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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…
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Star Shelter Celebrates Hari Raya with Zonta Club of Singapore
To celebrate Hari Raya Aidilfitri this year, the Zonta Club of Singapore once again, organised a Movie and Dinner (or party) Night on 23 June 2017 for the residents of the Star Shelter. The residents were treated to a night of fun games, scrumptious food, traditional Malay folk songs and dance, and movie. The celebration started with a wonderful Malay dance performance by the children from Star Shelter and was followed by a Hari Raya themed pop trivia quiz and games. Everyone listened attentively and jumped excitedly to answer the trivia quiz. Prizes donated by the Zonta were presented to the very happy winners of the quiz. Delicious catered Malay…
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Star Shelter Spreads Love
Following the success of the first Star Givers Programme, an initiative that encourages the Star Shelter residents to engage in volunteer work as part of their journey towards empowerment and healing, the residents have once again spread love to others in celebration of Mother’s Day. On 6 May 2017, Star Shelter residents, together with some Star Shelter volunteers and members of Inner Wheel Club of Singapore (East) spent a day of laughter, fun, and created wonderful memories with the elderly from the Society for the Aged Sick (SAS). The Star Shelter residents assisted the elderly with an art activity. Together, they created flowers made of…
