Give the gift of reading to the children of low income families supported by Singapore's HEN (Helping & Empowering our Neighbours) Charity. Your donation will help in our mission to empower every child with a lifelong love for reading. Donate your gently used or new children's storybooks at any of three locations islandwide. Please contact Surabhi @ 98200011 (Jurong), Nilo @ 98345052 (Upp East Coast) or Jean @ 90211571 (Chinatown).

Please note that the books must still be in good condition. Last day of book drive is on 15th Aug 2020.

Looking for a way to empower fragile communtiies during these trying times? The organization Safe Water for Every Child has identified a need amongst their constituency, the indigenous Karen people on the Thai-Burma border region - improving English language skills. And they've come up with a creative way to address it - virtual tutoring via simple social media tools. If you are interested in using your post-CB time to engage in simple tutoring for young adults wanting to improve their English language skills, please register here.

For more information on Safe Water for Every Child's efforts to provide access to clean drinking water among at-risk communities, check out their Facebook page.

Ten Feet Tall has developed an exciting new partnership with the US not-for-profit Soles4Souls which means they can now collect ANY SHOES in good condition (adults’ and children’s).  

In terms of short-term solutions, not only will the shoes continue to help prevent disease but they will also allow children to attend schools and receive an education, and provide a path to employment for many who cannot afford a pair of shoes. 

From a longer-term perspective, pre-loved shoes will be sold to entrepreneurs in developing countries like Haiti, Honduras, Sierra Leone and the Philippines to start roadside shoe shops or market stalls.  These micro-enterprises generate sustainable employment and income for local communities; a powerful way to lift individuals and their families out of poverty.

Ultimately, donating something which would otherwise have been thrown in the bin also helps to reduce landfill.  Through their work with Souls 4 Souls, Ten Feet Tall can help keep shoes out of landfills and help realise the power of a pair of shoes to thousands of people all over the world.

Shoe Collection during Circuit-breaker

Clear out your cupboards and let’s make lots more happy feet! During circuit breaker you can donate your shoes directly to Soles4Souls.

To arrange your donation please contact them directly on:

Email: saks@soles4souls.org 

Mobile (calls): 8922-9874

Mobile (Whatsapp): 8504-7909

Project Vidya is a giving project sponsored by the social enterprise Good Karma.

Help recycle Ewaste & Promote Education among the Needy! Laptops, desktops, tablets, and phones can donated and will be refurbished to give to needy families.

To participate, contact: http://www.facebook.com/goodkarmawise

Call: 8613 4970 for more information.

ItsRainingRaincoats is collecting old laptops, handphones (in working condition please), cameras and shavers to bring about greater convenience to the lives of our migrant worker brothers.. They welcome new items too.

Please WhatsApp any of the numbers below:

Michelle 9689 1535

Kiran 9023 2930

Learn about anxiety and discover helpful strategies to support young people struggling with anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic with this free self-paced course from the University of East Anglia .

The impact of coronavirus can be seen on every facet of society. One of the key challenges of these unprecedented times is the heightened risks caused by anxiety, especially in younger people. On this course, you’ll learn what anxiety is and how to support young people suffering from anxiety in the time of coronavirus. With mental health professionals at the University of East Anglia and partnering mental health organisations, you’ll discover triggers and signs of anxiety to look out for. You’ll also discover practical solutions for helping the young people in your life, and where to find additional help.

COVID-19 is turning our lives upside down, and some people may feel stressed and anxious. Here is some advice from gov.sg on how you can cope:

Tips for Battling Stress and Anxiety during COVID-19

Hope you and your loved ones around the world are safe.  

The Singapore Government has announced new measures as a “circuit breaker” to pre-empt the increase in local transmission of COVID-19. As a result, All FOM public and members events are currently suspended. Still many of you are wondering how you can help.

You can show you care by visiting one of these Singapore government websites,

https://www.giving.sg/

https://www.giving.sg/mwaf/migrantswecare

https://www.giving.sg/humanitarian-organisation-for-migration-economics/covid19andbeyond? 

PM Haze (People's Movement to stop Haze) is committed to uncovering the causes, effects, and solutions to transboundary haze. They recently sponsored the Clear the Air 2020 webinar to explore how you, as an everyday resident in Singapore, can do your part.

To learn more about the haze outlook for Singapore in 2020, visit the Facebook page of PM Haze.

This event has ended.

If you are interested in finding out how to reduce your waste in Singapore, visit Zero Waste Singapore.

In case you missed it, find out what Sam Thian of Seastainable.co and Andie Ang of JGIS had to say!

For more information ...

Jane Goodall Institute (Singapore): Facebook, Instagram

Seastainable: Facebook, Instagram

Today - the 21st of March - is the day the United Nations proclaimed in 2012 as the International Day of Forests.

Doing our part to commemorate the day and recognize the importance of forests, volunteers from FOM Members Care and the People's Movement to Stop Haze (PM Haze) went out yesterday to the historic Tiong Bahru precinct to investigate how food establishments in Singapore can help to prevent transboundary haze.

Volunteers took necessary precautions amidst the COVID19 outbreak and embarked on a food journey to survey cooking oil use amongst food establishments in the Tiong Bahru food precinct. Twenty-one restaurants were surveyed to determine the oil they use and the reasoning behind their choices. This investigative activity will help with sustainable palm oil advocacy and achieve our goal to make Singapore and our region haze-free.

For more information, download the Final Report in PDF form below.

FOM Members Care will be teaming up with the Singapore Heritage Tile Project on an upcoming Tile Tidy in Bukit Brown cemetery to help uncover Singapore's decorative heritage. Date and time to be determined. In the meantime, you can learn more about the Singapore Heritage Tile Project, here.

FOM members walked 1087 kilometers on 23 November. With the Fair Price partnership this translates to 

10,870 Bowls of Rice and 5,435 Bowls of Oatmeal for the needy.

Way to Go FOM!!!

View video of the event here.

FOM Members Care Events and Volunteer Opportunities:

1. Should contribute to our mission: support for Singapore’s heritage, local health & human services, and/or Singapore’s environmental contribution to a healthy planet.

2. Ideally, should be partnered with a Singapore-registered charity. (Events in many cases introduce the charity to a new audience. Therefore, it should represent the charity in such a way that it will encourage continued volunteer support.)

3. Should not include a registration fee nor a mandatory financial contribution to participate.

4. Should promote FOM community bonding.

5. Should be inclusive (ideally held on weekends or in the evening or in conjunction with an FOM event, and should not require advanced training.)

6. Should be FUN!