The IJ Homes and Children’s Centres (IJHCC) has a rich and long history, beginning in 1854 when the first Infant Jesus Sisters, fondly known as the IJ Sisters, arrived in Singapore from France to set up schools for girls.
Right from the time the school was first opened, babies were left abandoned at its gate (fondly known as the 'Gate of Hope') in Victoria Street (where the current CHIJMES is located). Ever since then, the IJ Sisters founded a service to care for these abandoned and at-risk children.
Over the years, this service evolved with the changing needs of the social landscape of Singapore. While the residential care for children continued, day care service such as learning support/out-of-school hours care programmes, Sounds of Providence (music, dance and speech) programme, Headstart programme for pre-schoolers, were offered alongside.
Today, the IJ Sisters, together with the lay partners, remain called to the service of the poor.
Great goal awesome purpose!
10km, 50mins, all the best! "The only limits that exist are the ones in your mind."
“Running is the greatest metaphor for life, because you get out of it what you put into it.” — Oprah Winfrey
Congratulations on the fundraising as well as all of the races to date - you are inspirational!
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Thanks for the interesting race-travel blogs!
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A very honourable effort !!
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