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Advocates for Refugees - SG (AFR-SG) is a ground up, volunteer-led movement working for the cause of refugees and forced migration in our region and beyond.

As a community-driven initiative, we encourage ordinary and extraordinary Singaporeans, and people living in Singapore - regardless of political affiliation, religion, race and ethnicity - to participate in dialogues, explore possible roles we as individuals, as an interest group/community, and as a nation state can play to offer community-driven solutions and to help ameliorate the causes and con

sequences of forced migration. As advocates, we believe in the importance of raising awareness, facilitating conversations, and addressing misinformed perceptions (e.g. conflating all refugees, asylum seekers, stateless persons as "economic migrants" or labelling them as "illegal migrants"). To find out more about AFR-SG, please visit the AFR-SG Factsheet:
http://tinyurl.com/aboutAFRSG

For information about our initiatives, please visit the following pages:

Refugee Awareness Week
https://www.facebook.com/rawbyafrsg/

Project Hearts to Hands
https://www.facebook.com/h2hsg/

14/03/2026

[Introducing our event speakers]

Join us on Thursday, 26 March, for an evening of conversation to learn about education initiatives for refugees and displaced children in Malaysia.

Our speakers include:
Deborah Henry (Founder, Fugee.org)
Brendan Tan (Co-Founder and President, Monolith)
Dr Lai Ah-Eng (Associate, Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore)

The panel discussion will be moderated by Yuan Siang Ng, Co-Founder and Vice President of Monolith.

Register at https://bit.ly/firesidechat26Mar, or scan the QR code (swipe till the last page)

08/03/2026

[Open for Event Registration]

Malaysia is home to ~41,000 refugee children of school-going age, of which only 34% have access to education.

Join us for an evening of conversation with changemakers from Fugee Org and others, who have helped bridge this education gap, and learn how you can be a part of the solution too!

Register at link (https://bit.ly/firesidechat26Mar), or scan the QR code below:

16/12/2025

A massive thanks to everyone who joined us at AFR-SG’s fireside chat on reflections on refugee experiences and resilience 🤍

We were honoured to be joined by an extraordinary panel of speakers:

🔸 Dr Hakim Young (founder of Your Emotions & Health Connect)
🔸 Debbie Fordyce (co-founder of Transient Workers Count Too)
🔸 Yuan Siang (co-founder & Vice President of Monolith)

Drawing from years of lived experience in supporting refugees and displaced people, our speakers shared valuable perspectives on the journeys of refugees, the current refugee climate and how Singapore is connected to global displacement.

Do keep a lookout on our page for future events! We hope you will stay connected with AFR-SG and continue this journey with us as we mark our 10th year ✨

03/12/2025

How do personal stories from the refugee space help us build deeper understanding, solidarity, and emotional resilience here in Singapore?

✨ Join us for an intimate fireside chat as we come together to reflect, connect, and hold space for refugee voices.

Limited seats available — sign up now at: https://bit.ly/AFRSGfiresidechat

📅 6 Dec | 4–7PM
📍 Kaleo Event & Meeting Space

We hope to see you there!

30/11/2025

Join us on Saturday, 6 December, for a fireside chat on refugee experiences and resilience.

Hear from our speakers:
🔸 Dr Hakim Young – Medical doctor & humanitarian worker with 18 years of experience at the Pakistan–Afghanistan border
🔸 Debbie Fordyce – Veteran of the US Refugee Resettlement Program across Singapore, Indonesia & Thailand
🔸 Yuan Siang – Co-founder of Monolith, supporting refugees’ access to quality education

Drawing from years of frontline work, community engagement, and lived experiences across Afghanistan, Indonesia, Greece, Malaysia, the UK, and Singapore, our speakers will share how listening to refugee journeys is not just an act of empathy — but an act of citizenship and shared humanity. ✨

📅 Sat, 6 Dec | 4–7PM
📍 Kaleo Event & Meeting Space

To secure your seat, please sign up at: https://bit.ly/AFRSGfiresidechat

28/11/2025

We’re hosting a cosy fireside chat this December and you’re invited 🤍

If you’ve ever wanted to understand refugee issues better — beyond the headlines — this is the perfect safe space to learn, reflect, and hear real experiences from the community.

Seats are limited, so sign up early!
📅 Sat, 6 Dec | 4–7PM
📍 Kaleo Event & Meeting Space

🔗 Sign up at: https://bit.ly/AFRSGfiresidechat

06/02/2025

On Wednesday, 5 February 2025, the 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗴𝗲𝗲 𝗔𝗱𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (link to CNA video in bio) was delivered in the Parliament of Singapore by MP Louis Ng. The motion called for greater government support for groups such as AFR-SG and Monolith, on the following key areas:

1️⃣ Registration Flexibility
2️⃣ Streamlined Process for Application of Permits to Fundraise for Foreign Charitable Causes
3️⃣ Waiver of the 80-20 Fundraising Rule

AFR-SG supports the recommendations made: calling for the government to 𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 groups like ours to grow and evolve in a supportive ecosystem, for policies to 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 people to be charitable within and beyond our borders.

🚀 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩’𝙨 𝙉𝙚𝙭𝙩?
We will continue to 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲 with government stakeholders to drive meaningful change. If you’re passionate about making a difference, register for our volunteer recruitment below!

🔗 Sign up here: https://bit.ly/2025AFRVR (link in bio)

Together, we can do more. 🩵🙌🏼

— Team AFR-SG

Photo alt text: Supporters of the refugee cause, taking a photo in front of the Parliament House Building

01/02/2025

📢 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗙𝗥-𝗦𝗚

This year, we are thrilled to unveil a series of impactful initiatives, and we need passionate individuals like YOU to bring them to life.

𝗦𝘄𝗶𝗽𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗔𝗙𝗥-𝗦𝗚 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗽𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀 ↔️

𝙒𝘼𝙉𝙏 𝙏𝙊 𝘽𝙀 𝙄𝙉𝙑𝙊𝙇𝙑𝙀𝘿?
Register your interest via the Google Form by scanning the QR code (swipe till the end) or hop onto the url: https://bit.ly/2025AFRVR

11/12/2024

Posted • Book Reading & Discussion: A Million Kites

28 DEC 2024, SAT
2:30PM - 4:00PM
CITY BOOK ROOM
Free admission. Registration is required
Register link: https://www.eventbrite.sg/e/book-reading-discussion-a-million-kites-tickets-1107087992989

Leila Boukarim and Asaf Luzon came together in December 2023 to create “A Million Kites: Testimonies and Poems from the Children of Gaza” with the aim of raising funds to support organizations helping Gazans and to amplify the voices of Gazan children who have suffered, and continue to suffer unfathomable injustices.

All profits from the sale of this book will be donated to organizations helping the people of Gaza.

Join us for a heartfelt book reading and discussion on the effects of war on children, the role of art and poetry in helping children deal with the trauma of war, and what we can do to help the victims.

PANEL SPEAKERS

Selene Ong Volunteer, Advocates for Refugees - Singapore

Goh Sin Er Clinical Psychologist (Trauma Specialist)

Nurulhuda Izyan (Andeasyand) Writer and Illustrator

Moderator
Chao Cartoonist and Illustrator

Address

1 Parliament Place
Singapore
178880

Website

http://afr-sg.com/

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