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, ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ 300,000 ๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ฒ ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ in supporting households and bridging care service gaps. In 2018 alone, they contributed USD $8.2 billion (SGD $11 billion) to the Singapore economyโ2.4% ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ (Source: Enrich & Experian, 2019).
With our new charity status, weโre excited to:
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Collaborate more closely with local partners
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Expand our programmes
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Foster stronger, community-led initiatives that uplift lives
We are deeply grateful to our incredible ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐๐ซ๐ฌ, as well as our management team, board, and advisors for their unwavering dedication.
๐ ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ง ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ. ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ก ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ย โ something few grants would allow. Weโre 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. ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐จ Macquarie Group Foundation ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฑ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐ ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ฅ๐ฒ while we focused on this important expansion. ๐๐ง๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฑ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ข๐ฅ๐, ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ -๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ.
๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง๐ค๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ Lei Theng Lim ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ Allen & Gledhill LLP, who has guided us with generosity and expertise since September 2023โthrough the entire registration journey, first as a company limited by guarantee and then as a charity.
๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก Thomson Reuters Foundation hashtag๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐๐ฐโthank you for helping us adapt our legal documents, employment contracts, staff handbook, and policies for Singapore. We are especially grateful to:
๐ John Fadely, Zan W. and Xuanyi Liu from Gibson Dunn
๐ Carl Lim from Simmons & Simmons
๐ and others who contributed behind the scenes
๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ.
