Corporate Social Responsibility

Duke-NUS’ Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme provides opportunities for the School to undertake meaningful community work that benefits the less-privileged in society and make a positive impact to others. Our volunteers, whether staff, faculty or students, are driven by a common desire to: -

Our adopted CSR cause is Autism Spectrum Disorder (or “Autism’ in short) which builds on the existing efforts by our students to create awareness of Autism to the community, as well as existing genetic studies on Autism conducted by our faculty. The “whole-school’ approach to Autism through community outreach, scientific research and voluntary work ensures that our CSR cause will be meaningful and sustainable.

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A CSR framework has been formulated to ensure that the programme is meaningful and beneficial to both our volunteers and our selected beneficiaries.

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April 2014 – World Autism Awareness Week

Continuing the annual tradition, our students once again organised the World Autism Awareness Week, in collaboration with the 4 major autism centres in Singapore. To commemorate this event, several prominent buildings across Singapore were lit blue from 2 to 6 April. An awareness-building roadshow was also organised at ION Orchard mall on 4 April and a series of seminars for healthcare professionals was held on 5 April at KK Hospital Auditorium.

An additional feature to this year’s suite of programmes is the continous effort to create greater awareness of autism in the community through the travelling exhibition panels. These panels provided an engaging and visual glimpse into the special world of people with autism. Entitled “A Celebration of Diversity Exhibition”, the exhibition panels moved from one destination to another through the National Library Board’s regional libraries and hospitals from 1 April till 31 July 2014. The panels made a pit stop at the Duke-NUS atrium from 23 to 27 June 2014.

May 2014 – Tea cum Sharing Session

A learning and engaging networking session was held on 8 May for our staff volunteers to gather and share tips, knowledge and experiences with one another. A coordinator from St Andrew’s Autism Centre was also invited to share more information on autism with the volunteers.

May 2014 – St Andrew's Autism Centre River Safari Trip

7 volunteers participated in the River Safari Trip organised by the St Andrew’s Autism Centre for their students. They were able to touch the lives and made an impactful difference to the experience of these students, simply by extending their help and friendship. It was an enjoyable and learning occasion for our volunteers too.

Oct 2014 – Children’s Sports Day at St Andrew’s Autism Centre

7 volunteers gave generously their time and energy to help at the St Andrew’s Autism Centre Children’s Sports Day. They went all the way out to ‘soak’ themselves in manning the various game stations and ensuring an orderly flow of the participants. It was a meaningful and enjoyable experience for the volunteers in helping out the students to have fun for the event.

Oct 2014 – St Andrew’s Autism Centre’s Collaboration Project with Casuarina Primary School

The “Fun Friday with Friends” event was organized by the St Andrew's Autism Centre with Casuarina Primary School. The event encouraged children with autism and children from a mainstream school to mingle in a fun and engaging manner. All the children were divided into mixed groups and ‘competed’ against one another through several activity stations. 10 volunteers helped manage and coordinate the activity stations.

Dec 2014 – St Andrew’s Autism Centre’s Jurong Bird Park Trip

13 volunteers participated in the Jurong Bird Park Trip organised by the St Andrew’s Autism Centre. Unlike previous opportunities which involved students, this outing was the first time our volunteers interacted with adult clients. It was a learning experience for our volunteers.

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