At NUS, we empower students to dedicate your efforts to the following social topics: 

Children & Youth DevelopmentChildren and Youth Development
Health and wellbeingHealth and Wellbeing     
Social Cohesion
Social Cohesion
Active AgeingActive aging 
Environment and BiodiversityEnvironment and Biodiversity  

United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

The United Nations SDGs were included as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to improve the lives of people and protect the planet.
At NUS, our community engagement initiatives are aligned with these SDGs:

Sustainability Development Goal 3
Sustainability Development Goal 4
Sustainability Development Goal 5
Sustainability Development Goal 6
Sustainability Development Goal 7

Sustainability Development Goal 8
Sustainability Development Goal 9
Sustainability Development Goal 10
Sustainability Development Goal 12
Sustainability Development Goal 13
Sustainability Development Goal 14
Sustainability Development Goal 15

Images are from The United Nations


At NUS, we champion the principles of Service-Learning.

Obtain a sense of civic mindedness and social responsibility when you collaborate with a community partner and promote greater integration and appreciation between communities.

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Let us empower communities by looking at what's strong.

Under Asset-Based Community Development, we recognise that everyone is an asset and has gifts. Take the opportunity to learn from the community for the community this year!

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Want to know where you can contribute?

Community partners are eager to work with the youths of Singapore to engage and empower the community! Feel free to contact us to start a community service project of your interest!

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Resources (Community Engagement)

CE Resource #1 
 

Follow this Checklist to prepare and plan for a meaningful project to benefit the community.

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The Community Engagement Toolkit (CE Toolkit) is a template for project teams to work collaboratively on to discover the strengths of all stakeholders and chart the project's outcome and sustainability plans.

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CE Resource #2 
 

Are you taking on or handing over a legacy community engagement project? Refer to this guide to ensure sustainability of the project!

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CE Resource 3 

Looking for opportunities to contribute the community? Join these initiatives around campus!

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Ever wondered how migrant workers live and work in Singapore? Let's hear from their experiences.

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Resource 5 - Guide to Partnerships 

Find out how you can build and sustain a meaningful partnership to benefit the community!

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Resource 6 - External Funding for CE 

Refer to this list for external funding schemes and grants to support your initiative(s) that benefit the community!

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Volunteering Opportunities in Singapore 

Refer to this list for external platforms to search for volunteering opportunities of your interest and availabilities!

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Check out this guide to understand what Appreciative Inquiry is and how you use a strength-based approach to your community service project!

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Icon for Tips for Volunteer Reflections 

Understand your experiences and consolidate your learnings by doing group or individual reflections in between and after your community service project!

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Budgeting and Fundraising tips for Community Engagement Initiatives 

Learn how to create a suitable budget for your community engagement initiatives, strategies to boost project income, and tips for managing finances throughout and after your project!

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Resources (Inclusive Series) 

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Student leaders can adopt these tips in event planning to the meet the diverse and holistic needs of our dynamic NUS Community!

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Image 2 - Engaging Communities - Guide to Facilitating Conversations 

The guide will introduce the concept of brave space and walk you through the faciliation process from pre-facilitation to post-facilitation.

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Find out what unconscious biases are and what you can do to be a Supporter of Inclusion in our Questionnaire!

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CE Resources - Inclusive Series Seniors' Month 

In October 2022, students from CAPT partnered with OSA to celebrate International Seniors' Month. Read now to find out about the lives of the seniors around us and debunk stereotypes surrounding this community.

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Volunteering and Internship Opportunities

Halogen Associate Programme 

Join Halogen's Associate Programme

Join Halogen in their Associate Programme and learn valuable skills before engaging with youths of varying backgrounds!

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Seniors Befriending 

Lend a Listening Ear

Volunteer with Fei Yue Active Ageing Centre at Buangkok Green to befriend seniors!

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Roving Guides 

Support Patients at Geylang Polyclinic

Bridge the digital gap by being a Roaming guide to assist patients at Geylang Polyclinic.

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Roving Guides 

Be a Silver Ambassador!

Be part of the Agency for Integrated Care (AIC) to engage seniors through Preventive Health visits!

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Craft Makers with Seniors

Join Bukit Batok Care Home in engaging the seniors with arts and crafts that may also be used to decorate the space!

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Volunteer in Queenstown

Looking for volunteering opportunities in the Queenstown district? Check out the different initiatives that work with various communities, such as children & youth, seniors and persons in rehabilitation!

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Bilby games engagement 

Be a Youth Mentor with Bilby!

Join Bilby Community Development to engage and mentor youths in Secondary Schools after lessons!

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KidsLearn @ Queenstown

Join Youth Corps Singapore as a volunteer befriender in the KidsLearn programme @ Queenstown. Spend meaningful time with children and help them develop academically and socially!

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Campus Impact's Learning Curve Programme

Learning Curve Programme aims to provide students from low income families a safe space with safe adult role models that are able to support them in their academics. Join them as a volunteer tutor!

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Volunteer with EduHopeSG

Volunteer with EduHopeSG to provide mentoring to students from less privileged backgrounds!

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Allkin Community Level Up Programme 

Volunteer at Level Up

Allkin Community is looking for volunteers to join their Level Up programme to encourage curiosity and openness to learning and exploration among children and youth!

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Ad-Hoc or Regular Volunteer with Glyph Community

Join Glyph Community as a Volunteer Playmaker and engage with children through non-academic activities such as arts, sports, life skills, field trips and more!

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Youths for Autism Internship 2024 

Youths for Autism Internship 2024

Applications for Youths for Autism internship is now open! Apply for this internship to gain exposure and learn various strategies to support students with autism.

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Gaming Buddies with Seniors

Join Bukit Batok Care Home to bring the joy of table top and other interactive games with seniors in the home!

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Stories

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PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

Partnered with Persons with Disabilities, Project We Care @ SDSC aimed to bring the art of Boccia to staff of other social services agencies! This allows for more staff to be equipped to engage and promote sports and exercise amongst other seniors and youths with disabilities.

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ACTIVE AGEING

Project Tinker Thing embraced remote engagements by combining letter writing and their engineering skills! With a pen pal programme and games that promote physical and cognitive exercises, the team aims to promote active ageing amongst seniors.

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ENVIRONMENT AND BIODIVERSITY

Equipped with knowledge from a general education module, a team of students adopted a sustainable approach to showcase the marine biodiversity in Singapore and guide interested organisers on how to conduct a coastal cleanup.

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SOCIAL COHESION

Join Irving and team to know how they continued to support the Social Services Office @ Ang Mo Kio who work with families with young children living in rental flats during the pandemic!.

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To me, community engagement is about doing what I can to make someone’s day! It can be things as simple as helping them with household chores or befriending them! Join me in my community engagement journey!

Chua Yan Jie Atricia

Project Director of Project CAN XIII

Related Pages

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Community Engagement Fund (CEF)