November 2015

Our heartiest congratulations to our Board member Prof Ho Lai Yun on receiving the MSF Outstanding Volunteer Award 2015!

History in the Making – 8th ASEAN Para Games

2015 has been a significant year for Singapore, having celebrated our 50th birthday and hosting the 28th South East Asian Games (SEA Games). Bookending the year will come another milestone [...]

Dressing in Style for Persons with Disabilities

Dressing well is important to many of us, no matter the event or venue of the occasion. Dressing well can be rewarding but it can be challenging for people with [...]

Only the Season’s Best for Everyone

With the festive season soon upon us, it is our pleasure to present you with the SPD Season’s Best Collection 2015/2016, a traditional and sincere way to show appreciation to [...]

Don’t Let Black Sheep Deter Charity Donors

In this letter published in The Straits Times Forum on 13 November 2015, SPD’s executive director Mr Abhimanyau Pal urges the public not to stop giving despite recent news reports [...]

SPD Turns Purple for Inclusion

The annual Purple Parade, this year held on 31 October at Hong Lim Park, is the collective effort of the social service sector and its partners coming together to spread [...]

Spreading the Message of Inclusion

Social acceptance is crucial in integrating persons with disabilities into the society. Raising awareness through public education aimed at different strata of society has to be an on-going process. Doing [...]

A Holistic Learning for the Children in October

A holistic approach to learning allows children to develop and pick up different life skills more quickly. This is why teachers from our Building Bridges EIPIC Centre do their best [...]

Sweets for the Sweet!

A lolli never fails to bring a smile to anyone, young or old, and can be used to brighten up someone’s life. SPD aims to have the lollis do just [...]