With Singapore transitioning to an endemic COVID-19 “new normal” in 2022, the SG Courts strengthened their corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts and continued to reach out to the community. Here are some key CSR events that took place.
The State Courts brought festive cheer to seniors at the Yong-en Active Hub with special virtual performances and games. Staff prepared festive packs containing oranges, Lunar New Year goodies and red packets, and distributed these to the beneficiaries. The State Courts also donated an additional 40 festive packs to Yong-en Care Centre’s Dementia Day Care cluster.
In support of the annual World Environment Day, staff from the State Courts took part in a beach clean-up project at East Coast Park. This event made a return following a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
All three courts contributed to the National Library Board’s annual charity book drive, which aims to raise awareness and share the gift of reading with the less privileged. In addition to physical read-together sessions that were held throughout the month, 138 staff attended a mass reading session via Zoom to raise more books for the two beneficiaries, WondeRead and the Migrant Worker Library. The charity book drive raised a total of 57 books through the participation of 163 staff.
The State Courts organised a tour to Dialogue in the Dark Singapore to raise awareness of visual and other impairments, as well as promote social inclusion of the disabled and disadvantaged. Led by vision-impaired individuals as guides, the participants experienced the challenges of navigating everyday life in complete darkness. At the end of the tour, they discussed the importance of empathy and creating a more inclusive society.
To show their support for the Singapore Association of the Visually Handicapped (SAVH), the State Courts engaged the SAVH’s Mobile Massage Team (MMT) and arranged for a group of qualified, visually handicapped masseurs to provide massage services at the State Courts premises. The MMT initiative allows blind masseurs to put into practice the acquired skills to remain employable, earn their living, and gain self-reliance and independence. A total of $480 was raised for the SAVH through the massage services, with another $550 pledged through donations.
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Last updated on 21 September 2023.