Co-creating Ideas to Better Support Caregivers

Alliance for Action (AfA) for 
Caregivers of Persons with Disabilities

In March 2021, the Government announced the formation of a Singapore Together Alliance for Action (AfA) to co-create solutions on pressing issues faced by caregivers of persons with disabilities. This complements the Enabling Masterplan, which highlights the need to improve caregivers’ well-being and enhance their caregiving capabilities through the creation of more peer support and informal support networks. 

As a start, the SG Together AfA for Caregivers of Persons with Disabilities focuses on developing solutions related to self-care and mutual support. SG Enable will form action teams comprising stakeholders with common interests in peer mentorship and other informal support programmes, and coordinate these efforts. National Council of Social Service will support the action teams with impact evaluation.

Caregiver Action Map

The responsibilities of caring for persons with disabilities can be challenging, at times overwhelming, and often lonely. 

In March 2021, we published the Caregiver Action Map to guide and inspire organisations to implement solutions to better support caregivers of persons with disabilities. Co-developed by SG Enable and its Coalition of Partners for Caregiver Support, with the support of the Institute of Policy Studies, the action map comprises more than 60 ideas and converges stakeholders in three key areas for co-solutioning: user-centric service delivery, self-help and mutual support, and community and social inclusion.

With this map as a guide, organisations can pool resources and expertise to improve support for caregivers. The ideas generated were also based on feedback from the ground, including caregivers, as part of the design thinking process.