NTU student have been serving as volunteers for primary and secondary school students over the years. The beneficiaries include children from low income families, youth-at-risk, the deaf, the intellectually disabled and visually handicapped students.
Each session consists of 2-3 hours of school work supervision where the volunteers teach, help and educate their mentees.
About Welfare Services Club (WSC)
Founded in 1985, the Welfare Services Club (WSC) is a non-academic constituent club in NTU that provides an umbrella of voluntary activities for all students.With a current strength of about a thousand members, WSC is constantly seeking to extend its outreach to the underprivileged in society.
Currently, WSC runs 7 Regular Service Projects (RSPs), serving the Elderly,Children, Hearing Impaired, Intellectually Disabled, Physically Challenged,Visually Handicapped, and Youths-at-risk. These RSPs consist of volunteers serving the beneficiaries weekly at various locations in ways such as conducting personal development workshops and leisure activities, and giving academic mentoring.
On top of that, WSC also runs 6 Special Projects (SPs) and 4 Supporting Committees (SCs) to provide additional support to beneficiaries, both local and overseas. These projects involve the planning and execution of ad hoc events throughout the year.