Take the chance to give the Ministry of Finance (MOF) feedback on the national budget!

AWARE is keen to hold a discussion with members on this topic and would like to invite you to a briefing cum discussion that aims to result in a report which will be sent to MOF.
In this two-hour session AWARE-members will hear what a Gender Sensitive Budget is and also look at the analysis done by a few countries.

This is an important exercise as it reveals priority areas for Singapore as well as how people will be enabled to access an adequate standard of living. It is time to understand how budgets impact women and to also become more engaged on a fundamental document that actually directs how we live and make a living here.

The discussions will be led by two AWARE/CEDAW members – Braema Mathi and Lee Sze Yong. See the programme here.

Why does MOF want our feedback? Because MOF has recently stated that it wants to engage Singaporeans and businesses on issues relating to public spending and get views on what can be included in the next budget. Read more here .

Date: Tuesday 11th of January 2011
Time:7-9pm
Venue: AWARE office, see location map here.
Register: Send an e-mail to aware@aware.org.sg