Another Week Beyond – 1825

Comms Team Another Week Beyond

Dear Friends Community is a way of belonging. Members of a community experience a sense of belonging to a place that they also believe belongs to them. Sometimes it is really a physical place where people reside but often a shared purpose, or an interest brings people together. What’s important though is that that when people come together they enjoy a sense of connectedness and contentment. InterNations reaches out to expatriates with the assurance, “Wherever in the world life takes you, our InterNations Communities help you feel at home.” It is interesting how strangers from diverse backgrounds can have a …

Another Week Beyond -1824

Comms Team Another Week Beyond

Dear Friends This is the first week of the Islamic month of Shawwal and we look back with gratitude at the generosity and kindness we experienced in abundance during the month of Ramadan. Our volunteers and friends hosted communal meals to mark the breaking of fast and there was much sharing and cooperation among neighbours. The goodwill arrived in different ways; new clothes for children, volunteers to tidy up homes and even fish donated at the end of a fishing competition. More than 40 families benefitted from the catch at Dbest Fishing Pond. Last Friday, volunteers from the Prime Minister’s …

Another Week Beyond – 1823

Comms Team Another Week Beyond

Dear Friends After visiting some families, a group of educators were moved. They were immensely grateful for the hospitality they received. They felt most welcomed and were surprised at the candour in which their hosts spoke about their circumstances. It was obvious that raising a family with little resources was challenging and for some, their difficulty was compounded by the need to care for family members with special needs. Despite this, they noticed that their hosts lit up with pride when sharing about their volunteering efforts in their neighbourhood. How they had organised themselves to provide children with educational and …

Redhill Community Mapping

Comms Team Another Week Beyond

Dear all, Beyond Social Services is recruiting volunteers to work on a community mapping project. Please take a look at the information below and contact Carmen at carmen@beyond.org.sg if you have questions or wish to sign up. Project Title: Redhill Community Mapping About the Project We are working on a community health report for the Lengkok Bahru zone which includes Block 71 and 72 in Redhill. Through observation and intensive interviews, we hope to collect rich data about the needs/priorities, assets and aspirations of the residents in these blocks. This data will serve to deepen the understanding of various stakeholders …

Another Week Beyond -1822

Comms Team Another Week Beyond

Dear Friends When Sharifah was a child, her mother impressed on her that kindness, generosity, cooperation and forgiveness must be extended to everyone regardless of their race or religion. She was told that these qualities are gifts within all of us and by sharing them with family, friends and neighbours, we live a satisfying and happy life. Now at 68 years old, Sharifah is a widow with 4 children and 10 grandchildren and she continues to share the gifts that her mother believed are inherent in all of us. Sharifah has been residing in the same flat for the past …