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International Women’s Forum (South Africa) visits SCWO to understand BoardAgender
On 3 February 2023, The International Women’s Forum South Africa paid SCWO a second visit with a new cohort of women leaders as part of their Women in Leadership Programme’s Immersion Trip, led by Duke Corporation Education. They first visited SCWO in October 2022. CEO Koh Yan Ping provided a rundown of milestones achieved over the recent years – such as Conversations on Singapore Women’s Development Report held throughout 2020, which in turn produced SCWO’s report released in 2021, and the government’s White Paper that followed in 2022. An open discussion on SCWO was moderated by President Junie Foo, who explained the relationship between non-profit organisations (NPOs) and ministry agencies…
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SCWO Welcomes Minister Masagos Zulkifli
On 12 December 2022, SCWO was honoured to welcome Mr Masagos Zulkifli, Minister for Social and Family Development, Second Minister for Health, and Minister-in-Charge of Muslim Affairs. The visit started off with an introduction to SCWO’s initiatives (BoardAgender, Women’s Register, Singapore Women’s Hall of Fame) and services (Star Shelter, Maintenance Support Central). Minister Masagos was updated on SCWO’s future plans in line with the action plans of the White Paper on Singapore Women’s Development released in March 2022. The discussion continued into a conversation on SCWO’s work and its impact on the community. Board members also pitched in on their experiences of working with women in the community and suggested…
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SCWO’s Pre-Budget 2023 Dialogue
SCWO started off the new year with a Pre-Budget Dialogue with member organisations on 10 January 2023. Representatives gathered at the centre to be in conversation with our Guests-of-Honour for the evening – Ms Indranee Rajah, Second Minister for Finance and National Development, and Mdm Rahayu Mahzam, Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Ministry of Health and Ministry of Law. Noorfarahin (SCWO 1st VP), Indranee Rajah (Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office & Second Minister for Finance and national development), Junie Foo (SCWO President), Rahayu Mahzam (Senior Parliamentary Secretary for ministry of health and ministry of law) The event opened with a welcome address by SCWO’s President, Ms Junie Foo, reiterating the…
