Alumni Stories

07/21/2025

Meet Arlene, whose warmth and leadership shine through

For Arlene, Uplifters is more than a place to learn. It’s a community where she feels supported, valued, and truly (...)

05/16/2024

Jenelyn’s poem on motherhood from afar

Motherhood is hard, but it’s even harder being a mother from afar! Jenelyn’s poem beautifully captures this unique journey of (...)

05/16/2024

Lisa’s poem for her SuperMom

Mothers, the guiding lights in our lives, deserve our utmost appreciation and adoration. They embody unconditional love and unwavering strength, (...)

05/14/2024

SuperMoms of Uplifters- Jenelyn

I got pregnant at the young age of 17, and I knew nothing about pregnancy or how to be a (...)

05/10/2024

SuperMoms of Uplifters- Rowena D

𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐛𝐨𝐲𝐬. 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭, 𝐈 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐲 (...)

05/08/2024

SuperMoms of Uplifters- Arlene

My son was only 1 year and 6 months old when I left him. 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠. My husband (...)

05/08/2024

SuperMoms of Uplifters- Rowena

I have been a single mom for 11 years now, and I have 2 kids. When I was in the (...)

05/07/2024

SuperMoms of Uplifters- Dyrelle

My kids have grown up without experiencing a complete family living together because either myself or their father would go (...)

03/09/2024

Our Team Leaders’ grassroot initiative, Migrant Writers of Hong Kong publish an anthology

We are proud to see our Team Leaders, domestic workers themselves, soar beyond Uplifters. Ailenmae Ramos and Maria Nemy Lou (...)