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Vision
A society where there is true gender equality – where individuals are free to make informed and responsible choices about their lives.
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Mission
To remove all gender-based barriers so as to allow individuals in Singapore to develop their potential to the fullest and realise their personal visions and hopes. We do this in three ways:
- Research and advocacy
- Education and training
- Support services
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Values
- We embrace diversity, and we promote understanding and acceptance of diversity.
- We respect the individual and the choices she makes in life, and support her when needed.
- We recognise the human rights of all, regardless of gender, so that everyone can realise their aspirations.
AWARE is the winner of the Charity Governance Award 2016, Charity Transparency Award 2016, and one of the recommended charities by Just Cause Asia. We were also Cyber Essentials-certified in 2024. To learn more, click here.
About Aware
AWARE is the leading women’s rights and gender equality group in Singapore.
AWARE believes in the rights of all individuals to make informed and responsible choices about their lives and to have equal opportunities in education, marriage and employment, and in the right of women to control their own bodies, particularly with regard to sexual and reproductive rights.
AWARE is dedicated to removing gender-based barriers.
These barriers apply to individuals of all genders, but because of the way human society has evolved, it is women who are more likely to come up against these barriers. These barriers, whether structural, attitudinal, or self-imposed, prevent individuals in Singapore from developing their potential to the fullest and realising their personal visions and hopes.
AWARE works to identify and eliminate these barriers through research and advocacy, education and training and support services.
Since its formation in 1985, AWARE has carried out research into numerous issues affecting women, including workplace sexual harassment, poverty of older women and Singapore’s compliance with UN anti-gender discrimination standards.
AWARE provides a feminist perspective in the national dialogue. It has effectively advocated against laws, public policies and mindsets that discriminate against women. AWARE has contributed towards the strengthening of laws dealing with domestic violence.
Catalyse, the corporate training division of AWARE, inspires diverse and inclusive workplaces for people to maximise their full potential, through customised workshops and private consultation.
AWARE’s CARE services provides case management, counselling, legal advice, Befriending and other assistance to women in need.
AWARE is a not-for-profit organisation. We are funded by donations, grants, and member subscriptions. We are a registered charity with Institute of Public Character status (1 September 2024 to 31 August 2026.), so all donations to AWARE are tax-deductible.