Community Building 101: Oogachaga

At We Create Space, we see the transformative power of community every single day. For organisations striving to build a more inclusive, engaged, and thriving workplace, we believe community-building isn’t just a solution. It’s the foundation.

Our series, ‘Community Building 101,’ explores key factors for successful community development. Each session will provide actionable strategies and tools to promote effective change, collective learning, workplace culture, and shared values. We will also discuss how grassroots principles can be applied in corporate settings, through three key pillars: Inclusion, Wellbeing, and Leadership.

Community Building 101 | Inclusion with Oogachaga

Oogachaga is a community-based, non-profit, professional organisation working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning and queer (LGBTQ+) individuals, couples and families in Singapore since 1999. In 2024, the Oogachaga team celebrated 25 years of affirming and supporting Singapore’s LGBTQ+ community.

The session will explore several topics through the lens of inclusion & inclusive communities including:

• Accessibility

• Cultural awareness & application

• Safe spaces

During this session, Jon-Paul Vicari (he/him), Managing Director for WCS, will be in conversation with Yangfa Leow (he/him), Executive Director of Oogachaga.

If you’re passionate about building communities, instilling shared values and driving impactful, long lasting change, we hope you’ll join us for this insightful & timely conversation.