Stories

by Natalie Fung, Year 3 NUS FASS exchange student | 14 February 2020

Students from the College of Alice & Peter Tan (CAPT) at NUS combined two of their ongoing community involvement projects and facilitated a day of service for Westlite Dormitory’s migrant workers to volunteer at St. Luke’s Hospital. The inaugural event took place on 20 January, in response to a request from staff at Westlite Dormitory.
Read More “Dismantling preconceptions of migrant workers”

by NUS Nursing | 24 July 2020

When the Ministry of Health reached out to the National University Health System (NUHS) for volunteers to respond to the COVID-19 crisis, Nursing students from the NUS Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies stepped up to join its serology team.
Read More “NUS Nursing students join battle against COVID-19”

31 August 2020

Through art and the Build-A-Bridge project, stronger ties of understanding, appreciation and connection were built in the community.

“Art speaks where words are unable to explain.” – Mathiole Read More “The Build-A-Bridge project: Connecting communities through art”

7 September 2020

Another war rages amid COVID-19 — against an age-old enemy, dengue fever. As Singapore faces its largest outbreak of dengue since 2013, a group of volunteers from the NUS College of Alice and Peter Tan (CAPT) have decided to be a part of the nation’s intensive efforts to control the spread of the disease. Read More “Uniting to fight dengue fever”

19 November 2020

“When you educate a girl, you educate a nation.” This well-known African proverb was what prompted Associate Professor Tan Lai Yong, NUS College of Alice & Peter Tan (CAPT) Director for Outreach and Community Engagement, and others at the College to spearhead a pilot project that helps defray the university education expenses of migrant workers’ female dependents. 16 women from Bangladesh have benefitted from this initiative this semester. Read More “Supporting our migrant workers, beyond our shores”