Reading Time: 3 minutes OK, I am not talking about surfing since I barely can swim properly. But I have recently been thinking “I will not be here forever”. As a social entrepreneur, I have not given careful thought to what happens beyond me. My burnout was the impetus that got me started on Emmaus Strategies; a simple desire…
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Reading Time: 4 minutes Emmaus used ART before COVID-19 While the COVID-19 pandemic has made us way too familiar with A.R.T., or Antigen Rapid Test; a strategy used to detect the presence of the COVID-19 virus, Emmaus Strategies has been employing A.R.T. as a strategy to build our community way before COVID-19. Referring to Awareness, Resilience and Transformation, it…
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Reading Time: < 1 minute With the COVID-19 pandemic, are you now working on your Volunteer Continuity Plan? We believe the below videos and resources will be of help. On 22 Apr 2022, our Lead Thrive-Synergist has recently shared the Volunteer Continuity Plan he developed in SHINE Children & Youth Services at the NCSS Brown Bag series on 22 Apr 2022.…
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Photo from A Good Space What is the worst thing that can happen to a changemaker? The answer is “burnout”. Because when a changemaker burns out, we lose yet another who strives to make our world and community a better place. This was the very reason why Emmaus was birthed in the first place; James,…
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Singapore reached a milestone in having 96% of its eligible population vaccinated (as at Dec 21 2021). As Singapore continues to boost its resilience against the COVID-19 virus and reopens to the world, it is also timely to administer “booster” shots for mental resilience; conversations about mental resilience. Indeed, this little red dot, can and…
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Were you there? At the celebration of International Volunteer Managers Day with the National Council of Social Service and Volunteer Management Practitioners (VMPs) last Friday? We have also prepared a special “gift”; a tool, for VMPs to help them launch off volunteer partnerships well. See below for more information. How it all Started for James…
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Reading Time: < 1 minute With International Volunteer Managers Day (IVMD) coming up on 5 Nov. We have produced a simple animated e-Greeting card that you can send to your Volunteer Management Practitioners (VMPs) or fellow VMP friends to show your appreciation and your encouragement. Indeed, small acts of kindness, multiplied by millions of people can transform our world. VMPs…
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Singapore Enter New Phase in Pandemic Fight Singapore entered the stabilization phase a month ago; we are now in a new phase in our fight with the COVID-19 pandemic. While things may seem to be going back to some normalcy, as we learn to live with the virus, I am reminded that what we have…
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Remember, You Took Your First Step and Overcame! How Are You Keeping? Let me begin this article by asking, how have you been keeping during this pandemic? If your immediate answer in your head is “not so well”, then you are not alone. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought with it much uncertainties. While we might…
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Reading Time: < 1 minute We are grateful for Salt & Light coming alongside us to chronicle and share the Emmaus story and how James, our Lead Thrive-Synergist’s faith journey brought him to start Emmaus. May you be blessed by it. Special thanks to Christine from Salt & Light who spent time with us to pen this meaningful article. You…
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