history

our milestones

aidha is a young and vibrant social enterprise. Below are a few events that mark our history.

in late 2006	aidha is registered as a Singapore charitable society.
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	Our first entrepreneurship course welcomes 25 students.
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in 2007	aidha opens its offices at 2 Nassim Road in Singapore.
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	250 students enroll in aidha’s expanded curriculum.
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	aidha and CARD MRI, the Philippines’ leading microfinance institution, sign an MOU.
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	aidha is recognised as a leading Singapore social enterprise by Social Innovation Park.
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in 2008	IDRC sponsors aidha and CARD’s first field research initiative.
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	Over 200 students enroll in aidha’s inaugural Compass Clubs.
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	aidha’s founder is recognised as the Singapore Social Entrepreneur of the Year by the World Economic Forum’s Schwab Foundation.

	aidha’s Singapore campus expands its curriculum to include computing & leadership programmes.
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in 2010	aidha extends services to Singapore nationals.


in 2011	WIN committee at Barclays chooses aidha as their charity of the year

in 2012	Waggener-Edstrom selected aidha as their charity of choice. WIN committee at Barclays announced the extension of this partnership for one more year. This partnership has brought aidha the largest donation since inception.