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Community and Individual

It is easier to reach out to the community and individual compared to the society and worldwide. We can focus on the smaller scale factor then focus on worldwide and society.

The change can start from the individual/community and from there, we can can slowly grow from it to reach out to the society and worldwide.

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Which Tool is the best to identify and solve the problem?

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Which Tool is the best to identify and solve the problem?

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5 whys
Advantages

Specific and pinpoints the root cause

Links to the problem well

Disadvantages

too specific, can lead to focusing on a non-essential problem

improving on that issue may lead to a bigger separate problem

Nested System
Advantages

Easy to highlight the problem within a specific group of people (society/community/family/individual)

Very specific and shows the relationship between factors

Disadvantages

Unrealistic for worldwide and society factors

Connection Circle
Advantages

Helps to visualise things clearly

Complex ideas can be simplified

A clear idea of the relationship between factors

Disadvantages

Hard to interpret at first glance, ideas need to be explained

Too many factors can make it too complicated for plebs (us)

Conclusion: Nested System is the most appropriate as we can target a certain group of people to provide aid. However, we can only focus on Community and Individuals as it is a smaller group

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There is a high supply in food donation however, there is a low demand and this leads to food wastage. Since there is a low demand and there is a high supply, it results in food wastage.

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Increasing coordination between NGOs and food assistance groups will allow for more collaboration on what food items are to be donated to what organizations, taking note of certain eating habits, dietary restrictions and preferences of the individuals that the group provides for.. This will make the individuals happier and improve the effectiveness of these organizations, all while ensuring less food is being wasted.

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Poverty - to  no food for the family  - to more hunger -  to them having to spend more on food - to further poverty.

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Low income - Cheap and unhealthy food as well as food provided by NGOs, not healthy- Poor health - Medical fees -  Low income

When you have low income, you tend to go for cheaper food such as maggie noodles and canned food as you would want to save more money. With that, it cause you to be in poor health as these food contains a lot preservatives and MSG which would make you sick.

When you fall sick, you would have to spend more money on the medical fees. But the issue is that you already don’t have money but because you have no choice, you got to loan some money for ur medical fees which then results to u being in low income.

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How are these subsystems interrelated?

Answer:
All of the subsystems contribute to one another. A group of individuals help to form a community and these larger subsets of group can work together to help solve a certain issue.

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Individuals can do their parts by donating foods that are still consumable to the NGOs.

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Social workers are working hard to reach out to those households in Singapore which might be facing food insecurity, for instance elderly living alone, single parent households, etc.

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The government comes up with schemes (e.g. social assistance scheme, ComCare) to help those who are facing financial difficulties. NGOs are also there to help with households who are facing food insecure issues in Singapore.

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International organizations such as Action Against Hunger, Feeding America, have been working on addressing hunger through detection, prevention and treatment, especially after the disaster strikes.

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Possible factors and possible solutions
1. Poverty
Solution: Financial aid, give subsidies for people who cannot afford food.

2. Food wastage
Solution: Come up with campaigns to educate people on the issue of food wastage and suggest them to only buy what they need, not what they want.

3. Illness from unhealthy donated food
Solution: Encourage donation of healthier food and less of canned food or processed food.

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Possible factors & possible solutions
1. Too much food provided by NGOs
Solution: Make sure the people really need the donation before giving it to them

2. People are picky about what to eat
Solution: Ask before providing to avoid leaving the foods unsettled

3. Food expiring
Solution: Check food expiry dates regularly and ensure that these food are eaten first

4. Infestations from bugs/pests
Solution: Ensure that the food is kept securely