Singapore Anti-Narcotics Association Annual Report …ANNUAL REPORT 2010 • 3 was to catch the attention of Alex’s online friends to spark a debate and discussion on the extremity

YOUTHS AGAINST DRUGS

Singapore Anti-Narcotics Association

Annual Report 2010

Front Cover: Youth Against Drugs!

Models Our youth volunteers play a very important role in many of SANA’s programmes, to reach out and inspire youths against drug-abuse, such as the Aspire Camp and the SMART Anti-Drug and Inhalant Abuse programme. Cecil Yeo, Victor Huang Tian Lai, Tan Wee Kiat, Siti Raihani binte Abdul Aziz and Thiagarajah Viknesh took time out once again to help us with this photo shoot and had loads of fun doing it.

Photo by Joseph Tang IT professional by day, photography hobbyist by night (and weekends), Joseph Tang found this new passion in life five years ago, after getting his first DSLR camera. From family gatherings, company functions to public and private events, Joseph keeps striving to put theory into practice, with the aspiration to capture national and international events in the near future.

Design Inspired by the zeal of SANA’s youth volunteers, Koh Hooi San who studies Integrated Event and Project Management at the Singapore Polytechnic helped create the cover concept for the Annual Report, during her internship with us.

Conten

ts 2 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

4 SANA BOARD OF MANAGEMENT

5 SANA MEMBERSHIP

6 DEPARTMENT AND PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

7 STAFF

8 PREVENTIVE DRUG EDUCATION

8 Aspire Camp

11 Anti-Drug and Inhalant Abuse Badge Scheme

12 Alex Wibo Campaign: Harnessing the Collective Wisdom of Youth

14 SANA Neighbourhood Scheme

17 AFTERCARE 17 SmArt Programme

18 Case management Framework

19 POST-AFTERCARE

20 Community reintegration Programme

21 the Family Enrichment Programme

22 religious Counselling Programme

24 Further Developments in Aftercare Counselling Services

25 COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROJECT

27 VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT

30 CONNECTING WITH THE COMMUNITY 30 SANA Charity Golf 2010

31 SANA All-Cash Donation Draw

32 Flag Day 2010

33 SANA’s Youth Campaign

34 Engaging Communities – Sharing the Work of SANA

36 SANA IN THE NEWS

38 DONORS

39 FINANCIAL REPORT

2 • SINGAPORE ANTI-NARCOTICS ASSOCIATION

President’sMessage

Engaging the Youth: Using Creativity and Social Media for

Resolve against Drug Abuse

SANA’s Stand Over the Years

Since its inception in the 1972, SANA’s stand has always been firm against drug-abuse. “Hard” drugs are now giving way to “soft” drugs such as Ice, methamphetamine and Ketamine. these drugs are easier to manufacture, transport and consume and they are still very dangerous and extremely harmful to the health. the abuse of such drugs in entertainment spots in Singapore is a worrying trend as the younger population is targeted at. Statistics show that most new abusers are still below the age of 29 years.

Our efforts in Preventive Drug Education (PDE) must be carried out continuously, equipping the young with resilience and the ability to make the right choices for themselves. this is especially so because of the increasing exposure to various forms of media which can often convey conflicting messages. It then becomes even more crucial to engage the youth using such media for the purposes of preventive education as well as a tool for engagement and dialogue.

Engaging Youth and Families

In November 1998, then minister for Home Affairs, mr. Wong Kan Seng, gave a speech on SANA’s 25th Anniversary Dinner. One of the points he mentioned is still relevant. He said that “youth carry the highest risk of falling into the drug trap. They are also the most difficult to reach out to. We need to double our efforts to get through to them…I urge SANA to take on this crucial and important role, and to start immediately to organize suitable programmes targeted at these youths”.

twelve years on, social and new media has been effectively and successfully harnessed by SANA to engage younger Singaporeans by leveraging on platforms with high youth presence. Facebook is one such example. A fictitious character, Alex Wibo, was created on Facebook in conjunction with SANA’s partner advertising agency, Euro rSCG. the challenge here

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was to catch the attention of Alex’s online friends to spark a debate and discussion on the extremity of Alex’s drug addiction. We found out that the youths were not only aware of the danger that drugs posed to their lives, but they also connected to other youths and the younger Singaporeans indeed possess the collective wisdom to come together and act as a community against drug-abuse. A whopping total of $20,331.25 were collected from the Get-together @ Zone X (*SCAPE) on 25 June 2010 promoting the Alex Wibo event.

the second initiative by SANA involves interactive gaming. “Limmy: the Adventures of Alex and Sue-Lin” was launched in December 2010 for primary school youths attending the ASPIrE Camp. the character Limmy in the game is an extension of the graffiti painting which SANA introduced in May 2010. the interactive game features real-life situations that youth encounter, challenging them to make decisions and giving immediate feedback on the choice made. the aim of the interactive game is to provide a platform for active and creative learning as opposed to a traditional top-down approach to educate the young who are in the foundation stream.

SANA has also been paying particular emphasis on post-aftercare programmes, especially in providing extended support to our SANA Case management Framework (CmF) and SmArt clients and their families for a period up to 18 months. through exploring options to value-add to the Family Enrichment Programme (FEP), SANA hopes to form a community

of ex-clients and their families who will help each other to strengthen resilience, self-esteem and recover the love within themselves and their family members during their process of recovery so that they can make wise decisions about their lives. more importantly, the rehabilitation programmes are also designed to help prevent inter-generational offending in cases where addicts have children. SANA’s focus on youth and families is in keeping with global trends, where the youth are the ones who have the potential for affecting change.

Moving into 2011

the year 2010 has seen several new initiatives taking off successfully. this would not have been possible without the support of our partners, donors and sponsors. As we continue with the betterment of our programmes and outreach at SANA into 2011, we appeal to our dedicated corporate partners for continuous support and hope to build on this trust for the vision of a drug-free Singapore. A positive rapport with our partners will ensure that SANA’s mission to mobilise the community to come together to rebuild lives for families, youth and individuals is fruitful.

Mr Poh Geok EkPresidentSANA

Mission:

To mobilise our community against drug-abuse and strive towards a drug-free Singapore.


SANA BOARD OF MANAGEMENT

SANA PATRON: His Excellency President S R Nathan

BOARD OF MANAGEMENT (2009-2011)

President mr Poh Geok Ek (2005)

Vice-Presidents mr Kenneth Kee (2005) mr tan Seck Kang (2005) mr tan Ching Khoon (2005) Mr Zulkifli Bin Mohammed (2005)

Hon Secretary mr Handrick Ng (2005)

Hon Treasurer mr teo Cheng tee (2005)

Members Dr Kochitty A Abraham (2005) mr Benny Oon (2005) mr Linus Herbert manuel (2007) mr murugayan s/o Kalimuthu (2007) mr Percival Joseph Shepherdson (2007) ms Choo Poh Hua, Josephine (2007) mr Lye thiam Fatt Joseph Victor (2009) mr Eugene Lai (2009)

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (2009-2011)

mr Poh Geok Ek (2005)mr Kenneth Kee (2005)mr tan Seck Kang (2005)mr tan Ching Khoon (2005)Mr Zulkifli Bin Mohammed (2005)mr Handrick Ng (2005)mr teo Cheng tee (2005)Dr Kochitty A Abraham (2005)mr Benny Oon (2005)ms Choo Poh Hua, Josephine (2007)mr Lye thiam Fatt Joseph Victor (2009)mr Eugene Lai (2009)

STAFF PROMOTION & SALARY REVIEW COMMITTEE

mr Poh Geok Ek (2005)mr Kenneth Kee (2005)mr teo Cheng tee (2005)mr Lim Poh Quee (Executive Director)[Dates in brackets refer to their dates of appointment.]

REPRESENTATIVES

Ministry of Home Affairs ms Yong Fe Ping Central Narcotics Bureau

Singapore Medical Association Dr Brian Yeo Kah Loke

People’s Association ms Clarin Wee min

Ministry of Community ms Aileen tan Development, Youth & Sports

Auditors: Lo Hock Ling & Co (2010-2011)

SINGAPORE ANTI-NARCOTICS ASSOCIATION Charity reg No: 00039 (19 Aug 1972)registered Address: 2 Sengkang Square, #05-01 Singapore 545025


SANA MEMBERSHIP

LIFE MEMBERS 1 Dr Abraham Kochitty 2 mdm Angilay Davy Aziz 3 mr Ann Ah thong 4 ms Baey Barbara 5 mr Baey Charles 6 mrs Baey Daisy 7 ms Baey Deborah 8 mr Baey Henry 9 mr Baey Lian Choo 10 Dr Baey Lian Peck, JP, BBm,

BBm(L) 11 Dr Ban Kah Choon 12 mr Belshah Aibil 13 mr Chan John 14 mr Chamanlal Chokai

Chandrakant 15 ms Choo Poh Hua, Josephine 16 mr Clark N G r 17 ms De Zilva Letitia 18 mr Dunk thomas 19 mr Foo Kee Seng 20 Mr Haji Surip Bin Amat 21 ms Hall margie E 22 mr Hamsa Bin ramli 23 mr Ho Cheow Kuang, John 24 ms Ho Peng 25 mr Ho Sun Cheong 26 Dr Ismail muhamad Hanif 27 Mdm Kaur Sarjit 28 mr Kee Kenneth 29 mr Koh Kwee Chua 30 mrs Koh tan Gillian 31 mr Lai Eugene 32 mr Lau Chay tiong 33 mrs Lau Chay tiong 34 Dr Lee C m, richard 35 mr Lee Kim Hock 36 ms Lee Li Choo 37 mdm Leong Chor Fai 38 mr Lian Kon Pin 39 mr Lim Benny 40 mr Lim Ho Seng 41 mr Lim K K, Victor 42 ms Lim K L, Connie 43 mr Lim Sean teck 44 mr Lin Chung Ying 45 Dr Loo Choon Yong 46 mr Low Hee tang, royston 47 mr Lye thiam Fatt, Joseph

Victor 48 Dr mah Guan Kong 49 mr manuel Linus Herbert 50 mr manickam A E

51 Mr Meyappan Govinda Raju 52 mr murugayan s/o Kalimuthu 53 mr Nathan Gopakumar 54 mr Ng Boon Leng 55 mr Ng Handrick 56 mr Ng Poh Ling 57 mr Ng tiat Khuan, Jonathan 58 mr Ong Hie Koan, Jopie 59 mr Ooi Douglas 60 mr Oon Benny 61 rev Pang Kin Stephen 62 mr Poh Geok Ek 63 mr r Chettiar Karuppan 64 mr reddy A J 65 mr Shaik Aziz Shaik mohideen 66 mr Shepherdson Percival

Joseph 67 Ven Shi ming Yi

@ mr Goh Kah meng 68 mr Sim Poh Heng 69 Mr Singh Faujah 70 mr Singh mehervan 71 mrs Sood Urvashi 72 mr tan Ching Khoon 73 mr tan Chye Heng, Bobby 74 mr tan How Choon 75 ms tan Poh Geok 76 mr tan Seck Kang 77 mr tan Seng Chuan, ronnie 78 mr teo Cheng tee 79 mr teo Ho Peng 80 mr teo Seng Hock 81 Rev Tjahjono Andreas

Abdianto 82 rev (Dr) tow Siang Hwa 83 ms Valberg Victoria tatura 84 mr Veloo, K V 85 ms Wang Su-Yin, Anna 86 mr Wee Lin 87 ms Wee Priscilla 88 mr Wee thiam Choo 89 mr Wong Fun Hong, Victor 90 mr Wong Loke Poh, Edward 91 mr Wong tui San 92 ms Yap Chiew Guat, Sally 93 Dr Yap Eric 94 Dr Yeo Kah Loke, Brian 95 mrs Yeow magdalene 96 mr You Yong Chan

@ robert C Yew 97 mr Yow Song Yan 98 mr Yuen Chuk Weng, ryan 99 Mr Zulkifli Bin Mohammed

ORDINARY MEMBERS 1 mr Adam Bin Ismail 2 mr Ashari Hassan 3 mr Chang meng Haur 4 Mr Che Yahya Bin Md Bujang 5 mr Chia King Chwee 6 mr Feeroz Bin Nor 7 mr Heng Chin Kok 8 mr Iqbal Bin mohamed 9 mr Ismail Bin Jaffar 10 mr Khong Chung Leong 11 ms Khoo Feng Yen 12 mr Koh teck Hin, Harry 13 mr Lee Hon Cheng 14 mr Lee meng Fai 15 mr Lee mun Foong, Edwin 16 mr Lim Cheng Hai 17 mr Lim thian Choon 18 mr Lim Yew Heng 19 mr Low Sai Choo, Elsie 20 ms mohd Jeffrey Bin Yahaya 21 Mr Mohd Rosli Bin Hj Aman 22 mr Neo Han Siong 23 mr Ng Beng Chin 24 mr Ng Lye Kit, Francis 25 mr roseley Bin Sheron 26 mr rosli Bin mustaffa 27 mr Sea Hoon Cheng 28 mr Seah Chin Seng 29 mr Seah Shyr Dong 30 mr Shamsuri B mohamed 31 Mr Singh Jagjit s/o Kartar Singh 32 mr Sohaimi Bin masrawi 33 mr Suwarsono Bin Dargo 34 mr tan Chee Hwee 35 mr tan Chor Yeow, Jimmy 36 mr tan Hong Chew, telly 37 mr tan Kok tiong 38 mr tan Liang Heng, John 39 mr tay Khim Soon, Joseph 40 mr Yeo tong Sun, michael 41 mr Yeoh Poh teck 42 Mr Zulkiffli Bin Abdul Rahim


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With the likelihood of youths at risk starting inhalant abuse at a young age and having multiple drug- abuse and dependence issues, it is crucial to emphasise the importance of preventive drug education in order to create awareness among these youths on the harmful effects of drugs and its consequences.

Aspire Camp focuses primarily on Foundation Stream students between Primary Four and Six. the students go through character development and team building activities through an experiential learning approach and also learn about the dangers and consequences of inhalant and drug abuse from experienced Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) officers. Aspire Camp has been running for the third consecutive year since 2007 and is fully sponsored by Kwan Im thong Hood Cho temple.

Aspire Camp objectives are as follows:

a) Instil a sense of confidence.

b) teach students the importance of teamwork and cooperation.

c) Heighten students’ awareness of the dangers of inhalant and drug abuse and the damaging consequences.

d) Provide a platform for expression and creativity and guide the students to use their abilities in a positive manner.

In 2010, Aspire Camp ran a total of 16 camps, reaching out to 438 students from 13 Primary Schools, t-Net Club as well as residents in Sengkang. the following schools participated in the Aspire Camp programme.

1. Anchor Green Primary School

2. Chongzheng Primary School

3. Compassvale Primary School

4. Peiying Primary School

5. Fengshan Primary School

6. Guangyang Primary School

7. Jiemin Primary School

8. macpherson Primary School

9. Opera Estate Primary School

10. rosyth School

11. temasek Primary School

12. Yio Chu Kang Primary School

13. Bendemeer Primary School

It was in 2010 that Aspire Camp went beyond Primary Schools and reached out to children in the Sengkang community. the response was good, which encouraged SANA to plan more camps for youths in other residential areas and also those in constituencies where our Drug Abuse Prevention Committees (DAPCs) are located.

PREVENTIVE DRUG EDUCATION

aspireCampLimmy: “An inspired life has no place for drugs.”


Additional Programme Initiatives

Mural Painting

In may 2010, the West training wing at SANA premises received a makeover from talented graffiti artists who kindly volunteered time and effort to create a vibrant graffiti art mural measuring 19.5 by 2.6 metres. The mural features a boy, a girl, and a fictitious creature named Limmy. the children represent young people vulnerable to bad influences. Limmy, their companion, transforms into a powerful fighter to protect and guide them whenever the pair meet with danger.

the wall art was created to engage youths more meaningfully, to advocate an inspired life for them by encouraging freedom of imagination and bringing vibrancy into Aspire Camp. the mural art was completed on 5 June 2010.

Interactive Flash Animation Game – Limmy: The Adventures of Alex and Sue-Lin

the characters on the mural were brought to life by incorporating them into an interactive flash animation game titled “Limmy: the Adventures of Alex and Sue-Lin”. the game was created and introduced as a visual aid to spread the anti-drug message in a fun and engaging manner. It emphasises reasoning and decision-making in moral dilemma situations and provides valuable lessons to inculcate the right values. the game was launched at the SANA Volunteer and Donor Appreciation Nite on 26 November 2010.

the game was introduced in Aspire Camp’s programme in December 2010, much to the excitement of the children and will be used in future camps. We found that it not only enhanced their moral decision-making skills, it also helped them to be more reflective.

Post-Aspire Camp Session

the two-hour post-Aspire Camp session is conducted between three to six months after the programme upon request by teachers. the sessions are conducted in the schools’ premises, and comprises

The dream and the pledge.

Activities promoting teamwork through creativity and expression at the Aspire Camp.

Aspire Camp: Volunteers do it too!

a review, activities, podcast screening and mini quiz. the sessions reinforce lessons gained during the Aspire Camp.

Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple – SANA Study Award

the Study Award is open to all school students who attend Aspire Camp. It serves to motivate students


who have shown significant improvement in their studies and conduct. Nominees for the awards by the respective schools are based on the following:

i) be in need of, or under financial assistance;

ii) have regular school attendance record;

iii) show good improvement in their studies and conduct.

Eligible students are awarded a Certificate of Achievement and Study Award of $200. Nine students from the following schools received the award in 2010:

1. rosyth School

2. Yio Chu Kang Primary School

3. Compassvale Primary School

4. Bendemeer Primary School

5. macpherson Primary School

6. Peiying Primary School

7. Guangyang Primary School

8. Opera Estate Primary School

9. Anchor Green Primary School

Tracking Performance

In order to keep track of the performance of all the study award recipients, a follow-up is conducted with the awardees through telephone interviews and emails. this allowed SANA to acquire more information on the students’ academic progress over the subsequent years and to support them right through secondary school. the pioneer batch of Study Award recipients in 2009 had shown marked improvements in their grades and coped well in school. In the second batch in 2010, a student from rosyth School, subsequently became a prefect and a role model.

Afiq Asy’ari bin Mohamad Kamal from Rosyth School receives the Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple – SANA Study Award from Ms Seah Guek Khim of the Temple’s Board of Trustees at the 38th SANA Annual Volunteer and Donor Appreciation Nite on 26 Nov 2010.

Positive Outcomes

tabulating the responses from the 438 participants from the 16 camps, it shows that the students have met the learning objectives of Aspire Camp.

Yes Not Sure No (%) (%) (%)

teamwork 92.3 6.8 0.9

Decision-making 66.3 24.8 8.9

Believe in being able to succeed in what one does 89.2 9.6 1.2

Drug & inhalant abuse are bad for body 93.3 4.4 2.3

Drug & inhalant abuse can hurt loved ones 92.3 5.4 2.3

to lead a drug-free life 93.6 5.2 1.2

*Statistics exclude missing values / answers and were generated using SPSS Statistic 18.0.

Table 1. Percentage of Participants on the Learning Objectives of Aspire Camp

Based on the evaluation done, the objectives of the Aspire Camp were met as the majority of students responded positively to their respective learning points. Most (94.7 per cent) said they enjoyed themselves. most recognised that teamwork required communication, although 6.8 per cent were not sure and four participants indicated ‘no.’ Ninety-three per cent recognised the harmful consequences of drug and inhalant abuse to themselves and 92.3 per cent were aware that drug abuse could hurt their loved ones. Of the 438 participants, 89.2 per cent believed in their ability to succeed in what they did, while 66.3 per cent agreed they should not blindly follow their peers when making decisions. Lastly, a large percentage (96.3) were determined to lead their lives without the influence of drugs. Figure 1 shows the collated response of students on the Camp’s learning objectives. The Camp has been successful in its learning and team-bonding objectives (87.9 per cent).

A total of 103 students participated in the follow-up sessions. In the data collected from the mini quiz, 102 participants passed the quiz with a score of five marks or more. the total score was 10 marks. this showed that the learning points taught in the Aspire Camp have a lasting effect on the students.

With a large part of the programme content dedicated to team building activities, it is encouraging to note that a large majority of students understood the importance of working in a team and communicating effectively with other team members. the anti-drug lecture conducted by CNB officers empowered the youths with valuable knowledge of commonly abused


Figure 1. Collated Response of Participants on Learning Objectives

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drugs and the dire consequences on their bodies and to their loved ones. Participants’ knowledge and attitude towards drug and inhalant abuse were also constantly challenged and reinforced through games and a pledging activity. In the pledging activity, participants pledged their commitment against drug abuse by indicating their reason for

staying drug-free on a pledge card. this provided them with a platform to express their anti-drug thoughts through drawing. role-modelling by the Home United Football Club players could well be another contributing factor towards the participants’ resolve to stay away from drugs and inhalants, and encouraged them to adopt a drug-free lifestyle through involvement in sports.

At the follow up sessions, participants recalled the learning points from the initial camp. the activities were effective in reinforcing their current knowledge and the screening of winning podcasts further encouraged the students to lead their lives without drugs. From scores of the quiz held at the follow-up sessions, we can deduce that the objectives of Aspire Camp and follow up sessions have been met.

to strengthen the relationship between the students and their respective schools or t-Net club, the Certificates of Attendance and souvenirs were presented to the students at the end of every camp.

the Anti-Drug and Inhalant Abuse Badge Scheme is a one-day course conducted over school holidays and comprises presentations, video shows and role-playing.

to qualify for this proficiency badge, participants are required to pass a written test. In addition, they must perform the role of transfer Agents in helping to spread the anti-drug message to five individuals each.

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The Anti-drug & Inhalant Abuse Badge Scheme course participants: Young leaders participate in the spread of anti-drug abuse messages.

The five individuals, including a parent or guardian, must then complete an online questionnaire. SANA conducted 40 courses in 2010 for a total of 7703 students representing 10 uniformed groups from 161 schools (see table 1). Of these, 5516 students were awarded badges and certificates, with the anti-drug messages disseminated to 27,580 people in the same year.


SANA gathers feedback after each course through evaluation forms. A total of 3751 students responded and of these, approximately 98 per cent found the course beneficial, informative and educational.

there were several suggestions. Students requested for videos on drug-related issues, more hands-on activities and interactive and outdoor games in place of the lectures. In response, SANA has converted part of the lecture time for video-screening, and is considering having more educational hands-on activities, time permitting.

In December 2009, SANA worked out a partnership deal with Zone X Leisure Pte Ltd. Zone X committed to donating $20,000 through the sale of limited edition tapz cards, as well as a separate contribution of Aspire Camp prizes. Sharing the same target group provided an opportunity for youth outreach through Zone X.

Prior to this, creative agency Euro rSCG had approached SANA to offer creative solutions for our needs. Both SANA and Zone X were keen on the opportunity to collaborate on the Alex Wibo campaign.

While SANA aims to prevent Singapore’s youth (teens and young adults) from experimenting with drugs, this objective is also not without its challenges. It is generally acknowledged that most youths dislike being threatened or treated like children; the rebellious ones tend to see a threat (by any given authority) as a challenge. Scare tactics are not necessarily the best ways to prevent our youth from trying out drugs.

Strategy

Avoiding fear, guilt appeals, scare tactics and threats, the Alex Wibo Campaign aimed to engage youths as well-informed persons.

By allowing youths to share their own opinions, the C a m p a i g n s o u g h t t o p r o v o k e a g e n u i n e reassessment of youths’ collective wisdom towards drugs. Al l v iewpoints (good and bad) were welcomed thus providing a real, unimposing, self- correcting environment for youths to ventilate their views on drug abuse. With that, a fictitious character by the name of Alex Wibo was created.

Moderation and Control

While Euro rSCG ensured strategic and careful content moderation, the SANA team closely monitored the happenings on Facebook and Hardwarezone forums. true to the intent of the campaign (respecting and believing in youth), there has been no censorship on all dialogues.

Table 1. Attendance by Uniformed Groups in 2010

Uniformed Groups Nos.

Boys’ Brigade (BB) 565

Girls’ Brigade (GB) 294

Girl Guides (GG) 492

National Cadet Corps (NCC) 1354

National Civil Defence Cadet Corps (NCDCC) 443

National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC) 2782

Singapore Scout Association 410

red Cross Youth 428

St John Ambulance Brigade (SJAB) 830

Singapore Youth Flying Club (SYFC) 105

Total No of Students 7703

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the video clip of Alex ‘dating off’ his sister was posted on Youtube and Facebook as a powerful stimulus for youths to react. Despite the controversial nature of the video, the use of the video was closely managed:

- Neutral caption for video: 1-on-1 wif Hottie

- the sister is modestly dressed in home clothes

During the final week of the online campaign, SANA and Euro rSCG decided on 22 June 2010 as the date to reveal publicly that Alex was actually a fictitious character. there had been some consideration for the revelation to be on 25 or 26 June, which was World Drug-free Day. In view of the attention that had been garnered in the press by the week ending 18 June, all agreed to reveal on 22 June, with ample time kept for preparation of media release and early notice to our friends in the media.

Findings and Responses

(a) Reaction from youths

• Facebook (Alex’s profile): over 200 wall posts in 4 weeks [as at 21 June]

• Contribution from netizens: support for a drug-free life via Happy Birthday wishes for Alex on 26 June (World Drug-free Day)

• Hardwarezone Forum: 24,252 views; 292 comments in 1 week [as at 21 June]

• Facebook Group (Let’s not play the futile game of drugs)

The project spawned a Facebook community of youths keeping our anti-drug efforts alive in the virtual world. With support from SANA youth volunteers, there was discussion and active sharing in the Facebook page.

(b) Reaction from the Press and Public

The project was reported in eight major newspapers in Singapore and malaysia, and was featured in more than 20 online news portals, blogs and radio. the reports were mainly positive with the novel way of reaching out to the youths and confirmed their collective wisdom against drug and inhalant abuse.

• Radio Live 93.8, 22 June: SANA’s latest anti-drug campaign

• Strait Times, 23 June: SANA’s latest anti-drug campaign

• Shin Min Daily News, 23 June: Anti-drugs group behind antics of online ‘pimp’

• Lianhe Wanbao, 23 June: Vi le brother pimping his sister – Actually a campaign!

• The New paper, 26 June: Feature on recent campaign buzz

• Lianhe Wanbao, 1 Aug (Feature): Don’t let your guard down because of viral marketing!

A thought-provoking campaign that tested the collective conscience of youth.


Campaign’s Contribution to SANA’s Goals

true to our mission of mobilising the community towards a drug-free society, we hoped that youths would continually propagate and ‘renew’ the outreach to their peers, in powerful ways only they know best. the youth-driven approach to Preventive Drug Education is also in line with SANA’s direction, with Aftercare programmes becoming community and grassroots driven.

Continuation of Messaging at Zone X

A Partnership Event was held at Zone X *Scape on 25 June 2010. thought-provoking messages were placed in strategic locations with easy access to youths.

sananeighbourhoodscheme

the SANA Neighbourhood Scheme was introduced in 1979 to tap on resources at the constituency level. Wherever possible, a Drug Abuse Prevention Committee (DAPC) is formed in the neighbourhood with the support and assistance of the Adviser to the grassroots organisations in the neighbourhood. the committee members are usually represented by the various grassroots organisations in the constituency. Exhibitions and talks are regularly organised to inform the public of the dangers of drug and inhalant abuse, as well as programmes and services offered by SANA.

there are 18 DAPCs assisting SANA in conducting outreach to the public:

1. Bishan East Drug Abuse Prevention Committee

2. Braddell Heights Drug Abuse & Crime Prevention Committee

3. C h o n g P a n g D r u g A b u s e P r e v e n t i o n Committee

4. Eunos Drug Abuse Prevention Committee

5. Geylang Serai Citizen’s Consultative Committee – Community Safety and Security Programme Sub-committee

6. Ja lan Kayu Commun i ty Ant i -Na rcot ic s Committee

7. Ju rong Cent ra l Drug Abuse P revent ion Committee

8. Kaki Bukit Drug Abuse Prevention Committee

9. macpherson Drug Abuse Prevention Committee

10. mar ine Parade Drug Abuse P revent ion Committee

11. Nee Soon Eas t D rug Abuse P revent ion Committee

12. Punggol Central Drug Abuse Prevent ion Committee

13. radin mas Drug Abuse Prevention Committee

14. tampines GrC Anti-Drug Committee

15. telok Blangah Safety, Security & Drug Abuse Prevention Committee

16. toa Payoh Central Drug Abuse Prevention Committee

17. toa Payoh East Drug Abuse Prevent ion Committee

18. Yio Chu Kang Anti-Drug task Force Committee

these were the messages put up:

tapz Cards: Will you come between yourself and the person you want to be?

t Shirt: Will you play your life for an answer you already know? (Back: Drugs aren’t a game we can afford to play)

Centrepiece Will you listen to just sticker across anyone but yourself? counter’s glass panel:

On all tapping Will you triumph where devices: others have failed?

Wooden structure Will you choose to miss out on a catcher: on a great deal? Yes/No

Sign held by Alex My name is Alex. Will you during the event: support my drug habit by playing this game?

the spirit of the campaign lives on through these messages that will engage youths in wise decision-making, and create conversation among them.


Activities & Programmes in 2010

Guest-of-Honour Mr Masagos Zulkifl i, Minister of State for Education and Home Affairs, lends his valuable support at one of our exhibitions at the Tampines GRC Anti-Drug Committee – Emergency Preparedness Day on 5 Dec 2010.

Date 17 April Event Talk to residents at Jurong Town Council

HallOrganiser Jurong Central Drug Abuse Prevention

Committee

Date 25 April Event Drug Abuse Prevention Exhibition in

conjunction with Bishan East Block Party at Blk 172, Bishan St 13

Organiser Bishan East Drug Abuse Prevention Committee

APRIL

Date 1 May Event Brisk walking for residents at Bukit Timah

Nature & Dairy FarmOrganiser Radin Mas Drug Abuse Prevent ion

Committee

Date 26 May Event ASPIRE Camp for Guangyang Primary

School students at SANAOrganiser Bishan East Drug Abuse Prevention

Committee

MAY

JUNE

Date 8 JuneEvent Anti-Drug Talk at Macpherson T-Net ClubOrganiser Macpherson Drug Abuse Prevention

Committee

Date 13 June Event Cycling & trekking for residents at Pulau

UbinOrganiser Radin Mas Drug Abuse Prevent ion

Committee

Date 26 June Event Participated in the SANA Flag Day at

Geylang Serai CC Organiser Geylang Serai Citizen’s Consultative

Committee – Community Safety and Security Programme Sub-committee


Macpherson CC Organiser Macpherson Drug Abuse Prevention

Committee


Radin Mas CCOrganiser Radin Mas Drug Abuse Prevent ion

Committee


Jurong East MRT StationOrganiser Chong Pang Drug Abuse Prevention

Committee


Pasir Ris MRT StationOrganiser Tampines GRC Anti-Drug Committee

Date 26 June Event Participated in the SANA Flag Day at Ang

Mo Kio MRT StationOrganiser Toa Payoh East Drug Abuse Prevention

Committee

Date 2 January Event Public Pledging To Stay

Drug-Free in conjunction with RC Block Party at Blk 236, Serangoon Avenue

Organiser B raddel l Heights Drug Abuse & Crime Prevention Committee

Date 23 January Event Drug Abuse Prevention

Exhibition in conjunction with Family Fiesta at Eunos CC

Organiser E u n o s D r u g A b u s e Prevention Committee

JANUARY

Date 6 June Event Drug Abuse Prevention Exhibition in

conjunction with Kaki Bukit Vil le RC Block Party at Blk 504, Bedok North St 3

Organiser Kak i Buk i t Drug Abuse Prevent ion Committee

JUNE


In addition to our collaboration with the Grassroots, SANA also conducted outreach to the public, upon invitation by the organisers of the event.

Central Coordinating DAPC (CCDAPC)

The SANA Central Coordinating DAPC (CCDAPC), formed in October 2009, brings the 18 DAPCs under one central taskforce to strengthen our preventive drug education outreach programmes. Each DAPC has a representative in the CCDAPC. This Committee also plays an important role to complement the work of the SANA Support Group (SSG) to provide a more sustained, structured and robust post-aftercare programme for our clients and their families.

In 2010 the CCDAPC lent their support to the Aspire Camp programme by promoting it in their constituencies. The committee will endeavour to organise four camps in 2011 for the children in their constituencies, thereby reaching out to an additional 140 children.

JULY

Date 11 July Event Drug Abuse Prevention Exhibition in

conjunction with Kaki Bukit Ansar RC Open House at Blk 32, Chai Chee Ave

Organiser Kak i Buk i t Drug Abuse Prevent ion Committee

Date 25 July Event Public Pledging To Stay Drug-Free in

conjunction with Community Walk at Dover CC

Organiser Telok Blangah Safety, Security & Drug Abuse Prevention Committee

AUGUST

Date 1 August Event Drug Abuse Prevention Exhibition in

conjunction with Macpherson National Day Carnival Celebration at Blk 42 Circuit Road

Organiser Macpherson Drug Abuse Prevention Committee

Date 15 August Event Public Pledging To Stay Drug-Free in

conjunction with Macpherson Kindness Day at Macpherson CC

Organiser Macpherson Drug Abuse Prevention Committee

NOVEMBER

Date 13 November Event Public Pledging To Stay Drug-Free in

conjunction with Parent-Kids Reading Club at Dover CC

Organiser Telok Blangah Safety, Security & Drug Abuse Prevention Committee

Date 27 November Event Drug Abuse Prevention Exhibition in

conjunct ion wi th Braddel l Heights Emergency Preparedness Day at Amphi-theatre, Serangoon Central Drive

Organiser Braddell Heights Drug Abuse & Crime Prevention Committee

DECEMBER

Date 5 December Event Drug Abuse Prevention Exhibition in

conjunction with Emergency Preparedness Day at Blk 828, Tampines Ave 3

Organiser Tampines GRC Anti-Drug Committee

Date 8 December Event ASPIRE Camp for T-Net Club members at

SANAOrganiser Macpherson Drug Abuse Prevention

Committee

Date 25 July Event Drug Abuse Prevention Exhibition

in conjunction with Emergency Preparedness Day at Hougang CC

Organiser Hougang Grassroots Organisations

Date 8 August Event Public Pledging To Stay Drug-Free &

Exhibition in conjunction with Youth Olympic Games celebration at Sengkang CC

Organiser Sengkang Community Club

Date 25 September Event Drug Abuse Prevention Exhibition

in conjunction with AWWA-Brother Street Soccer at Kallang CC

Organiser Jurong Central Drug Abuse Prevention Committee

SEPTEMBER

JULY

AUGUST


the SmArt programme was initiated in 2001 in response to the growing number of young inhalant abusers, as reflected in statistics by the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB). ‘SmArt’ represents the focus of the programme: to attain Self-management through Activities, reflection/relationships and therapy. It uses experiential therapy within group counselling sessions to help young inhalant abusers out of the addiction cycle.

In 2010, 85 youths participated in a total of five runs of the SMART programme; of these, 85.9 per cent graduated from the programme.

After two successful in-house runs in 2009, SmArt was introduced to the Singapore Boys’ Home and Singapore Girls’ Home in march 2010. the team adapted the programme to maximise experiential learning for participants within the confines of an institutional setting. In July 2010, SmArt was also extended to the CNB for the first time. This run saw the introduction of a Graffiti Art session, which proved highly popular with our young participants. Under the tutelage of a local graffiti artist, they learned to express their emotions in a creative, responsible and

sMartProgramme a new manner. Another two in-house runs for the mCYS concluded the year for SmArt.

Surveys revealed that youths became more self-aware of the negative effects drugs and took increased ownership of their inhalant and drug abuse problems. For example, by the end of the programme, all participants acknowledged that their drug / inhalant abuse had negative effects on their relationships with family and friends. An increased number of participants also expressed their desire to prevent a relapse of their drug dependence and felt motivated to work on the problems.

It was also encouraging to note that some who had graduated from the SmArt programme later volunteered to assist in facilitating subsequent runs. This meant that the youths had felt the benefits of the programme and wanted to share their experience with other youths. It also gave them the opportunity to hone their leadership skills and increase their self-confidence.

to leverage upon the rapport bui lt between counsellors and participants within the programme, a

Family Tree: Volunteers and youths working on relationship-building to identify supportive relationships in families.

AFTERCARE


Coping Skills: Play is used to help foster effective communication and understanding between youths and their parents.

post-programme element was added to provide further psychological and social support to our youth participants and their families. In the post-programme, youths could drop by once a week to interact with counsel lors , attend group discussions and engage in healthy recreational activities with their peers. Post-programme aims to continue motivating youths towards a drug-free life, assist them in understanding that every decision is a personal choice, as well as help them explore their self-identity.

2010 was a year of challenges as we planned to serve our clients better. When Singapore Prison Services decided to move inmates from various parts of Singapore to one location at Changi Prison, our Aftercare Case managers (ACm) found it no longer necessary to travel to several different locations in Singapore to conduct their In-care sessions.

However, the challenges remained as we looked hard into new ways to proactively reach out to our clients after their six months of Case management

CaseManagementFramework

Framework (CmF) aftercare. the Post-Aftercare (PAC) department was set up in June 2010 to address this challenge. Our clients would now be able to seamlessly transit from their CmF programme to programmes managed by the PAC team where continued support is given to further strengthen their resilience against drug addiction. this has also enabled our ACms to concentrate on their role to deliver quality services to our clients.

SANA is continually looking at new ways to improve how we can work better for the benefit or our clients and, at the same time, keep costs down.


SANA acknowledges that drug rehabilitation and reintegration of SANA’s clients into society goes beyond the current programmes, namely CmF (Case management F ra m ew ork ) a nd S m Ar t ( S e l f -management through Activit ies, ref lect ion / re lat ionsh ips and t h e r a p y ) . to s t r e n g t h e n t h e effectiveness of helping our clients, we are taking a holistic approach and proactively reaching out to the families as family support and bonding play important roles in the rehabil itation process. the Post-Aftercare (PAC) department was set up in June 2010 to address this gap by providing an extended support to CmF and SmArt clients and their families for a period up to 18 months through the following programmes:

• SANA Support Group (SSG)

• Family Enrichment Programme (FEP)

• Buddy Mentoring Programme (BMP)

• Religious Mentoring (RM)

Challenges and Learning Journey

Following its inception PAC organised a retreat to build group dynamics within the team and to set down procedures for the effective delivery of improved services to clients and their families.

A key challenge which had to be addressed is to seamlessly transit the ex-CmF and SmArt clients from Aftercare to PAC so that they would continue to

receive the relevant assistance and services.

Another equally important challenge was to value-add to the existing FEP (Family Enrichment Programme). In this area, SANA has been fortunate to learn and adapt from National Volunteer Philanthropy Centre’s (NVPC) Vertical Kampong concept. SANA hopes to form a “Gotong-royong” community of ex-clients and their families who will help each other to strengthen their resilience, rebuild their self-esteem and recover the love within themselves and family members during their recovery process. SANA is also thankful for the support given by Beyond Social Services for use of their premises at St Helena road, Sembawang for this programme.

SANA Support Group.

POST-AFTERCARE


through the years of working with volunteers on the religious counselling services, PAC learnt the necessity and value of reaching out to clients in the post-release period with their families who may need spiritual guidance to help them through the difficult journey of rehabilitation and reintegration. It is through the initiative of SANA Support Group that our religious volunteers are engaged, to offer religious mentoring through these main groups, namely Catholic, Christian, Hindu, muslim, Sikh and taoist.

to help keep staff and operations cost down, PAC has also implemented a “Buddy mentor” initiative to recruit and form a pioneer core group of well qualified, well trained and highly committed volunteers to guide our clients and their family members in this extended rehabilitation programme. Community involvement and participation in this programme will also help to ease the clients’ reintegration into society

Looking ahead

In 2011 PAC expects to see more ex-clients from CmF and SmArt receiving and attending the various programmes designed for them.

the programmes have been reviewed and improved such that the extended and sustained support we now offer is aimed at the client and his family and the process of healing, re-integration and starting their life anew is a prolonged and holistic one. more importantly, the PAC programmes aim to reduce the current relapse rate among drug abusers and also prevent inter-generational offending within the family.

SANA is fortunate that our post-aftercare rehabilitation programmes are fully funded by a big-hearted Singaporean who prefers to remain anonymous. It is thus imperative that PAC works hard at delivering the best services relevant to clients and continues to play a proactive role in supporting them and their families.

the Community reintegration Programme (Coping Skills) aims to equip inmates with knowledge and skills that relate to their reintegration, easing their transition into society. this secular-based programme is specifically targeted at areas deemed as obstacles to our clients’ reintegration efforts. the programme also aims to reduce recidivism among offenders.

the CrP is delivered by our trained volunteers through the following modules.

• Making Effective Choices

• Reintegration with Family

• Reintegration with Community

• Employment

We have a pool of 81 CrP volunteers, half of whom are from our Religious Affiliates. In 2010 they reached out to approximately 380 pre-released inmates at the following prison institutions.

(i) Kaki Bukit Prison School

(ii) Cluster A4 (reformative training Centre)

(iii) Cluster A5

CommunityreintegrationProgramme

the CrP volunteers committed a total of 256 manpower hours to this programme; the breakdown is as follows:

Centre Number Manpower of inmates hours

1 Kaki Bukit Prison School 118 69 2 Cluster A4 HU3 (rtC) 142 112.5 3 Cluster A5 120 74.5

Total 380 256

Mohd Sinwan Sidek (right) and Azman Osman are active CRP volunteers


Ms Karen Sng – Chairperson, Roman

Catholic Aftercare Counselling

Service

“I have enjoyed facilitating the CRP at

Kaki Bukit Prison. I have always tried to

have the sessions as interactive as possible

as its starts at 1:30 pm until 4.30 pm on a

Saturday afternoon. Whenever my schedule

permits, I follow through the four modules

with the inmates and journey with them till

the final module. I find the sessions very

meaningful as I would take the opportunity

to build up good rapport with most of them

and it also enables me to understand them

better in between the modules. Thank you

SANA for giving me this opportunity to

facilitate the CRP.”

What our CRP volunteers have to say ….

theFamilyenrichmentProgramme

the Post-Aftercare (PAC) department organises Family Day Activities and Family Enrichment Workshops that provide extended support to our clients, their families and, when necessary, to their friends through the Family Enrichment Programme (FEP).

Clients are taught new coping skills and are helped to strengthen and enhance their existing family relationships by developing and boosting the following elements:

• Self-efficacy• Life-building skills • Family bonding• Friendship & community spirit (gotong-royong)

Clients are also encouraged to attend workshops on financial management, awareness of co-dependency and achieving common goals as a family – all aimed to reinforce the importance of family self-reliance and support.

The Dynamics

Family Day activities focus on experiential learning. through shared trials, challenges and achievements, clients learn to grow their self-esteem and self-worth. this approach underscores the vital component in PAC’s systematic reintegration process which is to enhance family relationships and bonding.

Mr Mohd Sinwan Bin Sidek, Exco Member, Muslim Aftercare Counselling Service“Azman Bin Osman and I were introduced to facilitate the CRP at Cluster A5 HU1 by SANA in 2006. Prisons wanted Malay-speaking facilitators to conduct CRP for Malay-speaking inmates. We were given a stack of materials of the programme in English by the prison coordinator, and assigned to take a group of 15 to 20 inmates. Initially our functions were to conduct the programme in Malay.“After more than three years of do-it-yourself CRP’s power-point

presentations and with more volunteers joining us, the programme was revamped. Prisons drew up a new CRP (revised) with inputs from volunteers from all ethnic-based groups. The revised CRP is more structured with four modules, conducted in English and the inmates are from different racial/religious groups.“Being the pioneer in the revamped CRP, I still feel the sense of gratitude and exhilaration. I had gone through the hard way of preparing the presentations and conducting the programme. I am grateful that a structured CRP (revised) has been developed. It is a useful tool and an effective guide for us. “Nevertheless, I always look forward to contribute to the well-being and recovery path of inmates. I try to help them to choose positive attitudes for successful behaviour and get them to set a goal – that is not to re-offend.”

Family bonding activities.


Events Organised in 2010

• 13 March – Forest Adventure at Bedok Reservoir

• 24 April – Family Bonding Workshop

• 6 June – Family Day at Jurong Bird Park

• 24 July – Money Matters Workshop

• 21 November – Family Farm Tour

• 19 December – Money Matters Workshop

Looking Ahead: For year 2011, the FEP will be embarking on the following projects:

• Project Gotong-Royong (four sessions): this involves a 2-day and 1-night stay at the Beyond Social Services Campsite at Sembawang

• Family Bonding Workshop: two sessions

• Money Matters Workshop: two sessions to be held at SANA premises

• Fami ly Day: two events held at di f ferent locations

religious faith can play a big role in moulding a person’s character and help to increase his/her resilience against drug addiction. religious counselling to provide the inmates with the spiritual strength during in-care can help them to face the world outside with greater confidence.

Volunteers continue to play an important and major role in SANA’s religious Counselling Programme (rCP) to help inmates on their recovery after their release from prison and to assist them in their reintegration process.

table 1 shows a breakdown of the number of volunteers who served in the SANA religious Programme 2010 and the number of hours they had committed:

religiousCounsellingProgramme

Religious No. of No. of hoursCounselling Services Volunteers committed

SANA Christian Counselling Services 73 1583.3

SANA muslim Aftercare (Counselling) Service 57 3313.6

SANA Hindu Aftercare (Counselling) Service 10 406.1

SANA Sikh Aftercare (Counselling) Service 9 248.8

Table 1. SANA Religious Programme Volunteers

All together now! Happy families on an excursion to the Singapore Zoological Gardens.


the fol lowing are highl ights of some of the programmes, activities and projects undertaken by SANA’s Religious Affiliates.

SANA CHRISTIAN AFTERCARE (COUNSELLING) SERVICES (CCS)

In 2010, five Grace Fellowships were organised. Grace Fellowship provides a platform for Overcomers (recovering drug addicts) and volunteers to come together on a regular basis to worship God, to enjoy and enrich from the fellowship and to encourage one another forward. two CCS Committee members were appointed to conduct a survey with the Overcomers on ways to make the Fellowship more diverse and attract more participants.

CCS constantly seeks to improve their programmes and introduce new ones. the Committee organised a retreat – for reflection and brainstorming – on the island of Bintan, Indonesia, in November. the group looked at the events organised in the year and identified areas for improved; they also mapped out programme plans for 2011.

SANA CCS also sent a delegation under the umbrella of SANA to the 19th Asean INFGO Workshop in manila, Philippines in October 2010.

In June 2010, the mCS organised a one-day workshop on ‘Volunteerism: A Worthy Cause - touching Lives, Changing Lives’ was aimed to inspire, motivate and encourage participants in their role as mCS volunteers. the programme comprised indoor and outdoor activities that fostered interaction, teamwork, communication skil ls and personal reflection. Another similar workshop may be planned for 2011.

SANA HINDU AFTERCARE (COUNSELLING) SERVICE (HCS)

In 2010 HCS revised its training curriculum to standardise the counselling and religious doctrines for their new religious counsellors. A second run has been planned for this year for those who have yet to attend the course on Basic Counselling and Basic Hinduism.

HCS also enjoys overwhelming support from several Voluntary Welfare Organisations (VWOs) and charitable organisations during their Annual Charity Dinner at Raffles Town Country Club on 26 Jun 2010. Associate Professor Ho Peng Kee, Senior minister of State for Home Affairs was the Guest-of-Honour.

HCS also sent a delegation under the umbrella of SANA to the 19th Asean INFGO Workshop on Drugs and Inhalant Abuse in manila, Philippines in October 2010. HCS volunteers actively participated and contributed at the workshop sessions.

Other new initiatives included:

• Back to School Festival (BTSF) event at SINDA: A talk-cum-exhibition on drug prevention held on 4 December 2010 attracted a huge turnout of students and their parents.

• Launching of an island-wide Drug Abuse Preventive campaign in August 2010: Banners were put up at 27 Hindu temples and in Little India in order to reach out to the Indian community.

• Media outreach: SANA HCS worked with Media Corp to reach out to the Indian community on the dangers of drugs and inhalant abuse through interstitial messages (info-comm) on Vasantham Central. The project launch has been scheduled for mid-2011.

Looking ahead: Plans in the pipeline include a Futsal tournament to be organised by SANA HCS and held in the second half of the year. the tournament will involve 24 teams and will be supported by the Football Association of Singapore.

SANA MUSLIM AFTERCARE (COUNSELLING) SERVICE (MCS)

mCS has doubled their efforts to recruit more volunteers to conduct the Friday prayer sessions for a larger number of inmates in Prisons Clusters A and B. With the increased number of volunteers, more inmates will benefit from the prayer sessions conducted each week.

mCS has completed writing the training curriculum for inmates at Changi Women’s Prison and residents of Singapore Girls’ Home and is planning to start the Intensive religious Counselling Programme for inmates of Changi Women’s Prison in the second quarter of 2011.

Reaching out to youths through anti-drug messages.


SANA SIKH AFTERCARE (COUNSELLING) SERVICE (SCS)

through the relentless efforts of the SANA Sikh Aftercare (Counselling) Service to reintegrate Sikh ex-offenders, one inmate, Mr Sarjit Singh, whom SCS had helped, is now helping other inmates. Mr Sarjit is gainfully employed in a local cleaning company and is now a SANA SCS volunteer.

SCS may be the smallest among SANA’s religious Affiliates, but its Goliath presence was felt at Naam Ras Kirtan Darbar, a bi-annual religious event, held from 23-26 December 2010 at Singapore Expo.

The objective of the event, organised by Sikh youths, was to spread anti-drug and inhalant messages. they set up an exhibition and information booth to bolster

FurtherdevelopmentsinaftercareCounsellingservicesSANA Roman Catholic Aftercare (Counselling) Service (RCCS)

rCCS was re-activated with the appointment of Chairperson ms Karen Sng at their 8th AGm held at SANA on 3 Aug 2010. Despite their limited resources, the Committee was able to organise two preventive drug education roadshows, one on 5 Dec 2010 at the Church of the Holy Spirit and the other at St Anne’s Church on 23 Dec 2010. the Committee also planned their retreat for 9 Jan 2011 at the Church of St mary of the Angels.

SANA Taoist Care and Counselling Services (TCCS)

the SANA taoist Care and Counselling Services (TCCS) was inaugurated officially in November 2010. mr tan thiam Lye, BBm, was appointed Chairman and master Adrian Long took the post of Vice-Chairman.

Objectives of SANA TCCS

1. to collaborate with SANA, relevant Government Departments and other Voluntary Welfare Organisations to work towards “Keeping Singapore Drug Free.”

2. to educate members of the taoist community, in particular the youths, on the perils of drug and inhalant abuse.

3. to conduct educational outreach programmes like talks, seminars and exhibitions for the members of the public and the taoist community.

4. to provide, where necessary, a counselling and

aftercare service for recovering addicts especially among the taoist community.

the messages and the outreach. the event attracted huge interest, with lots of sharing and awareness of the harmful effects of drug and inhalant abuse.

The exhibition generated a lot of interest among the young.

Outreach in church.


The Beginnings

The Community Outreach Project (COP) is a collaboration between Singapore Prison Service (SPS) and the Grassroots Organisations (GrOs).

COP aims to reach out to families of inmates and to provide assistance and support to the families from the early stage of the inmates’ prison term. the programme structure is based on the ‘We CArE’ model (see ‘Background’ overleaf) and participation is strictly voluntary.

SANA has been appointed by Prisons to administer the COP. Our role includes liaising with Prisons and the respective GrOs, and together with SACA, we conduct the training for volunteers, organise case conferences, and provide support and guidance to constituency coordinators and grassroots volunteers.

SANA will also coordinate and collate the statistical returns from the GrOs to Prisons, monitor trends and profile the cases and types of assistance provided by the GrOs.

Progress

Several constituencies have expressed interest in the project. Between September and November 2010, six constituencies adopted the COP as a pilot project, namely Taman Jurong, Nanyang, Kaki Bukit, thomson, marsiling and tampines West. two other constituencies, Chong Pang and Sengkang West, are finalising their implementation in 2011.

Table 1: Training Conducted in 2010

14 August First training for COP volunteers in preparation for their volunteer work.

21 August First training for COP volunteers in preparation for their volunteer work.

September tampines West and Kaki Bukit constituencies started taking in cases.

9 October Second training for COP volunteers

16 October Second training for COP volunteers

November mars i l ing, Nanyang, thomson and taman Jurong constituencies started taking in cases.

Volunteer Training Modules

COP volunteers undergo basic training to help them understand their role and how to engage the inmate’s family.

the training modules include the following topics:

• Programme Orientation

• Roles and Responsibilities of Project Executive, Coordinator and Volunteers

• Code of Conduct of Volunteers

• Religious and Cultural Sensitivity

• Basic Understanding of Volunteering

• Ethics and Self-awareness of Volunteers

• Understanding Ex-offenders and their Families

COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROJECT


• Basic Interviewing Skills

• How to Conduct Home Visits

• Case Assessment and Case Recording

• Community Resources

• Outcome Management

Background of COP In July 2007, Dr Mohammed Maliki, MP for Sembawang GRC (Admiralty), piloted the ‘We CARE’ Programme to reach out to families of offenders to offer assistance through collaboration with various help agencies. The tele-visit facility set up at the premise has also facilitated families to visit inmates via tele-conferencing instead of the inconvenience of traveling to Changi for visitations.

This programme also aims to render support and ass is tance to the inmate’s family (with the inmate’s consent) while the inmate serves his/her sentence. The programme is based on the premise that with the support of the community, the inmate’s family could better weather the difficult period and the inmate would have a higher reintegration potential.

The success of the programme has prompted other const i tuencies to implement the ‘We CARE’ model.

Looking Ahead

COP aims to conduct more training sessions and on a regular basis.

On 12 January 2011, the first COP Coordinator meeting was held at the SANA Conference room. the next meeting has been scheduled for June. We expect to see further positive developments.

Mr Muhd Faizal receiving his certificate of completion from COP volunteer orientation trainer Mr Prem Kumar (SACA)


Volunteers at the orientation session.

Volunteers play an important role in assisting the running of SANA programmes and complement the work done by the staff. Our efforts in attracting youth volunteers remain one of our key challenges. In 2010, Volunteer management partnered with SG Cares, the one-stop centre for volunteers seeking opportunities, to reach out to more volunteers. the centre, set up by the National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre (NVPC), creates a platform for VWOs and volunteers to find and match volunteer opportunities. through this platform, we were able to recruit some youth volunteers for our Aspire Camp (Preventive Drug Education).

though the trend in volunteerism is gaining popularity and we do see an increase in youth volunteers participating in our programmes, our main objectives are not about raising volunteering interest and bringing in the volunteer numbers. the challenge is in recruiting and retaining a core group of highly skilled and dedicated volunteers to support SANA’s programmes. In addition, we need to strike a balance between matching volunteer interest with the available volunteering opportunities at SANA and adapt to the rise of episodic volunteerism.

SANA taoist Counselling and Care Services is our newly formed religious affiliate in 2010 and we hope to see more volunteers of Taoist faith joining us to assist in supporting our taoist clients in their addiction recovery.

Training and Development

Orientation

to help new volunteers have a better understanding and to make them feel part of SANA, orientation

is conducted to share with them SANA’s role and programmes. Besides providing an overview and details on volunteering opportunities, orientation also helps to instill clear goals and expectations.

Basic Volunteer Training

We conducted two runs of basic volunteer training in may/June and Aug/Sep/Oct. the basic training serves to equip new volunteers with foundational knowledge before they embark on their volunteer assignments. Existing volunteers are also welcome to attend the training as a refresher course. the Basic training consists of the following 6 modules:

• Role of Counselor

• Counselling Theories

• Information About Drugs

• Working With Youth

• Crisis Intervention

• Helping Clients Through Mentoring

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Feedback gathered during these training sess ions was generally positive. Volunteers felt they were able to apply the concepts and theories learnt.

Advanced Training

Besides SANA’s basic training, volunteers are also given the chance to attend courses organised by external agencies. this is one of the ways to show our recognition of the value of continuous training and our commitment to encourage growth and development in our volunteers as they continue to help SANA.

the following courses were held in 2010.

• Certificate In Para-Counselling

• Counselling Skills and Practice

• How To Be an Effective People Helper

• Managing Substance Abuse in Youths

• Managing Youths Effectively: An Introduction

• Transformation of At-Risk Youths

• Windows on Addiction

• Working with Families of Incarcerated Persons

Retention

Besides engaging volunteers with meaningful and enriching assignments, we need to continuously acknowledge them in order to sustain their commitment. SANA recreation Club (SrC) organises monthly gatherings and ad-hoc activities throughout the year to bring volunteers together and have a sense of belonging.

Activities

Hiking

Activities organised in 2010 for our volunteers included hiking to Southern ridges, Bukit timah Nature reserve and Pulau Ubin, where volunteers explored the flora and fauna and took the opportunity to have a good workout.

Participants of Bowling Tournament 2010

Volunteers and their families at SRC’s Year-end party.

“Poh Geok Ek Challenge Trophy 2010” Bowling

Tournament

SrC held its third ‘Poh Geok Ek Challenge trophy’ Bowling tournament on Sunday 21 November 2010, at the Civil Service Club in tessensohn road. Fifteen teams representing various grassroots constituencies took part in the competition. Admiralty Constituency Sports Club (CSC) was declared champion, Nee Soon East CSC came in second and radin mas Drug Abuse Prevention Committee (DAPC) took the third place. the winning teams won cash prizes with the champion, first and second runners-up receiving $140, $100 and $80 respectively.

Year-end Party

the SrC year-end party was held on 18 December 2010 at the SANA training Wing. response was overwhelming with over 90 volunteers showing up. there was a sumptuous buffet spread followed by friendly team challenge games. Fifty Lucky Draw prizes were handed out, and those who did not win still went home with lovely door gifts.


Figure 1. Volunteers by Racial Group

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SANA Annual Volunteer and

Donor Appreciation Nite

SANA celebrated its 38th Annual Volunteer and Donor Appreciation Nite on 26 November at Furama riverFront Hotel. mr Benny Oon, a member of the Board of management, was the Organising Chairman and the event, themed The Young Ones – To Dream, To Live, was graced by Associate Professor Ho Peng Kee, Senior minister of State, ministry of Law and ministry of Home Affairs. Over 500 guests attended and some came dressed in outfits of their dream ambitions and won prizes in the Best Dressed competition. Awards and plaques were also presented to our many dedicated volunteers, generous donors and supporters who have helped us in our fight against drug abuse.

Statistics

Figures 1, 2 and 3 provide the breakdown of SANA’s volunteers in the various categories.

Moving Forward

In 2011, the Volunteer management department will continue to recruit and develop a core group of highly skilled and dedicated volunteers to support SANA’s programmes. We will also be reviewing and refining our internal processes, adopting and implementing a new system for our much needed volunteer database.

Assoc Prof Ho Peng Kee presents tokens of appreciation to our Sponsors. From left: Ms Seah Guek Khim from Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple; Mr Ho Linfo from Jit Poh Investments Pte Ltd; Mr Ronnie See from Merstar International Pte Ltd and Mr Quek Joo Khuan from PCS Security Pte Ltd.

Figure 2. Volunteers by Programmes

Figure 3. Volunteers by Age Group


In April 2010, SANA introduced the new tagline, ‘Engaging Youth, Bonding Families, rebuilding Lives’ as part of our re-branding initiative.

the new tagline signals a departure from the former hard image of focusing on the recovering drug addict as the central figure in our mission against drug abuse to one of connecting, healing and strengthening. this broader and softer focus reinforces the importance

CONNECTING wITH THE COMMUNITY

of early prevention through education, after-care counselling and post-aftercare rehabilitation drawing on trust and family bonding.

Ultimately SANA’s aim is to lower the rate of recidivism among ex-addicts and prevent inter-generational offending in families and to keep Singapore safe from the drug menace.

SANA’s annual fund-raising event, the SANA Charity Golf 2010 took place on 12 October at the Raffles Country Club and was graced by Guest-of-Honour Mr Masagos Zulkifli, Minister of State for Home Affairs and Education. the Charity Golf raised over $100,000

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to support our various preventive, aftercare and post-aftercare programmes.

SANA is grateful to the event’s main sponsors – Audi Singapore Pte Ltd, Strumm’s Holding Pte Ltd, tote


Board and Singapore Pools and transview Holdings Limited. We are also grateful to Asiabuild Enterprises, tomika Auto Air Conditioning, Will iam Security Services and SCOrE, and our other supporters.

the theme was ‘Going the Distance.’ SANA President mr Poh Geok Ek, in his message, said, “Doing more for our beneficiaries, changing the way we are doing our outreach, especially for the youth, and engaging our community partners to join our drug-free mission …. It’s about going the distance for families and youth.”

sanaall-Cashdonationdraw–Keepingdreamsalive SANA is grateful to the sponsors, donors and schools who have supported our mission to keep the dreams alive and to live in a drug-free community by participating in our annual SANA All-Cash Donation Draw 2010. the Draw held on 31 July raised more than $205,000 which will help fund our various anti-drug programmes.

SANA thanks our sponsors Singapore Pools (Private) Ltd and Orange Inc Holdings Pte Ltd. We are also grateful for the support and participation of schools, constituencies, grassroots organisations, corporate bodies and SANA volunteers.

Driving home the message on drugs, the A team comprising (from left) Mr Tan Ching Khoon, Minister Masagos Zulkifli, Mr Poh Geok Ek and Mr Aw Leng Hwee.[Mr Poh is SANA’s President and Mr Tan, one of the five Vice-Presidents]

SANA’s Board of Management Mr Tan Seck Kang (left) and Mr Benny Oon (right) flank two keen golfers – all ready to go the distance.


Flagday2010–FlaggingofftoagoodCause We celebrated Flag Day 2010 in June amidst a winning collaboration with Premier Corporation, rotary Club of marina City, Bureauserve Pte Ltd and Jit Poh Investments Pte Ltd. the Flag Day celebrations, launched on 5 June at SANA, also kicked off the drug-free month of June, while the Flag Day itself was held on 26 June, the International Day against Drug Abuse.

SANA teamed up with Premier taxis on the theme ‘Driving towards a Drug-free Singapore’ and invited the community to join in. Corporate donors Rotary Club of marina City, Bureauserve Pte Ltd and Jit Poh Investments Pte Ltd generously pledged $5000 each for the special taxi ride which was billed as the most Expensive taxi ride in Singapore (for a good cause).

the driving theme symbolised our clients’ difficult road to recovery. the taxis drivers of the day were Premier’s management staff and their passengers comprised SANA’s generous donors, Board members and management.

Another exciting feature of the launch was putting the finishing touches to the graffiti-inspired mural project at SANA’s Training Wing followed by the official unveiling of the mural .

We thank Premier Corporation wholeheartedly for supporting SANA Flag Day for the second year running, and having increased its involvement visibly with their active efforts on the ground. We are also thankful to SANA’s partners, including donors, volunteers, schools and various voluntary welfare

A winning partnership for SANA – Premier Corporation, Rotary Club of Marina City, Bureauserve Pte Ltd and Jit Poh Investments.

Premier Corporation’s Managing Director Mr Lim Chong Boo (left) driving a commitment.

bodies and non-governmental organisations who lent their strong support to our Flag Day, underlining their commitment to helping create a drug-free society.


The Interactive Video Game Approach

SANA embarked on its Youth Campaign in 2010 adopting a grounds-up approach in reaching out to the young on the consequences of drug and inhalant abuse. the campaign started out with a graffiti mural on the wall at the Association’s Training Wing. the inspiration behind this is the tagline, “An inspired life has no place for drugs.” the endearing lead character, Limmy, soon ‘leapt out’ from his static position and took on a larger-than-life presence as a superhero and moral companion to teenagers in the interactive video game, “Limmy: the Adventures of Alex and Sue-Lin.” the game has become a key learning tool used in Aspire Camp, one of SANA’s Preventive Drug Education programmes, used by hundreds of primary school children each year.

The Online Approach

SANA, with partners EurorSCG (Singapore) Pte Ltd and Zone X Leisure Pte Ltd, collaborated on an online campaign launched in mid-may 2010 which engaged the youths and empowered them to make the right decisions.

the campaign was a novel social experiment to prove the collective wisdom of youths. It engaged the youth community on a viral platform, using powerful social media – Facebook, Youtube, Hardwarezone – to spread the anti-drug message.

Alex Wibo, a fictional teenager, was created on Facebook. Within a short time, he attracted more than 500 Facebook friends. Soon they found out that he was an unsavory character who would not stop at anything to feed his drug habits.

Alex’s destructive habit was a powerful stimulus for youths to react via social media on the terrible

sana’sYouthCampaign

effects of drug abuse. their collective on-line posts showed how they had felt about drugs - that drugs weren’t a game they could afford to play.

the campaign’s bold attempt to engage youths on a deeper level took off when the youth ‘netizens’ showed they were able to discern between right and wrong, thus proving the collective ‘Wisdom of Youths’. the youths were encouraged to develop their own anti-drug messages, and to propagate them. By empowering them in this way, the campaign seemed to have jolted a genuine reassessment of youths’ attitude towards drugs.

the campaign attracted great interest and feedback from the cyber community through Facebook, You Tube and Hardwarezone forum. The major newspapers, both English and Chinese-language and radio stations carried the stories.

[Zone X Pte Ltd, a leading player in the amusement and entertainment industry in Singapore, donated $20,000 towards the campaign. EuroRSCG, the world’s fifth-largest global agency network, provided creative solutions pro-bono.]

The campaign was a novel social experiment to prove the collective wisdom of youths.


engagingCommunities–sharingtheWorkofsana

2 March and 21 September:

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE: NUS Social Work students visit SANA periodically for a sharing session on our Aftercare and Post-Aftercare programmes and services.

24 March, 6 July, 5 August and 6 August:

SINGAPORE PRISON SERVICE: Sessions included sharing SANA’s Aftercare and Post-aftercare programmes with Prison Counsellors; and a visit from the Director of Prisons.

18 May:

NATIONAL YOUTH COUNCIL: the Acting Director and representatives from Programme Development and resource departments were briefed on SANA’s programmes and initiatives, followed by a discussion.

3 September

INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH: the Longitudinal Youth-at-risk Study (LYrIKS) is a public health initiative looking into the mental well-being of our youths. LYrIKS is building a network of collaborators through the transfer of expertise, information sharing and enhancing the capability / capacities of their frontline workers and that of SANA. the body was represented by consultant psychiatrists from the research Division.

14 September: NATIONAL ADDICTIONS MANAGEMENT SERVICE (NAM): SANA staff and volunteers attended a lecture and dialogue session, organised by Institute of mental Health.

14 October: NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE: Our presentation with NCSS covered the range of SANA’s work, and with emphasis on Volunteer management Processes, Challenges and New Initiatives for the year ahead.

SANA is proud to share the work that we do in preventive, aftercare counselling and post-aftercare rehabilitation with institutions, organisations and the public.

In addition to outreach talks conducted regularly in schools and at public places all year round, SANA was pleased to welcome representatives from several government organisations and institutions in Singapore and the region, specifically Malaysia, Laos and United Arab Emirates (UAE) Laos in 2010. these included the following:

Getting to Know You: Presentations, Discussions, Sharing of Ideas and Experiences

Representatives from Institute of Mental Health.

Director of Prisons visits SANA.


The Lao team’s visit offered wonderful opportunities for mutual learning.

22 April:

the SIF-Lao Commission for Drug Control & Supervision’s visit offered another unique opportunity to share experience with our neighbours and encourage mutual learning. the Lao team comprised Lao government of f ic ia l s . the S ingapore Inter nat ional Foundation (SIF) is a non-profit organisation that aims to build a better world through shared ideas, skills and experiences so as to uplift lives and create greater understanding between Singaporeans and world communities.

26 May:

SANA shared our programmes on Preventive, Aftercare and Post-Aftercare with our visitors from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and learnt of some of the challenges they face with drug abuse in their countries.

26 – 29 October:

SANA sent a delegat ion of s taf f and volunteers to manila, Philippines for the 19th International Federation of Non-Governmental Organisations (IFNGO) ASEAN NGOs Workshop on Drugs and Inhalant Abuse. the theme was ‘Youth and Family Against Drugs.’ the head of the delegation was mr Kenneth Kee, one of SANA’s Vice Presidents.

Exhibitions & Talks: Reaching out to the public

International Outreach

Kelab Permadam from Malaysia.SANA delegation at the 19th IFNGO in Manila, led by Mr Kenneth Kee (second from right), one of SANA’s vice-presidents.

25 April:

Drug Abuse Prevention Exhibition organized by Bishan East Drug Abuse Prevention Committee in conjunction with Bishan East Zone 4 Residents Committee Block Party. Guest-of-Honour was mr Wong Kan Seng, Deputy Prime minister and then minister for Home Affairs and mP for Bishan-toa Payoh GrC.

23 May:

Anti-Drug Exhibition at St Anne’s Church in Sengkang organized by SANA Catholic Aftercare (Counseling Service). this was attended by potential volunteers, young parishioners and their families and members of the public.

8 June:

Anti-Drug talk organized by macpherson Drug Abuse Prevention Committee and macpherson t-Net Club and attended by 30 youth members of the t-Net Club @ macpherson.

17 March:

Kelab Pemadam Universiti tun Hussein Onn malaysia, a university students’ organisation that offers positive alternative lifestyles to drug abusers and those vulnerable to drugs-abuse.


SANA IN THE NEwS26.6.2010 - New paper - Campaign buzz_NFC, MCYS, SANA, SingPost

08.07.2010 - SANA_Grafitti

SANA-Euro-ZoneX-Campaign

SANA-Euro-ZoneX-Campaign-STOnline


23.06.2010 - Wanbao - Vile brother ‘pimping’ his sister - Actually a campaign

26.6.2010 - New paper - Campaign buzz_NFC, MCYS, SANA, SingPost

01.08.2010 - Wanbao - Viral Marketing _SANA,Singpost and Microsoft

15.08.2010 - Berita Minggu, part 3

- SANA’s New Image for the social landscape

15.08.2010 - Berita Minggu_part 2 - Go drug-free with art

23.06.2010 - Shin Min Daily - SANA’s video ‘Sale’ of sister for drugs


DONORS

Individuals 1 mr Abuthahir s/o Abdul Gafoor 2 mr Ang Swee Kiang 3 mr Caleb tan Kay Lip 4 mr Chandrasegaran 5 mr Choo Eng Chuan 6 mr David Navaratnam 7 mr Derrick Phua Hwee Chay 8 mr Edward tan Peng Seng 9 mr Ee Fong Beng 10 mr Gary Yeo Ping Yong 11 mr Giddens John Hallin 12 mr Goh Wei Kiat 13 mr Govindasamy Baloo 14 mr Ho man Cheung 15 mr Ho Yong Chong 16 mr Khoo Yong Kiong 17 mr Koh Kim Huat 18 mr Krisnan murty 19 Mr Kuharajahsingam K 20 mr Lim Boh Chuan 21 mr Lim Chin Chuan 22 mr Lim Chong Boo 23 mr Lim Eng Hock 24 mr Lim Kai Yang 25 mr Lim Kwang Leng Andrew 26 mr Lim Poh Quee 27 mr Lim tiong Beng 28 mr Loo Kuen Feng 29 mr mohamed Ansar 30 mr Ng Bee Goh 31 mr Ng Seow Kin 32 mr Ng Soo Chee 33 mr Ng Woan Chyi 34 ms Ngiam Wee Chin 35 mr Ong Kiat Hwee Jimmy 36 mr Percival Joseph Shepherdson 37 Mr Raja Segaran Arumugam

38 ms rashida Bte Hassan 39 mr robert tan Chong Yan 40 mr ronnie See Kim Huat 41 mr Swen Kum Wah 42 mr tan man Nee 43 mr teo Cheng tee 44 mr thangayah Kumar 45 mr thiam Boon Siong 46 Mr Vijaykumar Sethuraj 47 mr Yek Lay Kheng 48 ms Asikin Binti Sharipan 49 ms Leong Lai Fong 50 ms Shiu Soo Fang 51 ms Vivien Choo CK

Organisations 1 Aetos Security management

Pte Ltd 2 Asiabuild Enterprises Pte Ltd 3 Bureauserve Pte Ltd 4 CISCO Securtiy PL 5 City Auto Pte Ltd 6 CSC Automated Pte Ltd 7 Dell Singapore Pte Ltd 8 E21 Communication Pte Ltd 9 Eunos Citizens’ Consultative

Committee 10 Franco Asian Enterprise

Singapore 11 Geylang Serai Constituency

Office 12 Home United Football Club 13 Home United Sports and

recreational Association 14 Hong Leong Holdings Limited 15 Immigration & Checkpoints

Authority recreation Club 16 Jit Poh Investments Pte Ltd 17 Keppel FELS Ltd 18 Kim Joo Guan Pte Ltd

19 Kwan Im thong Hood Cho temple

20 Lee Foundation Singapore 21 L K Ang Construction Pte Ltd 22 macPherson DAPC 23 mcDonald’s Singapore 24 mellford Pte Ltd 25 mUIS - Baitulmal 26 NEC Asia Pte Ltd 27 PCS Security Pte Ltd 28 Premier taxis Pte Ltd 29 Public Insight International

Pte Ltd 30 Punggol Central DAPC 31 roselle mont-Clair Furnishing

Pte Ltd 32 rotary Club of marina City 33 Scansys Pte Ltd 34 Seawaves Frozen Food Pte

Ltd 35 Serangoon Citizens’

Consultative Committee 36 Sing Chew Insurance

Agency Pte Ltd 37 Singapore Daito Engineering

Pte Ltd 38 Singapore Precision Industries

Pte Ltd 39 Singapore tote Board 40 SiS technologies Pte Ltd 41 Space-It Design & Planners

Pte Ltd 42 Strumm’s Holding Pte Ltd 43 tampines West Constituency

Office 44 tOmIKA LLP 45 transview Golf Pte Ltd 46 William Security Services 47 Zone X Leisure Pte Ltd

1 Aetos Security management Pte Ltd2 2Asiabuild Enterprises Pte Ltd3 3Bureauserve Pte Ltd4 CISCO Securtiy PL5 City Auto Pte Ltd6 CSC Automated Pte. Ltd.7 Dell Singapore Pte Ltd8 E21 Communication Pte Ltd9 Eunos Citizens’ Consultative Committee10 Franco Asian Enterprise Singapore11 Geylang Serai Constituency Office12Home United Football Club13 Home United Sports and recreational Association14 Hong Leong Holdings Limited15 Immigration & Checkpoints Authority recreation Club16 Jit Poh Investments Pte Ltd17 Keppel FELS Ltd18 Kim Joo Guan Pte Ltd19 Kwan Im thong Hood Cho temple20 Lee Foundation Singapore21 L K Ang Construction Pte Ltd22 macPherson DAPC23 mcDonald’s Singapore24 mellford Pte Ltd25 mmUIS - Baitulmal26 NEC Asia Pte Ltd27 PCS Security Pte Ltd28 Premier taxis Pte Ltd29 Public Insight International Pte Ltd30 Punggol Central DAPC31 roselle mont-Clair Furnishing Pte Ltd32 rotary Club of marina City33 Scansys Pte Ltd34 Seawaves Frozen Food Pte Ltd35 Serangoon Citizens’ Consultative Committee36 Sing Chew Insurance Agency Pte Ltd37 Singapore Daito Engineering PL38 Singapore Precision Industries Pte Ltd39 Singapore tote Board40 SiS technologies Pte Ltd41 Space-It Design & Planners Pte Ltd42 Strumm’s Holding Pte Ltd43 Tampines West Constituency Office44 tOmIKA LLP45 transview Golf Pte Ltd46 William Security Services47 Zone X Leisure Pte Ltd


FINANCIAL REPORT

Statement by Management Committee

In our opinion, the financial statements set out on pages 42 to 56 are properly drawn up in accordance

with Singapore Financial Reporting Standards so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of

Singapore Anti-Narcotics Association (the “Association”) as at 31 December 2010 and the results, changes

in funds and cash flows of the Association for the year ended on that date.

The Management Committee has on the date of this statement, authorised these financial statements for

issue.

On behalf of the Management Committee,

Poh Geok EkChairman

Teo Cheng TeeHonorary Treasurer

Singapore, 5 May 2011


Report on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying financial statements of the Singapore Anti-Narcotics Association (the

“Association”) set out on pages 42 to 56, which comprise the balance sheet (statement of financial position)

as at 31 December 2010, and the statement of comprehensive income, statement of changes in funds and

statement of cash flows for the year then ended, and a summary of significant accounting policies and

other explanatory information.

Management Committee’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements

The Association’s Management Committee is responsible for the preparation of financial statements that

give a true and fair view in accordance with the provisions of the Charities Act, Chapter 37 and Singapore

Financial Reporting Standards, and for devising and maintaining a system of internal accounting controls

sufficient to provide a reasonable assurance that assets are safeguarded against loss from unauthorised use

or disposition; and transactions are properly authorised and that they are recorded as necessary to permit

the preparation of true and fair statements of comprehensive income and balance sheets and to maintain

accountability of assets.

Auditors’ Responsibility

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted

our audit in accordance with Singapore Standards on Auditing. Those standards require that we comply

with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether

the financial statements are free from material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the

financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment, including the assessment of

the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk

assessments, the auditor considers internal controls relevant to the entity’s preparation of financial statements

that give a true and fair view in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances,

but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal controls. An

audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of

accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial

statements.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for

our audit opinion.

Independent Auditors’ Report To The Members of Singapore Anti-Narcotics Association


Opinion

In our opinion, the financial statements are properly drawn up in accordance with Singapore Financial

Reporting Standards so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Association as at 31

December 2010 and the results, changes in funds and cash flows of the Association for the year ended on

that date.

Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements

In our opinion,

(a) the accounting and other records required by the provisions of the Charities Act, Chapter 37 - Charities

(Institutions of a Public Character) Regulations 2007 and its amendments in Charities (Institutions of a

Public Character) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 to be kept by the Association have been properly

kept in accordance with those regulations;

(b) the Association has complied with the requirements of regulation 15 (Fund-raising expenses) of the

Charities (Institutions of a Public Character) (Amendment) Regulations 2008, and total relevant fund-

raising expenses of the Association did not exceed 30% of its total relevant receipts from fund-raising

for the year; and

(c) nothing has come to our attention to cause us to believe that the donation moneys received during

the year were not used in accordance with the objectives of the Association.

LO HOCK LING & CO.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS AND

CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

Singapore, 5 May 2011

Independent Auditors’ Report To The Members of Singapore Anti-Narcotics Association

Report on the Financial Statements (continued)


Statement of Financial Position as at 31 December 2010

Notes 2010 2009

$ $

ASSETS

Non-Current Asset

Property, plant and equipment 3 43,448 12,587

Total Non-Current Asset 43,448 12,587

Current Assets

Investments 4 - 300,468

Receivables 5 167,863 75,215

Cash and cash equivalents 6 552,824 824,181

Total Current Assets 720,687 1,199,864

Total Assets 764,135 1,212,451

FUNDS AND LIABILITIES

Funds

Accumulated funds 244,595 846,324

Miscellaneous funds 7 312,318 256,467

Total Funds 556,913 1,102,791

Current Liability

Payables 8 207,222 109,660

Total Current Liability 207,222 109,660

Total Liabilities 207,222 109,660

Total Funds and Liabilities 764,135 1,212,451

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these financial statements.


Statement of Comprehensive Income for the year ended 31 December 2010

Notes 2010 2009 $ $

Income

Government grants 685,930 795,733 Aftercare Programme funding 247,980 197,040 Preventive Drug Education 221,154 199,788 Volunteer Management - SANA Nite 34,935 37,167 - SANA Recreation Club 1,674 1,823 Fund raising events - Donation Draw 205,112 221,973 - Charity Golf 106,700 116,950 - Flag Day 38,445 34,069 Donations and collections 200,634 472,776 Interest income 9,361 17,262 Subscription 570 800 Resilience package 20,252 97,125 Other income 14,694 15,754

Total income 1,787,441 2,208,260

Less expenditure

Employee benefits expense 9 1,485,369 1,234,111 Aftercare Programme 37,844 40,820 Preventive Drug Education 58,174 29,592 Volunteer Management - SANA Nite 42,246 36,723 - SANA Recreation Club 3,730 4,360 - Others 8,470 6,998 Fund raising events - Donation Draw 101,412 105,200 - Charity Golf 27,925 34,093 - Flag Day 7,754 11,975 SANA Support group 6,348 - Community Outreach project 200 - Corporate expenses 23,935 27,297 Depreciation on property, plant and equipment 3 25,481 13,555 Operating lease expense - office equipment 16,384 16,384 - rental 266,533 266,533 Research expense - 3,554 Other expenses 277,365 234,450

Total expenditure 2,389,170 2,065,645

(Deficit)/surplus for the year (601,729 ) 142,615

Movements relating to miscellaneous funds

Donations and collections 7 193,875 90,762 Less: Counselling services expense 7 138,024 89,192

55,851 1,570

Other comprehensive income for the year, net of tax - -

Total comprehensive income for the year (545,878 ) 144,185

Total comprehensive income allocated to:

Accumulated funds (601,729 ) 142,615 Miscellaneous funds 55,851 1,570

(545,878 ) 144,185



Statement of Changes in Funds for the year ended 31 December 2010

Accumulated Miscellaneous Total funds funds funds $ $ $

Balance at 31 December 2008 703,709 293,897 997,606

Withdrawal of fund (note 7) - (39,000 ) (39,000 )

Total comprehensive income for the year 142,615 1,570 144,185

Balance at 31 December 2009 846,324 256,467 1,102,791

Total comprehensive income for the year (601,729 ) 55,851 (545,878 )

Balance at 31 December 2010 244,595 312,318 556,913



Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended 31 December 2010

Notes 2010 2009

$ $

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

(Deficit)/surplus for the year (601,729 ) 142,615

Adjustments for:

Depreciation on property, plant and equipment 3 25,481 13,555

Interest income (9,361 ) (17,262 )

16,120 (3,707 )

Operating (deficit)/surplus before working capital changes (585,609 ) 138,908

(Increase)/decrease in receivables (92,648 ) 29,315

Increase in payables 97,562 31,482

Changes in working capital 4,914 60,797

Cash (used in)/generated from operations (580,695 ) 199,705

Net cash from miscellaneous funds 7 55,851 1,570

Withdrawal of miscellaneous funds 7 - (39,000 )

Net cash (used in)/from operating activities (524,844 ) 162,275

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

Redemption of quoted debt securities 300,468 -

Grants received from National Council of Social

Service relating to purchase of assets 3 31,284 -

Purchase of property, plant and equipment 3 (87,626 ) (6,354 )

Interest received 9,361 17,262

Net cash from investing activities 253,487 10,908

Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents (271,357 ) 173,183

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year 824,181 650,998

Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year 6 552,824 824,181



The following notes form an integral part of the financial statements.

1. GENERAL

The Singapore Anti-Narcotics Association (the “Association”) is registered as a society (Registration No. S72SS0018H) under the Societies Act, Chapter 311. The Association is also registered as a charity (Registration No. 00039) under the Charities Act, Chapter 37. The Association is approved as an institution of public character by the National Council of Social Service.

The Association’s registered office is at 2 Sengkang Square, #05-01 Sengkang Community Hub, Singapore 545025.

The principal activities of the Association are to conduct preventive education programmes against drug and inhalant abuse, to provide religious and social counselling for the inmates in the drug rehabilitation centres and aftercare assistance for those released from these centres on supervision.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

(a) Basis of Preparation

The Association presents its financial statements in Singapore dollars, which is also its functional currency.

These financial statements are prepared in accordance with the historical cost convention, except as disclosed in the accounting policies below, and comply with Singapore Financial Reporting Standards (FRS), including related Interpretations promulgated by the Accounting Standards Council.

During the financial year, the Association adopted all the applicable revised FRSs which are effective on or before 1 January 2010.

The adoption of these revised FRSs did not have any material effect on the Association’s financial statements and did not result in substantial changes to the Association’s accounting policies.

(b) Significant Accounting Estimates and Judgments

Estimates, assumptions concerning the future and judgments are made in the preparation of the financial statements. They affect the application of the Association’s accounting policies, reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income and expenses, and disclosures made. They are assessed on an ongoing basis and are based on experience and relevant factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.

Key sources of estimation uncertainty

The key assumptions concerning the future and other key sources of estimation uncertainty at the balance sheet date that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year are discussed below.

Depreciation on Property, Plant and Equipment

The costs, less the residual values, of property, plant and equipment are depreciated on a straight line basis over their estimated useful lives. Management Committee’s estimates of the useful lives of these property, plant and equipment are disclosed in note 2(d). Changes in the expected usage and technological developments could impact the economic useful lives and the residual values of these assets. Therefore, future depreciation charges could be revised. The carrying amount of property, plant and equipment and the depreciation charge for the year are disclosed in note 3.

Notes to the Financial Statements – 31 December 2010


2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

(c) FRS and INT FRS not yet effective

The Association has not applied any new FRS or INT FRS that has been issued as at the balance sheet date but is not yet effective. The Management Committee does not anticipate the adoption of the new FRS and INT FRS in future financial periods to have any material impact on the Association’s financial statements in the period of initial application.

(d) Property, Plant and Equipment

All items of property, plant and equipment are initially recorded at cost. The cost of an item of property, plant and equipment is recognised as an asset if, and only if, it is probable that future economic benefits associated with the item will flow to the Association and the cost of the item can be measured reliably.

Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment loss, if any.

Depreciation is calculated on the straight line basis so as to write off the cost, less the residual value, of the assets over their estimated useful lives. The annual rates of depreciation are as follows:

Furniture and fittings 3 years Office equipment 3 years

The residual values, useful lives and depreciation method of property, plant and equipment are reviewed and adjusted as appropriate, at each financial year-end. The effects of any revision are recognised in the statement of comprehensive income when changes arise.

Fully depreciated assets are retained in the financial statements until they are no longer in use.

An item of property, plant and equipment is derecognised upon disposal or when no future economic benefits are expected from its use or disposal. Any gain or loss arising on derecognition of the assets is included in the statement of comprehensive income in the year the asset is derecognised.

(e) Investments

Investments are held on a long term basis and classified as held-to-maturity financial assets.

Held-to-maturity financial assets are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments and fixed maturities that the Association has the positive intention and ability to hold to maturity.

Held-to-maturity financial assets are recognised initially at fair value plus transaction costs, and subsequently carried at amortised costs using the effective interest method, less allowance for impairment.

Investments are recognised in the balance sheet when the Association becomes a contractual party to the contractual provisions of the financial instrument. Purchases and sales of investments are recognised on trade-date, that is, the date on which the Association commits to purchase or sell the asset.

Investments are derecognised when the rights to receive cash flows from the investments have expired or have been transferred and the Association has transferred substantially all risks and rewards of ownership. On derecognition of an asset, the difference between the net sale proceeds and its carrying amount is taken to the statement of comprehensive income.



(f) Receivables

Receivables are recognised initially at fair value and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less allowance for impairment. Receivables with a short duration are not discounted.

Receivables are recognised when the right to receive cash flows has been established.

Receivables are derecognised when the right to receive cash flows has expired or has been transferred.

(g) Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash in hand, cash at bank and bank deposits with financial institutions which are subject to insignificant risks of changes in value. Cash equivalents are stated at amounts at which they are convertible into cash.

(h) Funds

(i) Accumulated Funds

Accumulated funds are distributable funds intended for general use of the Association.

(ii) Miscellaneous Funds

Miscellaneous funds comprise funds of religious and other groups affiliated with the Association and are used solely for the furtherance of the objectives of the Association through the activities carried out jointly with the respective religious and other groups.

(i) Payables

Payables are recognised initially at fair value and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. Payables with a short duration are not discounted.

(j) Revenue Recognition

(i) Donations and Fund Raising Income

Provided there is evidence of entitlement, as expressed in writing, donations and income from fund raising events are recognised in the statement of comprehensive income in the period of receipt or when they become receivable.

(ii) Government Grants

Government grants are recognised where there is reasonable assuarance that the grant will be received and the conditions attached to the grants will be complied with. Where the grant relates to an expense item, it is recognised in statement of comprehensive income over the period necessary to match them on a systematic basis to the costs that it is intended to compensate.

Government grants relating to the purchase of assets are deducted against the carrying amount of the assets.

(iii) Interest Income

Interest income is recognised on a time-proportion basis, using the effective interest method, unless collectibility is in doubt.

(iv) Others

All other income are recognised when the right to receive payment is established.



(k) Employee Benefits

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The Association makes contributions to the state provident fund (Central Provident Fund). Such contributions are recognised as compensation expenses in the same period as the employment that gave rise to the contributions.

(ii) Short-term Compensated Absences

Employee entitlements to annual leave are recognised when they accrue to employees. A provision is made for the estimated liability for employee entitlements to annual leave as a result of services rendered by employees up to the balance sheet date.

(l) Research Expenditure

Research expenditure is recognised as an expense when incurred.

(m) Impairment of Assets

A. Impairment of Financial Assets

Impairment of Held-to-maturity Financial Assets and Receivables

If there is objective evidence that an impairment loss has been incurred in respect of a financial asset, the amount of the loss is measured as the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the present value of estimated future cash flows, discounted at the original effective interest rate (i.e. the effective interest rate computed at initial recognition of these financial assets). The carrying amount of the asset shall be reduced either directly or through the use of an allowance account. The amount of the loss shall be recognised in the statement of comprehensive income.

If, in a subsequent period, the amount of the impairment loss decreases and the decrease can be related objectively to any event occurring after the impairment was recognised, the previously recognised impairment loss shall be reversed either directly or by adjusting an allowance account. The amount of the reversal shall be recognised in the statement of comprehensive income.

B. Impairment of Non-financial Assets

The carrying amount of property, plant and equipment is reviewed at each balance sheet date to determine whether there is any indication of impairment. If such indication exists, the asset’s recoverable amount is estimated. An impairment loss is recognised whenever the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its recoverable amount. The recoverable amount is the greater of the asset’s net selling price and its value in use. The value in use is the present value of estimated future cash flows expected to arise from the continuing use of the asset and from its disposal at the end of its useful life.

An impairment loss on a non-revalued asset is recognised in profit or loss. An impairment loss on a revalued asset is recognised in other comprehensive income to the extent that the impairment loss does not exceed the amount in the revaluation surplus for that same asset. An impairment loss is reversed if there has been a change in the estimates used to determine the recoverable amount or when there is an indication that the impairment loss recognised for the asset no longer exists or decreases. An impairment loss is reversed only to the extent that the asset’s carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined if no impairment loss had been recognised.



(n) Provisions

Provisions are recognised when the Association has a present legal or constructive obligations as a result of past events, it is probable that an outflow of resources will be required to settle the obligation, and a reliable estimate of the amount can be made.

(o) Leases Operating Leases

Leases whereby the lessor effectively retains substantially all the risks and benefits of ownership of the leased item are classified as operating leases.

When the Association is the lessee, operating lease payments are recognised as an expense on a straight line basis over the lease term.

3. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Furniture and Office fittings equipment Total $ $ $

Cost

At 1 January 2009 54,257 147,088 201,345 Additions 856 5,498 6,354

At 31 December 2009 and 1 January 2010 55,113 152,586 207,699 Additions 982 55,360 56,342 Disposal - (127,385 ) (127,385 )

At 31 December 2010 56,095 80,561 136,656

Accumulated depreciation

At 1 January 2009 44,519 137,038 181,557 Charge for the year 5,155 8,400 13,555

At 31 December 2009 and 1 January 2010 49,674 145,438 195,112 Charge for the year 5,482 19,999 25,481 Disposal - (127,385 ) (127,385 )

At 31 December 2010 55,156 38,052 93,208

Carrying amount

At 31 December 2010 939 42,509 43,448

At 31 December 2009 5,439 7,148 12,587

During the financial year, the Association’s additions of property, plant and equipment were purchased as follows:

2010 2009 $ $ Purchased by cash 87,626 6,354 Less: Grants received from National Council of Social Service * (31,284 ) -

56,342 6,354

* These grants, which related to purchase of assets, have been deducted against the carrying amount of office equipment.


4. INVESTMENTS

2010 2009 $ $

Held-to-maturity financial assets * Quoted debt securities - Mature within 1 year - 300,468

* In the prior year, quoted debt securities related to a 4.81% per annum fixed rate bond with a nominal value of $300,000 which matured on 9 June 2010.

5. RECEIVABLES

2010 2009 $ $

Deposits 1,600 1,600 Reimbursement for Case Management Framework Programme fund 60,714 27,835 Grant receivables 50,217 - Other receivables 55,332 45,780

167,863 75,215

6. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

Cash in hand and cash at bank are maintained in the following funds as shown below:

2010 2009 $ $

Accumulated funds - SANA’s unrestricted cash 10,506 265,092

Miscellaneous funds - Christian Aftercare Counselling Services 86,442 109,170

- Hindu Aftercare Counselling Services 49,009 10,056 - Muslim Aftercare Counselling Services 129,350 89,650 - Sikh Aftercare Counselling Services 1,657 1,790

266,458 210,666

276,964 475,758

Fixed deposits with bank are maintained in the following funds as shown below:

2010 2009 $ $

Accumulated funds - SANA’s unrestricted fixed deposits 230,000 302,622

Miscellaneous funds - Muslim Aftercare Counselling Services 45,860 45,801

275,860 348,423


6. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (continued)

Total cash and cash equivalents are maintained in the following funds as shown below:

2010 2009 $ $

Accumulated funds 240,506 567,714 Miscellaneous funds 312,318 256,467

552,824 824,181

The interest rates of fixed deposits at the balance sheet date range from 0.45% to 1% (2009: 0.45% to 0.625%) per annum.

7. MISCELLANEOUS FUNDS

2010 2009 $ $

(a) Christian Aftercare Counselling Services

At 1 January 109,170 85,501

Recognised in the statement of comprehensive income: * - Donations and collections 52,562 89,816 # - Expenses (75,290 ) (66,147 )

(22,728 ) 23,669

At 31 December 86,442 109,170

(b) Hindu Aftercare Counselling Services

At 1 January 10,056 13,965

Recognised in the statement of comprehensive income: * - Donations and collections 80,605 102 # - Expenses (41,652 ) (4,011 )

38,953 (3,909 )

At 31 December 49,009 10,056

(c) Muslim Aftercare Counselling Services

At 1 January 135,451 153,778

Recognised in the statement of comprehensive income: * - Donations and collections 60,708 548 # - Expenses (20,949 ) (18,875 )

39,759 (18,327 )

At 31 December 175,210 135,451

(d) Sikh Aftercare Counselling Services

At 1 January 1,790 1,933

Recognised in the statement of comprehensive income: * - Donations and collections - 3 # - Expenses (133 ) (146 )

(133 ) (143 )

At 31 December 1,657 1,790


7. MISCELLANEOUS FUNDS (continued)

2010 2009 $ $

(e) Eunos Constituency

At 1 January - 38,720

Recognised in the statement of comprehensive income: * - Donations and collections - 293 # - Expenses - (13 )

- 280

@ Withdrawal of funds - (39,000 )

At 31 December - -

Total (a)+(b)+(c)+(d)+(e) 312,318 256,467

Net movement in miscellaneous funds recognised in the statement of comprehensive income:

2010 2009 $ $

* Total donations and collections 193,875 90,762 # Less: Total counselling services expense 138,024 89,192

55,851 1,570

@ In prior year, the fund account with Eunos Constituency was ceased after the balance of $39,000 was returned to Eunos Citizen’s Consultative Committee.

8. PAYABLES

2010 2009 $ $

Accruals 61,699 11,339 Funds held on behalf of affiliates 6,220 7,117 Provision for unutilised leave 56,636 49,389 Other payables 82,667 41,815

207,222 109,660

9. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS EXPENSE

(i) Employee benefits expense comprises short-term benefits as follows:

2010 2009 $ $

Salaries and related costs 1,324,476 1,104,219 Employer’s contribution to Central Provident Fund 160,893 129,892

Total employee benefits expense 1,485,369 1,234,111


9. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS EXPENSE (continued)

(ii) The total employee benefits expense includes key management personnel compensation as follows:

2010 2009 $ $

Salaries and related costs 239,960 233,760 Employer’s contribution to Central Provident Fund 13,809 13,452

253,769 247,212

The Association has 2 (2009: 2) key management personnel who represent the senior management of the Association and the number of key management personnel in each of the following remuneration bands is shown below:

2010 2009 $ $

$50,001 - $100,000 - 1 $100,001 - $150,000 1 - $150,001 - $200,000 1 1

10. TAXATION

The Association is registered as a charitable institution and by virtue of Section 13 of the Income Tax Act, Chapter 134, is exempted from taxation. Therefore, no provision for taxation has been made in the financial statements for the current financial year (2009: nil).

11. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

Significant transactions with key management personnel, not otherwise disclosed in the financial statements, are as follows:

2010 2009 $ $

Income - Donations and collections 15,915 - - Volunteer management (SANA Nite) 250 -

16,165 -

12. FAIR VALUES OF FINANCIAL ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, receivables and payables approximate their fair values due to their short term nature.


13. OPERATING LEASE COMMITMENTS

As at the balance sheet date, the Association has commitments for future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases as follows:

2010 2009 $ $

Payable within 1 year 16,384 16,384 Payable after 1 year but not later than 5 years 41,114 57,498

57,498 73,882

The above operating lease commitments are based on known rental rates as at the date of this report and do not include any revision in rates which may be determined by the lessor.

14. FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT

The Association is exposed to financial risks arising from its operations and the use of financial instruments. The key financial risks are credit risk, liquidity risk and interest rate risk. The Management Committee reviews and agrees on policies for managing each of these risks and they are summarised below:

(i) Credit Risk

Credit risk is the potential risk of financial loss resulting from the failure of the counterparties to settle their financial and contractual obligations to the Association as and when they fall due.

The Association’s main financial assets consist of receivables and cash and cash equivalents. Cash and bank deposits are placed with financial institutions which are regulated.

Management Committee monitors the Association’s exposure to credit risks on an ongoing basis.

There are no financial assets that are past due or impaired as at the balance sheet date.

As at the balance sheet date, there was no significant concentration of credit risk. The maximum exposure to credit risk is represented by the carrying amount of each financial asset.

(ii) Liquidity Risk

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Association will encounter difficulty in meeting financial obligations due to shortage of funds.

The Association monitors its liquidity risk by maintaining a level of cash and cash equivalents deemed adequate by Management Committee to finance the Association’s operations and to mitigate the effects of fluctuations in cash flows.

All financial liabilities of the Association are repayable on demand or mature within one year.

(iii) Interest Rate Risk

Interest rate risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of the Association’s financial instruments will fluctuate because of changes in market interest rates.

The Association’s exposure to interest rate risk arises primarily from its interest-earning financial assets. The Association constantly monitors movements in interest rates to ensure deposits are placed with financial institutions offering optimal rates of return.

Information relating to the Association’s interest rate exposures is also disclosed in notes 4 and 6.

Sensitivity analysis

The effect of interest rate change on funds and surplus/deficit is not significant as the Association’s financial instruments are either at fixed interest rate or are non-interest bearing as at the balance sheet date.


15. RESERVE MANAGEMENT

The primary objective of the Association’s reserve management policy is to ensure that it maintains optimal reserves in order to support its operations and the development of its principal activities.

The Association monitors its cash flow and overall liquidity position on a continuous basis, taking into consideration the prevailing and projected operating income and expenditure, and other financial obligations, including projected capital expenditure.

The Association is not subject to externally imposed reserve requirement.

There were no changes to the Association’s approach to reserve management during the year.

16. AUTHORISATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The financial statements of the Association for the year ended 31 December 2010 were approved by the Management Committee on 5 May 2011.

Outside Back Cover:SANA is proud to present the postcards of the winners in the NUS SANA Postcard Design Competition 2010, and their feelings about drug abuse, in their own words.

Top postcard by Winner Nguyen Son TraGigantic Trap: “Since human is, essentially, a creature, he or she is vulnerable to traps. Among the dreadful, drug is a gigantic one. It blows away the most precious things one possesses. It shatters love, stains mind, flushes life and kills time. Perhaps the most brave and persistent casualties managed to escape, but a trap never lets its preys be free without a traumatic wound. Be wise to never become a victim!”

Bottom postcard by 1st Runner-up Sal Visoth “The illustration tries to show that drug does not only affect teen that is taking drugs but also affects his family and his loved ones.”

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