Befriender Support
Daughter Of Tomorrow’s goal is to empower low income women of all ages in Singapore by connecting them to relevant skills training, confidence building courses, support networks and suitable job opportunities. An important part of this journey is to provide one on one support to each beneficiary so that we can understand her unique situation, needs and connect her to relevant resources and opportunities. We currently have an amazing team of trained volunteer Befrienders who help us support our DOT ladies.
Requirements
Commitments
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Female
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30 years and above
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Empathetic and caring
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Available for support (via call/text message) for 1 year
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Attend Befriender Training
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Face to face meeting with your assigned beneficiary
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Stay in touch via phone calls and messages
Befriender Training
Training Part 1
Introduction to DOT & Role of a Befriender (Run quarterly)
A session to learn more about DOT as an organisation, how we work, what a volunteer Befriender actually does and how we stay connected.
Training Part 2
Poverty Simulation Workshop (Multiple runs throughout the year)
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A poverty simulation called Living on the Edge (LOTE) where for 3 hours you walk in our beneficiaries shoes to gain a deeper understanding and greater empathy of the challenges they face on a daily basis.
For enquiries or feedback about the Befriender Programme, please contact us here.
Befriending with DOT
“Sue Saunders has helped in many ways. From emotional support to finding a job, legal talk updates, a shoulder to cry on, confidant, someone I can count on, a friend and sisterhood.”​
— Rahayu
“Ms Kanak, my DOT Befriender has been helping me in getting financial education assistance for both my kids and myself, engaging me to learn new skills to better equip myself in my mid-life career shift and assisting me on my learning path towards entrepreneurship.”
— Zaza
Who are Daughters Of Tomorrow?
Daughters Of Tomorrow is a non-profit organisation that complements and supports existing training and workforce-related agencies by connecting volunteers and community resources to enable each woman on an individual level. By deep-diving into the practical day-to-day constraints of these women, we offer hand-holding and individual coaching to help each woman reach regular and sustained employment.​
Vision
To empower and enable women towards promising futures.
Mission
To facilitate livelihood opportunities for lower-income women and support them in achieving financial independence and enable social mobility for their families.
