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Protecting the environment requires the concerted effort of everyone in the community to play their part, by leading eco-friendly lifestyles and taking ownership of the environment around them. Volunteers play the critical role of helping to harness local knowledge and co-creating solutions, galvanising Singaporeans to protect our clean and green environment.
If you wish to make an impact to our environment and be an inspiration to others, we offer a broad range of opportunities for you to get involved in your community by being an environment volunteer. Our volunteers are participating in events to promote environmental awareness, taking part in group activities to beautify our community spaces or even assuming leadership positions to garner the support of others for their ground-up environmental projects. No individual contribution or group effort is ever too small.
Dengue Prevention
– Ms Joanna Portilla
Have you had dengue before or know someone who does? Interested to play a part in protecting your family and loved ones from dengue?
Removing stagnant water to prevent mosquito breeding is the most effective way to prevent dengue. Our volunteers play an important role in preventing the spread of dengue by visiting households and reminding everyone to maintain vigilance and removing sources of stagnant water. We welcome you to be a volunteer and be part of this big family.
Keeping Singapore Clean (Public Cleanliness)
“It’s a moral civic duty to keep our public spaces clean – it’s a matter of national pride.” – Mr Tan Ken Jin
Whatever the reasons, our volunteers believe everyone plays a role in keeping Singapore clean and green. If you would like to participate in litter-picking activities in your neighbourhood or at events, we welcome you to sign up with us as a volunteer.
Conserving Our Resources
If you feel strongly about conserving our limited resources and promoting a more sustainable lifestyle, we welcome you to join our volunteers to promote greater awareness and practices on the 3R in our community.
MR VICTOR LEE HONG ZHI
Mr Victor Lee attended the 21st run of the NEA Youth Environmental Envoy (YEE) programme in Mar 2012. The YEE programme was initiated to groom a network of youth to become leaders and change agents in moving their peers and the community towards environmental ownership and sustainability. He has since hosted and facilitated many environment-related workshops as the President of SMU Verts, an environment club in Singapore Management University (SMU). Mr Lee believes in living by example, and advocates others to be more environmentally responsible consumers by reading the product labels.
In Mr Lee’s words: “I believe in the power of involvement through dialogues and I see the need to remind others to be conscious of their every day consumer choices. There is only one Earth, and our resources are limited.”
More detail of the NEA Youth Environmental Programmes: http://www.nea.gov.sg/events-programmes/programmes/youth/youth-environment-envoy-programme
MR LIM KEE CHENG AND CLEON LIM
For the residents of Woodlands Zone 2 RC, Mr Lim Kee Cheng and his son, Cleon Lim cuts a familiar figure. The father and son duo are part of NEA’s 4,500 volunteers trained in dengue prevention, and they are regular fixtures on house visits to educate residents in their neighbourhood on dengue prevention. Eleven-year-old Cleon Lim started volunteering with his father about two years ago, and is now able to distribute flyers and interact with residents confidently with little help. At community events, Cleon enjoys manning NEA’s dengue information booth, where he facilitates the interactive games and shares dengue prevention tips with residents. The young dengue fighter also encourages his peers to be involved in the dengue prevention. “If I notice any stagnant water around their homes when I visit, I’ll point it out to them,” he says.
Mr Lim hopes Cleon will follow his footsteps and continue to be active in helping the community. “Children can contribute towards dengue prevention,” Mr Lim says. “In fact, whether you are young or old, everyone has a role to play in the fight against dengue.”
“I’ll encourage more people to sign up to be a Dengue Prevention Volunteer so that every household can be reached with the dengue prevention message,” he adds.
If you believe in making a difference to the community and improving our environment, please contact us at 1800 CALL NEA (1800-225 5632) or register at https://www.cgs.sg/volunteer.
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Last Updated on 15 February 2017
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