Visit this upcoming exhibition as we delve beneath the labels to unfurl the many selves that domestic workers keep hidden from Singapore society.

They are dreamers, artists, and changemakers, both locally and in your home countries.

There are almost 240,000 foreign domestic workers in Singapore, but many remain unseen and invisible, defined solely by their duties and responsibilities of cleaning, cooking and caring.

This was a call to all domestic workers to share their Unspoken Life.

As part of Aidha’s fundraising campaign, “Gift of Education” campaign and International Migrant Workers Day on 18th December 2017, aidha and our partners, Lensational, Sing Lit Station and Intersections have organised Aidha’s 2nd Annual Photography Exhibition!

The exhibition is open to the public from 1pm-5.30pm on 16th & 17th December at Intersections Gallery, Kandahar Street.

Winners of the competition will win cash prizes totalling $1500 with a grand prize of $500!

Category 1: All Eyes On Me
What dreams, goals or difficulties have you always carried in your heart, but yet find difficult to share with others? This photo series highlights your personal stories.

Category 2: Colours Of Us
Singapore is a rainbow of many races, cultures, communities and people with different interests. Submit your photos of your most colourful memories of life in Singapore – festivals, people of different cultures gathering together, food, your interests, hobbies, friends, family and community here.

Category 3: How Far We’ve Come (Open To Aidha Students And Alumni Only)
At Aidha, you have learnt how to start your own business, make investments and plan your finances better. How far have you come on this journey? Tell us more about your achievements through photos. Types of photos can include businesses you have started, the houses you have proudly built, the children you have helped send to school and so much more.

Activities & Workshops

1. Poetry Writing Workshop by Poet, Crispin Rodrigues, Sing Lit Station
Saturday, 16th Dec 2017: 1.30pm to 2.30pm
Sunday, 17th Dec 2017: 1.30pm to 2.30pm
Objects of affection, to some, may seem like ordinary items but they carry countries of meaning. As we leave home to a foreign land, we carry things to remind us of what we left behind and why we travel in the first place.

2. Money Management Workshop by Aidha
Saturday, 16th Dec 2017: 3pm to 3.45pm
Sunday, 17th Dec 2017: 3.30pm to 4.30pm
For domestic workers, get a taste of the Aidha learning experience through this fun and lively interactive game.  For non-FDWs, step into the shoes of a foreign domestic worker and experience the financial choices they face.

3. Photography Workshop by Lensational & Elvin Ling
Saturday, 16th Dec 2017: 4pm to 5.30pm
Sunday, 17th Dec 2017: 4.45pm to 6.15pm
Explore the eclectic backyard of the Arab quarter at Kandahar Street and get tips on how to capture the colors of Singapore!

4. Winners’ Presentation
Sunday, 17th Dec 2017: 2.45pm to 3.30pm

If you cannot make it to the art exhibit, may we highly recommend giving the Gift Of Education this Christmas.