Hello, I’m Rachel.

I am a social design practitioner with a lifelong commitment to co-creating solutions for a more equitable, sustainable world.

My work applies systems thinking, human-centred design, participatory methods, and strategic communication, with the goal of building the social and digital infrastructure that communities need to leverage sociopolitical change.

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Portfolio

Ecosystem Building

Community for Advocacy and Political Education

Co-founded a youth organisation to advance democracy in Singapore, through bold political education and strategic grassroots power-building events

AidHub SG

Launched a crowdsourcing platform to surface real-time community needs and quickly connect them with offers of aid, to combat the COVID-19 crisis

screenshot of a fundraising page, with an image of two women wearing hijabs and medical face masks. The older woman is carrying a child. The caption reads 'Donate for Rojava's (North and East Syria's) Covid-19 Medical Aid: Fundraiser for HEYVA SOR A KURDISTANE/KURDISH RED MOON by Rachel Ooi'

Community Fundraising

Activated personal networks to mobilise resources for Rojava, Palestine, Myanmar, and local community members facing socio-economic difficulties

screenshot of an ecosystem mapping exercise for Singapore's environmental advocacy organisations

Climate Catch Ups

Established a network for environmental activists to accelerate social change by strategising collectively

Climate Media Hub

Created an online community to amplify support for proposed environmental policies on politicians’ social media

Research & Writing

a packed auditorium with a man seated at the front. The slides behind him say'Q&A with Louis Ng (MP for Nee Soon GRC), the Legislative Assistants & CAPE'

Legislative Assistant to Member of Parliament

Catalysed sustainable policy actions by forging a coalition of policymakers, technical experts, grassroots activists, and engaged citizens

Co-Risk Labs

Investigated how disaster risk management professionals can dismantle technological inequities in their practice, to empower resilient community-led crisis response

illustration of a round hobbit door opening to reveal a city crossed with wires

Writing Sample: "Encountering the Superlative Wild"

How do ecological themes in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of The Rings influence real-world environmental ethics? Article published in Anthroposhere: The Oxford Climate Review

Creative Communications

The left half of the image is a red, yellow, and green poster of a houseplant drawn in the style of vintage communist posters from China, titled 'REVOLUTIONARY LEAFTIST'. The right half of the image is the first page of a zine titled 'Introducing the Solidarity Economy' with descriptive text accompanied by simple illustrations of goofy characters

Illustration & Graphic Design

Crafted visual storytelling to amplify economic justice narratives in grassroots climate movements’ campaigns

Social Media Content Creation

Reformulated academic solidarity economy research into accessible public education

Let's connect!

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photo of Rachel in her home studio printing a series of posters with the words 'MAKE WHAT THEY WON'T GIVE YOU', using a printing press she made from Legos

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