the problem:

Underprivileged children have limited access to resources, thus compromising their holistic development. Current measures are not able to fully support and uplift these children, especially since they focus mainly on addressing the children’s material needs.

As such, we hope to be able to develop their socio-emotional competencies and increase their exposure to different experiences, enabling them to maximise their potential instead of allowing their aspirations to be limited by their worldview.

what we hope to achieve:

Our primary goal is to uplift underprivileged children through three main tenets - Reach In, Reach Out, and Reach Up:

• Reach In involves interaction with the children, to work towards our goals to instil confidence, care and communication skills in them.
• Reach Out involves raising awareness amongst our schoolmates about the needs of the children, as we believe that it is important for Rafflesians to have a stake in community issues, as well as to increase their awareness of social issues so as to broaden their worldview and to equip them with more personal experiences on the matters of inequality and justice.
• Reach Up involves inspiring and inculcating fortitude and self assurance in underprivileged children, encouraging them to step beyond their comfort zone and fuel their goals.

Through these three facets of our approach, we hope that these children will gain both soft and hard skills that will benefit them in the long run, and be able to rise above their circumstances and reach their full potential.