Student Life
Community Service

Focus Areas

Our community service projects focus on these core areas: health, youth enrichment and learning & development. Through these initiatives, students gain valuable skills while making a positive difference in our community.

Health

Youth Enrichment

Learning & Development

Overseas Expedition

Health

CDAC Ready for School

The Chinese Development Assistance Council (CDAC) Ready For School project was first started in 2004.

It is held in December annually to provide timely support for CDAC’s beneficiary families before they start the new school year. Duke-NUS students contribute to this event by organising a community health screening targeted at the parents and elderly of these families. Participants are screened for cardiovascular and cancer risks and advised to follow up with their GPs if necessary.

Duke-NUS students also educate participants on how to lead a healthier lifestyle and also take control of their health by going for regular screenings such as Pap smears or checking for faecal occult blood.

Blood Donation Drive

Organised collaboratively between students from our two colleges: Benjamin Sheares college and Gordon Arthur Ransome college, the Duke-NUS Blood Donation Drive is an annual call
for donations to help support the collection of blood for future research and medical use.

This year's theme is titled "An Hourglass of Love" with the message:

"An hour of time and a unit of blood. Share the love and save 3 lives."

Healthy to Thrive

The Healthy To Thrive (HTT) initiative is the first Duke-NUS led public health screening event dedicated to migrant workers, starting in 2023. The HTT initiative aims to offer support to migrant worker health by providing them an opportunity to access the first step of basic health care. Duke-NUS students will lead and contribute to this event by organising a community health screening service as well as a regular clinic volunteering program.

Youth Enrichment

Paediatrics Brain and Solid Tumour Awareness

Paediatric Brain Tumour Awareness is an annual event initially launched in 2014 by a group of Duke-NUS students. In 2018, it was renamed Paediatric Brain and Solid Tumour Awareness (PBSTA) to support a wider community, by raising awareness of paediatric brain and solid tumours, providing support, and creating a platform for affected patients and families to interact.

During the event, participants can attend sharing sessions by content experts, enjoy exciting games and performances, and even go on a Joy Ride with volunteers from Porsche Club Singapore. This event provides an excellent opportunity for children and their families to connect, learn, and have fun.

Camp Simba

Camp Simba was conceptualized in 2009 to address the emotional needs of children whose family members are afflicted with cancer. These children are often left to deal with the large changes within their family on their own. Camp Simba has been jointly organised by students from Duke-NUS Medical School, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and NTU Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine.

For more information, visit the Camp Simba website.

Learning & Development

Project CRANE

Project CRANE was first initiated by the Class of 2023 with the intention to promote general well-being and improve healh-literacy amongst marginalised/vunerable groups. In the same vein, this year we aim to educate students from The Singapore Association for the Deaf and empower these individuals with life-saving skills.

Crane was chosen as the name of this project as in Japanese culture, cranes symbolize longevity. Paper cranes are also a symbol of healing in Japan. In choosing crane as our project name, we hope to encourage lifelong learning of health matters in our participants so that they are empowered to take responsibility for their own health. With longevity as part of crane symbolism, we also hope to be able to ensure the sustainability of our project.

Project DOVE

Project DOVE (Duke-NUS Overseas Volunteering Expedition) is a student-led initiative to
improve the lives of communities beyond Singapore's borders. Since 2010, teams of students,
doctors and volunteers have provided underprivileged communities with free health screenings,
basic medical treatment and health education.

Project DOVE started as Project KAREN in Chiangmai, Thailand. Over the years, the project
expanded, working with communities in Vietnam, Cambodia and Indonesia. Each year, they
provide medical aid to approximately 800 villagers.

Visit our facebook page to find out more!

Community Service

Focus Areas

Health

Youth Enrichment

Learning & Development

Overseas Expedition

Health

CDAC Ready for School

Blood Donation Drive

Healthy to Thrive

Youth Enrichment

Paediatrics Brain and Solid Tumour Awareness

Camp Simba

Learning & Development

Project CRANE

Project DOVE

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