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ACWO Board of Directors Meeting
The 1st Meeting of the 19th ASEAN Confederation of Women’s Organisations (ACWO) Board of Directors (2018-2020) was held in Singapore on 22nd March 2019. Held at SCWO Centre, this is the first meeting since SCWO took over ACWO presidency last year. Dr June Goh extended a warm welcome to members of the Confederation Council and fellow ASEAN delegates to Singapore. (Read more) The ACWO Board of Directors consists of the 10 ASEAN member countries– National Council of Women of Brunei Darussalam, Cambodian Women for Peace and Development, Kongres Wanita Indonesia, Lao Women’s Union, National Council of Women’s Organisations of Malaysia, Myanmar Women’s Affairs Federation, National Council of Women of the…
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Singapore takes over ACWO Presidency – 2019 to 2020
at the 18th ASEAN Confederation of Women’s Organisations (ACWO) Biennial General Assembly and Conference 2018 28 November 2018 –At the 18th ACWO General Assembly’s handover ceremony, in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, the ACWO Presidency was passed to SCWO from The Myanmar Women’s Affairs Federation (MWAF). Dr. June Goh, president of SCWO proudly received the Flag and Ceremonial Necklace from outgoing President, Dr. Thet Thet Zin. At her acceptance speech, Dr June Goh shared that as the umbrella national council for women in each of our country, we play a pivotal role in advocating for our women from all segments of the society With the incoming presidency in 2019, SCWO will spearhead to bring…
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The Big Picture
The Star Shelter attended the 2017 Asian Network of Womens’ Shelter (ANWS) Conference,organised by Garden of Hope Foundation (GOHF), in Taipei, Taiwan from 28th to 30th August 2017. Together with our Star Shelter team, delegates from the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) Adult Protection Services, Casa Ruadha Women Home and the Singapore Anglican Community Services Family Care Centre made up the Singapore delegation. More than 100 leaders, shelter staff, and social workers from 19 countries and over 60 shelters in Asia and Europe came together to connect and share best practices and innovative ideas that can revolutionise the shelters in Asia. Topics such as the legal frameworks and…
