Children remain to be one of the most vulnerable members of society today. Every day, millions of children around the world experience abuse, poverty, hunger, and injustice. There are ways you can help these children even if you are far away from them. For those looking for different ways of supporting a child who is living in poverty, below are some organisations that accept support.
Singapore Children’s Society
Established in 1952, Singapore Children’s Society is an organization that is committed to protect and nurture all children, regardless of race and religion. It values commitment, compassion and caring, professionalism, openness to change, and integrity.
Its mission is to bring relief and happiness to children in need, and its vision is to be a leading-edge organisation in promoting the well-being of the child. The organization recognizes that the needs of children are evolving, and to meet those needs, charity institutions must evolve as well. Children’s Society offers four kinds of services, namely, Children and Youth Services, Vulnerable Children, Research Advocacy, and Family Services.
In 2019, the group was able to help more than 66,000 children and families in need. Children’s Society has a total of 12 centres in Singapore. To support the Singapore Children’s Society, you can apply as a volunteer or donate. To get in touch with the group, you may send an email at info@childrensociety.org.sg or call 6273 2010.
Children’s Wishing Well
Children’s Wishing Well is a non-profit and charity organisation founded in 2002. It offers a wide range of services for children and youth belonging to impoverished families in Singapore. The organization supports educational and daily living requirements of its beneficiaries and trains them so they will be able to support themselves in the future. It’s also the aspiration of the organisation that its beneficiaries will become productive members of society someday.
Children’s Wishing Well’s signature programme is a holistic enrichment initiative that provides weekly classes by professional tutors in music, sports, speech and drama, life skills, IT, and other subjects. It even organises field trips to expose children to different experiences outside of the four walls of a school. It also has a programme called Career GPS that lets young individuals go to companies to make them aware of available career options. The organisation also reaches out to companies to ask them if they can provide mentorship and work arrangements for the youths under its care. Monthly grocery shopping is also organised to ensure that the nutritional needs of the children and youth are being met. Facilities such as reading corners, computer workstations, and robotics stations are also present in Children Wishing Well’s centres for the free use of children and youths.
There are many ways you can support Children’s Wishing Well. You can sponsor a child, give gifts to children, donate to areas of need, and contribute to disaster relief efforts of the organisation. To help, you can either work as a volunteer or sponsor a child by providing specific items or giving a monetary donation. You can send them an email at info@wishingwell.org.sg.
World Vision
World Vision is a well-known charity organization in Singapore and the whole world with a presence in more than 100 countries. It is dedicated to helping children, families, and communities to get out of poverty and deal with the root causes of injustice through the charity programs for child support in Singapore . Though it is a Christian group, it serves all people regardless of religion, gender, race, or ethnicity. It works following the federal model, acknowledging developed countries’ ability to support people from developing nations. The organisation also holds disaster relief operations following the International Code of Conduct for providing aid during emergencies.
World Vision’s operation in Singapore started in the 1970s after its efforts to help the boat people trying to flee Vietnam when Saigon fell to communist forces. In 1984, the World Vision’s Child Sponsorship Programme was transferred from its Hong Kong office to its centre in Singapore. The group is famous for its child sponsorship programme. For just $45 a month, anyone can sponsor a child and provide him/her with basic needs and education. Apart from sponsoring a child, you can also help the organisation by making a general donation and donating to areas of need.
To get in touch with World Vision Singapore, you may send them an email at enquiries@worldvision.org.sg.