A joint press release from Mediacorp and the disability agency SG Enable announced on Wednesday ( May 7 ) that nominations for the 2025 Goh Chok Tong Enable Awards ( GCTEA ) have opened with the submission deadline of Jun 25.
The Goh Chok Tong Enable Fund, which is a group fund managed by SG Enable and supported by Mediacorp, is now in its sixth year.
It grants opportunities for people with impairments to actively participate in society and direct socially integrated lives by providing financial assistance, assisting aspirations, and awarding prizes.
The awards are broken down into two groups:
The GCTEA ( Achievement ) honors individuals with disabilities who have accomplished significant things in their respective fields and motivates others. Up to three individuals will be awarded S$ 10, 000 ( US$ 7, 700 ) each.
If their nomination is chosen as a champion in the award category, selecting organizations that are government institutions of public figure or state educational establishments will each receive S$ 5, 000.
According to Mediacorp and SG Enable, this is in acknowledgment of their” contributing role in the success adventures of persons with disabilities.”
Individuals with disabilities who have shown promise to advance in their fields of talent and willingness to serve the community are encouraged by the GCTEA ( Promise ). Each person will receive S$ 5, 000 for up to 10 people.
According to Mediacorp and SG Enable, candidates for both types may be people who have disabilities.
This includes intellectual disabilities, dementia, and physical disabilities, as well as visual ones like hearing and seeing damage.
They must also be citizens of Singapore or permanent residents, and they must be between 18 and 18 years of age for the GCTEA ( Achievement ) awards and 12 and 18 years of age for the GCTEA ( Promise ) awards.
84 people have received awards in the last six copies. Individuals with disabilities were honored last year in the season.
Mr. Michael Ngu, a part of the GCTEA review board and SG Enable table member, said:” Since its inception in 2019, the GCTEA has honored people with disabilities who have overcome challenges and made impressive achievements, much like how Singapore has stood adaptable and defied the odds in its 60 years since independence.
On the Goh Chok Tong Enable Fund site, you can find more details about the awards, registration, election, and evaluation procedures.
The finalists for this year will be revealed in November.