Citibanks YMCA Youth-for-Causes: n-ABLE
n-ABLE [A group from Saints Advocate consisting of Zhen Hui (leader), Minh Anh, Andrea and Candice] was one of the participating groups from SAJC that took part in the Youth-for-Causes competition this year-an annual event which promotes social entrepreneurship.
This competition aims to involve youths to take an active, independent role in tackling the many social issues that different community sector currently face.
n-ABLE aimed to tackle the social issues that the disabled face in today’s society, such as public discrimination, etc, and empower the disabled to live a fulfilling life and overcome stereotypes by encouraging them to actively participate in sports-specifically in wheel-chair basketball.
Collaborating with Wheelchair Basketball Association (WBA), a wheelchair basketball event (HOOPS ON WHEELS - A Wheelchair Basketball Competition) in SAJC and held several street and school sales featuring merchandise such as t-shirts, files, etc, all of which were designed specially by n-ABLE. These events were done so as part of n-ABLE’s effort to raise funds to help the beneficiaries of WBA.
Saints Advocate had helped make this project a success by providing the essential manpower for n-ABLE’s events. Thus, through the efforts of everyone who had participated in n-ABLE’s fundraising events, a total of $ $3701.10 was raised. Additionally, the school is now more aware of how sports such as wheelchair basketball can be used as a platform to integrate and encourage interaction between the disabled and the able-bodied in the sporting community, where a divide between both groups is often wide.
Citibanks YMCA Youth-for-Causes: Protecteurs Des Animaux
Protecteurs Des Animaux is the name of a group of Saints Advocate students [task force: Ong Jin (leader), Li Ying, Hilary and Shawn] from SAJC selected to participate in the annual Youth-for-Causes competition in 2010.
Youth-for-Causes is a prestigious competition promoting social entrepreneurship, supported by the President’s Challenge 2010. It aims to encourage youths to take an active independent role in tackling the many social issues that different community sectors currently face.
Protecteurs Des Animaux is a social enterprise which targets both animal lovers and non-animal lovers alike to develop their interest and passion for the wildlife.
The Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (ACRES) was founded by a group of Singaporeans and registered as a society on 24th May 2001. It aims to foster respect and compassion for all animals, improve the living conditions and welfare of animals in captivity, and educate people on lifestyle choices which do not involve the abuse of animals and which are environmentally friendly.
Collaborating with ACRES, road shows were organized at various venues to raise awareness about animal cruelty. Street sales were also held both in SAJC and in other places such as in shopping malls to raise funds for ACRES.
Through Protecteurs Des Animaux events, awareness about illegal animal-trafficking and animal abuse had been raised in both SAJC and amongst the Singapore public. Also, through their various street sales and fund-raising events, a sum of $3836.25 was raised. More people are made aware of the degree of cruelty displayed to animals, and had shown their support by purchasing merchandises from ACRES and signing a petition to stop animal abuse.
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