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Star Bears and Dining Under the Stars
At Star Shelter, women and children who are survivors of domestic violence are not only provided safe accommodation, it is also a place where they are empowered to rebuild their lives free from violence. In line with this mission, Star Shelter organizes activities and holds initiatives to help them do just that. The Star Bear initiative was recently adopted by Star Shelter to serve as a source of supplemental income for the residents, where 100% of bear sales go to the residents. The residents have enjoyed making these towel bears in their free time, even amidst their busy schedules of work and minding their children. One of the shelter’s residents…
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Celebrating the Festivities with Star Shelter
The residents at our shelter have gone through challenging times and we do our best to alleviate that stress and bring joy to them, and with the support from other organisations, various events were organized to celebrate the recent festivities. For Christmas, The ZONTA Club of Singapore co-organised a Christmas Celebration cum Movie Screening event with Star Shelter on 16 December. Scrumptious dinner, games and prizes and to end it off, the animation “Arthur Christmas” was screened, which was especially loved by the children. Who would have thought that our very own residents had so much fun participating in the Q&A session! There was also a mini caroling session so…
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Leave No One Behind
Everyone needs compassion – especially those from marginalised and vulnerable communities. Services have to be available for all survivors of violence, regardless of their immigration status, sexual preference, mental and physical health. This was the message that was prevalent throughout the Asian Network of Women’s Shelters (ANWS) Conference on Inclusive Approaches to Shelter Work, held in Singapore for the first time on 8 and 9 September 2016. SCWO, ANWS and The Garden of Hope Foundation Taiwan, organised this 2-day conference bringing together over 50 shelter leaders, family violence professionals and community partners from 27 organisations and 11 countries – Cambodia, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, Taiwan, Timor-Leste, Belgium…
