About AWWA

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The Asian Women's Welfare Association (AWWA) is a registered voluntary welfare organisation in Singapore with a membership body, its own constitution and by-laws. We are a full member of the National Council of Social Service and as an approved Institution of Public Character, we are authorised to receive tax-deductible donations in Singapore.

We offer services for families, the elderly, children and young people with special needs since 1970. Our mission is “To empower the disadvantaged, from infancy to old age, to maximise their potential to lead a dignified and independent life”. 

For more information on AWWA, 
visit us at www.awwa.org.sg and click on Services to view each programme’s offering. 

At AWWA, we run 5 services,

AWWA Centre for Caregivers (CFC) empowers caregivers and caregiving families of the disabled, elderly, mentally and chronically ill through the provision of information, emotional support and training programmes to enhance the quality of their lives and those of their families. These services for caregivers include Training & Public Education; Information & Referral Service; Networking, Research and Development. 

For information & referral services, you may call AWWA CFC’s infoline @  1800 2992 992. 

The 1st Singapore National Caregivers Conference is organised by AWWA Centre for Caregivers as a response to hearing from many caregivers across Singapore as to their need for resources and advice on how to balance multiple priorities in their life. 

Most recently at the AWWA Centre for Caregivers, a Handbook for Caregivers was developed and 15,000 copies were distributed Free. In addition, the Centre has organised Caregiver’s Week for three years since 2006 and the Model Caregivers Awards for the past two years since 2007 to recognise those who have cared with commitment, compassion, resourcefulness and have been an inspiration to the community. Through its training programmes and services, the centre hopes to empower caregivers and assure them that in their journey of caregiving, they are not alone.

The other services offered at AWWA include the following:

AWWA Educational Services maximises the potential for independence and improves the quality of life for pupils with special needs. Centre-based intervention programmes at the Early Years Centre and special education at AWWA School help children with multiple disabilities and/or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) from birth to 18 years. 

AWWA Elderly Services maximises the independence and quality of care of the elderly through the provision of exemplary social support and physical care by a team of qualified, dedicated staff and volunteers. AWWA Elderly Services currently offers to elderly persons: sheltered housing; rehabilitation and day care; recreational and educational activities and social work services.

AWWA Family Service Centre provides community-based family services through preventive and developmental programmes for children, youth, adults, families and stepfamilies so as to equip them with life skills to enhance the quality of both individual and family life. These include services such as information and referral; casework and counseling; financial help; children services; youth services; and family services.

AWWA Teach Me (TM) Integration Services integrates physically challenged children and youth into mainstream education and the community and helps them achieve their fullest potential. Its SMILES programme offers Singapore’s only after school care for children with special needs. AWWA TM Integration Services also pioneered TM Inc, a programme that helps physically challenged youth become self-sufficient through employment or starting their own businesses.