See my bolded text..does it make any sense? Are our Ministers speaking good English? Or more BS..what does it really mean??? Don't you think such English grates on the nerves?
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[TD="width: 784, colspan: 2"]SINGAPORE: The People's Association (PA) is aiming to bridge the gaps in its outreach efforts and be more inclusive.
It wants to increase its engagement with those aged between 22 and 49 years, minority racial groups and residents of five-room HDB flats, condominiums and private estates.
Age, race and housing type have plenty to do with the level of interest in the activities of the PA.
The older set appears to be keener -- one in two residents who're 65 years old and above takes part.
At the bottom of the scale is the younger set, with one in five for those aged 22 to 35 years.
Among the races, the Chinese rank highest with one in three.
The lowest is with the Indian community, with only about one in five.
Outreach is high among those living in four-room HDB flats where one in two is engaged, and low with residents of landed properties at one in four.
Overall, one in three residents is currently involved in PA's outreach.
The target is to raise this to one in two by 2015.
PA deputy chairman Lim Swee Say said: As a grassroots movement, we have made a big difference to the social cohesion here in Singapore.
"We are not a nation divided but yet at the same time, we are striving to become even more inclusive.
"For us to reach out more extensively and inclusively, we have to think of new ideas and explore new channels of reaching out to them."
At a grassroots seminar on Saturday, PA rallied grassroots leaders to embrace its approach of All C.A.R.E - which stands for all channels, age groups, races and estates.
This can involve simple tweaks of activities and interest groups.
For example, brisk walking can cover private estates; more ad-hoc volunteering projects can be organised to attract younger participants; and more effort can go into the specific needs of the minority races.
PA chief executive director Yam Ah Mee said: "We have to look at their different interests, so for example, the Malays and the Indian minority groups are very expressive in their arts and culture.
"So, we are going to set up community arts and culture clubs, and through the opportunities of arts and culture, more people can participate in their expression of their different arts performance.
"PA will also shift its recognition framework for grassroots organisation.
"Reaching out in the all C.A.R.E way, we are also taking a review at our recognition framework to shift it towards recognising the outreach in an all care manner - to be more outcome-based, deeper engagement and widening outreach rather than just an output-based system."
PA also wants to grow its pool of grassroots leaders from the current 31, 000 to 41,000 by 2015.
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[TD="width: 784, colspan: 2"]SINGAPORE: The People's Association (PA) is aiming to bridge the gaps in its outreach efforts and be more inclusive.
It wants to increase its engagement with those aged between 22 and 49 years, minority racial groups and residents of five-room HDB flats, condominiums and private estates.
Age, race and housing type have plenty to do with the level of interest in the activities of the PA.
The older set appears to be keener -- one in two residents who're 65 years old and above takes part.
At the bottom of the scale is the younger set, with one in five for those aged 22 to 35 years.
Among the races, the Chinese rank highest with one in three.
The lowest is with the Indian community, with only about one in five.
Outreach is high among those living in four-room HDB flats where one in two is engaged, and low with residents of landed properties at one in four.
Overall, one in three residents is currently involved in PA's outreach.
The target is to raise this to one in two by 2015.
PA deputy chairman Lim Swee Say said: As a grassroots movement, we have made a big difference to the social cohesion here in Singapore.
"We are not a nation divided but yet at the same time, we are striving to become even more inclusive.
"For us to reach out more extensively and inclusively, we have to think of new ideas and explore new channels of reaching out to them."
At a grassroots seminar on Saturday, PA rallied grassroots leaders to embrace its approach of All C.A.R.E - which stands for all channels, age groups, races and estates.
This can involve simple tweaks of activities and interest groups.
For example, brisk walking can cover private estates; more ad-hoc volunteering projects can be organised to attract younger participants; and more effort can go into the specific needs of the minority races.
PA chief executive director Yam Ah Mee said: "We have to look at their different interests, so for example, the Malays and the Indian minority groups are very expressive in their arts and culture.
"So, we are going to set up community arts and culture clubs, and through the opportunities of arts and culture, more people can participate in their expression of their different arts performance.
"PA will also shift its recognition framework for grassroots organisation.
"Reaching out in the all C.A.R.E way, we are also taking a review at our recognition framework to shift it towards recognising the outreach in an all care manner - to be more outcome-based, deeper engagement and widening outreach rather than just an output-based system."
PA also wants to grow its pool of grassroots leaders from the current 31, 000 to 41,000 by 2015.
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