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citizens help curb food waste. for example, a start-up project (UglyFood) is being done by a Singaporean citizen called Ms Yeo Pei Shan, who aims to eliminate food waste and revamp the food ecosystem. singaporeans feel the need to have their food to be perfect. With certain groups of people buying ugly produce, the more presentable looking produce can go to the those groups of Singaporeans. these ’ugly foods’, can be donated to food banks of Singapore to give them affordable/free sources of food. this contributes to the needs of society as everyone would be able get to get what they want whilst also sparing a thought for the environment and food waste production in Singapore.

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Citizens can work for the good of society by helping those who are disabled. For example, in Singapore, MINDS is a non-profit organisation that helps those who are intellectually disabled, there is a school created by minds to help those with special needs from the ages 7-18 years old. They provide services for the special needs to optimise their outcomes and quality of life, they aim to provide equal opportunities for every individual with special needs.

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Citizens can contribute to society by helping the abused animals in the country. For example, Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA). SPCA’s motto is Freedom from pain, injury and disease.The organization's mission is to prevent cruelty to promote kindness to animals, and it is their vision to build a compassionate Singapore where animals are treated with respect. However, the organization relies heavily on donations from supporters to continue its important role in protecting animals. Hence, with citizens volunteering and donating to non profit organizations such as SPCA can help the animals have a shelter for them to get treated and get adopted as an end goal to a loving family who will not abuse it. Thus, citizens can contribute to society by supporting organizations which specialize in helping animals who went through traumatic experiences.

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citizens can work for the good of society by helping the intellectually disabled. for example, in singapore, MINDS is an organisation that provides care, education, training and sustainable job creation for the intellectually disabled. this will help the disabled to learn to be independent so that they can survive in the society without depending on anyone.

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Citizens can work for the good of society by caring for the elderly. For example, in Singapore, Fei Yue is a social service group that serves a lot of different communities including the seniors. Through all the activities they provide, they encourage active ageing and allow the seniors to stay in the community for as long as possible by providing holistic care for them and their families. Lastly, the other programmes(technology) promote lifelong learning, healthy living, social networking and inter-generational bonding.

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there are government platforms out there that collect feedback from citizens. Citizens who provide feedback to those platforms may potentially influence the decisions the government make. REACH singapore is an example.They take in feedback from citizens which will be conveyed to the relevant ministries.Their aim is to involve citizens and listen to their problems. This platform is rather ineffective because it is not well known by people,thus it is hard to collect feedback from citizens.Despite being ineffective, this platform is still able to influence government decisions as the small minority of people who know this platform are still able to provide feedback.

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The citizens can use different methods to contact the government to give feedback on issues they are facing. One such method is REACH. To write into reach, you can use 3 methods, REACH’s feedback form, REACH’s Facebook or direct mailing to 140 Hill Street, #01-01A, Old Hill Street Police Station, Singapore 179369. Once someone has written to REACH through any of those methods, the issue will be reviewed and categorised based off of urgency and amount of people implicated. If the Issue is considered important enough, the Singapore government will issue hearings, currently virtual hearings, where Singapore government will inquire more information on the issue before reevaluating the issue. The Issue if deemed serious once again, the Singapore government will act on the issue as soon as possible. Thus, Citizens can affect the Singapore Government

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Strengthening sense of belonging can be done by using singapoREdiscover vouchers. The SingapoREdiscovers Vouchers are designed to help tourism's most important businesses, such as hotels, attractions, and excursions. The vouchers serve as a domestic stimulant, encouraging Singaporeans to explore and rediscover their city while also assisting local tourist businesses. When covid hit, Singapore had to implement carry out  procedures and limitations in order to keep everyone safe. As a result, schools in Singapore were unable to go on field trips, and students complained that school was becoming monotonous. As a result, the SingapoREdiscover coupons encouraged family and friends to bond while also reminding them of how fortunate they are to live in Singapore. Furthermore, people have a better awareness of Singapore's culture and traditions, as well as the sights, excursions, and other activities. This suggests that the vouchers are useful in encouraging more young people to stay in Singapore and making them feel like they belong here.

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P:Citizens can work for the good of society by volunteering to help families in poverty, like donating supplies or delivering food to the needy.
E: in Singapore , there is a huge wealth gap where 1 in 10 families suffer from poverty and are unable to secure a stable source of income and food.Organisations in Singapore such as willing hearts where they run a soup kitchen that delivers 11000 daily meals to people in need. They also provide things such as oral care, dental care and optical care.
E: this contributes to Singapore as it helps people who may be unable to afford food to feed their families in Singapore. It allows them to have a source of food where they know is always there for them.

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I have learnt that there are many ways a citizen can contribute to the needs of society mainly on low middle income families. The non profit organisation Willing hearts help provide over 6500 meals over Singapore daily. Although it has its own limitation such as not being enough as the required amount but, the programme ran wholly by volunteers provide other sorts of care like dental care to their many beneficiaries.How ever the programme proves effective in helping feed the mouths of Singapore without fail. As a citizen, we can also help clean up the rubbish in the ocean and improve the tourism sector and contribute to economic growth, creating more job opportunities for many singaporeans to make a living.

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Citizens help initiate farms to combat food insecurity. Farms such as citizen farm and yili farm have been initiated and founded by locals to provide food for Singapore’s population. The local farm supports these farms by obtaining crops from the farms and selling them. Though this method, food security has improved in Singapore. Crops that have been cultivated from these farms are fresher as the crops can be freshly harvested and be sent to retail outlets quicker. Singapore also does not need to rely too much on other countries for food as these farms can provide food to support Singapore’s increasing population.

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Citizens can help set up local farms to stabilise Singapore’s food security . For example,Citizen Farm is an Edible Garden City initiative, a neighbourhood collective and a community of farmers with different systems of growing, all working for the good of the community and beyond. Singapore relies heavily on other country for food supply which makes our food supply not secure. During the pandemic , other countries cut off supply of food to other countries like Singapore as a measurement taken to reduce the spread of Covid-19.This threatens our food security and thus proves the need of local farms to grow food locally.By growing food locally, we can rely less dependent on other countries to supply us with food.

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Citizens can work for the good of society by supporting the needs of the poor in singapore. People in poverty are unable to afford for daily essenstials, such as food and water as they lack money and are working in low-income jobs. This makes it difficult for them to support themselves and their family. For example, in Singapore, the ‘Willing Heart’ organisation is a soup kitchen that cooks and distribute meals to low-income families around Singapore daily. This provides poor people with food, allowing them to save money for other essentials such as electricity and water, reducing the finacial stress on them.

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Citizens can work for the good of society by helping the intellectually disabled. For example, in Singapore, MINDS is a organisation that provides education, care, training and sustainable job creation for the intellectually disabled. These help the intellectually disabled to have a higher chance to be independent to survive in the society.

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Citizens can contribute to the society by helping the intellectually disabled, for example, the organisation MINDS, provides education, healthcare, support and training for the intellectually disabled. They also provide sustainable job creations that include matching and trialing to ensure that they are well suited for the job. This can help the intellectually disabled to learn how to be independent without the need of dependence

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We can contribute to the needs of society by helping the Aging population. The Aging population is growing in Singapore every year and we should help them feel at peace and have a sense of purpose so that they would look forward to the days ahead of them instead being filled with dread and uncertainty.They helps us build our nation, and it is our duty to return the favour by taking care of them. One organisation that helps the aging population is FeiYue. They have several different department which aims to help the elderly such as the Health Care Support. Department and the Cluster Support Department. These departments aim to help different groups of elderly and pamper the elderly very well. Therefore i feel that we can contribute the needs of the society by helping Aging population.

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Citizens can contribute to the needs of society by helping the intellectually disabled. For example, MINDS is an organisation that provides a safe haven for people of all ages with intellectual disabilities. This organisation provides education, healthcare and development training to help its residents prepare for work in the future. This contributes to the needs of society by allowing the intellectually disabled to become independent and make a living for themselves.

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Citizens can work for the good of society by helping the abused animals. For example, in singapore SPCA, Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, is a non-government organisation that raises awareness to prevent animal cruelty. They aim to advance the safety and well-being of animals, for all animals to live a life free of cruelty and suffering. Animal abuse being a rising problem in Singapore and it is being ignored by many. Citizens donate and volunteer at the SPCA to help the animals, they can also adopt the animals there. The abused animals will be able to have a better life.

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Citizens can contribute to the needs of society by initiating and volunteering to ensure our food security. Singaporean citizens have launched several organisations such as The Local Farm, which helps to promote our local groceries by spreading awareness about the benefits of locally-grown produces and letting them experience eating the food grown on our own land.
This is impactful on the citizens and they will be more willing to support local farms.

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The citizen can help to solve food security problem. As the price of food might increase due to the lack of food supply in Singapore. Citizens initiated to build local farms to grow crop so as to increase the production of local food. We can lessen the dependent on other countries for food and it will be more nutritional and safe. For example, The Local Farm aims to bring farm-fresh produces to more people by obtaining a variety of food from different local Singaporean farms, that were initiated by local citizens, such as Yili Farm, Kin Yan Agrotech, Lian Wah Hang Farm and many others. More Singaporeans are willing to support and buy locally produced food. Hence, citizens are trying to solve food security problem to contribute to the needs of society.