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Volunteer
NTU Service Week Causes
In the run-up to the second NTU Service Week in February 2023, a few community care projects have kicked off. Gather fellow alumni, colleagues or family and friends to lend a hand.
Start your volunteering journey by taking part in these projects. View the latest line-up of NTU Service Week projects here.
To sign up as a volunteer, download the Zeles app on the App Store (iOS) or the Google Play Store (Android). Tap the NTU icon for the list of community initiatives.
Be sure to key in your volunteer hours in the app! To scale up the impact of your volunteering work, NTU plans to convert all volunteer hours accumulated from NTU Service Week into donations for the NTU Priorities Fund with the help of a donor. *For the avoidance of doubt, you shall not redeem the said volunteer hours for any items under the My Rewards tab nor donate the volunteer hours to any other organisation.
Cyber Safety Workshop
- Smart Learn: Instagram
In partnership with Kampung Kapor and En Community Services Society
In this workshop, volunteers will form groups with seniors and teach them on how to use and create a post on Instagram.
Date: 24 February 2023
Time: 1pm to 4.30pm
Venue: 2 Kallang Avenue, #06-14, CT HUB, Singapore 339407
Website Copywriting for Olive Tree
Organised by Skills4Good
To re-design Olive Tree’s website to better showcase their product catalogue and activities and conduct design and copywriting of the website according to the instructions given by the organisation. No coding involved.
Date: 30 January to 30 April 2023
Time: 3pm to 5pm (to be confirmed)
Sign up by: 1 April 2023
Number of volunteers: 1
Content Calendar for Fowl Play (CareerSocius)
Organised by Skills4Good
Volunteers are required to create content calendar and campaign ideas for Fowl Play's Instagram and Facebook for the next 3 months (February, March, April) and help with other social media content.
Date: 13 February to 12 May 2023
Time: 3pm to 5pm (to be confirmed)
Sign up by: 1 May 2023
Number of volunteers: 3
Website Copywriting for Project Kalon
Organised by Skills4Good
Volunteers are required to write informative and interesting blogs for events which are to be posted on the website and to teach the Project Kalon team on blog writing. Volunteers will be assisting the graphic design of the website. No coding involved as work is performed to build up on existing website.
Date: 21 January to 21 April 2023
Time: 3pm to 5pm (to be confirmed)
Sign up by: 1 April 2023
Number of volunteers: 3
Marketing Strategy for IMDA Hawkers Go Digital
Organised by Skills4Good
Volunteers are required to work on various marketing strategies for hawkers.
Date: 6 February to 5 March 2023
Time: 3pm to 5pm (to be confirmed)
Sign up by: 1 March 2023
Number of volunteers: 5
Lasting Memories Digital Heritage Project (LMDHP)
LMDHP brings together school-days archival material, and is a ground-up drive to collect, record and document memorabilia, photos, and stories from the 1960s from alumni about their student days.
Seniors Befriending at St Luke's ElderCare
Various Centres in Singapore (Weekdays)
Befriend seniors at any various St Luke's ElderCare Centres on weekdays (any day between Monday and Friday). This can be one-time volunteering, or you can volunteer multiple times during weekdays. Volunteers are to befriend the seniors by engaging in conversations and interactive activities.
Date: 1 November 2022 to 28 February 2023
Time: 10am to 1pm or 1pm to 3pm
Venue: Various Centres
Seniors Befriending at St Luke's ElderCare
Various Centres in Singapore (Weekends)
Befriend seniors at any various St Luke's ElderCare Centres on Saturday. This can be one-time volunteering, or you can volunteer multiple times on any of the Saturdays. Volunteers are to befriend the seniors by engaging in conversations and interactive activities.
Date: 5 November 2022 to 26 February 2023
Time: 10am to 1pm or 1pm to 3pm
Venue: Ang Mo Kio / Yishun / Punggol
Care Walk
Organised by NTU University Wellbeing Office
Play an active role in increasing awareness in the post-graduate community about NTU’s wellbeing resources by visiting hall residents door-to-door regularly and engaging in meaningful conversations.
Campfire Chat
Organised by Peer Helping Programme (PHP)
Facilitate a PHP Campfire Chat for students to discuss student life and mental wellness. Open to existing volunteers of NTU's PHP.
Care-and-Share (Beyond the Horizons)
In partnership with Dementia Singapore
Assist the care staff in facilitating activities for persons with dementia, e.g., arts and crafts, simple chair exercises, sing-along sessions, or senior-friendly games.
Time: 9.30am to 11.30am
Venue: New Horizon Centre, 1 Jurong West Central 2, #04-04, Singapore 648886
Seas of Silk Project Exhibition
Organised by NTU Graduate College
Help in setting up the exhibition, invite people to view the featured artwork and assist to distribute giveaways on site.
Time: 9am to 6pm (based on allocated shifts)
Venue: B1 Foyer, The Arc @NTU, 63 Nanyang Dr, Singapore 636922
Migrant Workers Outreach
Volunteers to offer welfare packs and bring migrant workers on outings to see a bit more of Singapore and improve the welfare of migrant workers in Singapore.
Blood Donation Drive
NTU Red Cross Society will be organising a blood donation drive in the week of Giving Day (23 March 2023). Blood is needed to save lives in times of emergencies and to sustain the lives of those with medical conditions. Your efforts can save lives.
College of Science Beach Clean-up
This event is organised by the collaborative efforts of the Asian School of the Environment’s, the School of Biological Sciences’ and the School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences’ Alumni Associations.
Interested volunteers may sign up via this link.
Date: 26 February 2023, Saturday
Time: 10am to 1pm
Venue: East Coast Park and Sembawang Park
Sign up by: 20 February 2023
Number of volunteers: 200
College of Science Kayak Clean-up
This event is organised by the collaborative efforts of the Asian School of the Environment’s, the School of Biological Sciences’ and the School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences’ Alumni Associations.
Interested volunteers
may sign up via this link.
Date: 26 February 2023, Saturday
Time: 9am to 1pm
Venue: Sembawang Park
Sign up by: 20 February 2023
Number of volunteers: 20
Food Donation Drive
Coordinated by the University Advancement Office (UAO)
Say No to Food Waste! Join hands with UAO for a campus-wide Food Donation Drive from now to March 2023. We appeal for non-expired (minimum 3 months to expiry date), non-perishable and nourishing food items to be donated to feed the hungry and those from needy households.
Date: Ongoing till 31 March 2023
Drop-off Time: 9.30am to 5pm
Venue: University Advancement Office, 76 Nanyang Drive, N2.1-B4-06 [Same building as McDonald’s]
Plastics Recycling Bear
In partnership with Earth Observatory of Singapore
Collect plastic bottles and drop them at the life-sized Recycling Bear located at the Earth Observatory of Singapore take a photo with the bear and post it on social media with the hashtag #NTUsgServiceWeek.
Date: Ongoing till 31 March 2023
Drop-off Time: 9.30am to 5pm
Venue: Earth Observatory of Singapore, NTU 50 Nanyang Avenue, Block N2-01a-15
Pick up Litter for a Good Cause
Walk, jog or hike and pick up trash along the way to keep our environment clean and green.
Date: Ongoing till 31 March 2023
Time: At your own time and pace
Venue: At your preferred location
Beach Clean-Up
Carry out a beach clean-up at any of the beaches for a greener Singapore. Pick a beach or park to do your part to make our precious leisure places clean and beautiful for families to enjoy.
Green Vision Planting
Organised by NTreeU
Join us for a morning of tree planting on NTU campus! Meet fellow nature lovers, learn about our campus trees and play your part for a greener NTU.
Date: 25 February 2023, Saturday
Time: 8.40am to 10.40m
Venue: 94 Nanyang Crescent, Singapore 637034
Sign up by: 21 February 2023
Number of volunteers: 30
Register online
You are welcome to propose volunteering projects that fall within the four focus areas to the following NTU staff:
- If you reside in China and wish to contribute a volunteering activity for NTU Service Week, please reach out to Mr Jensen Tan at [email protected], who will guide you through the registration process.
- If you reside in Singapore and wish to contribute a volunteering activity for NTU Service Week or participate in any of the volunteering activities to be held between Q4/2022 to Q1/2023, please reach out to Ms Joyce Leow at [email protected], who will guide you through the registration process.
How to Volunteer
Download App
Search for ‘Zeles VMS’ in your App Store or Google Play Store. This app can be downloaded and used outside Singapore.
For Apple Users:
For Android Users:
Register for a Zeles account (first-timer user) or log in to your Zeles account (existing user)
- Click ‘Sign Up’ to register or Click ‘Login’ for existing users.
- Ensure that the email address entered is valid as it will be used as your login ID.
- Mandatory fields in addition to email: salutation, name, year of birth, education level, mobile number.
- These details are needed as some service initiatives have volunteer pre-requisites. In some instances, a contact number is needed for communication purposes.
- Indicate in the ‘Remarks’ field if you are an NTU Alumnus, NTU Faculty, NTU Staff or NTU Supporter.
Important Note: By signing up, you are agreeing to these Terms & Conditions as well as the Zeles platform terms and conditions. You can read Zeles’ terms and condition on the app login page.
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Search and Select ‘Nanyang Technological University’ to see the service initiatives featured under NTU Service Week.
- Select ‘Volunteer’ from the bottom menu.
- List of 'Non-Profits/VHOs' logos will be shown.
- Look for and click the Nanyang Technological University logo.
- Once you are on the page, you can also click ‘Follow’ then ‘Join’ to be notified of relevant news and activities.
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Click ‘Activities’ for the list of NTU Service Week initiatives which you can contribute to or volunteer for.
- Select and click any initiative from the list that you would like to volunteer for.
- Ensure that you read the details and requirements of the initiative that you want to volunteer for.
- Click ‘Sign Up’.
- Depending on the nature of the initiative or activity, you can be assigned as ‘Member/ Skilled volunteer/ General volunteer/Attendant’.
- Upon signing up, you will receive an email confirmation and/or phone notification if the registration is successful.
Important Note: In the unlikely event that you are unable to fulfil your volunteering commitment, select ‘Disenroll’ before the actual volunteering date.
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After you have fulfilled your volunteering commitment, record your attendance.
- Go to ‘My Activities’.
- Select ‘Enter Activity Code’ to clock your attendance or if a QR Code is provided, you can select ‘Enter via QR Code’.
- For some initiatives, you may be required to enter other additional information such as: Attended Date, Attended Time, Attended Hours Spent and Remarks. You can also rate your volunteering experience (1–5-star rating scale).
- You can request for an attendance certificate after your have clocked your attendance.
- You can view your volunteering activities and total volunteer hours under your ‘Profile’.
