Our story began in 2009, when founding Chairman, Raymundo Yu, together with a group of like-minded individuals, answered a call to serve the physically challenged.

ABLE was incorporated on 25 October 2010. Our mission: to enable the physically challenged to live with dignity and to have a productive, meaningful and independent life.

Collaboration has been a cornerstone for our work. In the early years, we partnered Handicaps Welfare Association and Muscular Dystrophy Association on programmes for the physically challenged and their family caregivers.

From a project in 2013 to train and coach the physically challenged on accounting knowledge and skill with the objective of placing them under gainful employment, ABLE SEAS was formed in March 2015.  

These early partnerships laid a foundation when we moved into Agape Village in October 2015, establishing our Rehabilitation & Training and Respite Centres.

Helping the physically challenged return to society. In the Return-to-Work programme our rehabilitation and employment support teams’ journey with clients, who have congenital or acquired physical disabilities. More than 40 clients have either returned to their work place or have been placed in new jobs.

Supporting the critical role of family caregivers of the physically challenged. Through sociABLE, we provide family caregivers a trusted programme where their care recipients are engaged and cared for by our programme

THE ABLE STORY

sociABLE outing with beneficiaries and volunteers

ABILITIES BEYOND LIMITATIONS AND EXPECTATIONSA NEWSLETTER OFVOL. 11 | APRIL 2019

Occupational therapy session

He started his rehabilitation and respite programmes @ ABLE about 3 years ago.

Through his physical rehabilitation, he has become stronger and is now able to transfer himself from the wheelchair to a seat independently.

Zahir shares that “the Respite programmes have helped me build my confidence and independence. Nowadays, I am bit more talkative” (lol).

He enjoys all the programmes, like music and art therapy, cooking and most of all, the Person-To-Person befriending, especially the outings to various places.

ZAHIR’S STORY

Zahir enjoying a music therapy session

$160 would support rehabilitation, respite and transport for a week for 1 client & family caregiver

$100 would aid a caregiver with 6 hours home based respite care

$50 would provide a client 2 to 3 rehabilitation sessions

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and healthcare teams. Our centre and home-based respite has served over 170 family caregivers and care recipients.

Passing the torch. In October 2017, the chairmanship of ABLE was passed to founding member, Serena Fah. Continuing in the ABLE mission, her hopes are to empower our beneficiaries and their family caregivers as they face the challenges in their lives.

Formed in March 2015, ABLE SEAS seeks to empower the physically challenged by engaging them in gainful employment through the provision of book-keeping and payroll services to the charities sector and beyond.

The services at ABLE SEAS include:

Accounting Services - Book-keeping, general ledger accounting, financial and management reporting, preparing XBRL files for submission to ACRA, fixed asset register, accounts receivable, accounts payable, cash disbursement functions. 

Payroll and Leave Management Services - Payroll processing, preparation and submission of CPF contribution, IR8A/IR8E/IR21, claims on government paid leave such as maternity, paternity, childcare and adoption leave, NS make-up pay; on-line leave application with automated workflow.

GST Application and Filings - GST application as well as preparation of GST returns for filing with IRAS.

ABLE SEASHe underwent the Return-to-Work programme at ABLE before joining ABLE SEAS as a full time Accounts Assistant in July 2015.

Isaac enjoys learning and has grown in his accounting knowledge through training and hands-on work. He appreciates the flexibility at work and strong support of both Board and Management.

Based on Isaac’s excellent performance and commitment to the work which was much appreciated, he was promoted to Senior Accounts Assistant this year.

Isaac was surprised and very happy to be promoted. “It is a blessing to be able to share the knowledge I have learnt with my colleagues.”

ISAAC’S STORY

Staff at work in ABLE SEAS office at Agape Village

Isaac reviewing work with Lim Yee Sim, Executive Director of ABLE SEAS

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Email us at info@ableseas.org or give us a call at 68017450

In February 2019, we hosted our benefactors and partners for an afternoon CNY celebration, where Board members and sta� mingled with our guests. Thank you for your generous support, from all of us at ABLE.

CNY CELEBRATION

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Enjoying conversation over a mealPreparing for the traditional ‘lo-hei’ or prosperity toss