Events (IWD)

SCWO Celebrated International Women’s Days

Year	Celebration in Brief
2012	SCWO International Women's Day Celebration 2012 - Connecting for Success International Women's Day (IWD) has always been a significant fixture in the SCWO calendar, and this March 2012, we celebrated it by holding a series of events with the overarching theme of "Connecting for Success". National Young Women Leaders Day Symposium (NYWLD) SCWO kicked off the commemoration of IWD with the National Young Women Leaders Day 2012 Symposium on 3 March in partnership with Halogen Foundation Singapore. Held at the Kallang Theatre, this all-women event aimed to inspire and empower young women to rise up and play more significant leadership roles in Singapore. View photos from the event from our Facebook album. View videos of the event from Halogen Foundation's YouTube channel. SCWO-NUS Challenge Shield – Debating Tournament Encouraged by the success in its inaugural year in 2011, SCWO continued the Debating Tournament in collaboration with NUS Debate Club to organise the SCWO-NUS Challenge Shield. The tournament, held on 10-11 March, saw debaters from top local and regional (Thailand, Malaysia and Philippines) secondary schools and junior colleges battling it out over motions with particular focus on gender issues and issues facing women in the modern age. Ms Jane Horan, SCWO board member and Chairperson of the debating tournament, welcomed all the debaters in her opening address and officially declared the tournament open. Click here to watch the debating tournament finals. SCWO IWD 2012 Celebration Dinner On 20 March at the Goodwood Park Hotel, we welcomed our new patron, Mrs Mary Tan, wife of President Tony Tan as our Guest of Honour. The evening’s festivities commenced with our patron meeting, for the first time, presidents and representatives from our member organisations who lined the red carpet to greet her and be introduced by our President, Mrs Laura Hwang. This year, we completed the SCWO Founders Circle with 5 new members (Mrs Alison Henwood, Dr Lee Oi Kum, Ms Anastasia Ling, Mdm Ng Hong and Mrs Yu-Foo Yee Shoon) who were presented with their tokens of appreciation by Mrs Mary Tan. Mrs Tan also presided over the Founders Circle Dedication Ceremony where the plaque was officially unveiled. Welcome Address speech by Mrs Laura Hwang. Opening address by Mdm Halimah Yacob View photos from the event from our Facebook album. Click here to visit the event microsite.
2011	SCWO Celebrates International Women's Day 2011 2011 marks a very special year for women's organisations worldwide as it is Global Centenary of International Women’s Day. SCWO celebrated this important milestone in the progress of women to fair partnership in family, social, business and political life with a theme dedicated to “Creating the Future – Women in Society, Economy & Government”. In conjunction with the UN declaration of 2011 being the Year of the Youth, SCWO engaged the youths of Singapore by organising the inaugural SCWO Debating Tournament, in partnership with the Singapore Management University (SMU) Debating Society, an inter-tertiary Debate focused on women-centric motions from 25-27 February. Our Celebration Dinner on 9March at the Regent Hotel honoured our Patron, Mrs SR Nathan for 10 years of patronage with a handmade quilt of our IWD events over the decade. An awards ceremony was also held for the winning and runner up teams of the debating competition with a speech made by the Best Speaker of the tournament. The biggest draw of the evening was the first ever screening of the SCWO-commissioned video “We Are 100” featuring women from our past, present and future, outlining their triumphs and tribulations through the years. It is a historical documentary of the progress of Singapore Women for the last 100 years. We concluded our IWD Celebrations with the re-painting of the SCWO Mural on 19 March with the help of Social Creatives. A plethora of social community groups –members of SCWO Member Organisations, Young PAP and Fuchun Executive Committee, as well as troops from the USA Girl Scouts in Singapore and volunteers from SG Cares and Social Creatives – gathered to paint and soak in the community spirit and camaraderie. Visit event microsite.
2010	SCWO celebrated our 30^th Anniversary in Singapore on 31^st March 2010 at the Island Ballroom at Shangri-la Hotel. Held in conjunction with International Women’s Month, this Gala celebration was set to be a night of sparkling jewels, glitz and glamour, presided over by Mrs S R Nathan, the Guest-of-Honour and Patron of SCWO. There were special song and dance performances by our members, affiliates and supporters, and the highlight of the evening where two outstanding ladies were inducted to our Wall of Fame, joining the ranks of historical female figures in Singapore. Proceeds will benefit the SCWO Service Fund for programmes and projects to improve the lives of women and their families.
2009	Successful Women, Successful Economies Saturday, February 28th 2009 Cinderella Ball, Co-organised with Singapore Dance Theatre Sunday, March 1st 2009 IWD Run, Co-Organised with NTU final year students Saturday, March 7th 2009 Power Lunch Talk Sunday, March 8th 2009 Documentary Screening of award winning Italian Documentary “Vogliamo Anche Le Rose" as part of the 3rd Singapore Independent Documentary Film Fest, Co-organised with The Substation
2008	Women: Engines of Growth Women’s contributions in stimulating the growth of Singapore have not only been limited in the economic sector but also in the field of sports and entertainment. Sportswomen have won medals for our nations and women singers, writers, artists and entertainers have won accolades to spur the growth of their respective industries and made Singapore proud. SCWO celebrated the achievements by showcasing successful and talented women entrepreneurs, leaders, engineers, scientists, bankers and doctors the talk is aimed at inspiring young women and those in middle management. Prominent women were invited to speak on a panel on each of the different sectors and provide lessons of how they broke the gender stereotypes and glass ceiling, managed to find the right work and life harmony and made their way to the top. In-Gear Party The In-Gear party provided a platform for women of all background, age and race to come together to celebrate International Women’s Day. It was not just a platform to showcase the talented women but also to celebrate women and being woman.
2007	Revitalise* A Moment in Time Carnival SCWO opened its doors to the public to our very own one-day Revitalise* A Moment in Time Carnival.
2006	Discovery 120 With the pillars and walkways neatly wrapped with colourful drapes and music all around the SCWO Centre was all set for the Launch of Discovery 120 – a nation wide treasure hunt to mark International Women’s Day 2006.

2005	IWD 2005 was celebrated in conjunction with SCWO 25th Anniversary at a Gala Dinner
2004	IWD 2004 – Fete on Waterloo
2003	IWD Herstory Exhibition & Forum on “Empowering Women for Life”
2002	IWD 2002 and 21st Anniversary Celebration Dinner at YWCA
2001	IWD 2001: A week of celebrations: Donation draw, Members' Dialogue session, Dr Elsie Yu receiving SCWO Award as 5th receipient, conference and seminar, and a dinner at SCWO
1999	IWD 99 - Family Fun Food Fitness Fair (5Fs)
1998	IWD 98 celebrated with 5Fs: Family Fun Food Fitness Fair
1997	IWD 97 - Hi Tea at Tanglin Club
1996	IWD 96 – Fund Raising Event at Orchard Point and launch of special edition Transitlink fare cards
1995	IWD 95 – Lunch at Hyatt Hotel
1994	IWD 94 – Dinner at Hyatt
1992	IWD 92 – Lunch at Holiday Inn
1991	IWD 91 – Family Fair at Singapore Conference Hall
1989	SCWO Celebrated IWD 1989 - Dinner at Royal Holiday Inn
1987	1987 Tea Party and panel discussion on 'Singapore Women - Where do we go from here?'