December 2008 / January 2009 - Association of Dutch Businessmen
December 2008 / January 2009 - Association of Dutch Businessmen
December 2008 / January 2009 - Association of Dutch Businessmen
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Singapore<br />
31 October Official Opening <strong>of</strong> Marina Barrage<br />
19-22 November HKH Princess Laurentien der Nederlanden, WWF Pandaball<br />
26 November Booklaunch <strong>of</strong> <strong>Dutch</strong> Nobel Prize Winner Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Gerard ’t Ho<strong>of</strong>t in<br />
Singapore<br />
4 <strong>December</strong> Logistics Seminar<br />
5 <strong>December</strong> Food and Beverage Seminar<br />
Source: Embassy <strong>of</strong> the Kingdom <strong>of</strong> the Netherlands, Singapore<br />
The Embassy <strong>of</strong> the Kingdom <strong>of</strong> the Netherlands assisted the Organisation<br />
HOME with funding <strong>of</strong> the <strong>2008</strong>/<strong>2009</strong> budget.<br />
The Embassy <strong>of</strong> the Kingdom <strong>of</strong> the Netherlands assisted the Organisation HOME with funding <strong>of</strong> the<br />
<strong>2008</strong>/<strong>2009</strong> budget. From the Governments Human Rights Fund, €50.000 was allocated to HOME for their<br />
shelter and advocacy activities in favour <strong>of</strong> abused foreign workers in Singapore.<br />
HOME celebrated its 4 th anniversary this year. Together with the Embassy they launched a Friends-<strong>of</strong>-<br />
HOME group. With help <strong>of</strong> the friends -among them several Embassies and High Commissions, charities<br />
and private individuals- HOME will be able to secure a more stable position in society and tackle problems<br />
when and where they arise. The Netherlands Charity <strong>Association</strong> is also one <strong>of</strong> HOME’s sponsors and<br />
friends. In <strong>2008</strong> HOME improved the shelter for women, opened an IT training centre, regained its charity<br />
status and upgraded the shelter for men.<br />
Background <strong>of</strong> HOME<br />
In response to the growing concern over the plight <strong>of</strong> some foreign workers in Singapore, a civic movement<br />
known as TWC2 (The Working Committee 2) began to campaign against the abuse <strong>of</strong> foreign domestic<br />
workers. The public empathy generated created the conditions for the birth <strong>of</strong> H.O.M.E. in 2004.<br />
H.O.M.E. or the Humanitarian Organization for Migration Economics was registered as a society<br />
under the Societies Act on 6 th September 2004 to respond to the special needs <strong>of</strong> foreign communities.<br />
The following year, the society was accepted as a member <strong>of</strong> NCSS and registered as a charity under<br />
the Charities Act <strong>of</strong> Singapore.<br />
Source: Embassy <strong>of</strong> the Kingdom <strong>of</strong> the Netherlands, Singapore, www.home.org.sp<br />
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Vol.18 • No. 10 • <strong>December</strong> <strong>2008</strong> / <strong>January</strong> <strong>2009</strong>
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