Category: Announcements

Jamiyah Singapore in collaboration with People’s Association held a “Walk with Your Family” event to celebrate Mother’s Day on 13 May 2018 at National Stadium.

More than 1,000 participants took part in the walk and other activities such as DIY Batik Painting.

For every 10 participants, an underprivileged woman will get to attain three life skills courses to upgrade themselves and prepare for the workforce.

 

Jamiyah Singapore’s Women and Family Department in partnership with The Singapore Committee for UN Women and Mastercard brought together their signature STEM programme of Girls2Pioneers and Girls4Tech in conjunction with the 2018 International Day of Women and Girls in Science on 9th February 2018.

We saw good participation from the Madrasah students too! A good encouragement for more girls to pursue their career in Science!

 

“Motherhood – A choice they make every day. A commitment that they truly believe is important.  A devotion they stick through.” –  Ms Claire Chiang, Chairperson, Panel of Judges, 25^th Exemplary Mother’s Award.

The 25^th Exemplary Mother Award was held at the Fairmont Ballroom, Swissotel The Stamford on 30^th September 2017, in the presence of the Guest-of- Honour Mdm Halimah Yacob, President of Singapore. To commemorate the beginning of a new cycle of the third Presidential Shield, an exceptional performance was showcased by the three Cultural Medallion Awardees, Ms Joanna Wong, Mdm Som Said, and Ms Santha Bhaskar. ‘You are everything, Mom’ is a performance that was an integrated cultural item specially choreographed for this special event, intertwining the different cultures together at various phases of life.

The title of the 25^th Exemplary Mother Award belongs to Mdm Nooria Bte Abdul Hameed, a mother of two. Nominated by her younger daughter, Maharah, Mdm Nooria is a sole breadwinner of her family after her husband developed nasopharyngeal cancer in 1994. Started by doing odd jobs, things shaped up when Mdm Nooria joined a real estate firm. She entered the industry as a secretary and made her way up to become a real estate agent.

“Being a mother means you have to be there for the children. They have just been born, they will see the world, and they need a mother to start with; to teach them, advise them and be a friend.”

Mdm Nooria didn’t stop there. In 2010, Mdm Nooria and Maharah initiated a “Food Project” for three cancer stricken families, donating $30 monthly to each. Friends and families came aboard and today, the scheme is administered by Ain Society and helps over 300 families. In addition, the duo also holds a mass birthday party annually for cancer stricken children from low income families.

 

Jamiyah Singapore achieved a Guinness World Record for the ‘Longest Chain of Paper Hearts’ at the 85 Years of Care: Jamiyah Moves with the Community carnival last weekend.

The structure that measured at about 1km long, consisted of 8,525 paper hearts with messages for mothers from contributors all over Singapore, including children from various schools such as Global Indian International School and Island Playhouse. It took the team approximately 9 hours to assemble the chain of paper hearts, ensuring no gaps in between two paper hearts, as per one of the rules set by Guinness World Records office.

The number 8,525 for the world record is to signify 85 years of Jamiyah’s service to the community, and 25 years of its hallmark annual event, the Exemplary Mother Award (EMA) that also saw its launch on Mother’s Day, 14^th May 2017, in the presence of Guest-of-Honour, Mr Tan Chuan-Jin, Minister for Social and Family Development, the Advisor of EMA and Chairperson of EMA’s Panel of Judges, Mdm Yu-Foo Yee Shoon and Ms Claire Chiang, respectively.

Opened to public, the two-day carnival had performances by local artistes like Sufi Rashid, Ryzal Noh, Ryan Sufiyan and a comedy act by ‘Geng Pecah Perut’. A bazaar managed by Livefest Singapore was also part of the carnival, with an array of stalls selling crowd favourites like Japanese snack, ‘takoyaki’, and clothes from Anza SG that sold outfits for the upcoming festive season of Hari Raya.

The celebration was further heighten with an 85km Motorcade and Walk-A-Jog on the morning of 14^th May that witnessed the involvement of various communities including Vintage Cars SG, Lamborghini enthusiasts, cyclists from BikeAid and Ray of Hope, and members of the community who disembarked from the many locations of Jamiyah’s projects.