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make

make

what they won't
give you

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Hello, I’m Rachel.

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

I specialise in building strategic ecosystems and collaborative networks to mobilise resources toward collective action. My passion lies in building the infrastructure communities need to leverage lasting political power.

More about me

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Portfolio

Civic & Policy Work

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Legislative Assistant to Member of Parliament
Catalysed sustainable policy actions by forging a coalition of policymakers, technical experts, grassroots activists, and engaged citizens
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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

Ecosystem Building

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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
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Climate Media Hub
Created an online community to amplify support for climate policies through targeted digital engagement

Research & Writing

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

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