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- Margaret Mead
Activities
Apr 27, 2021
Calls to review practice of transporting workers in lorries after 2 accidents
Lead director of the Alliance of Guest Worker Outreach (AGWO), Samuel Gift Stephen, has been talking to employers and workers about the...
Apr 3, 2021
Hope Initiative Alliance and SowCare Launch First-Ever Interfaith Charity Initiative for the Youth
On 3 April 2021, more than 30 representatives from various civil groups, social service organisations and the public sector came together...
Mar 14, 2021
AGWO Guest Worker Ambassador Appreciation Night
On 14 March 2021, the Hope Initiative Alliance and Alliance of Guest Workers Outreach (AGWO) team gathered with about 80 AGWO Guest...
Feb 25, 2021
Lunar New Year delivery to the Innkeeper’s Project
On 25 February 2021, our team sent a special Lunar New Year delivery to the Innkeeper’s Project, a programme that temporarily houses...
Jan 27, 2021
HIA Appreciation Event
On 27 January 2021, Hope Initiative Alliance (HIA) and the Alliance of Guest Workers Outreach—a movement of Hope Initiative Alliance—held...
Dec 17, 2020
Alliance of Guest Workers Outreach Celebrates International Migrants’ Day and Christmas with Guest Workers
On 17 December 2020, the Alliance of Guest Workers Outreach (AGWO)—a movement of Hope Initiative Alliance (HIA)—kicked off more than a...
Nov 15, 2020
Bringing Light to the Migrant Workers this Deepavali
This year, the celebration of Deepavali will take on a different tone for most, as they find themselves confounded with social distancing...
Nov 15, 2020
Spreading festive cheer to foreign workers in dorms
The pandemic has put a dampener on Deepavali for migrant workers but the spirit of the event was celebrated when various organisations...
Nov 14, 2020
The Alliance of Guest Workers Outreach Celebrates Deepavali with 8,000 Guest Workers through Distribution of Festive Meals
14 November 2020 On 14 November 2020, the Alliance of Guest Workers Outreach (AGWO)—a movement of Hope Initiative Alliance...
Nov 14, 2020
Migrant workers receive Deepavali treats from community groups
Migrant workers across 144 dormitories in Singapore received 170,000 packs of festive treats from community groups in celebration of...
Nov 14, 2020
‘I prayed a lot’: Confined for months, a migrant worker saw the grip Covid-19 had on sufferers
To celebrate Deepavali, Mr Shermaraja Arunachalam, a scissors-lift operator, would usually go shopping for new clothes and have a mass...
Nov 6, 2020
The Amazing People and Organisations Helping Communities in Need
The Covid-19 pandemic has put the spotlight on the social and community work needed. This inspired many individuals and organisations to...
Nov 2, 2020
Rev Samuel’s “Dream Team” is on a Mission to Eradicate Poverty
A man who comes to Singapore with dreams can soon forget them. As expectations of a better life gave way to the reality of life in...
Oct 26, 2020
Masks, mats and more
Up to thousands of volunteers joined ground-up initiatives in April to help when dormitories went into lockdown, providing workers with...
Oct 23, 2020
MOM Appreciation Meeting
23 October 2020 HIA-AGWO is humbled to have been part of a virtual appreciation event by the Ministry of Manpower on 21 October....
Oct 18, 2020
Pastor who led delivery of more than 1 million meals to migrant workers receives award
His evangelist father invited migrant workers home regularly, and the family would host no less than five workers on any given day. Rev...
Oct 17, 2020
PVPA honours everyday heroes
WHEN the Covid-19 outbreak happened, Q&M Dental Group's staff swapped their dental probes for nose swabs. The group of 75 dentists and 45...
Oct 16, 2020
HIA Wins The President's Volunteerism and Philanthropy Award 2020
16 October 2020 Hope Initiative Alliance (HIA) is humbled and honoured to have received two nominations for the President’s Volunteerism...
Oct 14, 2020
About the President’s Volunteerism and Philanthropy Awards
The President’s Volunteerism and Philanthropy Awards is the pinnacle award and platform to recognise individuals and groups that have...
Oct 13, 2020
Dream Dreams Again: Reaching and Caring for the Guest Workers
As COVID-19 affects all aspects of our lives, it also impacts and continues to determine the life courses of many guest workers in...
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