In Channel News Asia Insider December 19, 2019:
“Since the start of an initiative to enhance the skills of bakers in rental communities, the women involved have found support from one another, extra money during the festive season and new possibilities for the future.”
In Rice Media October 30th, 2019:
“For these women who come from the lower-income community, self-care is Whampoa Drive, friendship, walks in the park, spending time with children, sitting at the void deck after their family has fallen asleep in order to listen to music in peace, and 10 minutes spent drinking tea (or sometimes five).”
This features the experiences of lower-income women in Singapore, the options they have for self-care, and the ways they care for each other.
In Rice Media October 19, 2019:
“If we, the public, truly want to help, the best solution is often the simplest one: to listen and pay attention to the communities we are already a part of.”
This article describes how Beyond Social Services develops a community response through case studies and the nurturing local voluntarism
In Lianhe Zaobao newspaper November 26, 2019:
“In five years, not only has Yashmin moved from the shelter to a rental flat, she has also met her husband, who also volunteered with Beyond Social Services. At the same time, she organises baking workshops and receives many orders on festive days.”
This article features Bakers’ Beyond new training space at Blk 75 Whampoa Drive. The space was designed by Ngee Ann Polytechnic’s “etc.lab” and will give more mothers an opportunity to generate some income for their families, meet new friends and develop their skills.
In The New Paper newspaper August 26, 2019:
“Madam Zuraida, 42, had given up hope of finding work but Beyond Social Services, a voluntary welfare organisation, did not give up on her.”
In The Straits Times newspaper July 23, 2019:
“There are many misconceptions about poverty in Singapore: that people are poor because they are lazy, or that there is no such thing as poverty in the island state.
A youth theatre festival at the Esplanade now seeks to counter these beliefs by delving into the issue of poverty with a slate of shows borne from over a year of research.”
In Straits Times newspaper July 7, 2019:
Our Deputy Executive Director T. Ranganayaki took part in a panel discussion on privilege and giving back to society, organised by The Straits Times in partnership with the Singapore Kindness Movement.
The Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) organised a workshop to showcase findings from two case studies conducted by IPS on organisations that adopt ground-up approaches to community building: Beyond Social Services and ArtsWok Collaborative.
The discussion covered topics of impact measurement, participatory processes and the role of the government.
In concluding the workshop, Mr Gerard Ee highlighted that the communities and networks people are part of contribute significantly to their well-being.
In Berita Harian newspaper May 20, 2019:
Originally labelled as nosy by her neighbours, Ms Siti Fadillah Abdullah gradually won their trust when they saw that she meant well. Now, the community willingly entrusts their children in her care whenever they need help.
In Berita Harian newspaper, May 20, 2019:
In addition to carrying out her responsibilities as a mother of five, Ms. Suraiyah Mohamed Ghaus also shows concern and affection for other children in her neighborhood at Jalan Tenteram, such that they call her ‘Ibu GG’. She has been a neighbourhood leader with Beyond Social Services
for 12 years and has forged close ties with her neighbours.
