SAVH Flag Day 2025: A Community Effort
On March 1, 2025, volunteers and corporate partners came together for SAVH Flag Day, raising funds and awareness for the visually impaired. Across Singapore, dedicated volunteers, including teams from Starbucks and Seatrium, engaged the public with donation tins, sharing SAVH’s mission.
With strong community support, the event was a success, ensuring vital services for the visually impaired and reinforcing the spirit of inclusivity.
Temasek-Trust CDC Lifelong Learning Enabling Fund 2023
Setup by Temasek Trust and the five CDCs, the Temasek-Trust CDC Lifelong Learning Enabling Fund is a $4 million community fund that supports persons with disabilities in acquiring necessary daily living and employment skills.
SAVH is privileged to be the approved “merchant” to accept CDC vouchers for payment of our following services from the public – Singaporean who are entitled to receive the $150 CDC vouchers
SAVH is privileged to be the approved “merchant” to accept CDC vouchers for payment of our following services from the public – Singaporean who are entitled to receive the $150 CDC vouchers
SAVH had previously created a Low Income Family Emergency (Life) Support Scheme to help those in great financial need arising from loss of employment and other issues due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Empowering individuals to realise their potential, to be able to work in a call centre workplace, through acquiring technical knowledge, professional skills (including Soft Skills) to perform as a professional tele-care agent.
Do not directly transfer any payment of fees or donations to the personal bank accounts of any SAVH staff, SAVH EXCO member or anyone appearing to have a connection with SAVH.
Ministry of Social and Family Development has produced a tribute video to social service workers, who have been working tirelessly to serve the vulnerable segments in our society.
In these difficult times, it’s best to avoid touch as much as possible to prevent germs from spreading. However, for the visually impaired who rely heavily on touch, it’s more challenging than ever.
Please be informed that Entrance A of Circle Line Caldecott station will be permanently closed with effect from Sunday, 15 November 2020. This is to facilitate works for the upcoming Circle Line/Thomson-East Coast Line Caldecott Interchange.
Muhammad Zahier bin Samad was born with an eye condition that caused him to suffer from high myopia and forced him to wear high power glasses. As a schoolboy, he always had to sit in the front row in order to see what was written on the blackboard....
Ngiam Quek Bee is a man of many talents and a person with an inquiring mind. His skills in cane work are well known in Singapore. He plays chess competitively. He learnt Chinese Braille on his own. Although retired, he is still earning an income selling lottery tickets....
Ms Katy Lim has been a volunteer at SAVH since 1996. She has also roped in three other friends –Ms Susan Lee, Ms Elizabeth Wong and Ms Tan Wang Kheow – to help support the Touch Art Programme at SAVH....
Mrs Sylvia Chua has been a volunteer with SAVH since 1992. Her first stint at voluntary work took place during her school days when she helped out as a flag seller....
