Project Catalyst
(Impact Volunteering Program)
Project Catalyst provides opportunities for individuals, groups and organizations to serve disadvantaged communities through capacity building and service learning programs.
“Being part of the ECC service learning programme was ommunities face, and showed me how such collaborative projects can lead to real positive change in communities. From redecorating their playgrounds to teaching local children, every action was deeply appreciated by the local community and developed a strong kinship between us. I have grown personally by the insights gleaned and the friendships forged and I highly encourage students to join these once-in-a lifetime self-development opportunities while making a tangible difference in the lives of others.”
Syasya Nadya Umairah, NUS Graduate
Virtual Overseas Volunteering (VOV)
Due to the Pandemic, this program is offered to:
Provide volunteering opportunities to serve overseas beneficiaries during the Covid-19 pandemic travel restriction period.
Enable overseas partner organisations to conduct or/and develop further the programs themselves after the engagement.
Act as a precursor for future actual overseas trip once the overseas travel restriction eases.
Types of Volunteer Programs
EXPERTEERING
Offering of services by volunteers with professional work experience whose skills and insights can make a catalytic impact in under-resourced communities.
Experteers may serve as a group, in pairs or as an
individual.
*Expert + Volunteering = Experteering
Service Learning (up to 80% of funding)
An approach to teaching and learning in which students use academic and civic knowledge and skills to address genuine
community needs. New Partnership with Youth Corps Singapore expands service-learning programme to five additional countries in Asia, creating a new wave of youth leaders and strengthening social impact in their underserved communities.
Eco-Tour (Learning Journey)
Responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment, sustains the well-being of the local people, and
involves interpretation and education. It is designed more as a learning "journey" than a "service" learning program, although it may include some volunteer service activities.