Can online volunteering replace physical volunteering? | Heartware Network

Feb 23, 2021 | Ruth Loo

Can online volunteering replace physical volunteering?

Ever since the Covid-19 pandemic hit and the government announced the Circuit Breaker, many organisations had to freeze physical volunteering for the health and safety of both volunteers and beneficiaries. Since physical volunteering was no longer possible, organisations got creative and came up with opportunities for volunteers to carry out their work virtually. Now that […]

Feb 19, 2021 | Huey Sze Low

Putting Our Students First

When it comes to the topic of online learning, the debate about its merits and shortcomings could be endless. While some pros and cons are applicable to selected individuals, most of them are sentiments that resonate with most students, and even with the teachers.

Feb 10, 2021 | Ray Keat Teoh

How to: Digital Detox

Photo by Maxim Ilyahov on Unsplash In the present day and age, digital devices such as smartphones have become integral in our lives, so much so that many of us utilize them excessively every day. Some of us are even addicted to these devices. As much as technology has brought convenience to our lives, there is also a […]

Feb 03, 2021 | Heartware Network

DBS Bank Collaborates with Heartware Network to Develop Youths

Heartware Network has partnered with various organizations over the past two decades to provide enriching experiences to develop Singapore’s youths. One example is DBS Bank Ltd, who organised a series of workshops to equip youths with management skills in 2020. Welson Jamin, Managing Director, Technology & Operations and Tan Zheng Ting, Graduate Associate, Technology & Operations share their […]

Jan 26, 2021 | Low Huey Sze

Tutoring Moved Online

Over the past few months, our learning has been drastically affected. The closure of schools during Circuit Breaker resulted in the adoption of e-learning, where students and teachers meet online for classes from the comforts of their homes. The implementation of the circuit breaker had personally affected my learning in several ways. As a student, […]

Jan 26, 2021 | Joelynn Tan

About Time: 5 Reasons to Volunteer Long-Term

“Volunteering is (giving) your time and effort to do something or help someone without asking for anything in return.” – Tan Wei Ying (pictured above), a Heartware volunteer since 2008. As veteran volunteer Tan Wei Ying believes, volunteerism is about doing something for the community and enjoying the satisfaction of seeing beyond ourselves. In addition […]

Jan 15, 2021 | Chloe Mak

Fears I Face When Volunteering

“Ok, so you stick this here…” I said in rather broken Chinese as I fumbled with the plasticine and showed the boy how to stick the plasticine in his own pot. Photo by Julietta Watson on Unsplash The boy, clad in a blue shirt, started fidgeting and looking around from his position on the chair. […]

Jan 04, 2021 | Ray Keat Teoh

A Retrospective on Volunteering

The past few years of volunteerism experiences have truly shaped my outlook towards volunteering. As I engaged in more community service activities over the years, I found my mindset towards volunteering gradually changing for the better. (Graphic credit: Vera Sim) As a 17-year-old student, I used to view the innumerable volunteering activities as a chore […]

Jan 04, 2021 | LG (NS) Perry Lim

An Open Letter to Volunteer Facilitators

A message from Academy Advisory Panel Chairman LG (NS) Perry Lim to volunteer facilitators: “I have been in the Singapore Armed Forces for 25 years and I retired from it a few years ago. Association with Heartware started off with the National Day Parades (NDP). I organised NDP as Chairman of the NDP EXCO in […]

Jan 01, 2021 | Joelynn Tan

New Year’s Resolutions

2020 has been quite the year which has set my expectations for 2021 knee-high. However, with the holidays right around the corner, I am ready to usher in a fresh new start and like every other year, I am motivated to make changes in my life. It is the time of the year to indulge […]

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