National Youth Council – Youth Expedition Project (YEP) Post-Expedition Survey and Reflection Form

Dear YEP Participants / Leaders,Welcome to the Youth Expedition Project experience. We believe it was a challenging, meaningful and rewarding journey in learning through the rendering of service to others. We would greatly appreciate it if you could take some time to share your thoughts about your learning journey. Your comments will go a long way to make the YEP experience more meaningful for other young people like yourself.

Warmest Regards,National Youth Council

PERSONAL DATAProject Name: Project Location:Name: NRIC/Passport

Nos.:Gender: Age:Occupation/Organisation orStudent/ Institution:

Nationality (Singaporean / PR / Others):

Would you be interested to lead a YEP team in future? □ Yes □ No □ MaybeWould you like to be involved in youth programmes and/or volunteer opportunities under People’s Association and NYC?

□ Yes □ No □ Maybe

Note: Strongly Disagree-1 and Strongly Agree-6Q1. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the various statements below as a result of the YEP?

After YEP… Strongly Disagree

StronglyAgree

I am more aware of my personal strengths and weaknesses. 1 2 3 4 5 6I want to be part of Singapore’s nation building effort. 1 2 3 4 5 6I have more confidence in myself. 1 2 3 4 5 6I am able to accept diverse views in a team. 1 2 3 4 5 6My ability to lead a group of people has improved. 1 2 3 4 5 6I want to be involved in community service work. 1 2 3 4 5 6I prefer to work independently than in a team. 1 2 3 4 5 6I want to know more about the issues happening around the world. 1 2 3 4 5 6I am able to contribute positively when working in a team. 1 2 3 4 5 6I am more aware of the socio-economic and political issues in Singapore. 1 2 3 4 5 6

I am appreciative of the opportunity to live/work/study in Singapore. 1 2 3 4 5 6My pride of being a Singaporean increased. 1 2 3 4 5 6My ability to work cooperatively in a team has improved. 1 2 3 4 5 6I have a greater sense of social responsibility as a result of YEP. 1 2 3 4 5 6I believe that negative situations / remarks will not stop me from achieving my goals. 1 2 3 4 5 6

I feel that I am a member of my community / society. 1 2 3 4 5 6

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The following questions are about community involvement or social participation. Community involvement is not only about doing charity work. They can also be any activities that benefit the community, whether it is in the areas of arts, culture, education, environment, healthcare, income generation, social enterprise, special needs, technology transfer, youths, etc.

Q2a. Are you currently involved in any community work?□ No (pls skip Q2b and go to Q2c) □ Yes

Q2b. If yes, is the community work you are involved in:

□ Self-initiated (i.e. you started it on your own)Please provide details (where and what):Frequency: Once a week / Once a month /Others:

□ Initiated by Voluntary Welfare Organisations (VWOs) / Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) etc.Please provide details (where and what):Frequency: Once a week / Once a month /Others:

□ Initiated by your school / institution / organisation as part of Community Involvement Programme (CIP) or Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programmes

Please provide details (where and what):Frequency: Once a week / Once a month /Others:

Q2c. Has the YEP experience influenced your level of involvement in community work? [Please tick one answer from below]

(Please tick)

I was already involved in community work before but YEP has made me want to be more involvedI was already involved in community work before and YEP has not made me want to change my level of involvementI was already involved in community work before but YEP has made me want to be less involvedI was not involved in community work before but YEP has made me want to be involvedI was not involved in community work before and YEP has not changed my mind

Q3a. How has the YEP experience left an impact on you? [Please tick one answer from below and explain your choice]

(Please tick)

YEP is by far the most transformational experience I have hadYEP is one of the more transformational experiences that I have hadYEP is just an interesting programme with minimal impactYEP has no impact on me

Q3b. Please explain your choice for Q3a:

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Q4a. Share with us what you have learnt:

From the Singapore host community:

From the overseas host community:

Q4b. Share with us the social issue(s) you have observed in Singapore and during your overseas expedition project (e.g. Issues pertaining to the special needs community, education system, street children, migration, and health services). What do you think are the possible reasons behind this social issue(s)?

Pre-expedition:Overseas expedition:Post-expedition:

Q5. How meaningful do you think your interaction and /or service was for your host partners/communities? Please elaborate:

For the Singapore host community:

Very meaningful Quite meaningful Not very meaningful Not meaningful at all Please elaborate:

For the overseas host community:

Very meaningful Quite meaningful Not very meaningful Not meaningful at all Please elaborate:

Q6a. What tools were used to draw out learning from the team?

Group facilitation Journaling Dialogue session Others:______________________________________________________________________________

Q6b. How useful were the facilitation sessions? Very useful Quite useful Not very useful Not useful at all

Q6c. Please explain your choice for Q6b:

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Q7. How has the YEP experience influenced your thoughts on (i) personal values (ii) community service and (iii) your role in your own community? (E.g. you are now more interested to find out about the special needs community)

(i) Personal values:

(ii) Community service:

(iii): Your role in the community:

THANK YOU FOR COMPLETING THE FORM.

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