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Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world: indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has
- Margaret Mead
Activities
Masks, mats and more
Up to thousands of volunteers joined ground-up initiatives in April to help when dormitories went into lockdown, providing workers with...
Oct 26, 2020
MOM Appreciation Meeting
23 October 2020 HIA-AGWO is humbled to have been part of a virtual appreciation event by the Ministry of Manpower on 21 October....
Oct 23, 2020
Pastor who led delivery of more than 1 million meals to migrant workers receives award
His evangelist father invited migrant workers home regularly, and the family would host no less than five workers on any given day. Rev...
Oct 18, 2020
PVPA honours everyday heroes
WHEN the Covid-19 outbreak happened, Q&M Dental Group's staff swapped their dental probes for nose swabs. The group of 75 dentists and 45...
Oct 17, 2020
HIA Wins The President's Volunteerism and Philanthropy Award 2020
16 October 2020 Hope Initiative Alliance (HIA) is humbled and honoured to have received two nominations for the President’s Volunteerism...
Oct 16, 2020
About the President’s Volunteerism and Philanthropy Awards
The President’s Volunteerism and Philanthropy Awards is the pinnacle award and platform to recognise individuals and groups that have...
Oct 14, 2020
Dream Dreams Again: Reaching and Caring for the Guest Workers
As COVID-19 affects all aspects of our lives, it also impacts and continues to determine the life courses of many guest workers in...
Oct 13, 2020
Reverend Samuel Gift Stephen: The Great Befriender
Reverend Samuel Gift Stephen isn’t just on a mission to find out what rations are lacking when he visits migrant worker dormitories. He...
Oct 6, 2020
Good Samaritans on the go
Launched in 2019, the Alliance of Guest Workers Outreach (AGWO) aims to be a national aggregator for migrant worker support groups in...
Sep 10, 2020
How Volunteers See and Meet the Invisible Needs of Migrant Workers
When cases exploded in the dormitories in Singapore, the problem seemed impossible to solve. At the peak of Covid-19’s infection in...
Sep 5, 2020
狮城人力部办户外活动 带外籍员工 参与散心
（新加坡4日讯）随着外籍员工宿舍疫情稳定，确诊病例减少，新加坡人力资源部计划为外籍员工安排更多户外休闲活动，照顾他们的身心健康。 人力部与非盈利组织——希望工程联盟（Hope Initiative Alliance）旗下的客工关怀联盟（Alliance of Guest...
Sep 4, 2020
人力部首办户外活动 带客工出去透气散心
随着客工宿舍疫情稳定，确诊病例减少，当局计划为客工安排更多户外休闲活动，照顾他们的身心健康。 人力部与非盈利组织——希望工程联盟（Hope Initiative Alliance）旗下的客工关怀联盟（Alliance of Guest Workers...
Sep 3, 2020
Foreign workers enjoy afternoon out at Labrador Park and HortPark after months in dormitories
After months of being cooped up in their dormitories, some 50 foreign workers had the chance to stretch their legs in Labrador Park and...
Sep 2, 2020
无法聚餐改送爱心礼包
“客工们辛苦建造了我们的家园，一起庆祝新加坡的国庆能让他们知道我们就是他们在新加坡的家人。” 非盈利组织客工关怀联盟（Alliance of Guest Workers Outreach，简称AGWO）会长狄升吉昨天率领20名年轻义工，包括牧师林佳恩（30岁），把200份爱...
Aug 10, 2020
Outreach to migrant workers: sowing seeds of love
There are more than 1,200 factory converted dormitories in Singapore, each housing from five to a thousand guest workers. Anchored by...
Aug 1, 2020
Befriending Guest Workers
Samuel Lim is a pastor at Church of Joy Singapore, and was a volunteer at Alliance of Guest Workers Outreach (AGWO), an initiative of...
Jul 8, 2020
What does the LORD require of us?
Wesley MC has continued to support the community, especially migrant workers, through existing and new partnerships, such as adopting two...
Jun 30, 2020
Fullerton Hotel chef cooked over 17,000 free meals for healthcare & migrant workers during CB
Growing up as an only child in a single-parent family, Zacharie Ong Kah Wee picked up cooking out of necessity. "My mom used to go out...
Jun 20, 2020
Commentary: Uptick in corporate giving during COVID-19 is much more than just a PR exercise
Following the Government’s paycuts at the top, senior leadership of corporates including Singtel, SATS and Comfort DelGro followed, while...
Jun 11, 2020
Singapore’s healthcare heroes pick their favourite food takeaways and deliveries
Food, Singapore’s national passion, is a source of comfort and joy for many, especially during the past few months. No surprises, then,...
Jun 8, 2020
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