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Promotion of Nisha Bates to Senior Programmes Manager

๐ŸŽ‰ Weโ€™re excited to announce that Nisha Bates from our Singapore team has been promoted to Senior Programmes Manager!Nisha has been a driving force behind the development of our educational programmes, leading the creation of high-quality, impactful content for migrant domestic workers.Her creativity, care, and deep commitment to our mission have significantly contributed to shaping […]

Uplifters attended the Red Shield Luncheon organised by Theย Salvationย Army

We are grateful to Theย Salvationย Army for inviting Uplifters to the Red Shield Luncheon on July 25 in Singapore. Our Board member Sujata Ramakrishna and teammate Felice Halse were part of this meaningful gathering alongside key public, private and community partners in support of Theย Salvationย Armyโ€™s social services programmes. The luncheon was part of wider events, a […]

Uplifters attended a breakfast hosted by the EU Office to HK and Macao, the Consulate General of Belgium, and OIM – ONU Migration to discuss migrant domestic workers’ rights

Uplifters is grateful to have been invited to a breakfast hosted by the European Union Office to Hong Kong and Macao, the Consulate General of Belgium, and OIM – ONU Migration on 13th of July 2025 to discuss migrant domestic workers’ rights. It was inspiring to hear from Dr. Madhu Neupane Bastola, who shared her […]

Storytelling festival in Singapore

Some of our incredible Uplifters ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ have been performing, organising, and bringing powerful stories to life through poetry, dance, theatre and more on 13th July 2025 at the Singapore Central Public Library. The event was organised by Migrant Writers of Singapore We thank everyone who came to support their voices, talent, and creativity!

Community in action: 100% community led Team Leader trainings

This past Sunday, our ๐“๐ž๐š๐ฆ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐ง ๐‰๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  took place simultaneously in Hong Kong and Singapore – and it was something truly special at Uplifters. ๐Ÿ’™ Janelyn Dupingay (Singapore) and Maria Nemy Lou Rocio (Hong Kong) not only ๐Ÿ๐š๐œ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ๐ฌ, but the ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ซ๐ž ๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐› ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐š๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ž๐ ๐›๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฆ ๐ญ๐จ๐จ โ€” from concept […]

How do we measure and communicate the real impact of our work?

Thatโ€™s the question we explored at the ๐‡๐จ๐ง๐  ๐Š๐จ๐ง๐  ๐๐†๐Ž ๐†๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž โ€“ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ญ ๐‚๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ž๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ฒ ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ: โ€œ๐Œ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ง๐ ๐’๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ญโ€ hosted by The Hong Kong Jockey Club ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž ๐จ๐ง ๐’๐จ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง and led by the University of Chicagoโ€™s Center for Impact Sciences. Our team โ€” Nisha Bates (Senior Programmes Manager), Risma Farhanah […]

Uplifters was present at the CARE Carnival 2025 in Singapore!

๐Ÿ’™ ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐š ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐š๐ญ ๐‚๐€๐‘๐„ ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ 2025! ๐Ÿ’™ We were proud to have a booth at this vibrant event โ€” thanks to the kind invitation from The Salvation Army Singapore Peacehaven โ€” celebrating and strengthening caregiver support in Singapore. From heartfelt caregiver stories to wellness activities, fall prevention demos, and inspiring senior performances, the […]

Uplifters in now a registered charity in Singapore!

This is a major milestone in our mission to empower migrant domestic workers through free online education and community support. This recognition allows us to deepen our impact in Singapore, ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐ง๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ 300,000 ๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ ๐š ๐œ๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ž in supporting households and bridging care service gaps. In 2018 alone, they contributed USD $8.2 […]

Uplifters just turned 7!!

Last Sunday, we celebrated Uplifters‘ ๐Ÿณ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† in the most inspiring way โ€” with an open house event full of joy, reflection, and empowerment! ๐Ÿ™Œ It was a wonderful occasion to gather with our amazing beneficiaries and the incredible team leaders who dedicate their time to uplifting others. ๐Ÿ’ชโœจ As part of the celebration, we […]