Singapore Women's Association (SWA) started as Siglap Girls' Club in 1954 to serve the needs of underprivileged girls in Singapore. With the establishment of the People's Association in 1960 to oversee activities for the Youth Movement, we decided to change our association name officially to SWA and shift our focus on empowering and helping women and the elderly. SWA was also known as 'Persatuan Wanita Singapura' during the days of Singapore’s merger with Malaysia. Since its inception, SWA had been rendering voluntary services to help to make Singapore a peaceful, happy and prosperous homeland for Singaporeans.