Education is a social enabler and strong literacy skills open the minds of children to endless possibilities and help them build lifelong skills. By inculcating bilingual reading in children we can help them improve their communication skills and confidence.

Reading Together @ South West will set up library corners at 17 Residents’ Committee centres in the South West District and make available more than 1,000 bilingual books curated by Lee Kuan Yew Fund for Bilingualism (LKYFB) to children in these estates.

Monthly storytelling sessions and fun and interactive activities based on the storybooks will be organised to foster parent-child bonding.

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As an Institution of a Public Character (IPC), donations made to South West CDC will be entitled to 2.5 times tax deduction and is applicable to both corporate and individual tax residents. Donors do not need to declare the donation amount, tax deduction will be automatically filed to IRAS by South West CDC and will be reflected in donors’ tax assessment in the next calendar year.

Note:
IRAS will no longer accept claims for tax deduction based on donation receipts.

Community Partner

The South West Community Development Council (CDC) was formed on 24 November 2001, with the mission to Assist the Needy, Bond the People and Connect the Community.

Through local help programmes, the South West CDC strives to provide holistic assistance to help the less fortunate in our community and support self-help. The CDC also organises projects and programmes to promote community bonding and social cohesion. The South West CDC adopts the "Many Helping Hands" approach to encourage community ownership among residents, community partners and corporations to realise its vision of "Owning Your Community”.

Together with dedicated partners and volunteers, the South West CDC has rolled out a series of bursaries to promote social mobility, as well as schemes and programmes to better address specific needs of the residents. With the support of charitable donations, the South West CDC hopes to strengthen the safety net and benefit more needy residents.

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Funds raised: $2,500
Families who attended the activities: 285

Highlights:

As at November 2018, there are 15 Reading Corners in South West District, with 285 participants in the activities.

Through the monthly reading activities, where the bilingual resources are curated with the support of Lee Kuan Yew Fund for Bilingualism (LKYFB), we aim to strengthen our Singaporean identity as a bicultural and bilingual people, and bond families.

Quarterly enrichment activities are also organised to engage and spark greater interest among the children. These activities have been planned in tandem with various festivals, namely Chinese New Year, Hari Raya Puasa, National Day and Deepavali, where children get to understand more about the practices and history of these festivals.

“Velda has attended the monthly Reading Together sessions since she was three years old. At age 5 now, she takes more interest in reading and is always excited about participating in the activities. We look forward to the sessions.” says Kent Tan and Eunice Kwoh, parents of Velda Tan.

Updates of the funds utilisation are provided by South West Community Development Council.