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Jia Sheng

Problem Statement: too much plastic waste due to overconsumption of plastic bags and other plastic goods.

Current Measures:

1. NTUC FairPrice on Monday (Jul 23) announced the launch of the “FairPrice Plastic Bag Management Programme”, a framework that looks to holistically reduce plastic bag The programme, which was developed following a review conducted earlier this year, will replace the existing FairPrice Green Rewards Scheme on Aug 1. First introduced in 2007, the scheme offered customers a rebate of S$0.10 for bringing their own bags to shop at FairPrice stores.

1. Tesco, the UK’s biggest Tesco’s has become the latest major UK supermarket to ditch the 5p single-use bag in favour of the 10p bag for life. As of Monday 28th August 2017 you wouldn’t be able to buy the single-use bags from Tesco’s stores across the UK. By completely eliminating plastic bags from their stores, Tesco is helping to reduce the total amount of plastic waste.

1. The European Parliament voted 571-53 this week to approve a measure to slash single-use plastic across the continent. The bill still needs to pass additional procedural measures before it can go into effect, but observers say its chances look good and could begin enforcement as early as 2021. Citing a need to protect the ocean from a deluge of plastic pollution. The bill calls for a European ban on plastic cutlery and plates, cotton buds, straws, drink-stirrers, and balloon sticks, as well as reductions in other types of single-use plastics like food and beverage containers.

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JunXue

Problem statement: Detection of depression amongst students were insufficient and there was no support given to them.

Current measures:

1. Dr Jamie Chiu, a physchologist in Hong Kong created a survey and a game to try gather data about their mental health such that they can be given the right support as soon as possible.

2. The Educatiom Bureau came up with new measures such as improving student counselling support in schools, holding seminars to help teachers and parents to identify problems earlier to help the child and prevent suicide.

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Jia Sheng Kee

Problem statement: lack of support for underprivileged

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Problem Statement:

Lack of engagement for underprivileged and at-risk children.

Current Measures

1. Canossaville Children’s Home provides residential care to underprivileged girls aged 6-12. Their student care centre also offers before and after school care for primary school children, allowing active engagement so that the children feel accepted in society.

2. Beyond Awesome after school programme: children are cheered on by adults and their peers and empowered to be themselves and be proud of who they are.

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Problem Statement:
Increase in suicide rate among youths in Hong Kong, due to mental issues and suicidal thoughts in youth not being detected early enough for appropriate intervention.

Current Measures:
1. Questionnaires/checkboxes provided by psychologist/psychiatrist to collect data about symptoms the patient is facing and hence making a reasonable assessment on whether the patient has mental issues/needs help.
2.  The DH (Department of Health) promotes mental and psychosocial health to students, parents and teachers through education and publicity activities in different services. The HA (Hospital Authority) provides appropriate specialist services for adolescents with suicidal risks. Patients with suicidal risks would be triaged into priority 1 (urgent) cases in general to ensure patients with urgent medical needs are given timely treatment.

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Problem Statement: Ex-prisoners ostricised from society. They maybe unable to find a job or even return to a life of crime.
Current Measures: 1. Ministry of Home Affairs conducting a three-pronged approach: same case officers, individual correctional programmes and family support. 2. Other societal activities like Yellow Ribbon Community Project and CARE Network that raise awareness of the problem and improve the society that the prisoners are coming back to.

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problem statement
discrimination of autistic people,leading to unemployment
significance
there is a large number of autistic people in SG currently
discrimination is harmful towards the cohesion of society
maximise
the employment opportunities for the autistic in art and service industry
minimise
discrimination faced by the autistic by correcting the misunderstandings of SGeans towards the mentally disabled
unaddressed groups
autistic people who still suffer from discrimination as not all SGeans' awareness is raised
business owners who are stubborn in changing their concepts towards the autistic
current solution
an og sells merchandise designed by the autistic people in art school
there is also a cafe employing autistic people so that autistic people can integrate to the society better while working
NGOs in SG like autism network SG aiming to maximise potential of the autistic and raise people's awareness
purple parade which supports inclusion and celebrates the abilities of people with special need

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Problem statement:
Ex-convicts have limited employment opportunities after being reintegrated into society

Current measures:
1. The samsui prison kitchen provides current convicts with an opportunity to be a cook. They are given a nominal sum for cooking meals specifically catered to fit the needs of the beneficiaries in target nursing homes. In addition, they are offered a possible future career path in the food and beverage industry after their release.

2. Benny Se Teo, founder of eighteenchefs, started his company with a vision of inspiring troubled youths and people with conviction backgrounds to find ways to reintegrate back into society

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Problem statement:
Not enough support for the underprivileged and at-risk youth in Singapore (emotional support)
Current measures:
1. Youth-at-risk engagement framework (YARE)
Youths aged 12 to 21 years old who have at-risk traits such as

conduct issues;

peer or family relationship issues;

bullying (bully or victim);

social difficulties;

anti-social attitudes or behaviours;

dependence/addiction to cyber activities, drinking, sexual activities, substances etc;

incarceration of parents or significant care-giver;

criminal conduct; and/or

poor response to school intervention;

children of divorced families
using evidence-based or evidence-informed services and/or programmes. This framework consists of the following components:
a) Assessment of risks

b) Evidence based/informed programmes

c) Evaluation of the programmes

d) Standards of competency for youth workers
2. Beyond Awesome
Beyond Awesome, an after-school programme for at-risk and underprvileged children.
Eemphasi at Beyond Awesome is not on the child's academic progress. Instead, the place is simply for the kids to be themselves. Volunteers are their cheerleaders, listening to them describing how their days went and engaging them in play and activities. Volunteers also take the children out on educational trips on weekends.

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Problem Statement: Many students, especially in Primary and Secondary School, struggle to understand concepts taught in school as lessons are boring and dry.

Current measures:
1. Many free online softwares available such as Google Classroom, Moodle, Kahoot allow teachers to post and share resources with students online, as well as quiz students on their knowledge in a fun and interactive way, engaging their students better and helping them understand concepts more clearly.

2. SSI’s Education Innovation includes the use of new smart digital technologies. SSI trainer Eunice Lin, who conducted the course The Starting Point: An On-boarding Programme For Social Workers, felt that using technological tools helped elicit more participation from students. For instance, an interactive projector that uses digital ink captures writing in real-time and projects it on to a screen for viewing. Ms Lin found that this tool facilitates multisensory learning and offers convenience, as it is easier to make changes to the content and save it electronically, compared to using traditional flip charts.

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Problem statement: many disabled are struggling doing simple things in life such as changing clothes

1)Current measures : adaptive clothing companies such as Russia-based ‘bezgraniz couture’ ) has shown their fashion-forward designs at fashion week , featuring models who were amputees , this raising awareness

2)Parson’s open style lab, New-York based, work with students and teachers alike to formulate comfortable clothing for disabled, allowing students to empathise the state they are in.

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Problem Statement:
Many inmates in prisons do not have a clear vision for their future and do not have ample job opportunities once they are released.

Current Measures:
1) Samsui Kitchen was set up in the Changi Prison Complex to provide opportunities for inmates to learn how to cook and prepare meals. The kitchen churns out 2,400 meals an hour and these meals were sent to nursing homes. Thus, the inmates were able to pick up soft skills, gain experience and contribute back to the society at the same time.

2) Several F&B companies provide a second chance for ex-convicts to come. Restaurants like Swensen's provide opportunities for ex-offenders to work for them in a pleasant environment, helping them reintegrate back into the society. Though there were stigmas, the ex-convicts were doing as well as the others and had improvements in their attitudes. They were eventually given leadership roles within the company.

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Problem Statement:
Lack of identification of depressed students in Hong Kong;only getting noticed after suicide attemp
Current Measures:
1) Joyful@HK targets the general public of all ages, aiming to increase public engagement in promoting mental well-being and increase public knowledge and understanding about mental health. This is done through mass media and organising various publicity activities in the community.
2) 'Student Mental Health Support Scheme' was introduced in 17 primary and secondary schools. Support services are stepped up in the aspect of targeted intervention to problematic cases. This is done through a medical-educational-social collaboration model. A school-based multi-disciplinary communication platform involving healthcare, education and social care professionals has been set up to coordinate and provide support services to students in need.

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Problem Statement:

There is a lack of awareness surrounding plastic waste in Singapore with 1.76 billion plastic bags, bottles and disposables used yearly throughout the country.

Current Measures:

1. A straw free movement has sparked multiple well known fast food restaurants as well as hawker centres to stop providing plastic straws, with posters in the place of empty straw holders that encourage customers to join and learn more about the straw free movement to reduce plastic waste in Singapore.

2. A 120m caterpillar art installation made of discarded plastic bottles was unveiled at Marina Barrage to raise awareness about plastic pollution and was on display for a month. During that time, more plastic bottles were added to its body by volunteers from schools, businesses and government agencies in support of the movement to raise awareness about plastic waste in Singapore and to encourage more people to reduce and recycle plastics.

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Problem statement
The amount of smokers in Singapore hasnt reduced much after the initial decline over the past decades. The smoking trend has also been introduced to teenagers, with a subtancial rise in underage smokers.

Current Measures
1) Enlarging of graphic health warnings on the cons of smoking and a standardised packing for all ciagerrates brand by the Ministry of Health. This is done to reduce the attractiveness of these smoking products, no matter the brand, and to remove promotion of tobacco products overall. Additionally, it serves to educate the general population, smokers involved, on the risks of smoking.

2) I Quit 28 days Campaign and Countdown programme. This programme seeks to encourage smokers to quit, and to support them through the process of quitting. The events held during the campaign or programme help establish a community based approach that supports smoker to quit smoking. Benefits of quitting are particularly highlighted, such as improved fitness and improved bonds.

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Problem Statement: Lack of functional clothes available for people with disabilities

Current Measures:
1. Will and Well, a label which focuses on making easy-to-wear clothes for those with special needs or disabilities. For example, shirts have features such as magnetic buttons to allow those with impaired fine motor skills to dress themselves easily.

2.  ASOS debuted a music-festival ready jumpsuit that can be worn by people who use wheelchairs and those who don’t. Target has expanded its adaptive line to include a greater array of sizes. Men, women, and kids can shop for adaptive jeans, sensory-friendly clothing, diabetic shoes, and post-surgical wear at Zappos.

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Problem Statement: Small percentage of smokers quit smoking from previous anti-smoking campaigns

Current measures:
1. A new social media campaign to educate youth on the harmful effects of tobacco use and healthier alternatives to smoking, such as exercising and picking up a new hobby, launched by the Health Promotion Board in the second half of 2018. This will provide knowledge, tips and support services to help smokers quit smoking.

2. The Health Promotion Board launched a video series titled ‘I Should Have Said’ in 2018 which will be posted on the I Quit Facebook page, featuring former smokers sharing about the negative impacts of smoking on their health, family and finances. The videos showed how family members who smoked will distance themselves from their families and end up regretting it.

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Problem statement: There is an increasing trend of teenagers smoking.
Measures:
(1) The QUIT 28 days campaign:
This movement adopts a community-based but personalised approach to build a network of support that helps smokers make their first or next attempt to quit smoking. For example, there is a support group to motivate smokers to remain smoke free for 28 days.
(2)  Moving Upstream To Prevent Initiation In Youths
Statistics have shown that 75 per cent of Singaporean smokers establish their regular smoking habit before they turn 21 years old. Hence, HPB is leveraging school-based mental wellbeing programmes to promote
resilience and positive self-esteem to help youths to develop the self-awareness and ability to say no to social influences that may encourage tobacco use.

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Problem Statement:
Stigma attached to mental health institutes restricts the amount of aid they receive, resulting in a lack of volunteers willing to help mental health patients.

Current Measures:
1) Multiple youth-initiated projects such as Project Weave, Club Heal and Beyond the Label SG seek to increase exposure for mental health patients to make their plight known to the public, raising funds for future ad-hoc events to help the patients, in addition to increasing exposure to expand the pool of volunteers willing to help mental health patients. In addition, such groups are also funded by official organisations such as the National Youth Council; granting them access to resources to expand their reach.

2) More resources will be invested in helping mental health patients, such as building  mental health clinics in half of Singapore's polytechnics by 2021 as part of the government's five year Community Mental Health Masterplan, which includes expanding the IMH's reach to 11000 from it's current capacity of 8000 patients.

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Problem Statement:
Smoking has brought negative effects to Singaporeans' health

Current Measures:
1) "I quit" 28 days count down campaign, moving the message from anti-smoking to pro-quitting. The campaign focuses on creating an environment conducive for quitting, and together with the support from family and friends, smokers felt motivated to quit smoking

2)  Ban smoking in certain areas of Singapore such as orchard. From 1 January 2019, public areas within the Orchard Road precinct will be designated as a No Smoking Zone where smoking will only be allowed at the Designated Smoking Areas.

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Problem Statement: There is an increasing need to have proper food waste management due to increasing food wastage.

Current measures:
1) SG Food Rescue organises Veggie Rescue Missions at Pasir Panjang Wholesale Centre. They  approach shopkeepers and ask them to give us the vegetables and fruits that they no longer want. These are first distributed among the volunteers for their own consumption. The majority of the collection gets channelled to soup kitchens and charitable organisations that feed the needy.

2) SG Food Rescue also organises Fridge Restock missions which involves collecting unsellable vegetables and restocking community fridges at Yishun, Tampines, Queenstown, Farrer Park and Teck Whye.

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Problem Statement:
Lack of halal food aid to Muslims in Singapore, causing some of them to steal food from the grocery stores to feed their families.

Current Measures:
i) Foodbank Singapore, Redmart, and Sg Food rescue deliver bread and grocery to the needy, inckuding muslims 5 days a week.

ii) Free food for all distributes free food packets to the mosques every Friday. Public can also do their part to help by purchasing food or other items from the organisation, Free food for all, or giving donations.

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Problem Statement:
Families facing financial problem in Singapore, do not have the ability to afford food for their daily meals.

Current Measures:
1. Other programs: Free food for all empowerment, together with Mendaki Sense, they aim to provide their beneficiaries a path towards self recovery, including an opportunity to upgrade their skills. This will provide them a better platform to move up the job market. These schemes include resume building, food and transport support, and while they are on course, job matching and many others.

2. Kids luv it program: Healthy breakfasts are distributed to children between the ages of 6- 12 from low income families. This helps parents offset the costs of breakfast so that kids are able to attend school without feeling hungry.

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Problem Statement:
Stigmatisation of mental health issues, that results in a severe lack of manpower in the field of mental healthcare

Current Measures:
(1) There are numerous government organisations and initiatives, such as the Silver Ribbon Project, that address mental health issues by portraying mentally ill individuals in a more positive light. They help to combat mental health stigma and encourage early treatment for affected individuals. They also facilitate integration of individuals with mental illness within the society, promoting mental health literacy.

(2) There are campaigns to fight social stigma surrounding mental health issues. For example, there used to be specially themed trains, encouraging families, friends, neighbours and members of the community to support people with mental health conditions. This helps to raise awareness and educate the members of the public more about mental health issues.

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Problem  Statement:
Low-income families do not have enough food to feed the entire family.

Current Measures:
1. Willing Hearts: It operates a 100% volunteer run soup kitchen. They provide meals to over 2500 lower-income households in over 25 distribution locations.
2. MOE Financial Assistance Scheme: Students in primary and secondary schools on the MOE FAS will receive subsidies of $2 per meal and $2.50 per meal respectively.

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Problem Statement:
Increasing suicide rates of youths means that they do not reach their full potential. Cries for help are ignored and there are few outlets of help that youths can reach out to.

Current Measures:
(i)  The Department of Health in Hong Kong promotes the importance of maintaining good mental and psychological health to students, parents and teachers through education and publicity activities.

(ii) The Social Welfare Department in Hong Kong have set up the "Hotline Service for Youth at Risk" which provides counselling and referral services to children and young people facing crisis through telephone contact.