Sugar, Spice, & Everything Nice

Baking is more than just a therapeutic activity. Mixing and measuring ingredients from a well-stocked pantry, Women Power Society fosters confidence and entrepreneurial skills in underprivileged women.

- Daphne Ng

The charity bake sale has always been a robust fundraising effort—with humble ingredients, a dedicated mind, and focused efforts, the tasty treats are always snapped up in a heartbeat. Here’s where Women Power Society, a non-profit and fully voluntary organisation comes in—but instead of charity bake sales, they teach eligible underprivileged women how to bake.

RED AND PINK ALERT

Founded by Mak Lai Poh in 2016, Women Power Society has two main focuses, called RED Fund and PINK Fund. The former places importance on underprivileged women, particularly single mothers, domestic violence victims, and women in poverty. By providing them with the right technical and entrepreneurship skills (this is what the RED Baker programme aims for), participants are expected to utilise these skills to lessen their financial burden at home.

The PINK Fund, on the other hand, focuses its efforts on teenage girls and young adults. Working closely with qualified sexual education expertise speakers, schools, authorities, and parents, it works towards raising awareness and combating issues such as teenage pregnancy, baby dumping, sexual abuse, and rape.