Living in Singapore Magazine - November/December 2023

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The Art Faculty features unique designs by differently-abled artists, allowing them to earn money for their work. There’s a wide variety of Movement for the Intellectually Disabled items, price points, and even the ability to create (MINDS) believes “that every individual with your own gift basket. special needs has innate talents and strengths to be nurtured” and offers handmade crafts and packaged baked goods from MINDS Kitchen. sale that features items like a travel organizer set and gadgets like a personal selfie light.

The Cat Welfare Society’s Cat Mama Shop offers a range of locally-themed toys for cats and humans.

Project Dignity aims to provide the The Breast Cancer Foundation offers a “disabled and disadvantaged” with dignity through vocational training and employment collection of pink and colorful items that support opportunities. In addition to hawker stalls called their work. Dignity Kitchen, they also sell books under the The Orangutan Foundation International name Dignity Mama. isn’t local to Singapore, but it does benefit the Save Our Street Dogs (SOSD) offers primarily beloved orangutans of Indonesia and fight for dog accessories, which fund their efforts on ecological causes like palm oil production. behalf of Singapore’s many strays. The Seed Basket’s Riau Candle Co. is a “fair The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty trade social enterprise that sees 100% of the to Animals (SPCA) shop features items for pets, profits from each candle purchased going to including grooming products and accessories, charity.” and for humans, such as handmade soaps and TOUCH Community Services’ brand Journey candles. markets the work of more than 70 artists with SPD Artisan Collab started as a bookbindery various disabilities, offering a large catalog of and is best known for hand-bound journals, products from tableware to luggage tags. which can also be personalized. YWCA offers pieces by artist Pauline Lao are for sale and textile items like runners and bags.


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