Archdiocesan Commission for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People

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Archdiocesan Commission for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People
AbbreviationACMI
FormationJune 15, 1998;27 years ago (1998-06-15)
Type Charity
Registration no.T16CC0006L
Headquarters04-01, Agape Village, 319264, 7 Lor 8 Toa Payoh, 319252
Location
  • Singapore
Coordinates 1°20′24″N103°51′26″E / 1.3401°N 103.8571°E / 1.3401; 103.8571
Website acmi.org.sg

The Archdiocesan Commission for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People (ACMI) is a Catholic non-profit social service organization in Singapore that helps and supports migrant workers in Singapore. Co-founded and chaired in 1998 by Bridget Tan, [1] [2] [3] [4] ACMI was founded after being commissioned to help migrants and itinerant people in Singapore. [5] [6]

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Programmes and services

ACMI has worked on their community outreach by providing Skills Development Programmes for migrant workers regardless of race, language, or religion. [5] [7]

Services that ACMI performs include:

History

ACMI was co-founded in May 1998 by Singaporean activist Bridget Tan after being commissioned by the Catholic church. [4] She later left the organization after a lack of support from the church. [1] [4]

In 2016, ACMI became registered as a charity under the Charities Act. [8]

In 2021, ACMI was selected as one of the charities to receive a special charity donation from KK Christmas. [9]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Founder of migrant worker rights group HOME dies". CNA. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  2. ↑ "Caring 'rebel' Bridget Tan's family tells of sacrifices she made in advocacy work for migrant workers". TODAY. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  3. ↑ "Executive Director of migrant workers' rights group suspended over allegations of misappropriation of funds - Singapore News". The Independent Singapore News. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 "Bridget Tan". Singapore Women's Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  5. 1 2 "From Vision to Reality". catholic.sg. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "More foreign wives seek help after Singaporean husbands abuse them, leave, land in jail or die". nationthailand. 11 April 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  7. ↑ "Foreign workers find it a hard slog in matters of faith". TODAY. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  8. ↑ "Search Profile". www.charities.gov.sg. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  9. ↑ "Hybrid event of KK Christmas to inspire you". Herald Malaysia Online. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
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