with thanks to our mentors

aidha’s Clubs & Circles are made possible only because of the generous investments of time and talent made our community mentors.

Our mentors are executives, teachers, financiers, and home-makers. They are men and women from Singapore, South Africa, the US, India, the Philippines, and Europe. All are talented, all have significant professional experience, and all are volunteers.

It is not a light commitment they make. All of our mentors are required to complete a comprehensive training programme before taking on responsibility for a Club or Circle. In this training, we introduce them to the power of NLP (neuro linguistic programming) techniques and provide them with hands-on skill in action learning.

But the commitment is not simply one of training and time. When they step into a Club or Circle, our mentors take on the hopes and dreams of our students, many of whom are impoverished. Our mentors invest not only their intellect, but also their hearts.

Join us in applauding aidha’s Club & Circle mentors.

	Rajashree Srinivasan. B.Eng. Nanyang Technological University (Singapore), HR Analyst, Deutsche Bank, Asia Pacific Head-Office.“aidha gives me a good feeling every Sunday!”
	John Stover. B.A. Princeton University, Trading, Noonday Asset Management, Singapore. “I’ve really enjoyed volunteering with aidha and can’t wait to continue with new things in 2011.”
	Nicola Pocock. B.A. (hons) University of Warwick, MSc. Kings College London, Research Associate, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore. “aidha lights up my life!”
	Veronica Gamez. B.A. (hons) Cass Business School (London), M.B.A. University of Chicago, Executive Director, aidha. “One of our students described aidha as ‘the place where your dreams come true’ and I agree with her!”
	Sandy Chiang. B.A. Queensland University of Technology, PMP, ISO 9001 QMS Auditor, Assistant, EDAC Universe Private Ltd.“Knowing what you know, how could you not?”
	Weiwen Chen. B.Sc. (Hons) Social Sciences, University of Bath, UK. Assistant Manager (Social Enterprise), Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports. “aidha’s goal of empowering migrant women resonates strongly with my passion for generating sustainable social impact. aidha’s positive energy never fails to uplift my spirits.”
	Betty Irawan. M.B.A. Babson College, Massachusetts, SAP Asia Pte Ltd. “aidha rocks!”
	Shan Shan Yap. M.B.A. Singapore Management University, B.A. University of Warwick, UK. “I’ve been volunteering at aidha since 2008 and firmly believe that the organisation, led by a very dedicated group of individuals, has made a huge difference in the lives of the women it serves. I have personally seen many students who have gone on to do things such as start their own business or amass savings which they would not have imagined doing before, thanks to the wonderful and life-changing education they have received at aidha!”
	Saskia Werther. LL.M. University of Maastricht, M.Sc. Candidate (International Political Economy) Nanyang Technological University Singapore. “To me, aidha is the most empowering business school around!”
	Christopher J. Drury (“Chris”). B.Admin Griffith University QLD Australia, FCII Sydney University NSW Australia, Executive Director AonBenfield Asia. “aidha rocks!”
	Stephanie Tremeaud. LL.M. Valenciennes, France, Legal Manager, Accenture Pte Ltd. “aidha is the greatest ‘aide’ (means ‘help’ in French) to enrich migrant workers and us as mentors.”
	Calista Herbert. B.A. University of Texas, Finance Manager, Catalyst Project Solutions. “The service which aidha performs in providing financial management training to domestic workers is the kind of initiative which changes lives and societies. It is valuable beyond measure.”
	Therese Lim. B.A. Yale University, Manager, Southeast Asia Communications and Public Affairs, Google “I consider it a privilege to be mentoring at aidha. aidha’s students have taught me more about strength in the face of adversity than anyone has ever had.”
	Yvonne Low. B.BA. National University of Singapore, M.A. George Washington University, Facilitator and Coach, Human Capital Development. “aidha is an amazing organisation that makes a difference in the lives of many women and their families.”
	Nina George. B.Eng. National University of Singapore, Senior Officer, Singapore Economic Development Board. “aidha insipres me as much as it inspires its students.”
	Guak Ee Cheah. B.Sc. National University of Singapore, Client Services Manager, Cartus. “At every class I teach at aidha, I learn a lesson in humility, courage and perseverance.”
	Sabina Bharwani. MBA(Fin) Queensland University of Technology, Associate, Risk Advisory Services,KPMG. “aidha empowers women to create their own destiny”
	Martina Mettgenberg. Ph. D. University of Manchester, UK, Senior Research Associate, Human Capital Leadership Institute. “aidha enables, empowers, inspires and creates tremendous value for everyone involved. To me, it’s a privilege and absolute pleasure to be part of aidha!”
	Ting Claravall, Bachelor of Science, Majoring in Psychology, Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines. Senior Writer, 3-Sixty Brand Communications, Singapore. “Seeing how everyone at aidha, from the staff to the students, achieves so much with so little, and sometimes, through challenging circumstances, puts my life in perspective. I realize I have no excuse anymore for not going after my dreams too.”