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Civic participation refers to citizens actively taking part in public affairs.

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we can participate by
- making the effort to follow parliamentary debates
- raising awareness and advocating for environmental protection
- helping others who need help in their lives

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Civic participation refers to citizens actively participating in public affairs.

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Civic participation refers to citizens actively taking part in public affairs.

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Refers to citizens actively taking part in public affairs.

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Civic participation refers to citizens actively taking part in public affairs

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Civic participation refers to citizens actively taking part in public affairs

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Individuals can participate in public affairs by volunteering their time, efforts, and money in matter they are concerned about.
E.g: donating money to the government’s bank to help the unfortunate people during the Covid-19 pandemic

Groups can participate in public affairs by organising themselves into community groups to contribute towards specific needs of society. There are two kinds of community groups
- informal: address the concern/specific needs for a period of time and not register with the government
- formal: have clear objectives, cater to specific needs and interests of society, devote their efforts for a sustained period of time and register with the government

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Individuals can participate in public affairs by volunteering their time, effort and money in matter they are concerned about. For example, raising awareness and advocating for environmental protection.

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Civic participation refers to citizens actively taking part in public affairs.

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- making the effort to follow parliamentary debates
- raising awareness and advocating for environmental protection
- addressing the needs of groups of people who face certain challenges in their lives
- individuals can volunteer their time, effort and money in matters they are concerned about

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By volunteering their time, effort and money in matters they are concerned about

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Individuals:
- volunteering their time, effort and money in matters they are concerned about
E.g. - offering some grocery products to people in need
- youths sharing their perspectives in mental health in one of the programmes of Youth Conversations

Groups:

- citizens with common interests or purposes often organise themselves into community groups to contribute towards specific needs of society
- informal groups can organise themselves into informal community groups to address the concern of specific need
- formal groups cater to specific needs and interests of society and generally devote their efforts over a sustained period of time

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Individuals:
- volunteer their time
- donate to beneficiaries
- follow parliamentary debates

Organisations:
- fundraisers
- plant trees
- take care elderly
- help those in need in any way

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civic participation refers to citizens actively taking part in public affairs.

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individuals:
participate in public affairs by volunteering their time, effort and money in matters they are concerned about

groups:
citizens with common interest or purposes often organise themselves into community groups to contribute towards specific needs of society

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Yes. It is about raising awareness and advocating for environmental protection. I went to NParks to get rid of the invasive batman plants there. Participating in public affairs is one of an important obligation I have to fullfill as a citizen.  It is my responsibility to look out for the natural resources around me and to help them thrive.

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I am concerned about the welfare and well-being of the people who are financially challenged. Some of them even have health problems but unable to go to the hospital due to money shortage. What I would like to do is to encourage the people in the neighbourhood to check in on these people frequently to see if they are doing just well. I also would like to collect funds and buy daily needs, groceries, medicine for the people. As these things are quite costly, it will absolutely be useful for them.

Miss Tan - very relevant concern. these are things we see on a daily basis. those who daren't go see doctors because they can't afford to pay fees. It's real. Does means testing support the poor sufficiently?

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Yes, we have.
Issue: social isolation of old folks- they don't have any interactive activities to take art in and they live alone. They also dont work, so they dont have a stable income.
What we did: we made care packages which included canned food and 3-in-1 coffee powder and essentials durind covid- 19 like masks and hand sanitisers. We also went to senior care centres and organised activities and engaged the elderly
Doing this allowed us to connect meaningfully with the elderly and the people in need by helping them in ways that might be very beneficial to them despite it seeming like the “bare minimum” to us.

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we are worried for the growing inequality between the rich and the poor. this may lead to a deep division in society and lead to untrust

Miss Tan - what can we do?

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Yes we have. Through the green advocacy project, we shared with the primary school students on how we can further impact the environment in a positive way. We also educated them on problems such as climate change, raising their awareness.

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We are concerned about food shortages. Singapore relies on other countries for resources and food, and is not self sustaining. If other countries were to cut off the resources supplied to Singapore, we would face a major crisis.
The government encourages urban farming.
To keep track of the development, we read the news and download the straits times app.

Miss Tan - good thinking. a very real problem. how can we be less reliant on other countries? What can we do as a country / community?

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yes we have. our school had a advocacy project where we spread awareness about how to recycle and save the environment. this allows us to learn more about saving the environment as a school/community, and allows more to know the importance of saving the environment and taking small steps to having a more sustainable future and environment.

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the issue we address is ageing population. In singapore, there is an increasing number of ageing people hence the need to support and take care of them also increases. Hence, the younger generations and working force need to step up more to support the ageing population. For example, for one of our VIA activities, we volunteered at an old folks home and extended our help to the elderly. There. we played games, gardened and entertained them, making their day more fulfilling as well as enjoyable. By doing this, our understanding of our role as citizens increased. Instead of just sitting back and not doing anything, we should step up and help the elderly who have already done their part for the country. We should be more responsible as the younger generation and support the ageing population be it through working hard or taking care of them and helping them with simple tasks.

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Yes. It was about helping out the people who are facing financial difficulties in Singapore. I worked with this social service to help deliver hampers full of goods during holiday periods like CNY and Deepavali to lower income families. I went to many different apartments  to deliver the hampers. It really made me realise how wide the financial divide in Singapore is. As a citizen, we should all do our part to help other citizens in need.