When a little 18-year old girl visited 30 girls in a Children's Home in Nepal and dreamed of publishing a picture book to raise funds for a permanent home for them, who would have thought it could happen? Twelve years and four books later, humanitarian doctor Wai Jia shares her story of how dreams can come true as she launches Kitesong Global and celebrates her Baby Sarah-Faith's 1st birthday at Johns Hopkins University, where she pursued a Masters of Public Health. Find out more at www.kitesong.sg and www.amazon.com/author/waijia

Risk Communications and Community Engagement in A Pandemic: Dr Tam Wai Jia shares with a WHO webinar audience the art and science behind a successful initiative to connect with Singapore’s foreign worker community.

In this talk, Dr. Tam Wai Jia, Founder of Kitesong Global, who helped lead community engagement efforts in dormitory operations, shares her story of pain and restoration, loss and redemption, disappointment and hope.

Halogen Foundation Singapore organises National Young Leaders’ Day (NYLD) events to inspire the young leaders through sharing of authentic personal stories of hopes, aspirations, failures, successes and passion. For more information, check out http:www.halogen.sg/nyld

Singapore Woman Award Honore - Tam Wai Jia