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ABOUT PPISPersatuan Pemudi Islam Singapura (PPIS) is a non-profit Muslim women social service organisation dedicated to working with

women of all ages in carrying out their multiple roles in society. Founded in 1952, the organisation runs two core community

services, namely Social Services and Early Childhood Education (ECE) Services. With five social services centres and six ECE centres,

both services work together to provide quality and holistic support as well as developmental programmes for women and their

families.

Based on the values of SACRED (Sincere, pro-Active, Compassionate, Reliable, Effective and Dakwah – enjoining others to good),

PPIS is committed in its efforts to catalyse and develop positive changes in the lives of disadvantaged and underrepresented

Muslim women and their dependents, to build sustainable families that are socially and economically independent.

VISIONTo be women who catalyse changes in Muslim women for the betterment of families, community and society.

MISSIONTo empower Muslim women with skills, knowledge and opportunities through quality programmes and services to enhance their

multiple roles in life.

CORPORATE VALUES – SACREDSincere in the services that we provide

Pro-Active in attending to the needs of the community

Compassionate in our actions

Reliable in service delivery

Effective and efficient in executing the services

‘Dakwah’ inviting all that is good, enjoining what is right and forbidding what is wrong

LOGO

Lighting Lives, represented by a flame, guides the organization’s

leap forward towards achieving success for every woman, family

and the community it serves.

STRATEGIC ETHOSFor every woman, family, individual and the community it serves, PPIS hopes to cultivate these virtues of success:

Visionary – Farsightedness in the pursuit of success

Ihsan - Compassion and Benevolence towards oneself and others

Resilience – Willpower to rise against all adversities

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CEO’s Message 05

Board Members 06

Management Chart 07

Minutes of 42nd Annual General Meeting 08

Corporate Services 12

Professional Development 12

Training & Consultancy 13

Corporate Communications & Resource Development 14

Social Services 16

Family Service Centre (East) 16

Family Service Centre (West) 18

As Salaam 20

Vista Sakinah 22

Inspirasi 24

Student Care Centre 26

Early Childhood Education 28

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Assalamu’alaikum wr wb.

At the end of this Annual General Meeting, I will complete my third term as PPIS President and will be handing over the reins to a new President. Looking back at the past six years (three terms), I feel fortunate that I was given the opportunity to lead PPIS. At that point in time, my experience and skills in the corporate sector helped PPIS establish a strong and good corporate culture in tune with the changing landscape in the voluntary sector as dictated by the Charities Act.

Over the past six years, there are increasingly more young Muslim women professionals joining as PPIS Board Members, enabling the old guards to enjoy their well-deserved retirement after serving the organisation for many years. Alhamdulillah, our efforts at self-renewal have enabled us to achieve diversity in the Board. PPIS Board is made up of various professionals; many of them have successful careers and are holding senior positions. Each of them brings a certain expertise that is useful for the Association to continue to be well governed and grow.

I am happy to leave the organisation in the good hands of the new Board and President. I am confident that they will continue with the good work that has been invested so far. There are challenges aplenty but I have faith that the Board, together with the Management, will overcome these challenges and PPIS will continue to provide excellent service to the community.

President’s Foreword

PPIS has grown tremendously since 2008, adding three new centres to reach out to the relevant sectors of the community who face certain social issues and require support through our various programmes. One of the centres is Vista Sakinah, a centre for remarried couples with children from previous marriages, unique in being the only such centre in Singapore. We celebrated our 60th anniversary two years ago which marked PPIS’ major milestone. This year, we will be hosting the inaugural Stepfamilies’ Conference. This is the first time that such a conference is being held in Singapore with international speakers to engage the participants.

Moving on, I trust that PPIS will play a greater role in understanding and tackling key social issues in Singapore. PPIS shall not only light the lives of our current beneficiaries but also contribute to the larger community through capacity building, advocacy and evidence based programmes.

May Allah shower us with His blessings and guide us in all our endeavours.

Sapiah MollaPresident

Assalamu’alaikum wr wb.

We are constantly on the move in reaching out to more people, workers and the entire system of support to help the poor, needy and disadvantaged. Satisfaction to us does not come from the job fulfilment alone, but from the smiles of the children, women and families that face challenges in their lives.

That is why in the past years, we have not stopped walking and running. We have shifted ourselves from being a volunteer-based in the early 50s to 70s to being a professionally-run organisation today.

Our current strength of 180 that work in tandem to serve the community across 14 centres island-wide have been great pillars to our home. The Board Members, led by President Mdm Sapiah Molla, have set the roof high to allow us to develop innovative and creative programs that fill up the social support gaps of our community and not leaving our home empty.

In the last FY, we have consolidated our operations and streamlined the work flow to standardise our internal processes and procedures for greater efficiency. This is made possible by the appointment of a new Chief Corporate Officer, Mr Faiz Selamat to oversee the daily operations of corporate services as well as the appointment of MERCU Learning Point to

CEO’s Message

Maznah MasopCEO, PPIS

manage the day-to-day running of ECE and share the best practices.

On behalf of the senior management and staff of PPIS, I would like to bid farewell and thank Madam Sapiah who will be making way for a new President after serving six years as our leader. Madam Sapiah’s contributions have gone a long way since the 80s and she has provided a pivotal role in guiding the organisation forward into the 90s and the new millennium through her continuous leadership.

Just like our founders and leaders in the past, PPIS, to many of us here today, is not just Muslim women organisation - it is an Association that cares for the women and their family, progressive in thinking and innovative in running the social business and managing the human capital towards changes and progress. This is the spirit that will live on in the future.

Thank you. Wassalamu’alaikum wr wb

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MINUTES OF 42nd ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGMinutes of the 42nd Annual General Meeting of PERSATUAN PEMUDI ISLAM SINGAPURA (PPIS) held on Saturday, 21st September 2013, at 10.00 am, at OnePeople.SG, Singapore.

ATTENDANCE 135 participants attended the 42nd Annual General Meeting of PPIS.

AGENDA 1. President’s Address 2. Confirmation and Adoption of Minutes of the 41st Annual General Meeting (AGM) 3. Adoption of Annual Report for the period April 2012 to March 2013 4. Adoption of the Statements of Accounts for the year ending 31 March 2013 5. Any other matters

PROCEEDINGS 1. President’s Address

1.1 Persatuan Pemudi Islam Singapura (PPIS) President, Ms Sapiah Molla, welcomed the members to the 42nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) of PPIS. Special thanks were extended to PPIS founding member, Ms Manijeh Namazie.

1.2 President updated all that was present of PPIS’ development since the last AGM. President reflected that PPIS is a more matured organisation having turned 61 in 2013. PPIS had also been frequently mentioned and recognised by the national leaders as one of the leading Malay Muslim Organisations. She added that members should be proud that PPIS is the only Malay-Muslim Organisation established and run by women. Notwithstanding, President acknowledged the great contribution from our male staff in the organisation.

1.3 President shared that PPIS had grown financially and had reached the $10 million mark and is now under the category of large Institution of Public Character (IPC). Thus, its governance would be stricter. To prepare the organisation, a reputable audit company, Ernst & Young, was engaged to conduct a thorough review on PPIS’ process and procedures to advise us on ways to further improve them and plug any existing gaps. The auditors had completed their audit and PPIS’ senior senior management and executives were in the process of implementing their recommendations.

1.4 President observed that in the past couple of years, there had been positive developments in the Social Service and the Early Childhood Education (ECE) sectors. She supported her observation by quoting the increased governmental support to ECE and the Social Service sectors. President felt that these developments would pose challenges as well as opportunities to PPIS and hope to update them in the next AGM. In the meantime, PPIS would have to strengthen its internal resources and capabilities. President sought members to support PPIS in meeting up to the challenges.

2 Confirmation and Adoption of Minutes of the 41st Annual General Meeting 2.1 President offered for everyone from the floor to pose any queries related to the minutes of the 41st AGM.

2.2 Ms Namazie enquired on the name of the construction company that PPIS had taken legal action against. President revealed that it was Pan Master. Ms Namazie went on to suggest that we should highlight the construction company’s name to the authorities so that others would be warned of their actions. President responded that the actions of the company had been made known to all staff but would not reveal their details externally as the case has yet to be settled and PPIS has yet to receive the full repayment. Ms Namazie further suggested that the name of the company be stated in PPIS Annual Report. President would take the suggestion into consideration but reminded the Management to seek legal advice first.

2.3 As there were no further clarifications, the minutes of the 41st AGM was proposed and seconded by Dr Bibi Jan Mohd Ayyub and Ms Siti Habibah Siraj, respectively. Thus, President confirmed the minutes of the last AGM. 3 Adoption of Annual Report for 2012/13

3.1 President invited CEO to present the highlights of the Financial Year 2012/2013. CEO presented updates and provided clarifications on the functions of the various departments in PPIS.

3.2 CEO began with confirming President’s earlier reporting that the Organisation had received a total revenue of more than $10 million. This was possible due to the increment in grants, and generous donations from the public, corporations and foundations such as Lee Foundation. As for the donation, PPIS had collected almost $600,000, which was an increase of

about $93,000 or 18% from the previous year. Amongst the fund raising activities conducted were; the Charity Gala Dinner that was graced by the Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Tharman Shanmugaratnam where PPIS raised about $150,000; and zakat collection during Ramadhan which saw an increase of 30% or $53,000 from the previous year (2011). The increment in zakat collection allowed PPIS to reach out to the needy and the poor, and also to develop programmes for the low-income and single-parent families. PPIS also received corporate donations of about $73,000 from Singapore Pakistani Association and the President’s Challenge had awarded PPIS Student Care Centres with $100,000 for its needy students.

3.3 Within the Professional Development (PD) department, PPIS had implemented a new programme, Clinical Supervision Support Programme (CSSP), which was made up of the Individual and Group Clinical Supervision. Other activities that continued to be conducted by PD were; Personal Development Counselling; In-house Training and Leadership Training Programme for Centre Managers and Acting Centre Managers.

3.4 Training and Consultancy (T&C) Unit had conducted a series of training programmes such as MUIS Befriender Programme, and the Ministry of Social and Family Development’s (MSF) Bersama Mu Review Part II and Part III. T&C also piloted Coffee Morning Talk series that targeted the non-Malay Social Workers and professionals. Due to the positive feedback, this series would be continued in the coming year. Another event highlighted by CEO was the exclusive closed-door dialogue with Mufti, entitled “Exploring the Marriage Journey”. CEO pointed out that the event was attended by a large number of men; a positive indicator considering the difficulty the Organisation faced in attracting men for such events.

3.5 For the Social Service Division, FSC East (FSCE) saw an increase in number of cases from 218 to 281, which was an increase of about 29%. The clients served were predominantly women (63%). The top three concerns presented at FSCE were Financial, Marital and Housing & Accommodation. FSCE had surpassed its target with an average of 232 active cases. FSCE had also piloted the Joint Beach Combing Activity project with Marine Parade FSC (MPFSC). Every fortnight the Social Workers befriend the people living in the tents at East Coast Park. At the end of the 6-month project, a barbeque was organised as a means of reaching out to the beach community so as to inform them of available help. To date, more than 10 families had been helped through this programme.

3.6 FSC West (FSCW) had focused on building the capacity of the staff with 8 undergoing degree/post-graduate diploma/ Masters programme. 17 participants from the HOME Programme were transferred to the Gourmet Guru programme, where they had been trained to train other women. CEO commended the participants for their development as they had started without skills and had developed their skills to the point of being able to help other women in need. FSCW also collaborated with NYP for a 1 year project entitled “kNow Your Passion”(N.Y.P.). CEO directed anyone interested to know more about the project to approach FSCW Centre Manager (CM), Ms Kamariah Yusoff.

3.7 The Student Care Centres (SCC) saw an increase in enrolment. The increment in the SCC fees had led to an increase in its revenue. Centres had also received a donation of $100,000 from the President’s Challenge, allowing children from low-income families to benefit from the enrichment programmes in both centres. The SCCs continued with their storybook based curriculum which were enhanced by their art & craft activities and drama projects. Outings were also organised, such as to Bukit Candu as part of the Total Defence Day Celebrations.

3.8 The Specialised Services, such as As-Salaam Family Support Centre (AFSC) continued with conducting programmes for and helping the single-parents, especially the women, and their children. AFSC developed collaterals for publicity to enhance their visibility. One of the materials used were fridge magnets that were distributed to members of public to encourage people who were in need of help to approach the Centre. A programme entitled “Friends in Charity” was organised for AFSC’s past programme participants or alumni to stay in touch and in turn be engaged as volunteers to help other women in need.

3.9 At Inspirasi, a research on the Resiliency of Minor Marriages was conducted to review Inspirasi Programme and to investigate the resiliency of minor marriages. Through the findings, Inspirasi hopes to map out its Public Education efforts for upcoming years. The research is still on-going. Inspirasi also celebrated their 6th year of service in 2013 and Club Inspirasi had organised alumni initiatives. It was further reported that Inspirasi would be piloting 2 programmes for the coming year.

3.10 Vista Sakinah (VS) conducted a longitudinal research on VS’ families, entitled “Keep in Touch”. The research was presented in the CLF Forum in November 2012. VS also collaborated with MSF to produce the drama series on remarriages entitled “Anakku Sayang”. This programme eventually won several awards at a Suria Awards programme. A Facebook page, Stepfamilies Singapore, was launched and access was restricted to VS’ clients. This provided a good online social networking platform for the parents in the stepfamilies.

3.11 The Early Childhood Education (ECE) department continued to support working mothers and families in providing quality education for pre-schoolers. ECE’s Graduation Project Showcase for K2 students received positive feedback from the parents, guests and stakeholders. This was made possible through the joint efforts of the principals, teachers and students throughout

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the year. ECE also continued to receive Low Income Families Empowerment (LIFE) Fund which provided subsidies for ECE’s needy students in subsidising their school fees. The Management of Junior Network Child Development Centre (JRC) was transferred from Mendaki Sense to PPIS and cyclical maintenance was carried out at the beginning of 2013.

3.12 Before returning the floor to the President, CEO explained that further information on the various departments can be found in the Annual Report.

3.13 President invited the floor to raise any questions for clarification. President stressed that the Organisation does not only serve the community but also takes care of its staff through staff development. The Organisation views that internal resource is very important; without building capabilities internally we may not be able to serve externally. Thus, she invited staff to take full advantage of the opportunities provided by the Organisation and to view PPIS as their employer of choice. President provided members with opportunity to provide their feedback or updates. Hence, several members requested updates on PPIS social service division.

3.14 For Inspirasi, CM Ms Fajariah Saban provided updates on the research that was conducted by her centre. According to Fajariah, the final report for the research was submitted in early September 2013 and the first presentation would be held on 27 September 2013 at the Engaging Hearts and Minds Seminar which was organised by MSF and National Council of Social Service (NCSS). This would be followed by several internal presentations and then to other service centres in the future.

3.15 For AFSC, CM Ms Nooraini Mohamed Razak, updated on her Centre’s volunteer efforts and the outreach to the target audience. Nooraini guided the audience to refer to the Annual Report and elaborated that her centre was in the midst of increasing their visibility.

3.16 CEO requested for a Social Worker involved in FSCE’s beach combing project to share his/her experience. FSCE’s Social Worker (SW), Ms Mumtaz Saidah, shared that the experience was interesting as it was a collaboration with MPFSC and it provided a great learning experience. Most of the homeless people camping there were from the Malay-Muslim community. The beach combing exercise is part of FSCE and MPFSC’s outreach to inform that community of FSC’s services. Ms Siti Habibah enquired the reason for their staying at the beach. Mumtaz explained that most of them were affected by the State’s housing policy and that they were facing debarment of about 30 months from the Housing and Development Board (HDB). Furthermore, they lacked family support and chose to stay at the beach. These families revealed that their own families were unable to assist them as they were also facing certain problems. Some of these families who stayed at the beach have children with them. They often complained about the housing policies. FSCE’s CM, Mr Amran Jamil, added that the team’s future efforts with the beach community at East Coast Park will be to conduct a focus group discussion with the families so that the team can advocate for these families to National Parks (NParks) and HDB.

3.17 President confirmed the adoption of the Annual Report for 2012/13 after it was proposed by Ms Masmunah Abdullah and seconded by Ms Salina Samion.

4. Adoption Of The Statement Of Accounts For The Year Ending 31 March 2013

4.1 CEO went through the accounts for the year ending 31 March 2013. She highlighted the following matters:

i. Income increased by about 20% was mainly due to higher donations, higher government funding and higher school/ programme fees.

ii. Expenses increased proportionately with a higher income. Total expenditure was at 89% of income in FY1213 versus 91% of income in FY1112.

iii. Thus, an increase of surplus of 44% from previous year (31st Mar 2012) audited surplus (S$789,555). Total unrestricted funds (as stated in the Balance Sheet as of 31st Mar 2013) had increased by 29%.

iv. Ms Namazie queried on the substantial increase from 2012 to 2013 on salaries and related costs paid to CEO, Managers and key Executives from S$752,089 to S$924,169 on page 28 of the Annual Report.

President responded that the increase was due to increment and salary adjustments for staff including the senior management in FY 2012/13.

v. Dr Bibi Jan noted that the Association had purchased commercial property (Pg 29 of Annual Report) and queried whether any outstanding payment due next year as a result of progressive payments and whether provisions had been made given the commitment of S$538,156 in FY 2013.

CEO shared that the progressive payment would be carried forward this year and President responded that provision for progressive payments would be made in accordance with our reserve policy.

vi. Ms Namazie suggested to prepare and issue the Annual Report before actual AGM.

vii. With no further questions, President invited the meeting to receive and adopt the financial statement for the year ending 31 March 2013. The financial report was proposed for adoption by Ms Siti Habibah Siraj and seconded by Ms Dahliyah Hamid.

5. Any Other Matters

5.1 It was reported that, Ms Rahayu Mahzam, Assistant Honorary Secretary, had left the Association (Sept 2012-June2013), as she had moved to an organisation with conflict of interest.

5.2 Current Board Members Office bearers:

President thanked the Board Members for serving and hoped they would continue to serve the Association in the future.

5.3 This FY is a non-election year.

5.4 The Board would recruit new members or depends on the situation till the next election.

5.5 As there were no other matters to be discussed, President closed the 42nd Annual General Meeting.

Prepared by Nurshedah Kamsani, Welfare Officer FSC East (1st Minute Writer)Zulaihabe Talip, Senior Principal BBC (2nd Minute Writer)

Reviewed by Azita Abdul Aziz, Director of Specialised Services

Cleared by Maznah Masop, CEO

Approved by Sapiah Molla, President

FY 2012-2013 FY 2011-2012 Variance Revenue 10,049,559 8,362,236 1,687,323 Expenses 8,912,393 7,572,681 1,339,712 Surplus 1,137,166 789,555 347,611

Sapiah Molla : PresidentKamariah Adnan : Vice-PresidentFaridah Tay : Honorary TreasurerDahliyah Hamid : Honorary SecretaryNur Aadila Teo : Assistant Honorary TreasurerFatimah Azimullah : Advisor

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Core Service

Capacity development is critical to any organization that relies on the quality of its staff to deliver professional services. This financial year, Professional Development (PD) Social Services continued to meet the organization development needs for our social services.

Adopting a multipronged approach, Professional Development Clinical Supervision Support Programme (PDCSSP) supported unit key objective is

i. To develop more confident and systemically grounded caseworkers

ii. To develop and enhance knowledge, repertoire of skills and intervention strategies in working with clients to meet service standard requirements

iii. To harmonise practice standards, key positions, and values across Centres through cross-learningexperiences

iv. To develop a pool of competent and trained clinical supervisors

v. Ensuring sufficient training and support for supervisors

vi. Establishing a clinical supervision organizationalpolicy

In 2013, PD focused on imparting values of clinical supervision, harmonizing the idea of cross-centre clinical supervision, and facilitating learning across context. There had been overwhelming response to live supervision and tape sessions, and we had commenced documentation of work processes and service evaluation, to ensure effectiveness and impact of support.

PD conducted the following support services to Social Workers:

1. In house Training

Three In house sessions was conducted this financial year - two sessions focused on Systemic Ideas and Family Therapy, and one session on Introducing Reflexive and Circular Questions.

Feedback on the development of common language:

“Reflecting back to the first PD training session, I feel excited as I hear everyone speak.

It feels like we are all moving to speak the same language transgressing the type of cases that we see

and the individual centres we come from. We have become one PPIS.”

Feedback on different way of thinking and asking questions:

“More curious with my questions, Pay more attention to the interaction than content, More curious how question can

offer a difference, Observing impact of questionon clients responses”

2. Peer Supervision

Four peer supervision sessions were conducted this financial year. This model of clinical supervision is clinically focused, non-hierarchical relationship and occurs bi-monthly. Peers alternate taking roles of supervisee and facilitator to conduct joint clinical sessions, review of complex cases, case studies, shadowing, problem solving and clinical reasoning. These sessions offer support to Senior Social Workers and Centre Managers who provide clinical supervision.

3. Supervision of Supervisors

Four sessions were conducted with Centre Managers / Senior staff this financial year, focused on developing and enhancing clinical supervision competencies and standards.

“I felt supported in my effort to provide support to my staff. For me it matters I do it the way that is useful for the staff.

This session had normalize my struggles as a supervisor as well as knowing that I receive support from

others in this session.”

4. Group Supervision

Commencing from 2013, PPIS social workers benefit from cross-centre learning, and across different context. 24 Group Supervision sessions had been conducted for Social Workers, who have been regrouped according to years of service and experiences with cases.

5. Individual Clinical Supervision

These one-to-one sessions with Senior Family Therapist, complement supervision by Centre Managers, focused on development of micro-competencies, and clarified issues related to delivery of case management and counselling. 69 sessions (case discussions and review of recorded / live sessions) had been conducted.

6. PD Consultation Session

This financial year, 11 staff attended the PD consultation session

“PD counseling provided a safe and neutral platform for me to voice my concerns. It allowed me to speak freely

without fear of being judged or penalized.”

Moving Ahead

PD will be developing our reading resources – building upon the use of Kindle to purchase resources to aid learning. This would concretize the learning process with relevant theories and framework from the field, and create enthusiasm in learning.

CORPORATE SERVICES

Corporate Services

TRAINING & CONSULTANCYPeriod: April 2013 – March 2014

It has been 3 years since the inception of PPIS Training & Consultancy (T&C).

Over the years, we have built a reputation in offering a niche expertise in working with the Malay Muslim Community. We saw an increasing number of agencies requesting customized and specialized training as well as consultancy services to further increase the capacity of their social service practitioners in cross cultural competency. While working to develop customized programmes, we managed to foster trust and close working relationships with the various agencies and partners we worked with.

In line with our objective to build the capability of social service professionals, T&C has continued to conduct training programmes and talks that benefitted about 650 individuals this year. This year, T&C also saw the appointment of an Executive Assistant to the team, to oversee the administrative operation of the department. This has further streamlined our operations and enhanced efficiency.

Delivering Objectives Through Quality Training Programmes.

T&C strives to continue providing quality training programmes to our clients. We take great pride in understanding our client’s needs, selecting the correct subject matter expert to deliver a training, contextualizing and tailoring content to suit the needs of the clients as well as providing efficient administrative support. This included post training follow ups to ensure our clients receive a pleasant experience working with us. T&C received an average of 95% above-average rating for: • Qualityandknowledgeoftrainer

• Qualityandeffectivenessofprogramme

• Qualityofprogrammeadministration

Building Capacity of Individuals, Families and Community

Befriender’s Training This year, T&C continued to conduct the Befriender’s Training to MUIS Volunteers. Since 2011, T&C had conducted training for almost 500 volunteers working with MUIS Zakat Recipients, equipping them with the necessary skillset to perform their befriending duties effectively.

Cinta Abadi Marriage Guidance ProgrammeFollowing the service delivery audit in 2011 and curriculum audit of the existing national Marriage Guidance Programme- Bersama Mu in 2012, T&C was again engaged to review, write and make recommendations to the existing curriculum of the Marriage Guidance Programme in 2013. After an extensive six months of study, the final report and proposed new curriculum was submitted to MSF. The new curriculum entitled, ‘Cinta Abadi’ was accepted and launched in January 2014. Cinta Abadi is now the programme used by Malay Muslim couples attending Marriage Preparation.

T&C also conducted training to the Educators and Operators conducting the new Cinta Abadi Programme.

Exclusive Dialogue with Mufti, Dr Mohd Fatris BakaramT&C received an overwhelming response for this event. However, only 30 lucky Muslim Brothers had an opportunity for an exclusive dialogue with the honourable Mufti, Dr Mohd Fatris Bakaram to discuss their roles as future husbands. This was an initiative to reach out to men in our bid to build stronger families. We hope to continue this Dialogue series in the upcoming years.

Malay Language Fostering Parents Support GroupThis year T&C was engaged to run a Support Group for Malay speaking Foster parents through Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF). The 6-week programme received excellent feedback from both MSF and participants. Recommendations were also made on how future support groups can be more effective and useful for participants.

While working to develop customized programmes, we managed to foster trust and close working relationships with the various agencies and partners we worked with.

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Corporate Communications team continued to facilitate the presence of the Association in mainstream media for financial year 2013-2014. Interviews and articles helped create a better awareness on the role played by PPIS, to empower Muslim Women in Singapore. We have strengthened our relationship with the media by having constant meet-ups and discussion with the various stakeholders on how to better position ourselves

Looking ahead, the team will continue to strive towards creating a unique identity, as we endeavour to be the Voice of Muslim Women. Areas for development have been identified, and we are reviewing our branding strategy - to keep abreast with current developments in the media. PPIS will actively embrace social media in our course to highlight our programmes, beneficiaries and staff.

Resources can be defined in terms of financial, manpower and knowledge. In the past financial year, our Resource Development team had been making strides in development the various sources, in support of the Association’s agenda.

Fund RaisingWe successfully raised almost $400,000 through various fund raising events held throughout the financial year. In terms of volunteer management, we are in the process of viewing the system and have incorporating new initiatives, i.e. on-line volunteer application form and orientation for volunteers. Among others, we had the following fundraising activities namely:

• RamadhanAppeal2013raisedasumof$177,905.45 • FridayMosqueCollectionheldislandwidecollecteda sum of $81,421.11

Volunteer ManagementResponse from volunteers had been forthcoming especially for our Student Care Centres. We have plans to create more volunteer opportunities with other PPIS Centres in the coming year.

CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS & RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

Enhancing multiple roles in life

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FAMILY SERVICE CENTRE (EAST)Core Service/Programme Information

PPIS Family Service Centre (East) is the second family service centre run by PPIS, serving clients in the Kembangan-Chai Chee and Joo Chiat areas, and supporting services of other FSCs in the eastern and north-eastern regions when the need for a Malay-speaking social worker arises. FSCE’s main objective is to provide support for the needs of individuals and families living in the east through its casework and counselling, information and referral and community support programmes.

Casework and Counselling

FSCE managed 201 new registered casework and counselling (C&C) cases in the last financial year out of a total of 535 opened cases by the end of March 2014. There was a steady increase in the number of non-Malay clients. Financial issues remained the top-most concern of the clients over the past three financial years given the higher proportion of low-income families and elderly living in its service boundaries, including those residing in Chai Chee and Bedok.

Chart 1: Steady increase in number of non-Malay clients since 2011

MalayChineseIndian & Other Races

Chart 2: Top Presenting Issues since 2011

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OthersHousing/Accommodation

Casework Output & Outcome Indicators

FSCE surpassed all targets set by the National Council of Social Service (NCSS) this financial year with an average active case of 253 per quarter, and met all outcome targets.

Information and Referral

Number of I & R received (walk-ins, phone calls, faxes

and emails)

Apr 2012 to Mar 2013

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Apr 2013 to Mar 2014

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Apr 2011 to Mar 2012

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Community Support Programmes

FSCE completed its target of four runs (55 participants) of the Talking Pot programme, and increased the number of support group sessions by 25% from the previous year. The programme which catered to women from low-income families consisted of cooking with support group components, covering topics from identifying strengths in self, understanding multiple roles that women play, learning effective coping strategies to issues of self-care. Almost 80% of participants completed eight out of 10 support group sessions.

Some participants requested follow-up sessions after completing the programme and wanted the platform for support to continue. The FSC responded with an Alumni programme that consisted of three activities:

(1) Visit to the Gardens by the Bay (3 July 2013) A day out as respite from the daily grind at home. Members learnt that they need not feel guilty to attend to the ‘self’ to rejuvenate.

(2) Projek Biskut Raya (22 August – 26 August 2013) An opportunity for the alumni participants to give back to the community by baking Hari Raya cookies to be given to other low income families, particularly the Zakat recipients of the neighbouring Al-Ansar Mosque.

(3) Hari Raya Family Gathering (30 August 2013) A platform to strengthen ties among family members and the alumni members.

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Core Service/Programme Information

PPIS Family Service Centre (West) continues to be the preferred agency for couples seeking support in managing their marital issues. These ranged from adjustment issues, for those married for less than five years, communication, intimacy and even spousal violence. The Centre has been more deliberate in sieving queries, to better serve families living within the Bukit Batok boundary and provide more accurate and relevant information about services nearer to homes of callers from outside Bukit Batok. However, due to cultural specific issues, FSCW remains their preferred agency.

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FSCW managed 537 registered casework and counselling (C&C) cases in the last financial year of which one-third (192) were new cases. Malays were still the majority of cases managed. Women (75.5%) were the predominant group that sought help from the FSC.

The top three presenting issues seen at FSC (West) in the last FY remained the same for the last three years. Though financial concerns came in second, the nature of these cases tended to be of multiple issues such as unemployment, addiction and family violence. We will continued to work with other agencies in fulfilling the needs for services related to the youth particularly AMP@Jurong Point.

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FSCW surpassed all targets set by the National Council of Social Service (NCSS) this financial year except in Q3 (active cases 178 – target 200), when a senior staff took unpaid leave

“In my opinion attending the counselling sessions is good. Therefore I would like to put good words for this counselling service at PPIS”.

“Terima kasih atas segala bantuan, sokongan dan panduan yang diberikan. Segala jasa baik PPIS akan saya kenang.”(Thank you for all the help, support and guidance given. I will cherish all the good deeds of PPIS and is thankful.)

“Saya ucapkan terima kasih kerana PPIS sudi mengendalikan kes saya…saya telah memperolehi bimbingan dan mencapai pemikiran positif.“ (I am thankful to PPIS for handling my case…I received proper guidance and have developed a more positive thinking.)

Community Support ProgrammeHOME Programme attracted 77 women this financial year, with the following notable achievements:

H.O.M.E Gives Back @ Singapore Association of the Visually Handicapped (SAVH)A group of H.O.M.E participants were invited by Ms Sheila Cheng (HPB Ambassador) to be part of World’s Blindness Day celebration. They prepared a group a buffet lunch spread for SAVH beneficiaries. H.O.M.E participants shared that it was a new experience for them, where they learnt to communicate with those who are visually handicapped.

CHRISTMAS CHARITREES EVENT AT MARINA BAYA H.O.M.E participant’s story was featured in Mr Tan Puay Kern’s (Chairman of ChariTrees event) speech in Nov 2013. A Story Tree named “Colourfonia” was inspired by the beneficiary story where it reflected the multiple challenges she faced when her spouse was diagnosed with kidney cancer.

LAUNCH OF HPB’S MALAY CALENDAR 2014Three H.O.M.E participants were involved in the launch of the Health Promotion Board (HPB) Malay calendar, by preparing lollipop cookies, providing hand massages, and conducting a healthy cooking demonstration.

H.O.M.E SUCCESS STORIESPPIS FSC (West) was approached by UniSIM students (Graduate Diploma in Social Work) for their Social Research and Programme Evaluation module. The students interviewed 3 H.O.M.E graduates to get their success stories, using Robert Brinkerhoff’s Success Case Method, and shared their findings with our H.O.M.E team.

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H.O.M.E FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONAs part of the Master of Social Work (MSW) pilot scheme by NCSS/MSF, H.O.M.E. was identified as one of the projects for this scheme. The study identified that H.O.M.E. had benefitted women from low-income families with school-going children, by developing confidence in their ability to learn new skills and creating opportunity to network with other H.O.M.E participants.

FAMILY SERVICE CENTRE (WEST)to complete her Master programme and another caseworker decided to convert to part-time employment.

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AS SALAAMCore Service/Programme Information

As-Salaam Family Support Centre has served the Malay/Muslim community since 1988. This financial year, the Centre has served 2646 direct service users and 4998 beneficiaries (inclusive indirect service users), as compared to only 87 in 1988.

Demographics of our clients include widows, divorcees and married women (considering, or in process of divorce). As such, the presenting concerns of our cases are mainly related to divorce (60%) - such as divorce decision making, information about divorce process, custody and co-parenting issues.

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Moving AheadPPIS As-Salaam has been providing support for single parent families for more than two decades. We are honoured to be appointed by MSF as one of four specialist centres on divorce issues, as it gives us opportunity to enhance our services for the Malay/Muslim community. We endeavour to ensure that all Malay/Muslim single parents will see PPIS As-Salaam as a lead agency to meet their needs.

Casework Output & Outcome Indicators As-Salaam surpassed all targets set by the National Council of Social Service (NCSS) this financial year with an average active case of 135 per quarter (Target=100), and met all performance indicators especially client achievements (Socio-Emotional Domain) in the following areas:

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VISTA SAKINAHPPIS Vista Sakinah (VS) was established to look into supporting the development of stable stepfamilies. VS’s main services include:

• RemarriagePreparationServices-Toprepareremarrying couples and their children in the formation of a stepfamily

• EnrichmentSupportServices–Tostrengthenandbuildthe resiliency of stepfamilies towards sustaining their marriages.

• Children’ssupportservices–Toprovidesupportfor children living in stepfamilies to cope and adjust with changes in their lives.

Outreach to the Remarrying Population – Program Memupuk Kasih In the previous Financial Year (FY), Vista Sakinah received 657 calls from remarrying couples with queries about its remarriage preparation services. As there are about 1400 remarriages in the Muslim community every year, this makes up about 47% remarrying couples touching base with VS in the year.

Of these, 75% registered for the premarital counselling sessions and about 300 couples attended its remarriage preparation course, Program Memupuk Kasih.

Supporting & Strengthening Stepfamilies – Fitrah Enrichment On 27 April 2013, VS held the first public forum for the Malay community discussing on the theme of stepfamilies. The event, themed Keluarga Unik, Keluarga Sakinah involved presentations by Ustaz Firdaus Yahya on inheritance in stepfamilies; Ustaz Jalaludin Hassan on stepfamily values and lawyer Rudi Marican on dealing with exes for stepfamilies. The event was attended by 246 participants with almost a third of the audience being husbands.

For many of the participants, it was their first introduction to VS. Some participants continued to join VS’ other enrichment programmes for couples and families and became strong supporters of the service.

Fitrah enrichment organised eight other events for couples in stepfamilies aimed at strengthening their marital and parenting, as well as family units. This included a trip to Malacca on 7-8 Dec 2013 attended by 10 families and involving close to 70 parents and children in all. Motivational workshops for children, teens and couples were organised during the trip that was deemed highly beneficial by the families.

In all, 259 stepfamilies participated in Fitrah Enrichment service in FY13/14.

As there are about 1400 remarriages in the Muslim community every year, this makes up 47% of remarrying couples touching base with VS in the year.

Supporting Children in Stepfamilies – Bunayyah Children’s Services154 children enrolled in VS Bunayyah services for children in 2013. Of these, 54 children attended Keluarga Xtra Programme, a workshop to prepare children for their parent’s upcoming remarriage. The remaining children participated in support group workshops in conjunction with their parents attending Fitrah enrichment services.

Private Consultations – Casework & CounsellingVS received 611 calls and referrals for private consultation in the year. Of these 295 cases were eventually opened. Requests for consultations usually revolve around step-parenting and marital issues.

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Moving forwardOverall, VS reached out to 3476 persons living in stepfamilies in 2013. Yet, the challenges of reaching out to remarrying couples and an elusive population of stepfamilies in the community will continue to persist. Moving forward, Vista Sakinah will (I) conduct more extensive publicity of its services to spread the word about remarriage and stepfamily support services provided by the centre (II) create a new narrative and discourse that reduces the stigma of stepfamily life in the community towards embracing a mainstream narrative of the issue.

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INSPIRASI PPISINSPIRASI continues to move forward in FY13/14 with its programmes and services for minor couples and their families. Through its work, INSPIRASI hopes to support young couples in their journey of marriage by equipping them with the necessary skills and knowledge for building healthy and stable marriages.

Apart from its casework and counselling service, other programmes, namely its marriage preparation programme, Titian Kasih and its marriage enrichment programme, Club INSPIRASI, remains to be The Hub’s core programmes and services. For FY13/14, INSPIRASI also gave special focus to the completion of its research work as part of capability building efforts, and concretised its newer initiatives – the Keluarga G.E.M.S. series and the Sinar Safar programme.

Keluarga G.E.M.S. – Growing Every Marriage towards Success!The Keluarga G.E.M.S. series was a new initiative piloted by the Hub in FY13/14. Keluarga G.E.M.S. is an offshoot from Club INSPIRASI, the Hub’s marriage enrichment programme.

The series aim to engage senior couples – young couples who have been married for six to ten years. This series serves to fulfil the following objectives:

• Equipthecoupleswithactiveparentingskillstonurture their children who may now be in their school-age;

• Strengthenthemaritaltiesascouplesmaysometimes neglect each other’s needs due to increasing commitments and responsibilities to the family and

• Celebratethecouple’sjourneyandsuccesses

In FY13/14, 2 workshops were conducted for this series – ‘Preserving the Sparkle’, held in November 2013 and

‘Maximizing Little Sparkles into Potential Gems’, held in March 2014. Both workshops were participated by a total of 11 couples and 20 children.

Risk and Resilience – A Study of Teenage Marriages in the Malay/Muslim Community of SingaporeThe study commissioned by the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) was completed in July 2013. Associate Professor Noor Aisha Abdul Rahman from the National University of Singapore was engaged as the principal investigator for the study. The findings from the

study included risk and resilience factors surrounding minor marriages, and provided recommendations for INSPIRASI PPIS on enhancements of services and programmes for minor marriages.

The study’s findings have been incorporated into INSPIRASI’s areas of core work. As a follow-up to the study, MSF commissioned the Hub to develop a case study publication on minor marriages for dissemination to social service practitioners.

Sinar Safar – Enjoining more Clients in their Journeys of LightSinar Safar, the Hub’s support programme for its HOPE (Home Ownership Plus Education) beneficiaries, was further concretised with the development of a four-component structure, namely:

• SupportGroup:Therapeuticsupportgroupsaimedat providing a network of social and emotional support to its members in their roles as individuals and within their family systems;

• Bengkel Khalif: Parenting workshop series aimed at equipping parents with skills and knowledge to better understand their children and to better carry out their parental roles;

• Bengkel A* (Skills Towards Advancing Resilience): Skills training workshops aimed at equipping families with new skills and knowledge and serves as a platform to explore various trajectories for career development; and

• Bengkel Perkasa: Empowering families through activities to enrich the family’s financial resilience and family relationships.

In all one orientation session, two support group sessions, four Bengkel Khalif sessions, two Bengkel A* sessions and one Bengkel Perkasa session were held in FY13/14. The programme’s activities garnered a total attendance of 103 individuals and 16 families.

Towards Inspiring more Young Couples in their Marriage and Family Life...

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We have learnt that every family has their own unique way of living to face every challenge in life; we have also learnt to appreciate the support given from each of our family. – Club INSPIRASI Family Day participant

I highly recommend this course to those below 21 years old as it is extremely helpful and informative. It really benefitted my future spouse and me. – Titian Kasih participant

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STUDENT CARE CENTREBackgroundPPIS Student Care Centres’ (SCC) primary function is to provide an alternative day-care arrangement for school-going children aged 7-14 years old, before and after school hours. PPIS has two SCCs, one in Bedok and another in Jurong.

We believe that parents play a major role in the upbringing of the children, while a school’s main function is the educational development of its students. The Student Care Centres, on the other hand, provides supervision and care to the children when the parents are working and unable to attend to their needs. We play a supportive role in developing and nurturing these children. With the existence of this service, working parents no longer need to worry about their children’s safety and supervision.

Our Achievement for Financial Year (FY) 2013-2014In the last FY, SCC Bedok had almost 100% enrolment. On the other hand, SCC Jurong saw more than 80% enrolment for the FY.

Some of Our Activities for FY2013-2014PPIS Student Care Centres work closely with partners and volunteers to provide programmes which enhance the children’s overall development, namely their social skills and interest in studying.

Trip to River Safari (18 March 2014)PPIS SCC Bedok children spent a day during the March School Holidays at The River Safari. The children stood mesmerized seeing how the river supports the multitude of fish and other aquatic life. They also had the opportunity to watch how the caregiver feed the gentle manatees.

Gamelan Workshop @ Esplanade (20 March 2014) Twenty of the lower primary children were introduced to the art of the gamelan by a team from the Esplanade. They even held a mini concert after a short practice. Well done kids!

Sailing Workshop by SportCares from Singapore Sports Council (22 February 2014) A big ‘thank you’ to Singapore Sailing, Aberdeen Extreme Sailing Series for giving our children from PPIS SCC Bedok a reason to smile at the Try Sailing at Promontory @ Marina Bay. All 39 children had a wonderful & memorable experience learning how to sail!Appreciated the Iqra’ learning

session held daily, supervision of school work which is not completed at home, revision of spelling, assistance and contribution of ideas for the child’s “show and tell” in class. The programmes/outdoor activities/motivational talks/camps and outings etc during school holidays are most looked forward to because they are enjoyable, applicable and informative to the students and at no extra cost. ~ Md Sumarni Md Salleh (Parent of Irfan Razin, 9 years old)

The programmes arranged by the centre during the school holidays were one of the things that my son looked forward to when the school holidays are approaching especially the cooking lessons and outdoor activities. He had a lot of stories to tell when he comes back from these programmes. These programmes have helped me to keep him occupied during the school holidays. ~ Mdm Misslina Sukarnis (Parent of M Shukri Md Rapid, 11 years old)

LearnGO Workshop ( 3-6 June 2013)A group of students from NUS conducted a workshop using Lego as a tool to teach Maths, the fun way.

Children’s Day Celebration (4 October 2013 )PPIS SCC Jurong children celebrated children’s day at Sakura Restaurant Admiralty. They played games and enjoyed the beautiful scenery at Woodlands Waterfront before heading to Sakura Restaurant in the afternoon for their buffet lunch.

PPIS Student Care Centre not only provides my children with delicious food and supervision for them to complete their homework, but it is also a place where they learn values of caring for one another, to respect others and to be confident and gracious children. My children have become independent, acquire good social skills and widen their circle of friends through the center. I am happy to send them in this center.

~ Mdm Zakiah Parent of Suhailah Azmi, 8 years old)

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2nd October 2013 marked a significant date for PPIS Early Childhood Education (ECE) Division. MERCU Learning Point Pte Ltd was appointed as the managing agent to add value to PPIS ECE services.

MERCU’s appointment aimed to streamline processes across the ECE centres. MERCU would be creating a more reflective practice among our early childhood educators, involvement with the communities as well as partnership with parents. Through this collaboration, PPIS ECE hopes to bring out the best in each child learning domains, physically, socially, emotionally, cognitively and spiritually.

Preparation for SPARK

This year will also mark an important year for PPIS Child Development Centre (Pasir Ris 1) as they embark onto Singapore Pre-School Accreditation Framework (SPARK), a quality accreditation framework that holistically assesses the quality of teaching and learning, administration, and management processes in pre-schools.

Some of the centres’ activities

A Visit by Jurong Junior College StudentsEarly this year, PPIS Child Development Centre (Jurong) hosted a group of students from Jurong Junior College (JJC) in the childcare centre. The group consisted of 20 students and teacher. The students aimed to learn more about the daily operations of a childcare centre as well as implement age-appropriate activities to the Kindergarten 1 and 2 children. They spent two hours at the centre and conducted ice-breaker games, art and craft such as origami and express the thoughts through drawing and show and tell.

‘My World of Music’ workshopPPIS Child Development Centre (Sembawang) organized a music workshop ‘Our Music Classroom’. The children were introduced to and had their hands on various musical instruments such as xylophones, percussion instruments, metal instruments and wooden instruments. A special music and movement session incorporating the use of the instruments was conducted during the workshop.

Hari Raya PartyA Hari Raya Party was organised by PPIS Child Development Centre (Pasir Ris 1) to encourage the children to learn the significance of Hari Raya.

Aside from the engaging activities catered for the children, the centre had a beauty and grooming session for its staff welfare program. Mary Kay’s consultants taught the ladies some basic skincare techniques as well as basic make up application during the session. It was beneficial to the childcare teachers as it boosted their morale and uplifted their professional image.

SPARK also requires the centre to put in place systems and practices that promote good staff management. Centres are also required to provide time and space for staff to manage personal needs, have adequate rest, and promote staff well-being.

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Field Trip To Sungei Buloh Nature ReserveThe children of PPIS Child Development Centre (Sembawang) were brought to Sungei Buloh Nature Reserve to experience and observe the environment and listen to the different sounds of bugs and nature sounds. Parents were roped in to facilitate the session.

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Family Fun Carnival 2013On 12 October 2013, PPIS Child Development Centre (Bukit Batok) organised a Family Fun Day. The objective of the event was to encourage positive bonding and good relationship between family and staff as well as healthy living and the importance of family fun time. Activities conducted were Zumba, an amazing race for K1 and K2 children and families, carnival games, taekwondo demonstration and many more.

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Fun-filled activities

Year 2013 was a memorable one for PPIS Child Development Centre (Pasir Ris 2. On 29th of January, our centre received the Cherish Junior Award by Health Promotion Board, which was launched by Mdm Halimah Yaacob. This award promotes healthy eating habits in the centre.

In June, our K2 students went for their K2 – 2 days 1 night Camp at Sentosa. Parents were also invited the next day to celebrate Fathers’ Day at Pahlawan Beach.

During our Hari Raya party in September, we invited parents to join in the fun activities that we had planned for the special occasion. They brought their family and food along for the party.

For Children’s Day celebration in October, the children went to the Changi Airport to have fun at the indoor playground, SingKidz. Towards the end of the year, the K2 children had their Concert cum Graduation and had a farewell celebration at Jurong Playground.

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SOCIAL SERVICES CENTRESPPIS Family Service Centre (West)

Blk 301 Bukit Batok St 31 #01-01Singapore 650301

PPIS As-Salaam Family Support CentreBlk 322 Ubi Ave 1 #01-591

Singapore 400322

PPIS Family Service Centre (East) Blk 41 Chai Chee Street #01-16,

Singapore 461041

PPIS Vista SakinahBlk 549 Woodlands Drive 44 #01-86

Singapore 730549

INSPIRASI PPISBlk 322 Bukit Batok Street 33 #01-16

Singapore 650322

PPIS Student Care Centre (Bedok)Blk 136 Bedok Reservoir Road #01-1425

Singapore 470136

PPIS Student Care Centre (Jurong)Blk 520 #01-195 Jurong West St 52

Singapore 640520

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CENTRESChild Development Centre – Pasir Ris 1Blk 557 Pasir Ris St 51 #01-201Singapore 510557

Child Development Centre – Pasir Ris 2Blk 187 Pasir Ris St 11 #01-88Singapore 510187

Child Development Centre – SembawangBlk 316 Sembawang Vista #01-191Singapore 750316

Child Development Centre – Bukit Batok21 Bukit Batok East Ave 6Singapore 659759

PPIS Child Development Centre – JurongBlk 826 Jurong West St. 81 #01-430Singapore 640826

Child Development Centre – Bedok ReservoirBlk 709 Bedok Reservoir Road #01-3854Singapore 470709

PPIS Corporate OfficeBlk 1 Eunos Crescent #01-2509 Singapore 400001

Tel:67440258•Fax:67481417Email: info@ppis.sg

Fund-Raising Bazaar July 2013

On 6th July 2013, PPIS Child Development Centre (Jurong) conducted a big event of the year and that was the Fundraiser Bazaar. This was successful with the assistance of JRC Parents Committee. Parents and teachers worked hand-in hand to raise funds for PPIS Jurong’s gym equipment. Delegations of duties were spread across in order to ensure smooth operation. They worked with vendors to open up different kinds of booth such as donated pre-loved items, bakery food, jellies and other items. Furniture was rented to accommodate the different booth.

“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give”, quote Winston Churchill. The objective of this Fund Raiser was to raise funds for the gym equipment (outdoor equipment) so as the childcare children in JRC would be able to use them

during their outdoor play. The amount collected was more than $5,000 for the event.

It was indeed a fulfilling event as it enhanced the bonding between parents and staff from JRC. One of the teachers even called and invited former students from JRC to join us!

Ahoy Mateys! 2013 Teacher’s Day Celebration were hosted by the ‘captain’ and ‘pirates’ from PPIS Child Development Centre - Bedok Reservoir. With lots of games from treasure hunting to unlocking the treasure boxes, the day was filled with laughter and excitement.

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