The space is part of the newly opened Sembawang Recreation Centre, the first of nine centres that provide dedicated spaces for non-governmental organisations serving migrant workers. It opened in April.
More than 40 migrant workers from India and Bangladesh have picked up basic computer skills – and found friendship – from the classes since they started in June.
This initiative is a collaboration with non-profit organisation Hope Initiative Alliance and helps to uplift and upskill migrant workers, said The Colours Foundation founder Isaac Ong.
“When you see people as their job, and not as part of our community, there is no connection – that is the gap I am trying to fill,” said Mr Ong, 36. “These migrant brothers are given a chance to find community and upskill, while our volunteers get to form a relationship with them and hopefully see them as more than their jobs.”
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