The Diploma in Retail Management (RMT) will partner 4 social
enterprises to organise a community event on the weekend of 4 and 5 August 2012
at Changi City Point. This event helps to promote social entrepreneurship as
well as allow our RMT Seniors to apply retailing strategies to help the non-profit
organisations. The funds raised through the sales of merchandise produced by
these enterprises at the event will help support and further their causes.
One of them is the Asian Women’s Welfare Association (AWWA),
which was formed in 1970 as a general welfare service. It has progressed over
the years to include services for the elderly and disabled in Singapore. Today,
AWWA reaches out to offers the elderly, children and young people with special
needs to empower them to maximise their potential for independence.
Another partner is the Mouth Foot Painting Artists (MFPA)
which is an enterprise that sells paintings, greeting cards, calendars painted
by artists who, for reasons due to accidents, birth defects or illness, are deprived
of the use of their hands and hence, use either their mouth or foot to create
their work.
The Mother and Child Project, a social enterprise run by the
Singapore Anglican Community Services is another enterprise involved in this
event. It provides home-based sewing contract work for disadvantaged mothers so
that they can be economically self-sufficient. The organisation sells a wide
range of products ranging from tissue pouches to patchwork quilts and
hand-painted clothing.
The fourth organisation is Action For Singapore Dogs. Established
in 2000, its mission is to improve the welfare of stray and abandoned dogs in
Singapore. The company frequently organises events to raise funds for
veterinary care of rescued dogs and to promote adoption of our local dogs.
RMT looks forward to working with these 4 social enterprises
and to raise the awareness to support the causes of these organisations.
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