant to the career woman vs. stay-at-home-mom debate. We are publishing the letter here to discu...
MediaCorp Artiste Zoe Tay and popular actor/comedian Judee Tan speak up in support of AWARE’s Sexual Assault Care Centre (SACC) in two striking videos released online today. These are the first of several planned video releases accompanying a newly launched crowdfunding campaign aiming to raise...
By Jolene Tan, Programmes and Communications Senior Manager, Association of Women for Action and Research (Aware)
We support the recommendation by the Committee for Family Justice for specialist agencies to be set up to offer information, advice, counselling and support to those undergoing divo...
By Sumedha Jalote, Communications Executive, Association of Women for Action and Research (AWARE)
Recently, a letter sent by the Housing Development Board (HDB) to a single mother appealing to buy a flat has struck a chord with many on social media, having been shared by over 1,600 people.
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