non-governments and non-profits that rock our world.
The Body Shop Singapore has worked with a number of charities and non-government organisations (NGOs) over the years through our global campaigns, sponsorship programmes and staff volunteering activities.
Each month we celebrate one new NGO who we think are doing a superb job supporting the causes and issues that we feel strongly about too.
Oh, and yes, they couldn’t have done it without continued support from the yous and mes of the world. So on their behalf, the “me” would like to thank the “you”.
Don’t stop righting the wrongs and making the rights even better.
featured organisation of the month
who: Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (ACRES)
when: Registered as a society on 24 May 2001, and as a charity on 11 January 2005.
what: To create a caring and socially responsible society where animals are treated as sentient beings and where the environment is preserved for future generations.
why: To improve the welfare of captive animals and protect wild animals throughout Asia.
how: 5 notable achievements:
+ 1. Nationwide crackdowns on the trade in bear bile products in Singapore following our undercover investigations (2001 and 2006).
+ 2. Rescuing more than 170 animals from the illegal wildlife trade (2003 onwards).
+ 3. Launching a 24-hour Wildlife Crime Hotline which provides an avenue for members of the public to blow the whistle on those illegally trading in or owning wild animals.
+ 4. Repatriating two primates rescued from the illegal wildlife trade- a vervet monkey named Blue and a rhesus macaque named Asha- to sanctuaries in Zambia and India (2004 and 2006).
+ 5. Working together with the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) community in Singapore to eradicate the use of Endangered Species in TCM (2007 onwards).
ACRES speak up for the protection of all creatures, great or small. Add volume to their message by learning about what they do and how you can contribute by volunteering or making a donation.
Find out more at www.acres.org.sg.