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Member Spotlight: Daughters Of Tomorrow
Daughters of Tomorrow (DOT) is an IPC charity empowering underprivileged women into sustained employment, thus enabling their families towards social mobility. It complements existing training and workforce-related agencies by connecting volunteers and community resources to enable each woman on an individual level. DOT’s beneficiaries are women aged 20 to 60 from low-income families (surviving on S$200 to S$500 per capita per month), most of whom reside in government-subsidised rental flats. Many face multiple internal and external stressors that affect their job prospects and their ability to break out of poverty. Since its incorporation in August 2014, DOT has positively impacted more than 500 women through their skills-training, job-bridging and support…
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Presidents’ Forum and Annual Lohei Lunch 2020
The first Presidents’ Forum session of the year was held on 18 January 2020, which was attended by over 30 of our member organisations. This session was not only held for members to provide updates on their organisations’ plans for the new year but also to introduce the first round of recipients of the Seeds of Change fund and their projects. The event started off with an opening address by our President, Dr June Goh, who highlighted the session’s rundown of events and introduced the recipients of the first round of the Seeds of Change fund. This year, the fund will be supporting 14 different projects from our member organisations…
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Member Spotlight: University Women’s Association Singapore
University Women’s Association (Singapore) or UWAS, was inaugurated in August 1996 and is a member of SCWO. UWAS is also part of the National Federation of Associations (NFA) of the Graduate Women International (GWI) HQ in Geneva and has members in more than 60 countries worldwide. UWAS’s mission is to improve the status of women and girls; to promote lifelong education and to enable graduate women to use their expertise to effect change through education. In line with Singapore’s Bi-centennial and GWI’s Centenary Celebration, UWAS hosted a special event “An Intergenerational Exchange” graced by President Halimah Yacob to Celebrate our Women’s Contribution to the Nation. …
