Gift And Take (GAT) was founded in 2006, upon Singaporean Lance Ng’s return from missionary trip to a home for the physically disabled in Indonesia. He wanted to help in a sustainable way, and believed that neither charity nor tourists buying artwork, were the answer.

Together with two like-minded Singaporeans, he started GAT, a business enterprise that would deal either directly with disadvantaged people or through audited agencies sheltering them, to create handcrafted products matched to their skills.

By actively marketing their creative products in Singapore, GAT is able to provide them with fair and on-time compensation, paving their way to financial independence and dignity.

Today, GAT has established its niche in offering a wide range of quality handmade products to corporate clients, retailers and individual gift buyers. It is run by engineer-turned-social entrepreneur Yvette Lau, with the help of a dedicated team of volunteers.

GAT’s handmade products are distributed via retail and non-profit outlets, weekend fairs, special-themed private events, by word-of-mouth and our website.