Priorities/Interests:

•Advocating for healthcare workers‘ & community well-being

Relationship with neighbourhood:

•Well-known and respected in the community

Fun fact:

•Co-organised an annual health and wellness seminar for seniors at the community club with Mr Gopal

Priorities/Interests:

•Maintaining business viability

•Preserving local food culture

Relationship with neighbourhood:

•Took over family’s noodle hawker stall in the neighborhood 2 years ago

Fun Fact:

•Purchasing supplies such as spring onions and coriander from the community garden that Sarah helps to maintain

Priorities/Interests:

•Excelling in school & creating engaging lifestyle content

•Building her Tik Tok followers

Relationship with neighbourhood:

•Resident for 5 years

•Has a growing network of local followers and F&B businesses

Fun Fact:

•Featured Dr Zainab in a viral TikTok video about common health myths

Priorities/Interests:

•Advocating for access to resources (i.e daily necessities) for lower income families in the midst of rising cost of living

•Establishing connections with vulnerable residents such as seniors living alone and regularly visits them

Relationship with neighbourhood:

•Resident for over 40 years

•Active member of the Residents’ Network

Fun Fact:

•Visits Wei Yang’s stall for his favourite fishball noodles weekly

Priorities/Interests:

•Ensuring children's safety and education

Relationship with neighborhood:

•Part of the local neighbourhood Telegram channel for young parents

•Regular at local playgrounds and neighbourhood mall

Fun Fact:

§Sarah’s children, aged 2 and 6 years old, endearingly call Mr Gopal “Grandpa Go” as he always invites them to his place to play with his grandchildren

1. In expert groups, discuss what your assigned character (see next slide for character profiles) can do to help respond to this disruption. (10 min)

2. Return to original groups, share insights about what each character can do to help your neighbourhood respond to this disruption, drawing on the skills and resources each character can bring. Use the suggested framework (Slide 11) to guide your discussion. (10 min)

3. Present your group’s neighbourhood response plan in the discussion padlet.

i.What were the difficulties/ opportunities when creating the group plan, due to different priorities/interests, values or beliefs?

ii.How did your group address these difficulties/ tap on these opportunities to enable the community to stay resilient in the face of disruption?

How can we as individuals do our part to overcome such food disruptions together and emerge stronger?

But what can we as individuals do?

• Adapt and be flexible with your options

• Buy only what you need and do not over-buy.

• Choose alternatives such as frozen or processed meat.