Welcome Zhihan Lee, our new Board Director
We are thrilled to welcome Zhihan Lee as our new Board Director at Uplifters (Singapore) Limited! Zhihan is the co-founder and Group CEO of BagoSphere, a groundbreaking school dedicated to developing frontline workers with essential mindsets, skills, and human capabilities. His inspiring journey has taken him from a medical-tech startup in Stockholm to rural India, […]
Our 2023 Impact Report is now available!
We’re immensely thankful to our supporters and exceptional team, especially our Team Leaders, Mentors, and alumni, who are migrant domestic workers themselves who volunteer to support their peers.❤️ Read the full report here.
Uplifters in Singapore!
Uplifters Singapore Limited is officially incorporated as a company limited by guarantee in Singapore. As of May 1st 2024, it has one member, Marie Kretz Di Meglio, Uplifters Founder & CEO and two Board Directors: Sujata Ramakrishna and St. John Flaherty. Sujata Ramakrishna and St. John Flaherty also serve as Directors of Uplifters Limited (the […]
Partnership with Fair Employment Agency Limited
Exciting News! We are thrilled to announce our latest partnership with Fair Employment Agency Limited! We are happy to offer the workers placed by Fair Employment Agency our new short online course, “Introduction to Money Management.” This course, extracted from our signature course “Dare to Dream”, focuses on equipping students with essential money management and […]
Dare to Dream, our signature course fully revised
We are happy to announce thar our online course, “Dare to Dream,” has been revised and improved! There are, among other innovations, shorter text lessons, all with an audio option, videos, and new self-coaching exercises. We now also have stories for each lesson. Indeed, we learn better through stories as they emotionally engage us, simplify […]
Helper appreciation day
What is #HelperHeroes? #HelperHeroes is a campaign that rallies individuals, families, employers, and NGOs across Asia to publicly recognize the foreign domestic worker community. Founded by EmpowerU and other like-minded partners in the region, this is a collaborative campaign to give thanks to the people who take on the often thankless labor of domestic work.<It’s […]
What Uplifters does to address migrant domestic workers mental health issues
In 2020, 72% of migrant domestic workers (MDWs)reported signs of depression in Hong Kong (2020 Mental Health Need Assessment Survey conducted by Uplifters and MSF/Doctors Without Borders). This article discusses Uplifters’ approach to mental health and how the COVID-19 pandemic has worsened the situation for our community. The three main initiatives Uplifters developed to fill service […]
Uplifters Turns 4!
On March 29th 2022, Uplifters celebrated it’s 4th anniversary with a virtual event attended by our partners, core team, community members and supporters. . Board Director, Alex Misseri shared the following sentiments during the party: “Tonight we’re celebrating Uplifters’ 4th anniversary. I can’t believe how much time flies. I clearly remember my first meeting with […]
The Team Leader who was accepted in a global fellowship of grassroots leaders
We are thrilled to announce that our Gold Team Leader Maria Nemy Lou Rocio was selected to be part of the 2021 cohort for GivingTuesday’s Starling Collective program, joining grassroots organizers, activists, artists and changemakers representing 29 countries. Starling Collective is a global learning community and innovative fellowship that provides a 6-month coaching program and […]
Opening address of our Director Sujata Ramakrishna on behalf of our Board at our Annual Team Conference, December 7th, 2020
Hi Everyone, Mabuhay! Selamat Siang! Salut! What a great way to start the week! My name is Sujata, and I am a member of the Uplifters Board, together with Janice (our Chair), Romain, and Alex. On behalf of them, let me say how happy we are to be here together with you to celebrate your […]