News & Announcements
Recycling bins are a major step up from the karang guni man: an entity that accepts recyclable waste any time, versus a loner we meet only occasionally to collect said materials (and who actually rarely collects plastic). But when you consider that about 900 million kilograms of plastic waste is discarded in Singapore yearly, how waste management services are struggling to cope with the huge amount of plastic waste, and that the actual recycling rate is dismal due to contamination in recycling bins, it’s not hard to see that there is an urgent need to confront the use and reuse of plastics.
Over the past year, students have contributed to a wide range of pro bono initiatives, including assisting with Criminal Legal Aid Scheme cases, conducting legal awareness talks for migrant workers and sexual assault survivors and organising mentorship programmes for at-risk youth. Beyond Singapore, their efforts involved delivering educational talks to underprivileged children in Bangkok’s Klong Toey slums on their legal rights and the consequences of crimes such as human trafficking and domestic violence.
The guides on how to navigate TalentConnect (TC) for the recording of mandatory pro bono hours have been updated. The guides can now be accessed under the tab titled "TalentConnect Guide on Pathways", which is found on CANVAS. You may also access TC directly and find the guides under the "Pathway" function of the portal. For more information on how to access the guides under the "Pathway" function of TC, you may also refer to the PDF documents - "Guide for Students" and "Guide for Student Leaders" - in the "Resources" section of our webpage.
