Our vision for every child, life in all its fullness Our prayer for every heart, the will to make it so. Annual Report 2011 Annual Report 2011 PB World Vision Oct 2010 - Sept 2011 ANNUAL REPORTWorld Vision 2011 Singapore 1 WORLD VISION World Vision is a Christian relief, Registered as a Charity under the Singapore development and advocacy organisation Charities’ Act Registration No. 0377. dedicated to working with children, families Incorporated under the laws of Monrovia, and communities worldwide to reach their California, USA with limited liability, the full potential by tackling the causes of Articles of Incorporation and bylaws being poverty and injustice. World Vision serves all its constitutive documents and registered people regardless of religion, race, ethnicity in Singapore on 6 August 1981 as a branch or gender. Our work extends to over 100 office of World Vision International under million people in nearly 100 countries. CONTENTS the Companies Act Registration UEN No:S81FC30ISE World Vision Singapore Chairman’s message 4 currently supports 17 Area Development Bankers Programmes (ADPs) in 15 countries: DBS Bank, Standard Chartered Building A Better World For Children Through: Lawyers • Bangladesh • Mongolia Community Development 6 Allen & Gledhill • • Myanmar Children In Crisis Projects 10 Auditors • China • Philippines Lo Hock Ling & Co. Disaster Response 13 • Ethiopia • Sri Lanka Certified Public Accountants One Life Fund 18 • India • Thailand Singapore Advisory Council VisionFund 20 (with date of appointment) • Jerusalem/West Bank/Gaza • Vietnam • Laos • Zambia Watt Santatiwat (1 September 2006) • Lesotho Strategic Partnerships With: Andrew Goh, Chairman Individuals 22 (26 September 2003) Goodwill Ambassadors 24 Liew Heng San, Vice Chairman Volunteers 27 (26 September 2003) Companies 29 Choo Cheh Hoon (26 September 2003) Youth and Schools 32 Churches 35 Foo Pek Hong (3 August 2004) Diana Chandra Oh Financial Highlights 36 (3 August 2004) Tan Chee Koon Advisory Council 38 (3 August 2004) Who We Are 40 David Wong Cheong Fook (1 September 2006) How You Can Help 41

Annual Report 2011 Annual Report 2011 2 World Vision Singapore World Vision Singapore 3 CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE We live in a world of flux. In addition, you have also helped to prevent While the onset of some disasters are The world economy takes a dive overnight. the exploitation of children who are sudden and unpredictable, there are other Political structures are challenged. Weather homeless, abandoned, or roaming in unsafe emergencies that are chronic – like the food conditions have become increasingly erratic city corners. Through non-sponsorship crisis experienced in the Horn of Africa. By and destructive. projects such as our Street Children July the United Nations declared famine in Transformation Centre in Cambodia, Blue two regions in Somalia. Singaporeans heeded One thing remains sadly constant though Dragon Children’s Foundation in Vietnam the call to send urgently needed food aid – the ones who are most affected by these and Prince of Peace Children’s Home in to the starving, emaciated children and occurrences are the poorest of the poor. China, you provide a safe haven and refuge promptly contributed more than $432,790 in for another 10,859 otherwise vulnerable aid of 907,533 beneficiaries. But here at World Vision, we take heart children. that more than 13,103 child sponsors in We would like to thank our corporate, Singapore recognise that fact and partner Your contributions have also enabled us to school and media partners, and the us in transforming the lives of children born send nearly $1.7 million worth of food packs, government agencies that have supported into some of the neediest communities in the mosquito nets, medicine, winter jackets our work over the years. Your helping hand world through our flagship Child Sponsorship and more, to benefit millions of children has enabled us to focus on the goal of helping Programme. Through your partnership, we and their families through the annual Gift the world’s most vulnerable children, and to are able to improve living conditions in our Catalogue. meet our commitment to those we serve. 17 Area Development Programmes in 15 countries. We are also heartened by your outpouring In a world fraught with much conflict of support when safe havens are rattled by and suffering, your support has brought We are grateful for the child sponsors natural disasters and when humanitarian much-needed strength, joy and comfort in Singapore who have sown more than crises spiral out of control. to destitute children, women and the $8,506,586 into providing nutritious food, disenfranchised, so that regardless of where clean water, medical supplies and facilities, The 9.0 magnitude earthquake that triggered they are born, they can experience life in all education and training, supporting a total a 30-feet tsunami on March 11 shook its fullness. of 17,064 needy children. Through your northeastern Japan and shocked the world. contributions, we are able to help 21.7% Students, corporations, and Singaporeans more children than we did in FY2010. More from all walks of life lent their support to than 80 local supporters also joined us to those who had lost their loved ones, homes visit the projects that are being implemented and entire community in an instant. You in nine different countries. contributed almost $915,000 to enable the Dr Andrew Goh relief and recovery work that World Vision Chairman, Advisory Council Japan carried out to restore lives. World Vision Singapore

Annual Report 2011 Annual Report 2011 4 World Vision Singapore World Vision Singapore 5 BANGLADESH

PROJECT: Sunderban Area Development Programme

COUNTRY: Bangladesh

Sharifa Gazi, 13, currently attends Year 5 class In March 2011, “Now, we understand at Rupsha Government Primary School. It is a Sharifa’s mother, the importance of our blessing that she never fails to thank God for Mahinur, attended a children’s education every day. tailoring and dress- and the dignity of making training which being self-reliant. Recounting the past, Sharifa shares that a World Vision had Without World Vision terrible flood had forced her family out of their organised to promote giving us a hand-up, village into the slums of Khulna, Bangladesh’s self-employment we never could have third largest city. She remembers the big for women. After gotten out of our fire in the slum six years ago that destroyed successfully completing circumstance,” everything her family had owned. With a the 3-month course, Mahinur recalls with meager daily earning of just Taka 65 (about she received a sewing tears of joy in her eyes. SGD1) by her father, who was a labourer, machine and started Sharifa and her elder brother, Ariful, did not taking orders from her community. Sharifa’s even dare to dream about going to school. The father, Shafiqul, was also provided utensils and COMMUNITY grim reality that her parents could barely put tools to help him open a tea stall. Since then, one meal on the table remained numbing to the family’s income rose four-folds and it made Sharifa; in fact, there were countless occasions a huge difference to their lives. For one, they DEVELOPMENT where they had to get by without food, much now have three stable meals a day. In addition, Building a better world for children through less think about sending the children to school. they can afford to pay for the children’s Sharifa would roam the streets, scavenging for educational expenses and other essential Area Development Programmes food scraps and waste materials or begging household items. for money, until she was discovered by World When World Vision helps a child, the focus Through the ADPs, World Vision develops Initially, Mahinur was worried for her children, Vision staff. is always on helping the whole community. communities and helps needy children and especially for Sharifa, who has braved so many Area Development Programmes families gain self-sustainability by providing them disasters and poverty at her young age. She Now that she is enrolled at the primary school, (ADPs) ensure that the causes of poverty are with access to five basic necessities of life: is less worried now that she notices Sharifa Sharifa receives school uniforms, stationery, addressed at the root over a 10 to 15-year becoming more confident and bubbly and even 1. Food nutritious school lunch and even attends period. In this way, World Vision empowers voicing out her ambition to be a doctor. entire communities to help themselves. 2. Clean water various enrichment programmes such as basic The process is integrated and transparent, 3. Healthcare healthcare education. Ariful attends Year 7 at involving the villagers right from the moment 4. Education the same school and receives similar benefits as of the project’s inception. 5. Economic opportunities his sister. Annual Report 2011 Annual Report 2011 6 World Vision Singapore World Vision Singapore 7 CAMBODIA

PROJECT: Vietnam Bohol Kirivong Area Development Programme Philippines Phu Cu & Tien Lu Cambodia Laos

COUNTRY: Bati & Kirivong

Cambodia Xieng Nguen Bo Kluea Noy Kanha is 9 years old and has participated to mobilise local resources and lead his fellow Thailand

in World Vision’s Child Sponsorship villagers in development activities. China

Programme for a few years. Noy lives with his Yongsheng

father, mother and 4 other siblings in Srae Kaes Today, 63% of the households in the village Myanmar Chit Kyin Nar village in Kirivong, a mountainous district close have a latrine in their homes, including In to the Vietnam border. Thou’s. Eight pumping wells were also installed Sri Lanka Summer Island

and renovated for the people to have safe India His father, In Thou, recalls the gripping fear access to clean water for drinking and bathing. Dhemaji

that struck the entire village a few years The villagers, especially children in schools, Sunderban Mongolia Uvurkhangai ago when an alarming rate of children kept participate actively in hygiene and sanitation Bangladesh

succumbing to diarrhoea and typhoid fever. awareness campaigns conducted by World

No one knew how or had the knowledge or Vision where they learn to practise good means to stop the diseases from spreading. hygiene habits such as proper hand washing and “Before, my family was very poor and we proper use of latrine. Lesotho Lenkoane lacked knowledge in proper sanitation and Zambia

Children falling ill to unknown sources Gaza personal hygiene. The village had no latrine so Musosolokwe

are now a memory of the past. In Thou is Jerusalem/ West Bank/ West Bank/ we practised open defecation and we did not South Hebron

grateful to World Vision for empowering and even have soaps to wash our hands.” Ethiopia

transforming his community. “Without World Yaya Gulale Vision, the well-being of my family and my That was until World Vision came. community would never be improved.” Water and sanitation, and hygiene were key Noy counts herself very lucky to be able to issues to be tackled. In Thou and his fellow study since her father registered her as a villagers participated in meetings about sponsored child with World Vision. She knows these child sponsorship and community-led her fate will be very different if World Vision development projects right from the beginning. did not come to her village –she would either In fact, In Thou has been so passionate in his not be able to go to school like many girls who vision to transform his village that he has been need to earn extra income for the family or made the leader of the sanitation active group she would fall to waterborne diseases. She is

by his community. He has received training very proud of her father’s achievements for Area Development Programme (ADP) World Vision Singapore currently supports 17 Area Development Programmes in 15 countries. from World Vision that has empowered him their beloved village.

Annual Report 2011 Annual Report 2011 8 World Vision Singapore World Vision Singapore 9 “Street kid VIETNAM then PROJECT: Children in Crisis Scholarnow COUNTRY: ” HaTay Province, Vietnam

In 2007, Khanh and his family moved close to Chuong Duong Bridge. There, he met kids from the Blue Dragon Children’s Foundation, a partner of World Vision’s Children in Crisis outreach and they invited him to play football every Sunday at the centre. “It was the first time I played on a proper football field! The staff were great, too; they supported and cared for me. The other kids were like me; they had similar backgrounds. I learned to accept myself for who I am,” Khanh recalls Khanh fondly.

Khanh was born to a poor family in the Ha Tay Over time, staff from the centre learned of his province in 1991. After his parents’ divorce, situation and his dream to go back to school. Khanh and his sisters lived with their mother Eventually, the foundation supported Khanh and moved to Hanoi. His mother worked long with his school expenses and provided his hours, selling fruits and soup near Long Bien family with 20 kilograms of rice per month. Bridge to support the family. Today, Khanh excels in his grade 8 course in CHILDREN IN CRISIS Unfortunately, the area near Long Bien Bridge school. In the evenings, he works part-time at was not a safe place to grow up at, as there a local restaurant to earn more money for his Many of the world’s two billion children go life – food, healthcare, education and decent were drug dealers and gangsters roaming family. He is very happy to be rescued from through terrible hardships such as sexual job opportunities. World Vision also aims to around. Khanh’s eldest sister became involved the streets and pursuing his education. He has exploitation, living on the streets, abandonment rebuild the confidence and self-worth of these with drugs and died of AIDS in 2005. Khan’s also recently returned from a 6-month trip to because of their disabilities, child labour and children in crisis so that they can move forward impoverished situation led him to leave school New Zealand where he studied English through atrocities of all kinds. They have hopes and with hope and be freed from the bondages of and live on the streets to earn some money, so dreams just like our children. However, they poverty. a scholarship he had won because of his are often powerless due to the impoverished that he could take the burden off his mother. outstanding academic performance. and oppressive conditions entrapping them. World Vision also embarks on prevention World Vision established the Children measures such as advocacy for increased in Crisis centres to protect and provide government accountability, law enforcement recovery for these vulnerable children by and compliance with international agreements ensuringAnnual Reportthat they 2011 receive the basic needs of that protect children. Annual Report 2011 10 World Vision Singapore World Vision Singapore 11 Japan Earthquake & Tsunami March 2011 “A bright future for Physically Challenged Xinxin” CHINA

PROJECT: Children in Crisis Rehabilitation training was tough work for Xinxin and he cried every time during COUNTRY: the stretching because of the discomfort. Tianjin, China Rehabilitation teacher Ms Chen explains, “from Xinxin’s facial expression, we can also feel the Xinxin, a 2-year pain he is suffering. However, we understand little boy, was the importance of continuous rehabilitation abandoned by his training, so we insisted on stretching Xinxin parents at birth. He everyday and tried to distract his attention by suffers from inguinal singing songs or chatting with him.” hernia and limbs deformity. Because Special rehabilitation aids such as braces were of his special needs, also provided to prevent further deformities he was sent to and to enhance limb function. POPCH also Prince of Peace Children’s Home (POPCH), a designed hand classes for Xinxin, where he DISASTER RESPONSE World Vision’s Children in Crisis centre that practised grabbing things and stretching his provides holistic care and early intervention arms through interactive activities. When a disaster strikes, World Vision staff rehabilitation services in Tianjin, China in can be on the scene within 72 hours, bringing November 2010. After six months of training, Xinxin showed great improvement. Now, Xinxin can sit urgently-needed food and supplies to people faced with a crisis. World Vision is committed to responding When Xinxin first arrived at POPCH, he could straight and roll his body independently. These swiftly and effectively to reduce the impact of humanitarian emergencies. hardly turn his body with his poor head control are actions which require good head control We also work with communities to rebuild livelihoods in the short- and and limited limbs movement. The rehabilitation and strong back muscles. long-term, and to increase their ability to cope with future disasters. teachers and caregivers worked together The Disaster Response Fund is designed to support this crucial work. to strengthen his muscles and improve the All the teachers and caregivers are proud of mobility of his limbs functions. Xinxin. Their faces light up with big smiles whenever they talk about his achievements. “We believe with the holistic care and rehabilitation services provided by World Vision, Xinxin will have a different life and a bright future,” says Ms Chen confidently.

Annual Report 2011 Annual Report 2011 12 World Vision Singapore World Vision Singapore 13 Starting a Child-Friendly Spaces at an Japan Earthquake & Tsunami evacuation centre in Minami Sanriku town. Horn of Africa Drought World Vision responded “This is a really big step for us in rebuilding Safeguarding and protecting to the most affected the interests of children after our lives. We really appreciate World Vision World Vision provided life-saving food such as for supporting us during these two trying wheat, pulses, maize and sorghum to more than communities as the world’s the massive disaster months,” said a grateful Mr. Asokawa. 200,000 beneficiaries across the Horn of Africa. worst humanitarian crisis Mr Asokawa, principal of Tokura Primary The provision of food had been crucial in meeting escalated. School was at his wits end after the tsunami Students were also given hot school lunches the immediate survival needs of the most affected washed away his school building in Minami which World Vision coordinated with the communities where malnutrition and mortality • Mobile clinics were set up to distribute Sanriku, Miyagi Prefecture. Most of his government and catering companies to rates were alarmingly high in many parts of the essential drugs and conduct vaccinations students were evacuated to Tome City use centralised kitchens for preparation region. against diseases such as malaria in Somalia where World Vision was running Child- and distribution. In addition, World Vision and Tanzania. Children were also screened Friendly Spaces for evacuated children. He also supported the running of school buses Besides life-saving interventions to restore for malnutrition and identified cases were never imagined that his school would soon between Minami Sanriku and Tome City, so the health of vulnerable women and children, treated under the supplementary feeding resume, never mind that it was a month that students still living in Minami Sanriku can livelihood protection and disaster risk reduction programmes which included feeding them later than usual. In collaboration with World attend classes at the same school they were measures were also employed to facilitate the with the therapeutic plumpy nut and vitamin Vision, the community in Tome City cleaned in previously. recovery and rehabilitation in the affected areas. A supplements. Similar health screens up a premise in a former primary school The snippets below highlight some of these were also conducted for pregnant women where Mr Asokawa could hold his classes. Besides distributing emergency relief items interventions in the countries affected by the and lactating mothers, with breastfeeding such as food, water and blankets during the catastrophe: and other health education trainings being On 10 May 2011, the children returned to initial response stage, World Vision saw a gap carried out by health workers for them. school with big smiles on their faces, carrying in meeting the needs of children especially in • In Kenya, water pipelines were constructed back-to-school kits provided by World terms of education and psychosocial support. to shorten the distance covered by • The livelihood and agriculture interventions Vision. The school also welcomed many new Therefore, World Vision addressed these women and girls in search of water. in Ethiopia included support of 794,800 first-year students. During the enrolment issues by establishing Child-Friendly Spaces in The rehabilitation of boreholes and the kilograms of seeds, provision of planting ceremony, there were many parents seven locations so that children have a safe deployment of water trucks to households tools and supplementation of livestock. 400 shedding tears of joy that their children learning and playing space to cope with the as well as schools were also undertaken farmers have also been successfully trained could go back to school. ill-effects of the catastrophe. to provide the affected communities with on community management of malnutrition adequate safe and clean water. to mitigate the risks against future droughts.

Annual Report 2011 Annual Report 2011 14 World Vision Singapore World Vision Singapore 15 Yunnan Thailand Central Region Earthquake and Bangkok China Flood March 2011 Thailand Southern Thailand Over 344,000 people July 2011 Flood Total of 13.6 million across 65 affected and some 130,000 Thailand Overview of disasters World Vision buildings and infrastructure provinces affected by the flooding damaged by the 5.8 which claimed 815 lives. More March 2011 Singapore responded to in FY2011: magnitude earthquake. than two million hectares of crop More than 1.4 million people field damaged and 94 million affected by the heavy rain and livestock destroyed. flash flood. Thousands of homes and property were severely damaged.

Japan Earthquake & Tsunami Japan March 2011 The massive earthquake measuring 9.0 on the Richter scale triggered tsunami with waves as high as 30 metres. More than 15,000 people dead and 138,000 homes and buildings damaged. Nearly 500,000 people evacuated from their homes and about 5,000 people still unaccounted for. Horn of Africa Isabela unaccounted for. Drought Typhoon Megi Flood Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia & Shan State Philippines Tanzania Earthquake Oct 2010 February 2011 Strongest typhoon to hit the Myanmar Number of people severely affected by the drought Philippines in 2010, resulting in and food crisis in the Horn of Africa catapulted from March 2011 flash floods and landslides. At Christchurch 7 million to 13 million within 5 months. Lack of rainfall The 6.8 magnitude earthquake least 94,000 homes destroyed Earthquake killed 74 people and left 125 for two consecutive rainy seasons contributed to and more than 690,000 people New Zealand massive crop failures and high livestock mortality. injured. More than 95,000 people affected. 1.9 billion pesos Increased food prices heightened the food insecurity affected. Serious damages to worth of agriculture damaged. Sept 2010 & Feb 2011 situation in households, giving rise to an alarming rate buildings, schools and health New Zealand’s worst natural of severely-malnourished children. centres. Many water sources disaster and the fourth most contaminated. costly global event since 1970. More than 180 deaths due to the collapse of commercial buildings. Livelihoods of 27,000 people affected. Annual Report 2011 Annual Report 2011 16 World Vision Singapore World Vision Singapore 17 ONE LIFE “Bursary helps FUND HIV-affected student stay in school. World Vision’s One Life Fund ” is an educational bursary scheme launched in 2008 that benefits children and youth in Singapore living with HIV/AIDS Rani* was 28 years old when she was first “Without this bursary, life was or whose parents are afflicted diagnosed with HIV. She was tested after with the disease. her husband was found to be infected. He very hard. I am very happy he passed away in the late 1990s, leaving behind This is the first programme in Singapore that received the money when he their 3-year-old son. Rani struggled to cope specifically addresses the educational needs of started school, so he can use it emotionally and financially after her husband’s these children. The bursary supports a child’s death. However, her love for her son gave her for school expenses and transport school fees, textbooks and uniforms, as well strength and courage to brave the days ahead. as allowance for transportation and meals. fare,” Rani shared. She was recommended to work at Tan Tock The programme is administered by Patient Seng Patient Care Centre under the Sponsored Care Centre (PCC), under the Communicable Patient Worker Scheme and received about Disease Centre of Tan Tock Seng Hospital. Rani and other recipients agree that the funds $450 a month. To make ends meet, she also In 2011, there were 145 beneficiaries from have made a big difference to help them cope worked as a part-time cleaner to bring home all levels of education, from kindergarten to with their children’s educational expenses. an additional income of $100. university. They thank World Vision and the donors One Life for making it possible for them to see their Today, 16 years later, Rani’s son is a student There is a 10% increase of newly-reported HIV- children complete their studies. in a local polytechnic. Rani was very happy Fund infected cases each year and the PCC projecting when she learnt about One Life Fund in 2009. 30 to 50 new applications; World Vision is A partnership between They had been struggling to cope with his looking to greater support from individual World Vision Singapore educational expenses but she did not want to donors and corporate partners like M.A.C. * Name has been changed to protect deprive him of the opportunity to further his and Patient Care Centre Cosmetics and Shangri-La’s Rasa Sentosa the person and her family’s identity. studies as he was doing well in school. Resort. Other partners who have supported the programme through their marketing campaigns and corporate activities include The Face Shop, Credit Suisse and the Pedro Group, with their Pedro Fights AIDS Campaign running for the third consecutive year now. Annual Report 2011 Annual Report 2011 18 World Vision Singapore World Vision Singapore 19 A loan of just S$125 made that difference for

Yong Mean and VisionFund has a strong team of veteran Yong Mean, 49, lives with her husband and her family members in its Bankers with Vision programme four children in a village located in Ang Kanh acting as coaches and consultants for village, 80 kilometres away from the provincial VisionFund’s overseas country directors – all town of Siem Reap. at no cost. Anchored by board member Jon Before the loan from VisionFund, Yong Mean Hartley and veteran credit risk expert Richard worked for others at the rice field and earned McCrohan, Bankers with Vision now has a meagre S$1.50 per day. She could afford more than 500 supporters and many of them only two meals per day for her family, mainly are esteemed volunteers ready to take on just rice with salt and fish paste. Beyond food, assignments in the field. she could not afford to buy other household necessities much less send her children to school. For example, VisionFund has been an influential instrument for poverty alleviation in Cambodia, “In 2009, I applied for my first loan reaching out to over 80,000 clients in half of S$125 from VisionFund to set up of the country through effective project my own rice farming business. My planning and implementation. Traditionally, income increased when the harvests many villagers especially in the remote areas bore fruits. I could finally afford to buy relied on sources of credit such as merchants and moneylenders who charge extremely some basic household necessities for high 15-20% in interest per month. With the family,” she explained. After repaying VisionFund however, entrepreneurs like rice her loan fully in just a year, Yong Mean took up farmer Yong Mean not only get access to another loan of S$350 in 2011 to extend her quality and affordable financial services, but also farmland to three hectares. professional advice and technical support on their businesses. Not surprisingly, their access Today, her daily income has doubled. to better health care, nutritious food, clean “My family and I are living better water and higher education for their children now. I own a wooden house with one VISION FUND was also paved. bed and one table. We are eating Lending expertise to empower communities more nutritious food every day. And my youngest daughter, 9, is studying VisionFund, World Vision’s non-profit microfinance subsidiary, grade one in school,” Yong Mean shared specialises in training and equipping the economically-active her achievements proudly. poor and focuses most of its micro-lending in areas where World Yong Mean hopes that her daughter could study Vision has ongoing Area Development Programmes. In essence, until she graduates from university. She also VisionFund uplifts the socio-economic status of the poorest dreams of expanding her farmland by another households through improving their access to financial services two hectares and planting one hectare of bananas for diversification. to build sustainable income-generating livelihoods.

Annual Report 2011 Annual Report 2011 20 World Vision Singapore World Vision Singapore 21 STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS WITH MORE INDIVIDUALS THAN Often, individuals help needy children emerge WORDS from poverty without expecting any returns or rewards. World Vision Singapore recognises two of the most outstanding A PHOTOGRAPHIC“More JOURNAL Than Words” A Photographic BY EDWAR Journal by Mr D Eaward ENG Eng individuals who have helped vulnerable children and It was not an easy decision for her to part with Mr Edward Eng was only 16 years old when he communities in need to her life savings which she had been accumulating published a book called “More Than Words” in defy the historical burden for the past 12 years. At that time, she was 2011 in support of World Vision. The young and of economic poverty and juggling her full-time studies and caring for her well-travelled photographer is known for his awe- define new destinies for nine-year old daughter. Yet, despite all the inspiring portraits that capture the indescribable their lives. considerations, she came out more determined essence of humanity, and his debut contained the than ever to plug in the gap for the 75,000 best of his works. Ethiopians living in Yaya Gulale, who never had a healthcare facility within their community. Her Having won several awards including the Ms Sophie Koh, an IT manager with a passion for improving healthcare in vulnerable prestigious Singapore Young Photographer telecommunications company, made waves communities also saw her collecting funds for the Award in 2010, young Edward feels passionately when local newspapers picked up the story renovation of a hospital in Sri Lanka. for children who are impoverished and trapped about her footing the entire cost of building in oppressive conditions such as child labour and a hospital in Ethiopia. She first chanced on Sophie has been sponsoring two children from sexual exploitations. Through the support of his the urgent need in World Vision’s Christmas Myanmar and Mongolia under World Vision’s family and friends, 500 copies of his photographic gift catalogue in 2010. Her generosity of child sponsorship programme since 2005. In journal have been sold. Proceeds of the sale of SGD72,000 was the largest contribution addition, she also volunteers her time and energy the photographic journal went towards World made by an individual to World Vision at World Vision’s Tree of Life in an attempt to Vision’s Children in Crisis centres to provide Singapore through the Life Changing Gift raise awareness about the works of World Vision food, healthcare, education and decent job Catalogue 2011/2012. during the Christmas festive season. opportunities to such vulnerable children. Edward hopes to rebuild their confidence and self-worth so they can be freed from poverty and move forward with hope.

Ms Sophie Koh Annual Report 2011 Annual Report 2011 22 World Vision Singapore World Vision Singapore 23 STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS WITH GOODWILL AMBASSADORS

Jack and Rai Melody Chen Starting off as solo acoustic musicians more Born of English/Thai and Chinese parentage, than a decade ago, Jack & Rai came together in Melody Chen began her acting career as a 2002 to form an acoustic duo with a chemistry teenager in 1995 and is now an accomplished that borders telepathic. Their easy-going and Singaporean actress and presenter with an engaging nature makes any audience feel right impressive portfolio of television, film and at home when watching them. Since then, they hosting experience. With a spunky and

Rai have been lending their voices to appeal for fun-loving personality, hosting became a support World Vision’s cause. natural progression for Melody as she began presenting kids television programs, sports As goodwill ambassadors since 2007, the and lifestyle programs and online travel fabulous duo performs at two of World interactives. Vision’s biggest annual events - Child Sponsors Celebration and 30 Hour Famine Camp. Melody’s spontaneous and vibrant flair Recently, they even tried their hands at voice for hosting has also seen her emcee many animation for World Vision’s Christmas successful events and product launches, campaign 2011. The fabulous duo sponsors both in Singapore as well as abroad. Not a child from Vietnam whom they visited in surprisingly, the audience was charmed by November 2010. her sincerity and down-to-earth candor when she hosted World Vision’s Child Jack & Rai have built their presence not only Sponsors Celebration at Furama Riverfront at their regular night gigs at bars, but also Hotel in December 2010 and 30 Hour at numerous public and corporate events in Famine Camp in Ngee Ann Polytechnic in Singapore and in the region. They have also June 2011. earned themselves Elle Magazine’s Musician’s of the Year in 2009, as well as M:Idea Youth Melody is a caring sponsor of a teenage girl Choice’s ‘Band I Wanna throw myself at’ in in Bangladesh, whom she visited in May 2010 2010 and 2011. for the very first time.

Annual Report 2011 Annual Report 2011 24 World Vision Singapore Jack World Vision Singapore 25 Danny Yeo STRATEGIC Blueskyvers is a group of 22 people who Danny Yeo is a well-established media Today, Danny is proud to be a World Vision PARTNERSHIPS WITH sponsor kids in Mongolia. They were then personality in Singapore, having accumulated Child Sponsor with two kids in the Philippines strangers to each other when they went on years of rich experience in various fields and two kids in Mongolia. Besides being a a child sponsors trip to Mongolia in August starting as a radio presenter in 1990 and much sought-after event emcee and voice VOLUNTEERS 2009, but they bonded and fostered their eventually pioneering a radio station as its talent, Danny is also a columnist for several friendship during the trip. After witnessing Creative and Music Director. Since 2004, newspapers and magazines. In 2010, he Volunteers Our silent hero-volunteers the transformation in the lives of Mongolian Danny has been a media lecturer at Ngee Ann received a Life Theatre Awards Best Director children and families under World Vision’s Polytechnic. nomination for Bondage, his directorial debut. devote their time and energy selflessly in whatever ways care, the group wanted to do more for World Vision in terms of raising awareness In 2004, Danny first went on a specially- they can to lend a helping and advocacy. arranged trip to Malawi, South Africa, with hand to World Vision. We 77th Street’s Elim Chew to visit HIV-positive highlight a few of the most Calling themselves the “blueskyvers”, to children under the care of World Vision, remember the beautiful land of blueskies during which he served the Singapore team dedicated volunteers here. that Mongolia is known for, the group has as a photojournalist. Subsequently, he wrote supported and sponsored many of World articles and published photo stories about his Vision’s events. One of them was the experience. In 2009, Danny was appointed Mongolian Child Sponsors Gathering in World Vision’s Goodwill Ambassador and June 2011. The group shared stories from went on a child sponsor trip to Mongolia. He the beautiful land they have grown to love also hosted the 30 Hour Famine Camp in Ngee in the hope of encouraging child sponsors Ann Polytechnic in June 2011. to continue supporting the cause of child sponsorship. Blueskyvers also enriched the cultural atmosphere at the recent Child Sponsors Celebration by setting up a booth to showcase a wide array of souvenirs and mementos of Mongolia which the group has been lovingly collecting.

Annual Report 2011 Annual Report 2011 26 World Vision Singapore World Vision Singapore 27 World Vision is encouraged Ms Chi Pin Lay is the co-founder of OURF STRATEGIC that corporations are stepping Consultancy. She is an experienced teacher PARTNERSHIPS WITH up to look beyond the dollars and a confident speaker who firmly believes and cents of business, and in helping people increase their capacities COMPANIES and reach their potentials as individuals. Her starting to examine the heart passion for social causes saw her organising behind the organisation and its many fund collecting events for World Vision Our Major Corporate impact on communities around and other charities. Supporters in the world. Key partnerships with responsible organisations A child sponsor with World Vision since 2009, with a child from Zambia and another in FY2011 like Crystal Jade and Park Hotel Cambodia, Pin Lay volunteered as a trip leader Group make a great deal of to many communities under World Vision’s • Barclays Capital difference to enable the work care such as China, Cambodia and India. In that World Vision does. addition, she would share her testimony as a • BP Singapore child sponsor regularly during child sponsors gatherings. Each time she was invited to speak, • Charles & Keith World Vision observes a higher number of inquiries and sign-ups. Whenever there is an • Chuan Teng Petroleum opportunity to advocate about World Vision, • Knowledge Universe be it with friends or in public settings such as • Crystal Jade Culinary Concepts on Radio 93.8 Live, she would willingly take up Holding • Gain City Best-Electric the challenge despite her busy schedule. • Dimension Data • GDS Services International Pin Lay’s care also extends to World Vision staff. Pin Lay would represent OURF • DHL • Gold Guarantee Consultancy to conduct free workshops and share her knowledge so to enhance the skills • Estee Lauder Cosmetics • Park Hotel Group sets and competencies of our staff. • Food for Thought • Pedro

• Gloria Jean’s Coffee • Procter & Gamble

• Jebsen & Jessen (SEA) • Terrapinn

• Johnson & Johnson • The Face Shop Singapore

Annual Report 2011 Annual Report 2011 28 World Vision Singapore World Vision Singapore 29 Crystal Jade’s 20th Park Hotel Group adopts Edelman offers Anniversary Celebration World Vision as its official PR expertise pro-bono with World Vision supported charity World Vision International (Singapore) is In conjunction with Park Hotel Group’s 50th privileged to be appointed as the official charity To celebrate Crystal Jade Culinary Concepts anniversary celebration, the hospitality group partner of Edelman, the leading independent Holding’s 20th anniversary, the award-winning embarked on a 6-month fundraising campaign global PR firm and also awarded the Edelman home-grown restaurant chain held its very which began in June 2011. For every room Community Investment Grant of US 2,500. first Culinary Carnival on 5 – 7 August 2011. booking made from all the Park Hotel Group of Edelman provides World Vision with their PR The carnival featured a wide range of Crystal properties including those in Singapore, China, and consultancy services on a pro-bono basis Jade dishes, cooking demonstrations, quizzes Japan and Hong Kong, US$1 will be contributed with the aim of helping struggling communities and competitions. It was also a carnival with to World Vision. Room guests were also worldwide get a chance to life’s basic needs. a cause because profits from the event were provided with a platform to showcase their contributed to World Vision’s One Life Fund generosity with a nominal contribution for and community development projects in every room booking. Vietnam. The funds collected went towards the building This event marks the launch of a three-year a 3-storey girls’ dormitory for Songping partnership between Crystal Jade and World Secondary School which is located in the Vision. As part of Crystal Jade’s focus on remote mountainous area of Yongsheng corporate social responsibility, the restaurant County, Yunnan Province. One of Asia Pacific’s chain is giving back to the community by fastest expanding hospitality groups, this is partnering World Vision to support not just part of Park Hotel Group’s corporate social local causes but also World Vision’s work in responsibility initiative continued commitment overseas communities. to return to the community, making positive contributions to world’s less privileged as well Crystal Jade has also been a firm supporter of as sound long term investments for the next World Vision’s annual 30 Hour Famine Camp generation. for some years now, and even sent a group of chefs to Thailand to cook for the children This dormitory will benefit the secondary recently. school girls and the community in the years to come, giving them a better living and studying environment and eventually, a brighter future. Park Hotel Group also intends to send staff to Yongsheng for continuous community engagements after the completion of the dormitory.

Annual Report 2011 Annual Report 2011 30 World Vision Singapore World Vision Singapore 31 STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS WITH YOUTH AND SCHOOLS

Hungry for a Better World at the 30 Hour Famine Camp 2011 World Vision’s 30 Hour Famine Camp, Launched by Danny Yeo to mark the start About 2,000 youth from the world’s largest youth movement, is an of the fast, the youth were also treated to a experiential programme where the youth learn concert at the final 30th hour by Jack and Rai, various secondary schools, about poverty, hunger and injustice. In the Melody Chen and Jill-Marie Thomas. junior colleges and 26th year running in Singapore, the camp was polytechnics got a taste held at Ngee Ann Polytechnic and led by some Those who were unable to join the camp of hunger when they went 120 facilitators who had been interviewed, contributed by being involved through a without food for 30 straight shortlisted and trained intensively. Famine Lifesaver Kit that allowed them to fast on their own with their colleagues, friends or hours on 17-18 June 2011. The youth experienced other deprivations family to raise support for the hungry. Adding to the challenging of their senses at the Dialogue in the Dark condition, youths also had to exhibition, the polytechnic’s unique learning After going 30 hours without food as a mark That’s 120 times of Singapore’s facility which employs the visually impaired. of solidarity against these global issues, the participate in activities that total population, each surviving replicated the environments For example, they were navigated through youth agreed they were transformed and on SGD1.26 daily. That can buy simulated environments in complete darkness empowered to make the world better. They you one cabbage in Singapore. and experiences of to perform simple daily tasks like crossing were also inspired to turn compassion into At most, two lemons. underprivileged people a bridge or buying drinks at a café. They action. living in impoverished also took part in a three-month social communities. entrepreneurial project called Fish to Infinity to do something tangible to help vulnerable children and communities trapped in poverty.

Annual Report 2011 Annual Report 2011 32 World Vision Singapore World Vision Singapore 33 Hear what our outstanding participants & volunteers from Ngee Ann Polytechnic have to say:

Flea market carnival at Brighton Community Church

“During the 30 Hour Famine Camp, I met youths who are passionate in shaping the world to a better STRATEGIC place. This camp provided the great platform to PARTNERSHIPS WITH raise awareness about global issues. It also allowed us to reflect and share ideas on creating a better CHURCHES Dawn Peh future for children.” ~ Dawn Peh

The Korean Church in Singapore

In 2011, Brighton Community Church The Korean Church in Singapore also organised a working-adults zone outreach supported World Vision by embarking on with the theme “Ending the year with a a Love Loaves Campaign in June 2011. The “I believe we all have the potential to make a worthy cause”. World Vision was one of funds collected went towards a water project difference. The 30 Hour Famine Camp not only three causes that the church members had in Cambodia. In addition, the church also provided us the chance to make that difference but chosen to support after we presented on our raised support for child sponsorships and the it also developed our confidence in ourselves and in mission and our works. The zones were then general childcare fund. the hope for the future.” ~ Sylvia Kwa split into teams according to the cause they

From left: Grace, Sharon, Sylvia, Dawn wished to support through a month of raising awareness and support.

In particular, the church’s young adult group decided to collect funds for World Vision’s “I have learnt so much right from the start. From Life Changing Gift Catalogue by organising a planning to leading and executing, the 30 Hour flea market carnival. The carnival was named Famine Camp journey has been nothing short of “Care-nival 2011: Shop for a worthy cause awesome. I enjoyed it thoroughly and am very glad this Christmas” and it was held at T-Net to be part of this mega youth global movement!” Club@Macpherson on 3 December 2011. ~ Cheong Nianting Friends and family generously contributed clothes, food and drinks, and other goods Cheong Nianting such as electrical appliances to be put on sale. All proceeds went to World Vision.

Annual Report 2011 Annual Report 2011 34 World Vision Singapore World Vision Singapore 35 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS October 2010 to September 2011

As a foreign charity registered in Singapore, Income Expenditure contributions to World Vision Singapore do We thank God for increasing World Vision According to Singapore’s charity regulations, not benefit from tax exemption or deductibles. Singapore’s total income by 15% from the total expenses incurred due to public Without a valid permit from the Commissioner $11.5 million in FY2010 to $13.3 million fundraising appeals in a financial year must not of Charities, World Vision Singapore is also not in FY2011. This growth in income has exceed 30% of total contributions collected 2011 permitted to actively solicit for funds from the transformed the lives of some 225,989 through the public appeals in that year. At public. We are grateful that such limitations have in children and beneficiaries of all our projects World Vision Singapore, the total expenditure no way hindered our supporters from contributing all over the world. of the Support Office for FY2011 comprising generously to the work that we carry out. administration, communication and public “And God will generously provide all you information was $2.5 million or 18.7% of total need. Then you will always have everything contributions. This was slightly over last year’s you need and plenty left over to share with office expenditure of $2.1million or 18.5%. others.” 2 Corinthians 9:8 (NLT)

Disaster Relief Income increase from 2010 to 2011 In FY2011, your contributions enabled World Vision Singapore to send timely aid to 13 15% growth disaster and emergencies around the world, helping some 2.4 million survivors, refugees and internally-displaced people overcome the 2011 trauma of loss and destruction. $13.3 million

2010 $11.5 million

Annual Report 2011 Annual Report 2011 36 World Vision Singapore World Vision Singapore 37 Wattanapong Santatiwat Andrew Goh Liew Heng San Diana Chandra-Oh Tan Chee Koon Choo Cheh Hoon David Wong Foo Pek Hong WORLD VISION SINGAPORE ADVISORY COUNCIL

Wattanapong “Watt” Santatiwat Andrew Goh Tan Chee Koon David Wong Regional Leader of East Asia, Chairman Member Member World Vision International Andrew is the founder and publisher of Chee Koon recently retired as CEO of the David is currently the chairman of the Local Christian magazine Impact and has written Church Executive Committee at Wesley Prior to joining World Vision in 1976 to National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre. In several books for both secular and Christian Methodist Church and a board member of the coordinate relief and development work, addition to the local committees she sits on, audiences. He is also a renowned corporate Methodist Welfare Services. He is a chartered including refugee programmes and child- she was also the volunteer chairperson for the trainer and an elder at RiverLife Church. accountant by training and is on the boards of focused development in Thailand, Watt organising committee for the 21st International several companies/organisations such as United worked as a landscape architect for a U.S. firm. Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE) World Engineers Ltd, LMA International NV, the He was appointed Field Director of World Volunteer Conference held in Singapore in Liew Heng San National Environment Agency and the Energy Vision Foundation of Thailand in 1982, with Vice-Chairman January 2011. She is married with two children Market Company. responsibility in strategic direction, government and serves in Hing Hwa Methodist Church. relations, programme quality and financial Heng San headed Singapore’s Central accountability. In 1989 he was promoted to Provident Fund as CEO before retiring in 2010. Foo Pek Hong Regional Director for East Asia. In 1991 Watt He is currently on the Board of Singapore Bible Choo Cheh Hoon Member Member was appointed Regional Vice President for Asia College and Casino Regulatory Authority. He Pacific Region, a position he has held until being worships at Telok Ayer Chinese Methodist Choo Cheh Hoon is currently a Senior Pek Hong worked in the financial sector selected as Senior Vice President at WVI in Church. Director(Design Cluster) at Ngee Ann for about 30 years with the last eight years September 2002. Polytechnic (NP). As the founding director of as the former managing director of HSBC Diana Chandra-Oh NP’s School of Humanities & Social Sciences, Asset Management Singapore. Upon her Member she has set up an innovative social enterprise, retirement from 2003 to 2006, she took up the Diana is a professional counsellor and Dialogue in the Dark (DiD) which specifically responsibility of heading Singapore Children works for a local VWO. She has had wide employs the visually impaired as exhibition Society’s fundraising department, raising international exposure having lived in Europe, guides and workshop facilitators, working funds for disadvantaged and needy children the US and Australia. She currently worships alongside with sighted staff. Cheh Hoon also in Singapore. She was also a trained teacher at Riverlife Church in Pasir Ris. serves as a member of several professional and before she joined the financial sector. Pek community committees. Hong presently holds the position of CEO of the Kidney Dialysis Foundation. Married with two children, she serves at Zion BP Church as a treasurer and a committee member for their kindergarten.

Annual Report 2011 Annual Report 2011 38 World Vision Singapore World Vision Singapore 39 Our vision for every child, life in all its fullness Our prayer for every heart, the will to make it so.

WHO WE ARE

Where we work Our Mission We serve close to 100 million people in nearly World Vision is an international partnership 100 countries around the world. World Vision of Christians whose mission is to follow our serves all people, regardless of religion, race, Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ in working with ethnicity, or gender. the poor and oppressed to promote human transformation, seek justice and bear witness World Vision Singapore currently works in 15 to the good news of the Kingdom of God. countries, supporting 17 Area Development Programmes (ADPs) and 11 non-sponsorship Our Core Values projects. • We are Christian • We are committed to the poor • We value people Our vision • We are stewards Our vision for every child, • We are partners life in all its fullness; • We are responsive Our prayer for every heart, the will to make it so.

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