NUS Alumni Awards 2021
Hearty congratulations to CTPCLC Alumnus, Lim Wei Jie, who was one of 17 young alumni to receive the NUS Outstanding Young Alumni Award on 3 and 5 November 2021, for their achievements which have distinguished…
Precarity and Agency within Relationships in the South Asian Foreign Domestic Worker Community
Low-wage migrant workers continue to be an area of interest studied by scholars from multiple perspectives, including the economic, social, political, and health considerations. A vast array of literature highlights the various perspectives on how low-wage migrant workers may be…
Community Mapping in Low Income Neighbourhoods – Ghim Moh
In this study, a team of seven students partnered with Beyond Social Services to conduct community mapping of 3 rental blocks within the Ghim Moh area. They conducted participant observations and semi-structured interviews with 30 residents of rental blocks and…
Immigration Integration in Singapore: A Perception Study
Immigration policy has played a fundamental role in Singapore’s economic development. Since the 1960s, Singapore implemented a class-based migration policy to attract immigrants of varying skill levels. Today, immigration policy serves as a strategy to tackle Singapore’s demographic issues…
Cisgender Students’ Attitudes and Beliefs towards Transgender Individuals and Trans-Inclusive Efforts
In this study, a team of six students partnered with the Victim Care Unit within NUS to conduct an online survey of students living in NUS University Town residential colleges. The objective of this survey was to better understand these…
Tracer Study of Elderly Patients from Alexandra Hospital
In this study, Raudhah Bte Razali, Lim Yong Shan, Joey Lee Jia Yi, and Daniel Lam Chin Kiat partnered with MOH Office of Healthcare Transformation to study how Alexandra Hospital patients navigate their healthcare journey post-discharge. They conducted interviews with…
Online approach to keeping seniors happy and healthy
CTPCLC student fellows Isiah Poon, Myat Thu Kyaw, and Willoughby Niki Lee started the 4Hearts project as part of our Communicating Social Issues in Singapore module to engage elderly residents at nursing homes facing social…
Building an inclusive Dementia Friendly Community (iDFC) in Kebun Baru
In this study, Jazreel Low Ju Li, Jocelyn Joy Gwee, Lau Wan Ling, and Tan Jiayi partnered with Alzheimer’s Disease Association (ADA) to conduct a ground-sensing study in Kebun Baru as part of ADA’s efforts to use an asset-based approach…
Doing good with food: Delivery service to support hawker and private car hire communities
CTPCLC student fellows Donovan, Jet, Long Jian and Sanjula, and students from College of Alice and Peter Tan (CAPT) worked together during the Circuit Breaker to pilot HawkerJio, a food delivery solution which offered CAPT…
A receptivity study of Alexandra Hospital’s new healthcare delivery model — Healthcare Redesigned
In this study, Myat Thu Kyaw, Yeo Shao Jie, Nicholas Yau, and Leong Man Qing conducted surveys with residents of several neighbourhoods in the Queenstown area to understand residents’ perceptions of a new healthcare delivery model that was to be…
Student volunteers engage vulnerable families to curate customised programmes for ComLink
When the National University of Singapore’s Chua Thian Poh Community Leadership Centre (CTPCLC) released the list of organisations that its undergraduates could partner up with for their Community Development Practicum, Mr Yeo Qin-Liang and Ms…
Relationship with employers main reason for FDWs not completing contracts
CTPCLC fellows partnered with Centre for Domestic Employees (CDE) as part of their Community Development Practicum to conduct social research on the relationship between foreign domestic workers and their employees. The study revealed that two-thirds…
Prevalence of poly-pharmacy in Ren Ci Community Hospital: An archival research study
In this study, Keith Low used archival research to understand the prevalence of poly-pharmacy (the use of 5 or more medications) among Ren Ci Hospital’s patients. Poly-pharmacy is a big problem among older persons as a complicated medication regimen often…
Mapping the aspirations, needs and assets of residents in Jurong Spring Zone B: An Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) approach
In this study, Tan Kwan Boon and Amanda Kee have carried out a mapping of households residing in a block of flats in Jurong Spring Zone B. Using the asset-based community development (ABCD) framework, they suggest how the assets of…
Singapore’s Youth Beyond Volunteerism
OpenJio, co-founded by CTPCLC Alumni Amelia Lim, is a Telegram channel that seeks to keep one updated on ground-up initiatives and events in the social sector. The group’s founders hosted their first “OpenJio Opens Up”…
New minor in community leadership
We are pleased to announce the launch of our new Minor in Community Development and Leadership for the upcoming academic year (starting August 2019). NUS undergraduates who undertake the programme will have the opportunity to…
Dr. Chua Thian Poh conferred Honorary Doctor of Letters
Congratulations to Dr. Chua Thian Poh on being conferred the NUS Honorary Doctor of Letters at the official NUS Commencement Ceremony 2019 by Singapore President and NUS Chancellor Madam Halimah…
CTPCLC Symposium 2019
The annual CTPCLC Symposium was held on 10 May 2019 and graced by Guest-of-Honour Mrs Josephine Teo, Minister for Manpower and Second Minister for Home Affairs. This year, we showcased…
Foreword Coffee
CTPCLC Alumnus Lim Wei Jie, co-founder of social enterprise startup Foreword Coffee, believes that “Every cup of coffee can be like a foreword, enticing one to delve into its narrative”. Foreword Coffee aims to promoting…
NUS launches the Chua Thian Poh Community Leadership Centre
NUS launches the Chua Thian Poh Community Leadership Centre On 20 November 2017 The National University of Singapore (NUS) officially launched the Chua Thian Poh Community Leadership Centre (CTPCLC) in the presence of Deputy Prime Minister…
NUS receives S$5 million pledge to expand the Chua Thian Poh Community Leadership Programme
Philanthropist Mr Chua Thian Poh, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ho Bee Land Limited, has generously pledged S$5 million to expand the Chua Thian Poh Community Leadership Programme (CTPCLP). This gift will will enable…