2018
Art for Good partnered with Jesuit Refugee Service Singapore (JRS) and Kumpulan ACTS (ACTS) to embark on an ongoing project to provide Art Therapy for refugees. The refugees from this project reside in a medical respite facility in Malaysia. Most of them have physical health issues, some are recovering while some are suffering from incurable or terminal illnesses. There is a mixed demographic of Burmese refugees.
Art Therapy is provided to the refugees which include pre-school children, women, men and caregivers of the facility who may get burned out at times. Each workshop consists of a one-hour art therapy session. The objective of art therapy is to provide emotional support and therapeutic relief from their suffering. The project first started in November 2017 and continues regularly every 3-4 months. Art therapists are invited to join on a voluntary basis. JRS sponsors art materials, travel expenses, accommodation and food for the therapists over a 3-day period.
Women Empowerment Project
We empower the women from the facility by teaching them crafting skills. Art for Good organizes, sponsors the art materials, markets and sells their products to support these women.
The intention of this project is to promote interaction, engagement and sustainable income for the women at the facility. Artists are invited to join us in Malaysia to teach them different crafting skills. The crafts taught include sewing, embroidery and decoupage. By learning new crafting skills, these women can make their own merchandises to create awareness and funding for this project. The merchandises are sold at our flea market booths in Singapore.
Amanda Chen