You’ve Heard of “Work From Home”, Now It’s Time To “Volunteer From Home” | Heartware Network

May 27, 2020 | Joelynn Tan

You’ve Heard of “Work From Home”, Now It’s Time To “Volunteer From Home”

Field Leaders Young Loon and Kimberley teaching the beneficiaries from MINDS some Hand Yoga! The coronavirus pandemic has severely altered our everyday lives as days pass by with great uncertainty. In Singapore, the circuit breaker closed most of our businesses and non-essential services as citizens are advised to stay home as much as possible. In […]

May 27, 2020 | Qinyi Chen

Celebrating Our Nation’s Success

Thanda at this year’s River Hong Bao, where she volunteered as part of the Volunteer Liaison Committee. Volunteerism is often connoted with unnoticed blood, sweat, and tears. A while ago, we had the opportunity to interview a regular returning volunteer, Thanda. She started her volunteering journey as a Heartware-National Day Parade Hospitality Management (HW-NDP) […]

May 14, 2020 | Heartware Network

How To Support Children Through Online Engagements

Heartware Network is a charitable youth organisation that has been supporting vulnerable children through Heartware Tuition Programme for the last 12 years. With the help of hundreds of youth volunteers, Heartware Network supports these children by instilling them with positive values and character, and assisting them when they face academic challenges through weekly tutoring sessions. […]

Apr 27, 2020 | Eunice Tan

Are We Really A Heartless Generation?

When generations Z or Y are mentioned, stereotypes about them immediately come to mind. In a survey conducted across youths aged 19 to 35, ‘lazy’, ‘rude’ and ‘selfish’ were the three most common stereotypes that youths feel are placed on them. They are commonly known as the “strawberry generation” – referring to the population’s inability […]

Apr 21, 2020 | Elizabeth Tay

3 Things I Learned As A Heartware Volunteer

(Graphic Credit: Elizabeth Tay, Media Volunteer. Source of statistic linked here.) When you think of volunteerism, you think of devoting your time for the benefit of others. For me, being a volunteer is far more than just taking a small bit of your time to help someone else. It is about utilising your talents and […]

Apr 16, 2020 | Chloe Ng

“Selfish” Volunteering

(Graphic credit: Aisyah Ong, Media Volunteer) When we think ‘Volunteerism’, we think ‘selfless giving’ – something people don’t quite attribute to the youth in Singapore today. Some might even lament about how individualistic and self-absorbed Singaporean youths are. While there has been a heartening rise in youth volunteerism, the proportion of regular volunteers remains fairly […]

Apr 14, 2020 | Ruth Loo

I’ll Make A Mulan Out Of You

Do you remember watching the American animated historical action adventure musical Mulan (1998) as a child or teenager? In case you forgot or didn’t watch it, here is a quick recap! Set in ancient China, young Mulan is distraught when she learns that her weak and aged father must enlist in the army to fight […]

Apr 13, 2020 | Heartware Network

Heartware Tuition Programme 2020 championed by Heartware Network has transformed!

Heartware Tuition Programme 2020 championed by Heartware Network has transformed! Over the past few weeks, we have rolled out an online support programme to the vulnerable students in Singapore. Heartware volunteers would be supporting the students through daily engagement and weekly academic support. Instead of engaging in the same physical space, our volunteer befrienders would be engaging the […]

Mar 30, 2020 | Heartware Network

Heartware Network’s Measures Against Covid-19 as of 30 Mar 2020

Most of the volunteer meetings had already been shifted to e-platforms prior to the news of the Quarantine Order (QO), in accordance with the advisory to limit all gatherings to a maximum of 10 people on 25 March 2020. Heartware Network has and will continue to implement precautionary measures. These include: Daily temperature checks, with […]

Mar 30, 2020 | Heartware Network

Covid-19 Frequently Asked Questions

Introduction Dear Volunteers/ Stakeholders [Updated as of 2 April 2020, 1700HRS] In light of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) situation, Heartware Network is actively monitoring this rapidly evolving situation. Kindly refer to the following document to assist you in making informed decisions. General Q1. I’m not having a fever but have some symptoms of […]

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