News and Stories
- 20/06/2019·
Portrait of Evelyn, one of our amazing Team leaders…
By Marie Kretz Di Meglio, Uplifters Founder. “Today, I want to introduce you to Evelyn,…
- Alumni ·
- 30/05/2019·
Learn from our student how to get green fingers …
Our students have talent! We told you a few weeks ago the story of…
- Alumni ·
- 09/05/2019·
The message of a woman who started living life on her own terms.
Today, meet Jhoan, a 33-year-old single Filipino domestic worker in Hong Kong. Jhoan is one…
- Alumni ·
- 27/03/2019·
The student who was accepted in a highly selective social fellowship
Marites, one of our students, is a 44 years old domestic worker from the…
- Alumni ·
- 13/03/2019·
Portrait of Domestic Workers Becoming Photographers
Meet three talented domestic workers who were attracted to photography out of nowhere and…
- Stories ·
- 19/02/2019·
“Maid of Heart and Sole” pairing with Uplifters
Healthy minds in healthy bodies! On 24th February 2019 Aleli, Eden, Milkha and Rosie…
- News ·
- 10/12/2018·
A 43 year old single mom, entrepreneur, 100 km distance runner and domestic worker
Milkhatus, or Milkha as she’s known to her friends, made a big impression on…
- Alumni ·
- 15/06/2018·
The light in the dark
I am a 37-years-old Filipina woman. I love cooking, taking pictures and writing poems…
- 15/06/2018·
A dreaming barbarian girl
Who am I? A dreaming barbarian girl. I belong to one of the ethnic…
- 12/06/2018·
Family as a source of happiness
Financial problems are the most common (if not the only) reason for domestic workers…
- 11/06/2018·
Kid’s best friend!
I come from India and I’ve been working in Singapore for almost 10 years.…
- 29/05/2018·
From caged in Malaysia to freedom and financial independence
I come from Indonesia and I am 39 years old. I started working right…
- 18/05/2018·
My long quest for financial stability
I come from Tulungagung, East Java in Indonesia. I have worked as a domestic…
- 11/04/2018·
A hard shell but soft inside
Who are you? I am Filipina. I come from Baguio City, in the north.…
- 09/04/2018·
Swimming in dark waters
“It was almost 21 years ago when I made one of the most difficult…
- 17/01/2018·
A woman with a big heart
Who are you? I am Filipina, 44 years old. I have 3 brothers and…
- 17/01/2018·
A hard-working and responsible person
Who are you? A hard-working and responsible person. I’m 47 years old, Filipina. My…
- 24/10/2017·
Work hard in silence, let success make the noise
Who are you? I am 32 years old, from the central part of the…
- 23/10/2017·
3 children before 20 years old and abandoned by my husband
Who are you? I am 38 years old and I come from Yogyakarta in…
- 23/10/2017·
A happy person made stronger by all the hardship I had to face in my life
Who are you? A happy person made stronger by all the hardship I had…
- 17/10/2017·
From slave to proud mother and independent woman
Who are you? I am 35 years old. I am Indonesian, and I come from…
- 11/10/2017·
I am just a mother who wants a better future for her kids
Who are you? I am just a mother who wants a better future for…
- 10/10/2017·
My first name means water, I am like the water that brings life to others
Who are you? I am a 38 years old Indonesian woman. My first name…
- 10/10/2017·
An ordinary girl dreaming of the extraordinary
Who are you? I think of myself as an ordinary girl dreaming of the extraordinary.…
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