We are Singaporeans!

Having watched the last few recent episodes of “We are Singaporeans” hosted by Hossan Leong, it was actually quite interesting to find out more facts about my own country. Needless to say, our local celebrities added spice to the showand it was really quite entertaining to watch how clueless some Singaporeans can be!

This made me pause and think... how aware are Singaporeans about poverty in Singapore?

I take reference to (http://yoursdp.org/index.php/truth-about/106-poverty-in-singapore) and extracted, “THERE IS THIS MYTH that Singapore is a rich country and its citizens are well-taken care of. Nothing could be further from the truth. The 1998 United Nations Human Development Index showed that Singapore ranked 28 on the list behind countries like Barbados and Malta. In fact many households earn so little that they cannot afford to give their children pocket-money for school, resulting in the students going hungry for the day.”

Have we forgotten about the financially disadvantaged children in Singapore who go hungry; and failed to realize that Singapore does have a poverty situation? Though the poverty and situation in other countries like Africa and Japan are painfully provoking and heart wrenching, much help and donations have already been rendered out of Singapore for their aid.

It is my own personal philosophy that CHARITY begins at home. No matter how insignificant our poverty situation in Singapore may seem and pale in comparison to overseas humanitarian work, it is a very real problem. If we care about advocating poverty in OUR country, shaping OUR country’s future and caring for the OUR next generation, WE must do something about it.

And so, with the programs with SAC, I am proud to say, we are doing our part in doing our social mission in Singapore. If you would like to join us in this quest, we are looking for volunteer mentors, counsellors, and volunteers from different professions to help our financially disadvantaged children, please contact us. (media@studentadvisory.org.sg)

Where people are an integral part of making this work, we do require a substantial amount of donations to support our team to maintain our programs and operations to make this all possible. 

Just as we have all our own personal monthly expenses to maintain, we do need a consistency in our funding to help support our cause. What does $38 a month mean to a disadvantaged Singaporean child? It means; warm food to fill a hungry child’s stomach during recess. Such simple things that mean so much to a disadvantaged child, simple things that we often take for granted. Simple things like classes they could never afford to go, places they could never afford to visit and life experiences they miss out, because they are poor.

So help us with our mission to eradicate poverty in Singapore, with monthly contributions. Click on our “donate” button on our website www.studentadvisory.org.sg and change a child’s life today.