Spread the festive cheer beyond your circle with events happening this December
We’ve gathered a list of exciting, inspiring, and empowering to do both offline and online the month of December:
RELEVANT SUSTAINABLE GOALS
#WORLDAIDSDAY #THEreISHelp Twitter Spaces (ONLINE)
Come and join Kuala Lumpuer AIDS Support Services Society (KLASS) on 1st December with regional community-based HIV organisations on Twitter Space where we discuss about Era of Digital Outreach for MSM and PLHIV.
To participate, make sure to follow Kuala Lumpur AIDS Support Services Society on twitter.
ENSURING SAFE SPACES AND INCLUSIVE WORKPLACES – DISCUSSION & WEBINAR SERIES (ONLINE)
On the occasion of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence from November 24 to December 10, UN WOMEN Asia Pacific reaffirms their commitment to zero tolerance for violence against women and girls and specifically, in promoting safe spaces and workplaces.
Two workshops were successfully held last month, and two more are scheduled for this month. Two discussion and webinar series are :
- Dec 3 (Friday), 2:00pm-4:00pm: “Women in Business and Human Rights: Ending Gender-Based Violence in the Workplace.” This webinar is the second session of the three-part series, entitled “Ensuring Safe Spaces and Inclusive Workplaces.”
- Dec 10 (Friday), 2:00-4:00pm: “Keeping the Workplace a Safe Space: A Guide to Establishing the CODI.” This webinar is the third session of the three-part series, entitled “Ensuring Safe Spaces and Inclusive Workplaces.”
If you have any questions or clarifications about the events, please do not hesitate to contact us via email at dominique.paranal@unwomen.org.
*This Webinar Series is organized by WeEmpowerAsia, a UN Women programme funded by the European Union aimed at increasing women’s participation and leadership in the private sector.
VILLGRO PH IMPACT HAPPY HOURS (ONLINE)
Impact Happy Hours – Year End Special 2021.
Shaken and stirred, but still standing! 
Cheers to the resilient disruptors in the #Philippines!
Cheers to the resilient disruptors in the #Philippines!
Come join Villgro Philippines for our annual mpact Happy Hours – Year End Specialon Tuesday, December 7 from 4:00 – 6:00 PM (Manila).
Let’s huddle with friends, peers, ecosystem enablers, and impact entrepreneurs who have done us proud! Lots of excitement coming up. Stay tuned for details!
Impact Happy Hours – Year End Special
hosted by Villgro Philippines, xchange, and Ashoka Philippines in partnership with PhilDev Foundation, MakeSense and The Spark Project.
hosted by Villgro Philippines, xchange, and Ashoka Philippines in partnership with PhilDev Foundation, MakeSense and The Spark Project.
BOOK DRIVE BY RENTAL HEARTS (OFFLINE / SINGAPORE)
With the end of the school academic year, have you ever wondered what to do with all those school textbooks your kids no longer need but can’t bear to throw away ?
Rental Hearts, a non-profit. organisation based in Singapore, organised book drive to benefit underprivileged children in Singapore. The two-week long campaign will be running on 27 November, 28 November, 04 December, and 05 December.
To drop off your books, you can come to any of these locations :
- Bukit Gombak Sports Hall (9am – 8pm)
- REACH YouthPowerHouse (9am – 4pm)
- Little Doplhins Development Centre (Redhill) (9am – 2 pm)
CODE RED : Launching Party By Perfect Fit (OFFLINE / BALI)
95% of Indonesian women still use single-use products to manage their period. Unfortunately, there are two biggest concerns of using single-use pads. Firstly, single use pads contain lots of chemicals, including chlorine, phthalates, and fragrance. Secondly, single use pads are made with plastic which is not environmentally friendly, as it needs 500 years to decompose. How come there have been limited solutions to this problem?
Perfect Fit aims to challenge the status quo on menstruation and support people who menstruate to feel better during their period. We built the first Indonesian made period proof underwear and provide period positive information for everyone who menstruates. In this event, Perfect Fit wants to celebrate the launch of their new product, while sharing their message on menstruation and women’s empowerment.
On this event :
- Introduce Perfect Fit as a start-up and our period-proof underwear innovation;
- Normalize conversation and debunk the stigma of menstruation;
- Honour our womanhood, as people who menstruate.
The Launching Event
Date : Saturday, 11 December 2021
Where : FLOCK, Jl. Jatayu, Ubud, Kabupaten Gianyar, Bali 80571, Indonesia
Time : 4:30pm – 6:00 pm WITA – private event (invitation only)
6:00 pm – 10:00 pm WITA – public event
E-Waste ART Exhibition By Alba Singapore (OFFLINE / SINGAPORE)
Calling all art vultures ! Explore iconic e-waste art exhibition organised by Alba Singapore. Various artworks which were created by students around Singapore on the issue of E-Waste. As the global e-waste mountain grows, practical solutions are needed, and may this artwork exhibition be a reminder for all of us “to make do and mend.”
Location: Marina Square Level 2 (Near Marks & Spencer)
Date: 22 November – 11 December 2021
#WEHAVEADREAM XMAS 2021 BY ITSRAINING RAINCOATS (OFFLINE / SINGAPORE)
Would you join ItsRainingRaincoats in spreading some cheer among 750,000 migrant brothers in Singapore during this happiest time of the year ? It’s the least we can do for them to show our appreciation for all they do for us.
ItsRainingRaincoats (IRR)’ Christmas edition is back for its fourth year. Every year, Singaporeans have helped IRR get closer to our goal of reaching out to each of the 750,000 migrant workers on the island with a small token of appreciation during the festive season. This year, given the challenges the migrant worker community has faced, there is an even bigger impetus to make it special for them!
Gift Ideas :
Towels, power banks, blue tooth headphones, Tiger Balm or similar, Toiletries such as body wash and shampoo, Umbrellas, Raincoats, Backpacks, 2L Water Bottles, Kettles, Hot Plates, Caps, Sunglasses, Socks
Dried fruit and nuts, 3-1 coffee, energy bars, chocolates and biscuits.
** All gifts must be NEW and GIFT WRAPPED
**If you plan on giving anything outside this list, please clear with IRR team as the workers have limited space and we prefer to give them items they will like and use.1. Drop off Gift Wrapped Presents
You can drop off gift wrapped presents at any of our designated drop-off points. These will then be collated and sent to migrant workers at their worksites and dormitories. Click here for the list of locations where you can drop off
2. Christmas Treats
Please consider sponsoring meals, sweets or chocolates, or care packs for our migrant worker brothers as a festive treat OR Pre-arrange some treats to be sent over by IRR to sites and dorms we identify over the course of the festive months. Click here for more info on how to do that
3. Be a Christmas Santa
Please While we cannot arrange distributions like the previous years for us to interact with the workers, you can help drive over the gifts to the workers. Click here for more info on how
4. Donate Directly For Essentials
You may also choose to donate to us. The funds donated are used to purchase essential items like meals, groceries, and utility items (hair trimmers, bicycles, cookers, phones, data topups, etc) for migrant workers as identified by ItsRainingRaincoats..
Click here to know more on how you can participate and volunteer with ItsRainingRaincoats.
WAVE OF CHANGE FESTIVAL 2021 : FILM + ART (OFFLINE / SINGAPORE)
Learn about both the wonders and plight of the ocean, as well as what we can do to change for the better through immersive screenings, innovative art and a variety of illuminating workshops.
Waves of Change Festival 2021: Film & AR.T (WOC21) is a festival event organised to inspire love, care and change for the ocean! Presented by Coastal Natives in proud collaboration with ArtScience Museum, Artwave Studio, Conservation International Singapore, The Dorsal Effect and Our Singapore Reefs; and supported by The MeshMinds Foundation, Ethos Books, as well as various creative partners.
The festival will take place at ArtScience Museum from Dec 11 to Dec 31 2021.
VIEW THE FULL PROGRAMME & FILM TRAILERS AT https://www.coastalnatives.sg/woc21
The article was initially published on 29th November 2021.
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