This is a major milestone in our mission to empower migrant domestic workers through free online education and community support.
This recognition allows us to deepen our impact in Singapore, 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 300,000 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐚 𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞 in supporting households and bridging care service gaps. In 2018 alone, they contributed USD $8.2 billion (SGD $11 billion) to the Singapore economy—2.4% 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐃𝐏 (Source: Enrich & Experian, 2019).
With our new charity status, we’re excited to:
✅ Collaborate more closely with local partners
✅Expand our programmes
✅ Foster stronger, community-led initiatives that uplift lives
We are deeply grateful to our incredible 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬, as well as our management team, board, and advisors for their unwavering dedication.
🙏 𝐀 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭. 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐮𝐧𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐔𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐞 – something few grants would allow. We’re grateful for your trust in our mission and your flexibility in covering critical administrative and staffing costs in Singapore before we were in a position to seek local funding. 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐨 Macquarie Group Foundation 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞 𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐥𝐲 while we focused on this important expansion. 𝐔𝐧𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐞, 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠-𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲.
🙏 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐨 Lei Theng Lim 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 Allen & Gledhill LLP, who has guided us with generosity and expertise since September 2023—through the entire registration journey, first as a company limited by guarantee and then as a charity.
🙏 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 Thomson Reuters Foundation hashtag𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐋𝐚𝐰—thank you for helping us adapt our legal documents, employment contracts, staff handbook, and policies for Singapore. We are especially grateful to:
📌 John Fadely, Zan W. and Xuanyi Liu from Gibson Dunn
📌 Carl Lim from Simmons & Simmons
📌 and others who contributed behind the scenes
𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐮𝐬.
