This post was originally published as a press release on 8 June 2020.
8 June 2020 - Family caregivers in Singapore shoulder a heavier care burden during COVID-19, while their incomes decrease and out-of-pocket expenditures rise.
These are the findings of a survey carried out in May by th...
Foreign domestic workers (FDWs) are facing unique challenges as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak in Singapore.
AWARE and Humanitarian Organization for Migration Economics (HOME) have been studying the role FDWs play in providing eldercare in Singapore since 2019, and wanted to see how the pa...
In collaboration with Tsao Foundation, SCWO and PPIS, AWARE is conducting a new survey to document COVID-19's impact on caregivers in Singapore.
To be eligible for this survey, you must:
Be a female family caregiver to an older person in Singapore
Co-reside with your older care recipi...
Written by Tanya Ragupathi.
“Can you see me or not?” Savitri "Savi" Channa asked. The 68-year-old hobbled into view, adjusting the angle of her laptop's camera.
Of course, "Savi" was actually being played by the sprightly 33-year-old actress and comedian Sharul Channa. The character—a Si...
Savitri, a 68-year-old, Singaporean retired school teacher, is looking for something exciting to do. So she tries stand-up comedy for the first time. Armed with nothing but her PAssion Card and her Pioneer Generation Package, Savitri is ready to hit you with her best punch lines about unrequited lov...
8 May 2020: This survey has closed and we are no longer accepting any more responses. Thank you!
AWARE recognises that foreign domestic workers (FDWs) are facing unique challenges as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak in Singapore. These include unprecedented changes to their living and working con...
Our "Your Stories" series are submissions shared with us via email or in one-on-one interviews, for the purposes of our research and campaigns. All names have been changed (unless the use of real names was explicitly permitted by the author), and we have sought permission to publish from the authors...
Savitri, a 68-year-old, Singaporean retired school teacher, is looking for something exciting to do. So she tries stand-up comedy for the first time. Armed with nothing but her PAssion Card and her Pioneer Generation Package, Savitri is ready to hit you with her best punch lines about unrequited...
From 26 February to 6 March 2020, a team of interns from AWARE visited Parliament to follow the 2020 Committee of Supply (CoS) debates.
The CoS debates occur after the National Budget is announced. They comprise an examination into each ministry’s plans, during which individual Members of ...
