#BYOBclean is a “Bring Your Own Bottle” initiative by Temasek Foundation for all households in Singapore to receive 500ml of zero alcohol sanitiser (from 23 March to 5 April 2020) by using their own clean, used bottle(s). #BYOBclean supports the nation’s green drive to reuse and recycle bottles, and reduce waste.
In support of this worthy cause, NTU Welfare Services Club was appointed to be the main coordinating club to recruit volunteers from NTU – 101 students signed up to help distribute hand sanitisers at IMM Mall. Volunteers were split into daily five to six hour shifts on weekdays and weekends, and their on-site duties included temperature taking and registration of residents and, dispensing and refilling of hand sanitisers.
As a whole, #BYOBclean collectively managed to reach an audience of 84,000 residents, and achieved the environmental goal of reducing waste through reusing and recycling bottles.
It was truly inspiring and encouraging to see many students coming forward to aid in this crisis relief response despite several factors that may deter them from volunteering such as the severity of the community outbreak and changes in academic workload. Many volunteers have expressed that it was heartening to contribute and play a part in this collective effort to fight off the pandemic. Luqman Teo, Volunteer Coordinator
About NTU Welfare Services Club
Founded in 1985, Welfare Services Club (WSC) is a non-academic constituent club in NTU which provides an umbrella of voluntary activities and social work to all students. Besides growing from strength to strength in membership, WSC has also undergone incredible expansions in its activities to reach out to more service users every year. Currently, it runs 9 Regular Service Projects (RSPs) serving the Deaf, Elderly, Children of Low-income Families, Children with Chronic or Terminal Diseases, Intellectually Disabled, People with Mental Health Issues, Physically Challenged, Visually Handicapped and Youths-at-risk, which comprises volunteers engaging these service users weekly at various locations.
WSC also runs 5 Special Projects and 4 Supporting Committees. The Special Projects include Camp OutReach, Challenge ur Limits, Ignite Change, Overseas Volunteering Expedition and Volunteer Management and they provide additional support to service users both locally and overseas. The Supporting Committees include Finance, Growth & Opportunities!, Internal Relations and Publicity and Publications and they provide operational support to WSC. Volunteers engaged in Special Projects and Supporting Committees gain invaluable skills in entrepreneurship, events management, planning, coordination and many more.
