"Try to leave this world a little better than you found it and,
when your turn comes to die,
you can die happy in feeling that at any rate you have not wasted your time but have done your best."

- Lord Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, Founder of Scouting

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Ashok Kumar


Name: Ashok Kumar

Unit: Serangoon Eagles Rover Crew

Occupation: Student at Republic Polytechnic doing Sports and Leisure Management

Interest: Photography and football

Background: Ashok has been in scouting for about 10 years and considers the Scout of the World award to be the biggest highlight in his scouting adventure, and he strongly recommends all scouts around the world to achieve. He has been really lucky to meet scouts from around the world who share the sentiments as him on this award.

He loves doing mangrove clean-ups, nature activities, and most certainly, teaching young and aspiring scouts on nature conservation and scouting activities.

Role in YIP: Special Project Officer for new initiatives and projects

Monday, March 4, 2013

Jason Lim


Name: Jason Lim

Unit:

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Role in YIP: Trainer for the Scouts of the World Award Programme

Sunday, March 3, 2013

Violet Lee


Name: Violet Lee

Unit: Punggol Phoenix

Occupation: Education Officer

Interest: Travel, trekking and theatre

Background: Joined SWA Discovery Workshop in 2009, Joined the Scout movement in 2010, Participated in Project Orion III in 2011, Recipient of SWA in 2012

Role in YIP: Trainer for the Scouts of the World Award Programme

Saturday, March 2, 2013

Chua Yong Liang


Name: Chua Yong Liang

Unit: Serangoon Eagle Scouts Group

Occupation: Student in NTU (Bioengineering)

Interest: Scouting

Background: Yong Liang has taken part in the 4th Scouts of the World Voluntary Service project, Project Orion II. He likes to share his experience to the Scouting community as he believes educating people is the first step to conserving the environment. Only through proper education people will realize the extent of the problem, therefore he would like to take a step at a time to educate his family and peers around him to realize and be aware of the issues around us. A little at a time goes a long way.

Role in YIP: Trainer for the Scouts of the World Award Programme

Friday, March 1, 2013

Tan Sijie


Name: Tan Sijie

Unit: Griffin Scouts

Occupation: Experiential Education Officer

Interest: Nature, great outdoors and Scouting

Background: With a degree in Biological Sciences, Sijie has made nature and environment related fields his playground. Besides his background in nature and environment, he is also familiar with service learning and has also been involved in education outreach and practices. He has been leading Youth Expedition Projects (YEP) since 2003.

Role in YIP: Overall Coordinator for YIP and National Coordinator for Scouts of the World Award (SWA) and World Scout Environment Programme (WSEP)