We have been asked this question many times during the course of our work in the Singapore office when people learn about the scale and impact of our work on the ground – “How big is your team?” There is no straightforward answer to this question. The truth is we have...
Children are our future – Teach them well and let them lead the way. When 9-year-old Elizabeth Eio and 10-year-old Noah Pan heard about the desperate plight of vulnerable children under HAGAR’s care in this pandemic, they were individually moved to do...
Why are birthdays significant affairs? Is it because it’s that one day of the year where we are surrounded by family and friends, celebrating our special day with delicious food, cake and presents, or making our yearly wishes? Here at HAGAR, we believe that...
The COVID-19 pandemic took a different step this year with the delta variant hampering efforts to revive the economy as countries looked to relax distancing measures. In Cambodia and Vietnam, the situation reached critical levels and further set back our beneficiaries...
At a young age, Sahini had to work to support her intellectually-disabled younger brother and sickly mother. Yet, the money she earned was barely enough for the small family of three. With limited job opportunities and an unsustainable income, Sahini started to look...
Born into a large family, 23-year-old Areesha started working at a young age to put food on the table for her six younger sisters. She had been working in a garment factory for years but the money she was earning was not enough to support her school-going siblings....
