By Mustafa Shafawi
A new online initiative has been launched for volunteer welfare organisations (VWOs) to promote their social enterprises.
A dedicated webpage hosted on the National Council of Social Service (NCSS) corporate website has been set aside for them.
The NCSS says this would give the VWOs higher visibility and better accessibility of their products and services.
Members of the public will find links to eight VWOs' webpages. These include Metta Welfare Association, which will showcase craft items such as batik coasters, and the Association for Persons with Special Needs' Centre for Adults, offering door hangers and magnets.
Last year, the NCSS website received more than 310,000 visits.
At its members' conference yesterday, NCSS also gave out awards to outstanding VWOs.The Outstanding VWO Award in Innovation was presented to RSVP Singapore - The Organisation of Senior Volunteers.
The NCSS said RSVP's talent at germinating an impressive range and variety of ideas has resulted in significant social impact.
This is exemplified in its creative Changi Senior Ambassador, Learning Journey and Senior Guiding Programmes.
Reaching out to a vast spectrum of society from tourists to school-going children, the programmes benefit the seniors who get to interact with the young.
The NCSS Outstanding VWO Award in Collaboration was presented to the Alzheimer's Disease Association and the Lions Befrienders Service Association.
It said the partnerships they have fostered with a wide range of partners have resulted in considerable reach and expansion of their services to the less fortunate.
Source -
Today Online - 13th Octber, 2010
URL: http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC101013-0000070/NCSS-launches-new-online-initiative-for-VWOs
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