SOCIAL ENTERPRISES in SG
Social Enterprises are transforming our landscape in Singapore. Here many started off by empowering and changing the lives of individuals, to gain skillsets that creates opportunities for passionate interests and careers alike. It is mentioned that Singapore could be a regional hub for social enterprises, that can invite a diversity of businesses and services to support and grow this industry.
This site aims to unite our community by sharing all our diverse services, so that everyone can help to contribute, support and empower businesses to grow.
This site aims to unite our community by sharing all our diverse services, so that everyone can help to contribute, support and empower businesses to grow.
The Singapore Centre for Social Enterprise (raiSE) hopes to bring together the larger community of social enterprises, aspiring social entrepreneurs, supportive organisations and individuals through its various programmes, initiatives and events to help build a vibrant social enterprise sector that is a part of a caring and inclusive society in Singapore.
A mummy set up the business and teaches son to make kimchi with mum to sell. Do support!
HEART ENTERPRISE
Founded in 2017 by social entrepreneur Joanne Leow, The HEART Enterprise is dedicated to impacting the lives of individuals with special needs through enrichment and training programs. Find out more about our programs here!
Founded in 2017 by social entrepreneur Joanne Leow, The HEART Enterprise is dedicated to impacting the lives of individuals with special needs through enrichment and training programs. Find out more about our programs here!
BEAD BY BEAD
A group of mummies came together to create a community for their children to spend time meaningfully, making beautiful and intricate handmade products.
A group of mummies came together to create a community for their children to spend time meaningfully, making beautiful and intricate handmade products.
FLOUR POWER
Introducing this little social enterprise bakery, where it will train people with special needs to bake and to do simple customer service so that they can have a chance at finding a sustainable job in a commercial F&B kitchen or bakery.
Introducing this little social enterprise bakery, where it will train people with special needs to bake and to do simple customer service so that they can have a chance at finding a sustainable job in a commercial F&B kitchen or bakery.
PROFESSOR BRAWN CAFE
The founders are parents and friends who want to make a difference to the special needs community, to provide opportunities for jobs, showcase of special talents and to raise awareness and contributions by supporters of the cause. Their mission is to provide affordable good food by an inclusive quality workforce comprising people of different abilities, ages and socio-economic background.
The founders are parents and friends who want to make a difference to the special needs community, to provide opportunities for jobs, showcase of special talents and to raise awareness and contributions by supporters of the cause. Their mission is to provide affordable good food by an inclusive quality workforce comprising people of different abilities, ages and socio-economic background.
DOODLE SHOP @ PATHLIGHT DESIGN STUDIO
DoodleShop® is brought to you by Pathlight Design Studio, a social enterprise under Pathlight School. The mission of DoodleShop® is to promote and endorse a new brand of products embellished with unique doodles by special people who are quaint, insightful and fun!
DoodleShop® is brought to you by Pathlight Design Studio, a social enterprise under Pathlight School. The mission of DoodleShop® is to promote and endorse a new brand of products embellished with unique doodles by special people who are quaint, insightful and fun!
Edible Garden City
Edible Garden City works with the Autism Research Centre, which builds gardens in under-utilised spaces to grow food produce, and employs people with autism, and people from all walks of life who simply love to grow green things.
Edible Garden City works with the Autism Research Centre, which builds gardens in under-utilised spaces to grow food produce, and employs people with autism, and people from all walks of life who simply love to grow green things.
THE ART FACULTY
The Art Faculty is designed for interchangeability and functionality. It is an art gallery, a training ground, a studio, a shopping venue, a DIY workshop buffet space as well as an art café. It is set up to encourage the larger community to come and know more about autism and appreciate the art created by these unique individuals.
The Art Faculty is designed for interchangeability and functionality. It is an art gallery, a training ground, a studio, a shopping venue, a DIY workshop buffet space as well as an art café. It is set up to encourage the larger community to come and know more about autism and appreciate the art created by these unique individuals.
JOAN BOWEN (THE SPECIAL CULINARY CENTRE)
The Special Culinary Centre was set up to provide training for special needs youths in the Food and Beverage industry. Other than supervisory positions, all the staff in the establishment have some form of disability. We hope that you can be patient with them and we apologize if at times our standards are not up to scratch. Thank you for your support.
The Special Culinary Centre was set up to provide training for special needs youths in the Food and Beverage industry. Other than supervisory positions, all the staff in the establishment have some form of disability. We hope that you can be patient with them and we apologize if at times our standards are not up to scratch. Thank you for your support.
BELIEVE NJ
They are commited to innovatively develop and pioneer social enterprise business models towards inspiring long term employability for intellectually challenged youths in Singapore and the Asia Pacific region.
They are commited to innovatively develop and pioneer social enterprise business models towards inspiring long term employability for intellectually challenged youths in Singapore and the Asia Pacific region.
SOUL FOOD ENTERPRISE PTE LTD
It was set up as a social enterprise to train young people with special needs various cooking methods and techniques to produce high quality soups, sauces and desserts, with that hand-made, artisan taste and feel. Soul Food had partnerships with Delta Senior School under their Work Expposure Programs and the Singapore National Employers' Federation under their Apprenticeship Work Programs for PWDs.
It was set up as a social enterprise to train young people with special needs various cooking methods and techniques to produce high quality soups, sauces and desserts, with that hand-made, artisan taste and feel. Soul Food had partnerships with Delta Senior School under their Work Expposure Programs and the Singapore National Employers' Federation under their Apprenticeship Work Programs for PWDs.
MUSTARD TREE
- At mustard tree, artisans are empowered to operate as apprentices. Training, placement and retail products with quality designs are provided such that artisans are now able to make a dignified living.
DIGNITY KITCHEN
Dignity Kitchen is Singapore’s first hawker training school for disabled and disadvantaged people. In our modern society, the handicapped and elderly are face greater challenges when competing in the job marketplace. We give on-the-job training and place our graduates in jobs so that they can have hope for better futures, better lives and better opportunities to be successful in their own right.
Dignity Kitchen is Singapore’s first hawker training school for disabled and disadvantaged people. In our modern society, the handicapped and elderly are face greater challenges when competing in the job marketplace. We give on-the-job training and place our graduates in jobs so that they can have hope for better futures, better lives and better opportunities to be successful in their own right.
FLOURISH CULINARY
Flourish Culinary, a social enterprise in Singapore, celebrates creativity, artisanal food & applied learning for the different spirited youth with varies degree of challenges or needs. IAM by Flourish, the project, has the vision of providing a safe and caring environment for progressive learning, an interim and transitional employment before that full leap.
The dream is to make this an eco system done through various ways from fair trade, skill set empowerment, transitional employability, to providing a platform to even start having their own little business with their caregiver.
Flourish Culinary, a social enterprise in Singapore, celebrates creativity, artisanal food & applied learning for the different spirited youth with varies degree of challenges or needs. IAM by Flourish, the project, has the vision of providing a safe and caring environment for progressive learning, an interim and transitional employment before that full leap.
The dream is to make this an eco system done through various ways from fair trade, skill set empowerment, transitional employability, to providing a platform to even start having their own little business with their caregiver.
E D E N + E L I E is a Singapore-based jewelry brand established in 2015, focused on using hand-weaving techniques to create functional, wearable pieces with a modern contemporary aesthetic. We create our own designs, train and partner with artisans to produce our jewelry. All our jewelry is made in Singapore.
AUTISMSG is a platform for Mumpreneurs with special children to sell their business products. Mumpreneurs and Special Young Entrepreneurs showcase their work all under one roof. It provides great opportunity for the community to support Mums and Special People!
Arts@METTA and METTA CAFE aims to equip special needs youths with life skills that promote integration, independence and employment.
Visual arts classes are held on weekdays from 10 am to 3 pm in an arts studio located within the Metta Building.
Lunch Sets/ Pax Sets/ Cakes & Pastries/ Delivery via Ubereats and Foodpanda is available.
Visual arts classes are held on weekdays from 10 am to 3 pm in an arts studio located within the Metta Building.
Lunch Sets/ Pax Sets/ Cakes & Pastries/ Delivery via Ubereats and Foodpanda is available.
APSN MYSTICAL CAFE via APSN SOCIAL ENTERPRISE PROGRAMME
equip our clients through best practices in education, training and support services, for open employment and life-long learning. Our clients are persons with special needs, aged 17 and above, with mild intellectual disabilities.
Piloting the bakery social enterprise, we would like to seek your support to order the Mystical Cookies baked by our clients. The packaging of the cookies can be customised for your annual dinner door gifts, corporate gifts, event refreshments or even pantry consumption! READ MORE ABOUT IT HERE!
equip our clients through best practices in education, training and support services, for open employment and life-long learning. Our clients are persons with special needs, aged 17 and above, with mild intellectual disabilities.
Piloting the bakery social enterprise, we would like to seek your support to order the Mystical Cookies baked by our clients. The packaging of the cookies can be customised for your annual dinner door gifts, corporate gifts, event refreshments or even pantry consumption! READ MORE ABOUT IT HERE!
Cerebral Palsy Centre Art Gallery / GROW ARTISTS/ PUSH CARTS/ CAFE/ GIFTSHOP
Our GROW artists not only have the opportunity to exercise their artistic talents, but are also able to generate a sustainable income.
Merchandises can be purchased here at the Cerebral Palsy Centre Art Gallery, Level 1.
PUSHCARTS:
Trainees from GROW operate independently at our pushcarts around the island. Items sold at our pushcarts include the trainees’ handicraft items as well as commercial merchandise packed at our workshop. They are located at Changi General Hospital, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, and the Cerebral Palsy Centre.
The Orange Garden Café
is a welcoming place for staff and visitors to dine and unwind. There is a wide selection of food, beverage and pastries served with tender loving care at the cafe.
The seasonal greeting cards
are part of an ongoing social enterprise project conceived in partnership with Elite Stationery.
The Gift Shop
is run by trainees from GROW with the aim of providing a safe and authentic training environment to learn various vocational and business skills. In addition to manning the retail store, trainees assist in sorting and refurbishing items donated by corporate partners and individual donors.
Our GROW artists not only have the opportunity to exercise their artistic talents, but are also able to generate a sustainable income.
Merchandises can be purchased here at the Cerebral Palsy Centre Art Gallery, Level 1.
PUSHCARTS:
Trainees from GROW operate independently at our pushcarts around the island. Items sold at our pushcarts include the trainees’ handicraft items as well as commercial merchandise packed at our workshop. They are located at Changi General Hospital, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, and the Cerebral Palsy Centre.
The Orange Garden Café
is a welcoming place for staff and visitors to dine and unwind. There is a wide selection of food, beverage and pastries served with tender loving care at the cafe.
The seasonal greeting cards
are part of an ongoing social enterprise project conceived in partnership with Elite Stationery.
The Gift Shop
is run by trainees from GROW with the aim of providing a safe and authentic training environment to learn various vocational and business skills. In addition to manning the retail store, trainees assist in sorting and refurbishing items donated by corporate partners and individual donors.
THE COLORS PROJECT |
The Colours Project takes its name from SAAC’s tagline — People with autism are the colours of life.The project uses designs adapted from artwork by students and clients at SAAC on merchandise such as tote bags, pouches, t-shirts and notebooks. Through this, it is possible for many persons to own products with the designs featuring the artwork. At the same time, the proceeds from sales can be used to keep the project going, and hopefully open up employment opportunities for persons with moderate to severe autism.
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TOUCH SpecialCrafts is an art platform under TOUCH Centre for Independent Living that serves people with mild intellectual disabilities. Your support will help us to continue our art programmes and provide employment for our trainees.
CaptionCube aims to increase the public's awareness of the different needs in society, encourage the public to support the co-building of an inclusive society and highlight the importance and benefits of captions in providing communication accessibility. Through its affordable and quality crowdsourced captioning services for online/educational videos, CaptionCube aims to facilitate transmission of education and enhance the learning experience of special needs students (particularly deaf/hard of hearing students) in schools as well as adult learners with hearing loss in their lifelong learning journey.
FOCUS Adventure is an established company re-orienting itself towards the social enterprise model, FOCUS Adventure aims to be a trusted intermediary for its corporate clients to reach out to and support charities and voluntary welfare organisations (VWOs), in addition to empowering and providing employment opportunities to youths from disadvantaged backgrounds.
To train and place individuals with disabilities (such as ASD and MLD) as Resource and Teacher Assistants in open employment. We provide consultation, training and coaching services to potential employers.Sameach provided fully subsidised programme to a minimum of 20% of their students’ enrolment for students from the low-income families.
Sameach is a learning centre that conducted Individualized Educational Programs for children with special needs such as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Mild Intellectual Disability (MID) from the age of 2 up to 18 years old. Additionally, Sameach provided consultancy services for Integration Program of ASD students in pre-schools and childcare centres.-Theory and On the Job training services.
Sameach is a learning centre that conducted Individualized Educational Programs for children with special needs such as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Mild Intellectual Disability (MID) from the age of 2 up to 18 years old. Additionally, Sameach provided consultancy services for Integration Program of ASD students in pre-schools and childcare centres.-Theory and On the Job training services.
serendipET is an experiential learning service provider that seeks to provide skill training and employment opportunities to vulnerable youths in outdoor adventure and event management. It also employs stay-home moms to be freelance sales assistants,We have also accessibility for the marginalised community to access to outdoor adventures and programmes.
We provide highly subsidised programmes and pro-bono works for VWOs serving troubled youths and people with disabilities:1) Singapore Disabilities Sports Council (SDSC)2) Aptitude Centre by Touch Community. We provide training for the youths in the centre free to enhance their employability in our field.3) Care Corner (Woodlands)We also actively look for Singapore based companies and social enterprises for our programmes/events. This is to allow small businesses to grow with our growth.
We provide highly subsidised programmes and pro-bono works for VWOs serving troubled youths and people with disabilities:1) Singapore Disabilities Sports Council (SDSC)2) Aptitude Centre by Touch Community. We provide training for the youths in the centre free to enhance their employability in our field.3) Care Corner (Woodlands)We also actively look for Singapore based companies and social enterprises for our programmes/events. This is to allow small businesses to grow with our growth.
Our core social business is to help promote and sell paintings of artists with a disability.
The other wing of our business is to promote the appreciation of visual arts in the community. We organise art exhibitions, participate in bazaars and art events and conduct art workshops to reach out to a wider community.
We create employment for artists with a disability by engaging them to conduct art workshop for our corporate clients. Corporate companies are also demonstrating corporate social responsibility (CSR) by engaging our services and to support our social cause.
The other wing of our business is to promote the appreciation of visual arts in the community. We organise art exhibitions, participate in bazaars and art events and conduct art workshops to reach out to a wider community.
We create employment for artists with a disability by engaging them to conduct art workshop for our corporate clients. Corporate companies are also demonstrating corporate social responsibility (CSR) by engaging our services and to support our social cause.
Enabled Pte Ltd is a social enterprise set up to conduct Empathy Training and Disability Awareness Workshop through experiential activities.It helps to raise awareness amongst the able-body participants on the challenges faced by people with disabilities.
A Mother’s Wish Pte. Ltd. (AMW) is a registered social enterprise with a social mission of forming a community that provides affordable, lifelong activities for individuals with moderate to severe autism. A Mother’s Wish (AMW) is running a mini-version of the AMW community by providing holiday programmes for individuals with autism (particularly those with moderate to severe autism). AMW fund is primarily used to partially subsidise the costs of our holiday programmes conducted during the June and December school holidays). This year, it also covered the administrative costs of hiring an accounting company to set up AMW Pte. Ltd.
The Touch Art Programme was introduced to the visually impaired clients to equip them with skills to produce different handicraft items such as bookmarks, drink coasters, mousepads, greeting cards, canvas paintings and decorated glass plates, using the sense of touch. It provides the clients a platform to showcase their talent, opportunities to socialize with others and employment opportunities through making the handicraft items.
The unique handmade craft items are marketed as gifts to companies for annual dinners, family days, conferences and other special events. They are also sold at charity bazaars. SAVH can customise the items to suit your requirements or any special occasions!
The unique handmade craft items are marketed as gifts to companies for annual dinners, family days, conferences and other special events. They are also sold at charity bazaars. SAVH can customise the items to suit your requirements or any special occasions!
School of Concepts believes that every child should be given an equal headstart. Regardless rich or poor, observant or hands-on learners, every child should be given a chance to enjoy learning! SoC is a social enterprise, that uses a multisensory approach, engaging multiple intelligences: visual, auditory and kinaesthetic. The School of Concepts believes strongly in empowering every child through literacy!!! They privide unique approach to reading, writing and spelling!
A new NPO The Lark's Chest (TLK) set up a facebook page "Perfectly Unique" as a platform for their workshops and activities. Any fees collected from our activities will be operation funding for TLK as we are all volunteers.
Foreword Coffee is on a mission to discover specialty coffee in Asia and to realize the potential of differently-abled persons. They import green coffee directly from Asian producers and roast them locally, serving them fresh in their coffee kiosks. They also embrace sustainable consumption and incorporate green practices into operations.
They train and hire persons with special needs and disabilities, creating better employment opportunities and increasing the well-being of persons with autism, cerebral palsy, the Deaf, and/or persons with mental health issues (i.e. depression). They conduct inclusive coffee workshops, mobile barista kiosks for events, and deliver freshly roasted coffees to consumers and businesses. (QUOTED FROM FB WEBSITE: https://www.facebook.com/pg/forewordcoffee/about/?ref=page_internal)
They train and hire persons with special needs and disabilities, creating better employment opportunities and increasing the well-being of persons with autism, cerebral palsy, the Deaf, and/or persons with mental health issues (i.e. depression). They conduct inclusive coffee workshops, mobile barista kiosks for events, and deliver freshly roasted coffees to consumers and businesses. (QUOTED FROM FB WEBSITE: https://www.facebook.com/pg/forewordcoffee/about/?ref=page_internal)
Crossings Café is a social enterprise that serves delicious comfort food at affordable prices. Nourishing connections in the community is at the heart of our business. Thus, we channel all our profits to charitable and social causes.
The café seeks to provide employment opportunities, personal development and dignity for the disadvantaged so that they can have more paths in society. Crossings is currently collaborating with Assumption Pathway School, a Catholic vocational institute, to take on interns and graduates from the school to work at the café as servers, cooks and baristas.
Support and believe in our cause? Come dine at Crossings today and help us in achieving our mission!
The café seeks to provide employment opportunities, personal development and dignity for the disadvantaged so that they can have more paths in society. Crossings is currently collaborating with Assumption Pathway School, a Catholic vocational institute, to take on interns and graduates from the school to work at the café as servers, cooks and baristas.
Support and believe in our cause? Come dine at Crossings today and help us in achieving our mission!
Muslim owned halal cafe "Friends of Autism Cafe" aims to create a safe haven for families with ASD kids to dine in. Inspired by Sara, a 10-year old ASD girl, a colorful autism tree mural is painted on the external cafe's pillar to enhance Autism awareness.
Cafe serves teapresso - specialty teas, espresso based coffees, floats, local teh/kopi tarik, good simple halal food & snacks that includes healthy food options like avacado chicken salad.
Families with kids on the spectrum who dine in, will get their first drinks free on us. Coz we know its tough and you need a cool refresher.
Cafe serves teapresso - specialty teas, espresso based coffees, floats, local teh/kopi tarik, good simple halal food & snacks that includes healthy food options like avacado chicken salad.
Families with kids on the spectrum who dine in, will get their first drinks free on us. Coz we know its tough and you need a cool refresher.
A cafe that aims to support individuals with special needs achieve a long term paid employment, become more independent and live a fulfilling life. Launched on July 1, the cafe currently has nine full-time staff and five special needs trainees specialising in customer service, food preparation and table waiting.
IronSupperClub is headed by Celebrity Chef Heman Tan; an often seen presenter of cooking programmes on MediaCorp. The restaurant is dedicated to enabling persons with disabilities (PWDs); and provides training and employment opportunities to special-needs youths. We seek your understanding when you interact with our special-need friends.
My NoNNa’s is a social enterprise registered with the Singapore Centre for Social Enterprise, raiSE Ltd. My NoNNa’s is a dream plan to be an instrument to train & employ young adults with special needs, the intellectually disabled and autistic. My NoNNa’s Pte Ltd manages and operates Social Enterprise stalls serving the “My NoNNa’s” Italian range of food. We engage persons with special needs not only to give them meaningful employment and an income, but more importantly to give these individuals a sense of independence & self-worth and help them integrate into society. My NoNNa’s also operates pop-up stalls, serves our special Bento Takeaways or Tapas for parties, & also offers Private Dining& Call-in-Chef services. Located at SUTD, RI, NGHS.