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Roles Of Citizens (Contributing To The Needs Of Society (A) Role of…

- - - - individuals
        
        to improve and sustain the general well-being of a society
        
        volunteer their time, effort and money towards meaningful social causes they are concerned about
        
        actions
        
        benefit many people directly
        
        improvements they make can be immediate
        
        inspire others to make similar contributions
        
        For example, Ms Elisa Ng is one individual who strives to keep Singapore clean and volunteers her time picking litter. She has also started a campaign that encourages people to pick up a piece of litter a day.
  - - - Have a significant effect on the area of need they are addressing as they can direct collective efforts, ideas and resources towards their causes.
      - These groups can either be formal or informal.
      - a) Formal Groups
        
        b) Informal Groups
        
        For example, an informal group is the SG Haze Rescue group. When Singapore was faced with the haze crisis in 2013, some individuals got together to distribute masks to local residents. The distribution was done in an instant which was something that was not possible by the government at that time because it was a new problem that arise suddenly
        
        often have specific short term objectives
        
        their efforts could help improve a specific situation that society may encounter suddenly
        
        are temporarily formed and may not be registered with the government
        
        devote continued efforts to support a specific cause
        
        allowing the benefit to society to be sustainable
        
        formal groups are known as NGOs and VWOs
        (are formally registered with the government)
        
        For example, a formal group is Mercy Relief which was established to respond to human tragedies in Asia. NGOs and VWOs complement the role of the government in working for the good of society.
- - - - Social media such as Instagram has become a powerful platform for citizens to engage with the government and political leaders to clarify or provide feedback on national issues and policies
      - Singaporeans can also engage with the government and provide their feedback through other means such as REACH.
    - - Citizen participation provides authorities with ideas and perspectives that can improve their policies and programmes
- - - - can let the government know what their aspirations and hopes for Singapore are
      - In 2012, PM Lee Hsien Loong announced a national-level conversation where citizens can come together to share their views and ideas about what matters to Singapore, as well as their hopes and dreams.
        
        This citizenship engagement exercise became known as “Our Singapore Conversation”
        
        enabled conversations between citizens and the government
        
        allowed the government to understand Singaporeans’ hopes and desires for the future
        
        This in turn helps the government to formulate appropriate policies.
  - - - For example, in 2011, two NGOs – HOME and TWC2 gave recommendations on improving the working conditions of foreign domestic helpers
        
        recommended giving the helpers one day off a week
        
        as a result of their recommendation, foreign domestic helpers in Singapore are entitled to one day off per week.