Ministry of Social & Family Development

Raising AI literacy, deploying it in healthcare and social services among ministries’ plans

Equipping Singaporeans with artificial-intelligence skills is part of the government’s focus on strengthening assurances throughout life

The children applied their newfound knowledge at FairPrice, with guidance from volunteers as well as Senior Parliamentary Secretary Eric Chua (left), Prudential Singapore CEO Chan San San (third from left), and StanChart Singapore and Asean CEO Patrick Lee (fourth from left).
TAKING HEART

Learning financial literacy through a supermarket trip

StanChart and Prudential kickstart year-long programme to teach underprivileged children basic money management concepts

Minister for Social and Family Development Masagos Zulkifli with an SG Enable staff member at Volunteer Festival 2024 on Sunday.
TAKING HEART

MSF launches festival to spotlight volunteers, encourage Singaporeans to give back

It is being held over four weekends in July in the heartland

Minister Desmond Lee (1st row, 4th from right), Piyush Gupta, CEO of DBS Bank (1st row, 2nd from left) with representatives, partners, and volunteers from DBS and MSF, and ComLink+ families at the launch of the DBS Foundation X MSF partnership on Saturday.
TAKING HEART

DBS Foundation partners MSF to give boost to lower-income families

The bank is donating S$30 million to uplift vulnerable segments of society

At the signing of the memorandum of understanding were Minister for Social and Family Development Masagos Zulkifli, Sentosa Development Corporation chief executive Thien Kwee Eng, SG Enable CEO Ku Geok Boon, and representatives of SDC's partners.
TAKING HEART

Three parties join forces to create job openings, inclusive workspaces for those with disabilities

SENTOSA Development Corporation (SDC), the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) and SG Enable have inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to create fair employment and more inclusive wo...

Guest of nonour Minister for National Development and Minister-in-charge of Social Services Integration Desmond Lee, UOL group chief executive Liam Wee Sin, PPHG executive director of sustainability partnerships Wee Wei Ling, and PPHG chief executive Choe Peng Sum with the ComLink children and their families at the launch of the UOL-PPHG Community Uplift Programme.
TAKING HEART

UOL, Pan Pacific Hotels Group partner ComLink to support children living in rental housing

UOL Group and its hotel subsidiary Pan Pacific Hotels Group (PPHG) launched the UOL-PPHG Uplift Programme on Saturday (Jan 28), in collaboration with the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF...

(From L to R) Carey Shek, vice-president of people and culture at Klook; Edmond Wong, business development and corporate social responsibility director of Kim Choo Kueh Chang; Susan Chong, chief executive of Greenpac Singapore.
FAMILY-FRIENDLY WORKPLACES

Building family-friendly workplaces with empathy and flexibility

INTRODUCING family-friendly initiatives, such as flexible or hybrid work arrangements, is not only beneficial to staff welfare, but can also lead to improved productivity and better business outcomes....

(From left) Donna Teo, Dennis Lee and Lee Hwee Boon believe that family-friendly workplace policies don't only cater to employee well-being, they also support company hiring.
FAMILY-FRIENDLY WORKPLACES

Creating family-friendly workplaces isn’t child’s play, but it’s worth the work

Valuing its people and engaging communities are both important aspects of OCBC’s sustainability strategy.