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Website. www .cpf .gov .sg. The Central Provident Fund Board ( CPFB ), commonly known as the CPF Board or simply the Central Provident Fund ( CPF ), is a compulsory comprehensive savings and pension plan for working Singaporeans and permanent residents primarily to fund their retirement, healthcare, education and housing needs in Singapore.
The National Economic Empowerment Fund Limited (NEEF), [1] formerly [2] [3] Malawi Enterprise Development Fund (MEDF) [4] [5] is a Malawian government owned Microfinance Institution with intention to economically empower people [6] in rural and urban areas, [7] (particularly women, girls and people with disabilities), by providing quality ...
Lee Foundation is Singapore's largest private charitable foundation. [1] It was founded in 1952 by philanthropist and businessman Lee Kong Chian, and has since supported various educational causes, healthcare and medical endowments as well as disaster relief efforts. It is run by a board composed of Lee's descendants and non-family members.
t. e. Permanent resident in Singapore is an immigration status in Singapore, second only to Singapore citizens in terms of privilege enjoyed. Singapore Permanent Resident (PR) have most of the rights, privileges, obligations, and responsibilities that citizens do, including National Service (NS) obligations (only applicable to second generation ...
Association of Women for Action and Research (AWARE) / 1.30432°N 103.78227°E / 1.30432; 103.78227. The Association of Women for Action and Research (AWARE) is a not-for-profit organisation that advocates for gender equality and provides critical support services for women in Singapore. It is a registered charity with Institute of ...
The UNVFDW was given an expanded mandate by the General Assembly in February 1985, when it became the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM). [10] Under resolution 39/125, the new fund was called on to support and advocate for innovative and catalytic activities that would give voice and visibility to the women of the developing world.
Website. www .wellcome .org. The Wellcome Trust is a charitable foundation focused on health research based in London, United Kingdom. It was established in 1936 with legacies from the pharmaceutical magnate Henry Wellcome (founder of Burroughs Wellcome, one of the predecessors of GSK plc) to fund research to improve human and animal health.
Firstly, Singapore's society expects women to become creative and prolific corporate workers who are also expected to play the role of traditional women in the household, particularly as wife and mother. Secondly, Singaporean women are confronted by the "conflict between work and family" resulting from their becoming members of the working ...