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ItsRainingRaincoats (IRR), a social initiative set up in 2015 to raise awareness of migrant worker welfare, has been in the spotlight in recent times. Dipa’s journey with IRR started from a single act of kindness to some workers trying to take shelter from the rain (
watch it here on TedX
https://www.ted.com/talks/dipa_swaminathan_helping_migrant_workers). Today, apart from distributing snacks, food, essentials (including raincoats!), IRR has launched the Mad Wish program (where volunteers teach English) and collaborated with the Singapore Medical Society of Ireland to produce a mental health booklet in several languages.
Surene speaks to IRR founder,
Dipa Swaminathan about her roles as a lawyer and social activist.
You must have your hands full, especially in the last few months. How do you juggle your work as an AGC at Singtel, family and IRR?
I think everybody has multiple interests outside work - mine happen to be with migrant workers, so whatever spare time I have, I give to this.