Several individuals with disabilities were recognised at two events on 20 January 2018 – one celebrating inclusive employment and another honouring organisations that back socially responsible initiatives.
Bursaries totalling $117,550 were handed out at the NatSteel-SPD Education Programme Awards to 95 students with disabilities or whose parents have disabilities.
President Halimah Yacob said at the event at the SPD Ability Centre that she was heartened by voluntary welfare organisation SPD‘s efforts to promote inclusion. “Bursaries like these will help lessen the financial hardship of families, make education more accessible to all children and encourage them to strive for their dreams,” she noted.
Meanwhile, Charity in the Park 2018, a Community Chest event, raised about $2.3 million for around 80 social service organisations last night. Lauding employers like Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) for their efforts, ComChest chairman Phillip Tan said: “Besides a five-year pledge of a $5 million cash donation and in-kind support to Community Chest, RWS staff have volunteered in many corporate social responsibility activities, and it went further to initiate job redesign for its employees with disabilities.”
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Source: The Straits Times, 21 January 2018