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HOPE Skill Empowerment

HOPE-AIN Skill Training Fund
On August 27th, 2005, HOPE worldwide Singapore, a faith-based VWO, and Ain Society, a Muslim-based VWO conducted their first joint Flag Day Fund-raising Effort “ONE HEART 2 GIVE HOPE. ” The two organizations agreed to set aside $10,000 of their joint flag day funds raised for a HOPE-AIN Skill Training Fund. The HOPE-AIN Skill Training Fund, set up to give needy individuals a chance to empower themselves, was announced at the August 4th Inter Racial Harmony cum National Day Lunch, graced by Mr Yatiman Yusof, Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Information, and Communications and the Arts and Member of Parliament for Tampines GRC.

The two VWO's had several goals for the HOPE-AIN Skill Training Fund: (1) vision to help needy families, and (2) vision to help out-of-school youths further their education through the following categories:

• Business Seed Fund (Micro-Credit)
• Educational Fund
• Emergency Fund

The HOPE-AIN Skill Training Fund was advertised on April 14th 2006 through the VWO's and on April 25th via the Straits Times and the Berita Harian.

Our CEO Mrs Joyce Tan quoted: "We know the $500 is not enough to help with everything, but it's a little bit to help them out."

Former Ain Society President Ramli Puteh explained that the applicants must show commitment to use the money wisely: "There is a condition attached -- they must submit a viable business model. The money must also be paid back."

As a result of the fund, there has been 1 micro-credit business seed fund recipient, 12 families receiving emergency fund, 7 families receiving local-assembled computers , and 7 bursary award recipients.

Computer Training
Since November 1, 2004, approximately 31 NUS student volunteers under the collaboration of HOPE worldwide Singapore and Volunteer Action Committee, National University of Singapore Students Union (NVAC) had been teaching an 8-10 week semester of basic computer skills training for both youths at Muhammadiyah Welfare Home, Gracehaven, and Boys' Town Singapore and seniors at CareLink (Toa Payoh).

The basic computer skills training curriculum taught include introduction to PC, Microsoft Office, Internet, Microsoft Word XP, Microsoft Excel XP, and Microsoft Powerpoint XP.

The 31 tertiary students have been sacrificing their own free time to help equip the underprivileged with the necessary basic computer skills.