Annual Report 2020 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 SANA REPORT ANNUAL 2019 RISE ABOVE Contents 01 Management Board of Management 02 Message By President 04 Management Report 06 Extract From Audited Financial Statements 11 Compliance 14 Staff 17 Programmes, Services & Community Partnerships 18 Youth & Outreach Yellow Ribbon Community Project 19 Preventive Drug Education 21 Aftercare & Reintegration Case Management Service 24 Step-Up Centres 25 Continuing Care Support Group 26 Family Engagement 27 SANAbration 28 Community Support & Engagement Rise Above Campaign 29 International Drug Advocacy 31 Volunteers 32 Peer Leaders 34 Corporate 35 Media 36 Social Media & Engagement 37 Donors and Sponsors 39 Membership 40 Singapore Anti-Narcotics Association I Annual Report 2020 Board of Management Management 02 Patron: Her Excellency Madam Halimah Yacob, President of Singapore ELECTED BOARD REPRESENTATIVES President Ministry of Home Affairs (Central Narcotics Bureau) Dr Jade Kua (2019) Mr Sng Chern Hong Vice-Presidents Singapore Medical Association Dr Ismail Hanif (2019) Dr Thomas Lee Mr Lim Hock Chuan (2014) People’s Association Mr Kaka Singh (2014) Ms Clarin Wee Min Mr Teo Kian Teck (2014) Mr Bal Bagary (2015) Ministry of Social & Family Development Ms Aileen Tan Honorary Secretary Mr S B Viknesan (2014) Honorary Treasurer COMMITTEES Mr Kelvin Wong (2017) Audit & Governance Members Fundraising Mr Saiful Saroni (2017) Human Resource Mr Patrick Kho (2019) Preventive & Outreach Mr Andrew da Roza (2019) Rehabilitation & Reintegration Ms Phua Puay Li (2019) Mr Jonathan Ng (2019) Dr Sandor Heng (2019) Mr Imran Rahim (2019) Mr Khairul Ashraf (2019) Singapore Anti-Narcotics Association I Annual Report 2020 Board of Management 03 Management PRESIDENT Dr Jade Kua VICE-PRESIDENT VICE-PRESIDENT VICE-PRESIDENT VICE-PRESIDENT Dr Ismail Hanif Mr Lim Hock Chuan Mr Kaka Singh Mr Teo Kian Teck VICE-PRESIDENT HONORARY SECRETARY HONORARY TREASURER Mr Bal Bagary Mr S B Viknesan Mr Kelvin Wong MEMBER MEMBER MEMBER MEMBER Mr Saiful Saroni Mr Patrick Kho Mr Andrew da Roza Ms Phua Puay Li MEMBER MEMBER MEMBER MEMBER Mr Jonathan Ng Dr Sandor Heng Mr Imran Rahim Mr Khairul Ashraf Singapore Anti-Narcotics Association I Annual Report 2020 Message By President Management 04 Reviewing 2020 Preventive Drug Education On the Preventive Education front, SANA reached out to around 3,000 youths. Our Annual Rise Above Campaign shifted online on our social media pages. We collaborated with students, Peer Leaders and volunteers who supported the campaign by contributing projects to raise awareness on the harmful effects of drugs. SANA also sustained rapport with our volunteers and para-counsellors via online dialogue sessions and messaging group chats. SANA collaborated with 30 students from Institute of Technical Education (ITE) College Central for the SANA-ITE Hackathon 2020 that ran for two months. The students attended a sharing session by SANA staff and Peer Leaders to better understand about the drug situation in Singapore. They were then grouped into teams to pitch their ideas to raise awareness for anti-drug abuse amongst youths. They proceeded to Impact of COVID-19 present their projects on their Instagram accounts to advocate for a drug-free Singapore. 2020 was an eventful year that was headlined by the COVID-19 pandemic. We faced unprecedented Since the introduction of tiered system under SANA disruptions to our daily lives and witnessed how Badge Scheme in 2017, uniform group students Singaporeans were affected through loss of jobs and have taken steps forward in attaining the Silver and livelihood. This period was especially difficult for our Gold badges. In collaboration with Central Narcotics clients and their families who were not spared from Bureau (CNB), SANA piloted the Gold Badge tier. the far-reaching impact of COVID-19. When the More than 150 uniform group students from National Circuit Breaker was implemented on 7 April 2020, Police Cadet Corps (NPCC) participated and earned SANA quickly reviewed its operations to ensure their Gold Badges. The students advocated their our beneficiaries were able to access our programmes valuable projects to their peers and shared it online. and services. Close to 3,000 uniform group students were engaged and completed the Badge Scheme. SANA formed the CARES (CAre & REsilience Support) Taskforce in early April 2020. The Taskforce set-up SANA Step-Up Centres hotlines to allow clients to reach out to SANA for assistance. The team proactively reached out to clients SANA Step-Up Centres at Sengkang and Taman and rendered emergency assistance. A resource Jurong received over 200 new walk-ins and clocked in package on the various national COVID-19 assistance a total of 806 counselling hours amidst the pandemic. schemes was put together and presented in a manner Our support group sessions continued to stay relevant that can be easily understood by clients. Online and popular for persons-in-recovery and family counselling and financial assistance remain available members. for clients throughout this period even when our Step- In 2020, SANA piloted an online support group to Up Centre was closed for physical appointments. reach out to clients and their families staying in the Counselling and support group sessions shifted online North-West area. SANA trained and mentored to ensure clients have access to a strong support volunteers from Path-I-Choose, a community group network. SANA collaborated with Yellow Ribbon based in Woodlands that works with ex-offenders and Singapore (YRSG) to organise a Facebook live session families, to be co-facilitators in the support group. In to discuss about employment and skills upgrading 2021, SANA plans to expand the pilot and introduce during the pandemic for ex-offenders. We reached out a walk-in service for clients in North-West area. and assisted 677 people in recovery and their families during the circuit breaker. Singapore Anti-Narcotics Association I Annual Report 2020 Message By President 05 Management Global Drug Situation Our biggest group is the Religious Group Volunteers who volunteer in prison on a weekly basis. In 2020, SANA is aware that the external environment would they faced restrictions to enter prison due to the impact on our local drug scene. Globally, we observe pandemic. However, they managed to commit a total that regions are taking a more permissive approach of 4,674 hours on counselling for the inmates. towards abuse of controlled drugs. We would also like to thank our donors for their support On 2 December 2020, during the 63rd reconvened and donation during this tough time. Our top donors session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), include Lee Foundation, PCS Security Pte Ltd, State 53 member states narrowly voted to remove cannabis Street Bank & Trust Company, Trailblazer Foundation and cannabis resin from Schedule IV of the 1961 Ltd and Pei Hwa Foundation Ltd Convention, the strictest control of the International Drug Conventions. Cannabis will continue to be listed Beyond 2020 in Schedule I of the 1961 Convention, indicating that it is still considered illegal for non-medical consumption. SANA look forward to resuming physical programmes and services with social distancing measures in place. I posted a statement in SANA’s social media page to SANA hopes to work with more community partners voice SANA’s disappointment over this development. and SANA Peer Leaders to organise ground-up SANA is concerned that the reclassification could programmes for our clients in the community. create a public impression that cannabis is not dangerous to public health. This is contrary to the In 2021, we will continue to identify potential many scientific-based research findings that clearly collaboration opportunities to bring our services nearer show the adverse short and long-term effects of to our clients, and offer integrated and seamless cannabis use, including impairment to a person’s support to aid clients and their family members in their respiratory and cognitive functions. recovery journey. According to the World Drug Report 2020, Cannabis Acknowledgement remains the most abused drug globally where it is abused by 192 million people in 2018. I am especially On behalf of the Board Members, Management and worried about the negative health and social impact staff, I thank you for your continuous support towards of cannabis abuse among youths, who may now be our cause for a drug-free Singapore. We appreciate embolden to experiment with the drug following its all the help from our valued donors, partners and reclassification. volunteers. We look forward to more meaningful collaborations in the future. SANA will continue its efforts to advocate for a drug abstinence approach and reiterate the need and importance of a drug-free society in Singapore. With the support of our community partners, Peer Leaders and volunteers, we will continue to raise awareness on the dangers of cannabis, help persons in recovery recognise that they can resist and rise above the influence on drugs. Volunteers, Donors and Partners Volunteers continue to be one SANA’s valuable assets and we rely on the 580 strong pool of volunteers to support our prevention and aftercare efforts. Our volunteers include our board members, para- counsellors, Peer Leaders, photographers, events and outreach volunteers. DR JADE KUA PRESIDENT, SANA Singapore Anti-Narcotics Association I Annual Report 2020 Management Report Management 06 Introduction Singapore Anti-Narcotics Association (SANA) was (Institutions of a Public Character) and all donations established on 19 August 1972 under the Registry made to SANA are tax-exempt at the prevailing rate. of Societies. On 10 April 1984, the Association was We have in place a Conflict of Interest Policy and a registered under the Charities Act. Whistle Blowing Policy. SANA is a Social Service Agency (SSA) set up to prevent Unique Entity No. (UEN) : S72SS0018H drug abuse in Singapore. We work with volunteers and community partners to deliver sustainable preventive, Charity Reg. No : 00039 aftercare and reintegration programmes.