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In Her Stride 2022: We took the stage, now make a stand.
26 November 2022 – In light of the international day of eliminating violence against women, SCWO organised a concert at The Grassroots Club to uplift women who have survived domestic violence, and to inspire the public to reach out when help is needed by noticing the signs of abuse. With our Guest-of-Honour, Minister of State for the Ministry of Social and Family Development, and the Ministry of Home Affairs, Ms Sun Xueling, opened the concert with a heart-warming speech detailing the efforts the Ministry of Social and Family Development has made against violence. The two-hour concert featured inspiring and empowering performances by volunteers who reached out to take the stage…
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Singapore Cooperation Programme Visits SCWO
SCWO was delighted to be a part of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Singapore Cooperation Programme (MFA-SCP) organised by the Civil Service College (CSC). The MFA-SCP on Gender Equality between Men and Women: Towards a More Inclusive Singapore Society aims to explore the measures in place to encourage a more inclusive Singapore society. As part of the 5-day in-person programme, 30 mid- to senior-level foreign government officials involved in policymaking for gender equality visited SCWO to learn about the “Role of Civic Society in Supporting Women” in Singapore. In addition to the visit, a presentation on “Promoting Women Leadership in Corporation” was also given by board member Georgette Tan…
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Preventing Tech-enabled Abuse with Kaspersky: Why Doxers Act.
8 November 2022 – With our lives integrating with technology and as we spend more and more time with a digital presence, personal data can be easily attained. It is becoming increasingly important to secure our privacy and prevent tech abuse, especially since it does not take a professional hacker or a technologically savvy person to retrieve our private data. Anyone with no technical knowledge can collect and publish information about someone without his or her knowledge. Doxers can be anyone who uses a victim’s private information publicly. While the reasons may vary, doxers can retrieve information easily from social media, cloud storage spaces, websites and any online platform, game…
