SINGAPORE – Social work undergraduate Nur Iliyana Iskandar is a volunteer who helps two families living in public rental housing.
Ms Pamela Yeh, course lead for communities and engagement in NUS’ social work department, said the course was piloted in August 2022 to give students a meaningful volunteer experience, where they can learn about real-world complexities. A group of students from post-secondary institutions presented their recommendations on strengthening social mobility to MSF on Friday at NUS. The recommendations represent the views of 270 participants in four earlier Forward SG engagements.
To raise awareness of the social support available, the students proposed that their peers be briefed at the annual SG Cares Giving Week, and then mobilised as volunteers to inform the community. She added that she heard personal stories from participants – one felt ashamed about the violence happening at home, while another is a student who could not afford to go on overseas exchange programmes.