The Balance on a Shoestring challenge asks participants to live on a migrant domestic worker’s budget for five days. Participants get an unique insight to the everyday lives of migrant domestic workers and raise funds to support Enrich Financial and Empowerment Education Programmes.

These extraordinary women shape our lives, and our children’s lives. They look after our homes and after us, making our lives that much easier so that we can live our lives the way we want. Meanwhile, they sacrifice so much in hopes of a brighter and more financially stable future with their families. 

The BOSS challenge showed me just how near impossible those dreams are to materialise. When the pennies are shy, the instinctive and easiest option is to push saving plans to the bottom of the priority pile. 

It is not too much to ask to support them, equipping them with the tools they need and help them realise the rewards of their sacrifice.

- Toby, #EnrichBOSS 2016 participant

Sign up for #EnrichBOSS 2017: here