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  

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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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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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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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

Open Home Network 

Support the Open Home Network 2.0

Join Solve n+1 in empowering the members of the community to host and support persons-in-crisis as a befriender, content creator and more!

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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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Volunteer 

Ad-Hoc or Regular Volunteer with Xin Yuan Community Care

Interested to work with seniors, children, or work on communications? Join Xin Yuan Community Care and support them based on preferred commitment level!

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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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Digital Learning Workshop for Seniors

Bridge the digital divide by conducting a Digital Learning Workshop for seniors with the Heartware Network!

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National Day Media Volunteering Opportunity 

Volunteer for Singapore's 58th Birthday!

Develop your interpersonal skills as you manage and interact with spectators and forge friendships with volunteers from all walks of life!

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VC@Boon Lay Tutoring 

Tutor Recruitment for The Haven

Join The Salvation Army and its residential home, The Haven, to provide care and academic support to children and youths once a week!

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VC@Boon Lay Tutoring 

Support Flag Day

Join Bethel Community Services in their fundraising initiative this Flag Day by being a tin-bearer or a logistics crew volunteer!

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Seniors Digital Literacy 

Be a HealthHub Buddy

Sign up as a youth volunteer to be a buddy to patients (especially seniors) to build up their digital literacy!

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House Visits with Seniors 

Be a Travel Buddy

Support our friends with special needs and empower them to travel independently!

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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