203 SPICE Groups (Environment - Wk 8) by JL Ang

Do you think social experiments like this one should be carried out in secondary schools?

7114180045 — 2019-05-16 00:33:03 UTC

Yes, we think social experiments like this should definitely be carried out in secondary schools, to encourage intergenerational bonding and to ease tensions between generations and cultivate a deeper understanding of each other — the old seniors of young people’s habits, and the younger juniors of the older seniors’ experience and valuable guidance.

What can you do as an individual to bring out an inclusive community in your neighbourhood?
Always be kind to one another, smile, be considerate, don’t judge people for their appearances ;)

Pre-module #2

7114180246 — 2019-05-16 00:46:07 UTC

1. Do you think that social experiments like this one should be carried out in secondary schools?

good experience to learn about people from different ages, social backgrounds
unique & rare experience
promotes intergenerational bonding

2. What can you do as an individual to bring about an inclusive community in your neighbourhood?

Be friendly and greet neighbours
Do not be discriminatory; be considerate
Organise community events where everyone can participate

3. What prevents people from letting others know about their disabled family members?

lack of understanding/knowledge of the situation
wrong mindsets
Fear of being judged, helplessness
Social stigma

4. What attitude do the majority of the people have towards the disabled in Singapore?

ashamed
Unconscious discrimination/prejudice
Not much social acceptance
uncomfortable when they are needed to interact with them
fear
helplessness (of family members)

5. What can the government do to help change the perception of people towards the disabled?

Raise awareness (put more media focus on them)
Get disabled to participate in activities with others
Let disabled people have more platforms to show their strengths for society to be more understanding

6. Besides the government, what can individuals do to build a more inclusive society?

individual efforts to step out of their comfort zone and interact with people
Try not to judge someone based on their conditions, look at them as human beings
be willing to accept change

Video

2019-05-16 00:58:01 UTC

1. Do you think that social experiments like this one should be carried out in secondary schools?

Yes, I think that these experiments should be carried out, especially in secondary schools. Secondary schools are the time where you cultivate better morals and the time where you are able to think for yourself, learn to care for the society. And this is so much more important to do these kind of social experiments as it will reach out to a wider group of people. For example, after someone has carried out the social experiment, there will be a perception shift and a change in habits and actions. This can affect the people around them positively, and with the change in actions and perceptions, society can become a more loving and caring place. More so for the elderly, where they feel as if the generation that is going to take over the country shortly would also care for them, and has already started doing so.

2. What can you do as an individual to bring about an inclusive community in your neighbourhood?

I can actively participate in community centre activities such as trips and singing/dancing/sports lessons. Once I join these activities, I will be able to understand my community better as I get a feel of the people in my community. When I understand the interests, needs and perceptions of the people, I am able to promote a inclusive community better.

I can promote these activities to my friends and family. When more people of different races and social background get together, the community can be more understanding and inclusive.

Besides these activities, I should also be inclusive towards my peers of a different race or socio-economic status by treating them normally and not looking down on them. It would be great if we were able to strike up a conversation about our interests. I think that getting to know other cultures better is also important because when we correct our misunderstandings, we know our friends’ needs and are able to accept them for their identities. When we are able to accept others, our community becomes inclusive as well.

7114180045 — 2019-05-16 00:59:19 UTC

What prevents people from letting others know about their disabled family members?
Shame, hopelessness, fear
Few support services, less job opportunities (few reasons to go out)

What attitude do the majority of the people have towards the disabled in Singapore?
Uncomfortable, lack of understanding, willing to share public space, but not willing to interact with them
Would say it is a 50/50 split, roughly half of them might treat disabled in a certain way, but the other half might still be hostile

What can the government do to help change the perception of people towards the disabled?
Encourage young people by instilling it into their mindsets to be more open and accepting, as people might think disabled people are “useless” or “retarded”. Let them know that they’re still human and accept them
Promote inclusion
Facilitate meaningful interaction between people with and without disabilities
Growing common space for greater social mixing

Besides the government, what can individuals do to build a more inclusive society?
- change mindset towards people with disabilities to accepting and including them instead of just showing them empathy, pity and love
- parents and family members can have less prejudice towards those with disabilities
- play their part in building a strong society
- respect one another as equals regardless of differences
- hold community gatherings, bond more with others

Pre-Module

tanlexin21 — 2019-05-16 01:02:16 UTC

1. Do you think that social experiments like this one should be carried out in secondary schools?

Le Xin: I think it depends on the type of social experiments carried out and for what cause. Certified ones approved my the government are definitely okay and I think that the one carried out in the video was actually beneficial for the both of them. Carrying out experiments like this also provide interesting insight on the different personalities, perspectives that people of different ages, sexes, races might have. I think that they can be carried out but I am not really sure about the word “should”.
Claire: ya I think it’s gd because both parties benefit from this mutual friendship and it’s good to know both of them have found friends in each other because nowadays there is often a generation gap when it comes to people from very different ages due to the difference in living conditions then and now. It was heartwarming to see that they kept each other from being lonely as even though we may not know it sometimes, what we need is a friend to help us be happier.
En XI: I think such social experiments are beneficial to secondary school students’ learning and character development. They challenge students to step out of their comfort zones to explore the world independently. Through such social experiments students learn about their strengths and weaknesses as well as learn values and life lessons they could carry for life.
Shannon: The results of the experiment was tested to be mutually beneficial, however I feel it is not very morally upright to treat people as so different, and outrightly categorise them into different social groups. And although the participants could gain a lot from it, I feel the experiment was risky and could have been unsuccessful due to differences in opinion of various groups of people who have different life experiences.
Ruishan: I think it is ok for these experiments to be carried out with the consent of both participants. They seem to be interested in each other’s lives and the intention of this experiment was also to promote understanding among the different age groups and races. I think it could promote a more inclusive and understanding Singapore so I think overall it is beneficial

2. What can you do as an individual to bring about an inclusive community in your neighbourhood?

Shannon: As someone who belongs to a majority group in Singapore, I think it is hard to truly understand what it feels like to be left out. Hence, I think what’s more important is that we help out those with special needs in order to understand why an inclusive community is so important. Only then can we bring about inclusiveness in our own neighbourhoods through things like encouraging others to be inclusive and caring.
Le Xin: I think one thing that I can do would be to participate actively in the activities carried out by the community center. By doing so, I will be able to interact with other people throughout my neighbourhood. As a member of the youth chapter of my community, I can also encourage and propose different ideas for inclusive activities that will bring together different people of different ages like pairing the elderly with the teenager (like in the video). 6
Claire: I can help people get over stereotypes about certain groups of people. For example, the old man in the video thought young people were irresponsible and didn’t study hard enough, however when he met the boy who became his friend, he found that it wasn’t the case. Sometimes we can have very wrong perceptions of people in our community and we should get over that in order to bring about an inclusive community
En Xi: Like the boy in the video, I could invite neighbours of different ethnic groups and social classes to my house for a heartwarming meal. This would be a practice of the old “kampong spirit”, a strong neighbourly spirit that can promote inclusiveness in a diverse community. I can also not assume things about minority groups and accept and treat them as people like us.
Ruishan: I think we could start of with greeting our neighbours. This would give everyone an impression of a friendly and welcoming neighbourhood. We could also go on further to organise neighbourhood events such as a potluck meal session or celebrating different cultural festivals together.

GROUP QUESTIONS:

3. What prevents people from letting others know about their disabled family members?

Out of shame, fear or helplessness
There were also few reasons to go out as there were few support services, much less job openings, for the disabled, compared to what is available now
Lack of understanding by Singaporeans in general
Lack of platforms for interactions

4. What attitude do the majority of the people have towards the disabled in Singapore?

Although we seem to be a fully inclusive society on the surface, people mostly treat them with a bit of disdain, and look down upon them due to their differences.
They might also feel as though they are troublesome to take care of due to their special needs
They would exclude the disabled from physical activities and the differences in activities the disabled and the physically able partake would cause a social gap between the groups and the disabled would be distant from the rest of society.

5. What can the government do to help change the perception of people towards the disabled?

They can increase the awareness the general public have of the disabled, by doing so perhaps the public will be able to more willingly accept the disabled instead of shunning them if they understand more about them.
Eg. More interactions through activities in Community Centres, to allow for better understanding
The government can introduce technology that will aid the disabled to partake activities the physically able engage in, thus friendships will be forged between the disabled and the rest of society and the disabled will not be perceived so apart from society.

6. Besides the government, what can individuals do to build a more inclusive society?

Be inclusive to others starting from yourself, through understanding of minority groups
Propose activities to promote inclusiveness
Encourage others to be inclusive as well
Not just words, but actions speak as well
Spread awareness of minority groups so that people will understand them and not be so uncomfortable around them
Do not assume things about the minority
Take initiative to include the minority in activities

Back to School-CNA insider

2019-05-16 01:08:55 UTC

We were really touched after watching this video and I feel like social experiments should be carried out in secondary schools. Students in schools often develop stereotypes against each other that could prevent them from interacting and communicating, eg, based on their family background, race, appearance etc. I feel that if such a social experiment was implemented in secondary schools, they would be more accepting of each other and be more willing to open up and create a more inclusive schooling environment, which would definitely benefit weaker students who have lower self esteem.
I think that as an individual, the same concept should apply to our lives in the community. To promote inclusivity, we should take part in more community activities and reach out not only to those who we know well or who shares the same interests as us, but also those who we might be apprehensive of getting close to.Through this, only will the community be bonded and promote warmth to the different families.

Pre-Module

7114180243 — 2019-05-16 01:09:49 UTC

Do you think that social experiments like this one should be carried out in secondary schools?

I think these kinds of social experiments can be carried out in secondary school as it can help show viewers how sometimes people’s minds can change, as well as making it more relatable for the viewers and encouraging them to take a step forward in making friends that may seem unlikely but actually can occur. However, I think that it shouldn’t be carried out too often as viewers may think the whole thing is scripted and it defeats the purpose of showing the genuine friendships between people.

What can you do as an individual to bring about an inclusive community in your neighbourhood?

As an individual, I think we can try our best to make more friends within our community regardless of race, religion or age. This way, our community can be more inclusive towards all and be more united.

What prevents people from letting others know about their disabled family members?

There is a stigma towards disabled people as they are usually seen as inferior compared to normal people. Family members of the disabled might be unable or unwilling to accept that they have limitations in some ways. Thus they might be unwilling to let others know that as they feel it is shameful.

What attitude do the majority of the people have towards the disabled in Singapore?

While most people in Singapore seem to be willing to accept and help the disabled in Singapore, or try to, there is actually a lot of unconscious bias under the surface. When presented with a disabled or special needs person, many would still treat them differently from a normal person, such as assuming that they have lower intellectual levels etc. However, the attitude of people in Singapore and other places are certainly changing to be more accepting and friendly towards people with special needs.

What can the government do to help change the perception of people towards the disabled?

As the number of children and elderly who are disabled increase, the government can promote inclusion and change mindsets and raising awareness through meaningful interaction and between people with and without disabilities which would help to correct misconceptions, especially those of parents uncomfortable with letting their child sit next to a disabled child. For example, children, who would not discriminate and single out children with disabilities, can start mingling with disabled children from as young as preschool through learning and playing together. This would help disabled children develop positive self-esteem, confidence and leadership skills when their experience of such interactions is positive.

Besides the government, what can individuals do to build a more inclusive society?

Although Singaporean adults embrace the idea of inclusion, supporting the idea of handicapped ramps, parking spaces and toilets, they do not fully walk the talk on such matters. Parents should check if their misconceptions about disabilities are actually true. Instead of trying to shy away from children with disabilities who they mistakenly believe that will negatively influence their children, they should understand that their child will eventually be exposed to disabled people and should aid them in learning how to interact, preventing a stigma of disabled children from an early age. We can also volunteer at or donate to charities ,allowing them to be better equipped to help integrate disabled people into society. nly then can a cohesive society be built.

What are some statistics that you think are important in this website? Identify any three that you think are important.

The proportion of residents aged 65 years and over has increased from 8.7% in 2008 to 13.7% in 2018.
Fewer working-age adults to support each resident aged 65 years and over as indicated by the falling resident old-age support ratio from 7.6 in 2008 to 4.8 in 2018.
Resident Total Fertility Rate (TFR) fell from the peak of 1.96 births per female in 1988 to 1.14 births per female in 2018.

These statistics show that although Singapore is developing quickly and well, we are still facing challenges regarding the aging population as seen in the large decrease in the resident old-age support ratio, and the decrease in births.

What are the implications of these trends now and in 20 years’ time?

Singapore is still facing an aging population; Hence meaning that in the coming years, more elder-care facilities are going to be on demand, and the workforce is going to suffer with a rapid decline in able-bodied workers, and over time the population will gradually decline.

What are some of the needs of the people that the government and individuals could plan for in advanced (or for the future)?

The government needs to plan for the declining workforce and decrease in birth rate, with regards to the latter, there are drastic measures being put into place already, with low-enrolment schools beginning to merge. On the other hand, there is still the issue of a rapidly declining workforce with the increase in more senior individuals in the workforce, soon to retire.

2019-05-16 01:11:28 UTC

3. What prevents people from letting others know about their disabled family members?
There is a clear segregation between most Singaporeans and the disabled, so a number of Singaporeans hence feel uncomfortable interacting with the disabled and the latter thus feel shut out from society. They have a fixed mindset that they are “superior”, and hence condescend and look down on the disabled. As such, people might be embarrassed or even ashamed to be called out as having a “lesser” family member and bring harm to their own image and perception by society.

4. What attitude do the majority of the people have towards the disabled in Singapore?
Majority people look down on them and are uncomfortable about having to interact with the disabled. Half of the parents polled in a survey were uncomfortable with their child having to sit next to another child with special needs in class. This clearly shows that an advocation for inclusion is needed in society.

5. What can the government do to help change the perception of people towards the disabled?
The government can release initiatives like charities that support those with disabilities, such as the Disabled People’s Association, which can hold talks to raise awareness about disability issues. This can change the mindsets of people and correct misconceptions by increasing the interaction between people. The government can also introduce enabling technology that will aid the disabled in reaching out to society so that they will feel more included.

6. Besides the government, what can individuals do to build a more inclusive society?
Individuals should be more inclusive by starting to understand the other people in the community, and through little actions, spread awareness of the minorities and discriminated. They can also take the initiative to include these people in activities to build a warmer and more tightly knitted society.

2019-05-16 01:25:31 UTC

5. What can the government do to help change the perception of people towards the disabled?

I think that the government can add even more facilities and make Singapore’s environment more accessible, adapting to cater more to the needs of the disabled. There is a common perception that the disabled are a hindrance and bring inconvenience to those around them. However, if the disabled were able to move around themselves and their needs were easily met by the facilities and services provided, they would not feel like helping the disabled is a hassle, and would be more likely to accept the disabled as normal people within society without harbouring any prejudice.

6. Besides the government, what can individuals do to build a more inclusive society?

I think that first of all, each and every one of us should make sure not to adopt a hostile or prejudiced attitude towards the disabled when interacting with them. Although they may be disabled, this does not necessarily mean they are that different from us. Next, we should also try to embrace their disabilities and instead of discriminating against them, try to understand and help them overcome them. If they need help, we should try to help them to the best of our abilities and support them where their physical limitations make it harder for them to. That way, we can make them feel more included and not so isolated from the rest of us, just because of their disabilities.

2019-05-16 01:38:52 UTC

1. What prevents people from letting others know about their disabled family members? (Huan Yu)

The severe cloud of social stigma causes a strong divide between the disabled and abled persons. Thus, many view disability as an embarrassment, refusing to acknowledge and sweeping them under the carpet. Thus, to have a disabled family member might signify that one has a lower standard of life and is inferior to others, leading to family being reluctant to divulge the fact that they have a disabled relative. Disability is also a slightly taboo topic in Singapore, the embarrassment and shame associated with this causing others to avoid the topic because it is viewed as a private, delicate, and sore matter.

3. What attitude do the majority of the people have towards the disabled in Singapore? (Shanice)

Although attitudes have improved and the citizens are now increasingly welcoming towards the disabled in Singapore, there are still a minority of people who are not as accepting. However, many people have acknowledge and understood that the disabled can contribute much to our society socially, albeit not physically. Instead of doing labour intensive jobs, the disabled can complete less intensive tasks.

There is still much to be done to integrate the disabled into daily life, such that they are able to play a totally equal role as the other members of society, albeit in other ways.

Environment Cluster Activity

7114180065 — 2019-05-16 03:19:21 UTC

1. What are some stereotypes the Indian lady and the Chinese have of people from the other racial group?

Chinese are arrogant, Indians are scary and intimidating

2. What other barriers prevent a society from being inclusive?

Misconceptions and people’s own beliefs and refusal to step out of their own comfort zone to interact with people of different races because they share different values and their own set of beliefs and habits

Module #2

7114180246 — 2019-05-16 03:20:29 UTC

1. What are some stereotypes the Indian lady and the Chinese have of people from the other racial group?
- Chinese thought Indians were “scary”
- Indian lady thought Chinese were arrogant, had superiority complex

2. What other barriers prevent a society from being inclusive?
- religion
- language
- SES
- gender
- occupation
- social environment

3. What are the barriers/challenges faced by the community in your com-ed?
- low SES
- educational level
- social class

4. How many these barriers/challenges be overcome?
- improving awareness within the community
- encouraging more interactions
- more education

5. What is accessibility? Why is it so important?
- accessibility is when people feel comfortable and are able to use things
- does not need any abstract design, can be something simple
- should cater to all groups of people
- important as it affects everyone, whether a temporary or permanent disability
- principle of universal design: designing products usable by everyone to the greatest extent without necessary adjustments

The House Guest-CNA Insider

2019-05-16 03:21:30 UTC

The Chinese children felt that Indians were scary and found some of their habits, eg:the red dot on their head to be rather puzzling/amusing. Meanwhile, the Indians find Chinese to be very arrogant, unfriendly and discriminatory in nature.
One barrier would be fixed mindsets ingrained since young that go uncorrected. Another barrier could be lack of integration and exposure in schools, where students of the same race congregate together and refuse to interact with others. As a result, there is a lack of opportunities for interaction and the lack of understanding will cause them develop a lot of misconceptions about the other race.

Module

tanlexin21 — 2019-05-16 03:21:31 UTC

Q1. What are some stereotypes the Indian lady and the Chinese have of people from other racial groups?

The Chinese (boy) felt that the Indians were scary and the little girl seemed to not like the Indians (for no apparent reason - but probably the way people around acted). The Chinese in general also have some stereotypes that the Indians don’t eat meat or that they are black and dirty. The Indians feel that the Chinese are arrogant (because they are the majority race?)
The Indian lady used to think that the Chinese were very arrogant
They assumed that because of different races, people of different racial groups would be very different from each other and it would be hard to make friends

Q2. What other barriers prevent a society from being inclusive?

Language barrier
Chinese schools
Cultural barrier - differences
Stereotypes (inborn), biases (cultivated)
Different upbringing
lack of understanding of other ethnic/religious groups different from us
lack of platforms for interaction between different groups
Lack of empathy for minority groups
A single race being the majority
Segregated Schools (NYGH being a SAP school with a mostly chinese population)

Q3. What are the barriers/challenges faced by the community in your ComEd?

[E.g. services provided by the VWO but not accessible by the family for various reasons.]

Insufficient attention given to them
Language barrier - not all residents speak same dialect, language
Confined to their beds and wheelchairs
Different upbringings and history - lived through racial riots? Still some distrust? Simply racist?

Q4. How may these barriers/challenges be overcome?

Increasing platforms for interaction with majority groups eg. Volunteer work
Increasing platforms for interaction among elderly through activities, to bridge the gap eg. between races
Different, easier ways of communication
Special accessibility shortcuts and facilities eg. Ramps to make movement easier

Q5. Why did Stephen Cluskey become disabled?

He jumped on a hay bale and his friend pushed it. He fell and the bale rolled over him and broke his neck, causing him to be paralyzed from neck down.

Q6. What is accessibility? Why is it so important?

Le Xin:Accessibility is the quality of being able to use or obtain. The quality of being reached or entered easily. It is important as it allows people with disabilities (and everyone is disabled at some point in their life) to feel equal with those without, at least they won’t feel like a burden or feel inconvenienced or feel like they are an inconvenience when people have to help them. It includes everyone.
It is important so people’s lives can be more comfortable through easier access and mobility, and productivity levels can be higher on a societal level
Shannon:It is not just for people with special needs, as everyone experiences a lack of accessibility at some point in time. Therefore it is important to help make doing things easier
Ruishan:It allows people to be independent and help them travel and make decisions on where they want to go
Claire: Accessibility is when a problem/disability is solved effectively and simply, to increase convenience and allow everyone to be able to do something
Enxi:Accessibility gives people across different groups the same possibilities of experience. Thus, it bridges the gaps between minority and majority groups in a society

7114180045 — 2019-05-16 03:21:36 UTC

What are some stereotypes the Indian lady and the Chinese have of people from the other racial group?
- scary (chinese to Indian), dirty
- arrogant (Indian to chinese)
- chinese categorise indians by the little red dot on their heads

What other barriers prevent a society from being inclusive?
- social statues
- segregated schools
- lack of interaction between cultures
- stereotypes that are passed down from generations
- social mindset/ misconceptions

Session Activity

2019-05-16 03:25:02 UTC

1. What are some stereotypes the Indian lady and the Chinese have of people from the other racial group?

The Chinese people think that Indians are scary. The Chinese also confused Indian dietary requirements with that of the Malays. The Chinese children were also confused with the meaning of the “red dot”. Both races think that the other race’s parents encouraged these stereotypes by telling the children to avoid the other race. Bird of the same feather flock together so the Indians mix with Indians and the Chinese mix with the Chinese resulting in lack of understanding and misunderstanding of the other race.

2. What other barriers prevent a society from being inclusive?

The Chinese think that because the Indians look different or something, therefore they are aliens and think that it would be harder to communicate with these people. Hence, the Chinese don’t try to do so, believing that it would become really awkward or they are afraid that they might do something to offend them. Because of this, the society cannot really become inclusive when there is this barrier of thoughts and stereotypes.

2019-05-16 03:47:44 UTC

5. Why did Stephen Cluskey become disabled?

He fell from a stack of hay and the wheel of the cart hit the back of his head causing him to become paralysed in his body.

6. What is accessibility? Why is it so important?

Accessibility is the ability to be able to access something, be it an ability, a facility or something else that is tangible. Accessibility is important as it brings convenience to many people, allowing people to be able to do things quicker and allows them to do things that would not normally do.

7114180045 — 2019-05-16 03:48:05 UTC

Why did Stephen Cluskey become disabled?
- due to the irresponsible actions of his Friend and his own

What is accessibility? Why is it so important?
- accessibility: universal design that is available for everyone and a more comfortable society, preferably to be incorporated in all forms of government planning. Being easy to obtain or use
- promotes a comfortable and inclusive society

Stephen Cluskey Ted Talk

2019-05-16 03:48:10 UTC

Accessibility is the design of products, devices, services or environments for people with disabilities. These products need special modifications in order to provide convenience to specific groups of people based on their needs. Stephen Cluskey climbed on top of a hay bale and fell from it and it crushed him, causing him to break his neck and sustain injuries that resulted in disability. Accessibility is important as it provides a support system and motivation for those with disabilities and sends the message to them that society cares about them.

7114180065 — 2019-05-16 03:48:34 UTC

What is accessibility? Why is it so important?

A place being able to be used or reached easily. It is important as people with all kinds of disabilities will be able to move around or use the place without difficulty, just like an able-bodied person. If there is no accessibility, the place will exclude groups with disabilities and may offend of hurt, or even injure the groups if they try to access the place.

Invisible Singaporeans

2019-05-16 04:24:58 UTC

Meeting future needs and implications

2019-05-16 04:29:04 UTC

We can meet their current and future needs by promoting the centre to increase awareness so that more people would be interested to volunteer/work at the centre so they will not face a lack of manpower. Furthermore, the community clubs can organise more neighbourhood activities such as fun fairs. This will not only raise awareness for the centre as well, but at the same time encourage integration between different groups of people in the community, making the community more warm and inclusive

Post-Module Session 2

7114180243 — 2019-05-16 05:05:26 UTC

1. What makes people poor?

Those people miss out and lose out on opportunities while the rest of the population enjoy prosperity and wealth. These people are not classified as poor because they are under an absolute poverty line but do not have as much as other people- i.e. their relationship to other people is poor. For example, the people of Sungei Road are classified as produced poor.

2. Whose responsibility is it to help these poor?

The government/other citizens. These poor have definitely tried to help themselves but they have nobody to turn to nor anywhere to go to escape poverty. However, it should be a 2-way service and the poor should also be receptive and take the government’s help.

3. The title of the video is “Invisible Singaporeans”. Why are these Singaporeans invisible?

From the song used in the documentary, it seems to suggest that people do not feel any moral obligation towards and dismiss the poor when they attempt to reach out for help and treat them like babies crying, hence ignoring them and rendering them nearly invisible.

Also, not many people are aware of the fact that these people exist as they are normally cut off. Also, considering that all of us live in prosperous and relatively more wealthy families, we don’t really come into contact with them often and thus are oblivious to their silent sufferings.

4. What can an individual do to help or include these Invisible Singaporeans?

They can try to look out for people who fall into this category, and try to interact with them more or include them in activities. It also helps to provide a listening ear.

5. How can we meet the current or future needs of the community you are serving?

The elderly at Khong Wai Shiu are not exactly poor. We will touch on the elderly experiencing poverty in SIngapore and organisations who offer services to those elderly.

They need donors and manpower, such as staff to run the organisation and volunteers to interact with the elderly.

6. What are some of the implications of the “solutions” you have generated? Would any of these "solutions" impact on other groups in the community?

The elderly might refuse help out of embarrassment and their own self-resilience. Hopefully, those elderly receiving help would appreciate and be open to the idea of paying ithe kindness forward.

Post-Module Part 1

tanlexin21 — 2019-05-16 07:07:09 UTC

Post-Module Part 2

tanlexin21 — 2019-05-16 07:13:11 UTC

Q5. The community that we are helping are the elderly of Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital. The situation above is that of the elderly poor however we feel that if the elderly are at KWSH, they probably have family members who sent them there and support their finances. However, we can help these elderly by donating money to the hospital as it subsidies the fees and we can also volunteer our time there to keep the elderly company or at events.
Q6. The elderly might feel bad that we have volunteered our time and money but we feel that if we explain, they might more readily accept our help. We hope that they will appreciate our help and there will not be any implications on other groups in the society except on the people who choose to volunteer, who may not even receive thanks but in the end will still grow and receive fulfillment.

7114180045 — 2019-05-16 07:23:14 UTC

How can we meet the current or future needs of the community you are serving?
-always visit them
-encourage social interaction
-be kind to one another ;))
-implement universal design for everybody (including the elderly that we are serving and the disabled, whether mentally or physically)
-make time for people that are less privileged than us

What are some of the implications of the “solutions” that you have generated? Would any of these “solutions” impact on other groups in the community?
-universal design can be implemented for everybody and impact everyone in our society
-social interaction can encourage understanding and clear misconceptions, not just with the elderly i.e. kids with special needs etc.

archerwish — 2019-05-16 07:36:00 UTC