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BoardAgender: From Mentee to Mentee (A Networking Session)
7 October 2022 –Mentees of cohort 2021’s BoardAgender Mentoring Programme for Aspiring Women Directors met with the current Mentees and Committee Members of BoardAgender. At this networking session, mentees better understand our Mentoring Programme, and its journey, the process and requirements to get on boards and hear first experiences on serving on a board. Additionally, this session enabled increased connectivity between the mentees from both batches. What a great opportunity for all mentees past and present to develop and grow together as a community! Special thanks to Wily Wan, Raen Lim and Helen Lim for sharing your experiences during the BoardAgender Mentoring Programme and for words of wisdom on…
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It’s a Wedding Affair: New2U Thrift Shops Very First Wedding Market
8 October 2022 – The air was buzzing with excitement as couples began to arrive at SCWO for the New2U Wedding Market. An event like no other, the New2U Wedding Market featured beautiful and elegant bridal and evening gowns in various styles and designs, multiple selections of veils, intricate Chinese tea ceremony gowns. These were generously donated to support SCWO’s works that uplift, empower, and motivate women and girls. What could only be a sight to imagine unfolded within the walls of SCWO as brides to be walked around excitedly in their top-picked wedding gowns, while examining each and every piece on display to ensure they do not miss out…
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Conversations: Maintenance Enforcement Regime
On 22 September 2022, SCWO jointly hosted an engagement session for our member organisations with the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF). This is the second engagement within a year, to seek members’ feedback on the current maintenance enforcement regime. Minister of State for Home Affairs and Social and Family Development, Ms Sun Xueling, and colleagues from MSF, Ministry of Law, and SCWO Maintenance Support Central committee joined in the conversation to identify the areas that could be enhanced in the current maintenance enforcement regime. A critical area of discussion was the issue of accountability and non-compliance with the enforcement order by the offender. Many of our members contributed…
