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Announcements1 May 2012
UWAS/SCORE/CWP Sewing Project for Female ex-Prisoners
As a collaborative effort and after a series of negotiations since 2010, in March 2012 UWAS contributed a sum of S$15,600/- to the Yellow Ribbon Fund of the Singapore Corporation of Rehabilitative Enterprises (SCORE) as part sponsorship of the cost of a Sewing Project to train and prepare female ex-prisoners to be gainfully employed in the garment and textile industry which currently faces a serious shortage of workers for high-end garment production.
UWAS AGM 2012 Updates
UWAS held its 15th Annual General Meeting on Saturday 31 March 2012. A new Executive Committee headed by President C Sandra Segeram was appointed for the term 2012-2014. At the AGM, Sandra highlighted the outreach programs that UWAS had embarked upon in 2010-2012. Please refer to the President's Report here. These programs will also run for the 2012-2014 term and UWAS needs more volunteers to help teach these courses. For more information on the CWP programs and to volunteer your services, members may contact UWAS President Sandra Segeram at at scsegeram@gmail.com
UWAS AGM 2012
The 15th Annual General Meeting of UWAS will be held on Saturday 31 March 2012 from 2pm to 5pm at Singapore Council Of Women's Organisations (SCWO) Centre Room 02-01.
UWAS Lohei/ Valentine's Day dinner
We will be hosting a Lohei /St Valentine's Day Dinner on Monday 14 February 2011 at the College Room, NUSS Suntec City Guild House. Ladies, do make a date to support UWAS for this evening! Join us to celebrate the occasion! Be both entertained and informed while enjoying a eight course meal of beautifully prepared auspicious and delicious dishes! Catch up with old friends and make new friends at the same time! Despite the steep price increases around us, we have managed to keep to last year's price of S$60 a head with no sacrifice to the quality of the dishes! Our guest speaker is Mr Tan Keng Jin, the Head of Public Affairs,Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. A most entertaining speaker, he will be speaking to us about Women and Water Places are limited so be sure to reserve your place early! Even better, bring along your spouse and/or a friend! Please email Sandra at scseg@pacific.net.sg as soon as possible to reserve your places
UWAS donation for "Pencils for Pakistan"
On behalf of IFUW, Ms. Susan Phillips has expressed deep gratitude for UWAS for our decision to support this worthy cause. UWAS has donated U$ 1600 through Paypal. The gift will provide much-needed writing materials for school girls in the flood-stricken areas of Pakistan and help to ease the financial burden of their education. IFUW has added UWAS to the list of donors so that we will received periodic updates about the project, which can be passed onto UWAS members.
Networking Tea Session on 23 December 2010 with Minister of State, MCYS, Mrs Yu-Foo Yee Shoon.
It was a most informative afternoon with the Minister giving us an account of her career and the areas (scope and range) covered by MCYS. She was mindful to inform us of the Women's Charter and that equality is enshrined in Singapore's Constitution. Women enjoy equal status as men in Singapore. Article 12 (1) of the Constitution of Singapore states that “all persons are equal before the law and entitled to equal protection under the law”.
For more details on the Minister, go to MCYS website
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UWAS DINNER TALK: Strengthening Mental Wellness for Women, Girls and Families during Challenging Times.
It's not often that we can get together for a meal, a chat and some mental stimulation as well. This year we were honoured to have End of the Year Dinner Talk with Dr Ong Say How. The dinner was held on Saturday November 20, 2010 at NUSS Suntec City Guild House. Dr. Ong talked on Strengthening Mental Wellness for Women, Girls and Families during Challenging Times. Dr Ong is a consultant child psychiatrist and the deputy chief in the Department of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Institute of Mental Health (IMH). ). The talk focused on how you can manage your work stress, marital relationship and your children's emotional needs so that you can spend less time worrying and more time enjoying your family! Dr. Ong's immense knowledge and pertinent message for emtional wellness was well received by the attentive audience and making the dinner a trully enjoyable and informative evening.
For those who had missed this wonderful event, the summary of the talk can be accessed
here.
UWAS DINNER TALK: Impressionism and Beyond: Breakthrough for the Role of Women in the 19th Century Art World
UWAS will be organising a Dinner with Bill West on Friday 2 July 2010 at the NUSS Suntec City Guild House. Dr.West has been on the faculty in the English and Honours Departments at Syracuse University since 1979. Since 2001, he has been a regular lecturer at OASIS,the nationwide programme for older adults, teaching courses on Art History, Music History and Literature (Drama and the Novel).For 20 years,he has been the opera crtic for the magazines, Opera News and Opera Canada; he has also been the theatre critic for the local Syracuse Post-Standard.
Cost: S$40 person (including 3 course Western Dinner)- advance booking required. Please email scseg@pacific.net.sg by 20 June 2010.
28 April 2010
30th Triennal IFUW Conference August 2010- Mexico City
The Conference is only three months away. This is an opportunity to experience an IFUW Conference in a unique, warm and colourful setting. The Mexican Federation is planning many surprises and the IFUW Board of Officers and Committees are working to make this one of the best Conferences ever. There is still time to register!. To register please go to IFUW website
26 April 2010
UWAS ELECTED A NEW PRESIDENT AND OFFICE BEARERS: More positions to be filled
UWAS has elected a new president during last AGM (March 28, 2010). We thank Genevieve Ng for all her hard works and efforts for UWAS, during her leadership UWAS successfully organised and hosted UWA Conference in Singapore. We are delighted to have Sandra Segaram Charmini as our new president. Sandra was our Honorary Secretary under Genevieve Ng's presidency. We are looking forward to seeing new ideas and fresh perspectives that will make UWAS a trully empowering organization for us.
26 February 2010
UWAS Lohei Dinner and Talk (27 February 2010) NUSS Suntec Guild House
UWAS will be ushering the Lunar New Year of the tiger with a big roar. Besides the sumptuous food, you will also be treated to an educational talk by Associate Professor Natasha Hamilton-Hart on an issue that is of growing concern: "Climate Change: What should I believe and what should I do?" She will be highlighting the state of scientific knowledge, official efforts, and ideas for possible individual action.
Natasha Hamilton-Hart is an Associate Professor and Deputy Head in the Southeast Asian Studies Programme of the National University of Singapore, where she teaches in the areas of political economy and international relations.
17 Dec 2009
UWAS Museum Tour (2 January 2010): Image of our landscape guided by Rosie Wee (UWAS Program Chair)
This special exhibition has been put up by the National Museum of Singapore to depict 19th century Singapore and their representations. The focus is on painting, prints and photographs from the last quarter of the 19th century to the turn of the 20th century. Underpinning this approach to landscape is the political and socio-economic milieu in which they existed. It aims to provoke the audience to ask to what extent we can claim these as part of our heritage given their colonial background.
UWAS Museum Tour and UWAS Lohei gathering
Dr. Theresa Devasahayam delivered a very captivating and mind-opening talk on gender issues during our last dinner talk at Suntec NUSS Guild House.
UWAS congratulates our dear member Prof. Ann Wee who has just received an outstanding lifetime volunteer's award
With great pleasure, we would like to extend our heartfelt congratulation for our dear member, Prof. Ann Wee ,for her life standing achievements. Prof. Wee is a staunch supporter of UWAS and is an inspirational figure for many UWAS members. We would like also to thank Prof. Wee for her continuous support for UWAS. We are looking forward to seeing more of her great works which all of us can learn from.
15 October 2009
DINNER TALK by Dr. Theresa W.Devasahayam 6 November 2009
As a region, Southeast Asia has undergone enormous economic and social changes in the last few decades. Women as a collective have seen their lives transformed as a result of rapid development and economic growth. In exploring the progress made by Southeast Asian men and women, this book seeks to answer the following questions:
Date: Friday 6th November 2009
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