The biggest IT-in-Education undertaking in Bhutan by Singapore organisations received a boost this month with a donation of 20 laptops. The used laptops were airfreighted courtesy of DHL, the logistics company and donated by Singapore’s National Institute of Education (NIE) for the Bhutan W.I.R.ED (“Weaving Infotech Resources in Education”) project.

Over the weekend, on 30 May, 38 expatriates from Australia, Malaysia, South Korea, Thailand, the UK and the US gathered at Lavender MRT station for a educational tour on Singapore’s waterways.

As part of the SIF’s efforts to promote professional knowledge sharing related to development work, we invited Mr. Chris Piper, Managing Director of Torqaid in Australia, to conduct a four-day workshop on participatory project management. Mr. Piper has more than 30 years of experience in international development work in Asia, Europe, Africa and Australia.

Over a year in Central Java’s Jogjakarta, the SIF’s Singapore Volunteer Overseas (SVO) in-field volunteer Yeo Chong Nim lived and worked at Muhammadiyah’s Sinology Centre to help Chinese language instructors develop a cohesive curriculum targeted at practical language usage.

The Singapore International Foundation will be holding its final Camp Singapore in July this year. Since 1996, the camp has provided opportunities for children to better understand Singapore through a host of fun and experiential activities. This year’s camp will be the last Camp Singapore organised by the SIF.