Grassroots organisations should focus on youth outreach

• Clivebenss

  31 Jul 11, 18:17

  By Monica Kotwani | Posted: 31 July 2011 1807 hrs

  SINGAPORE: National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan said grassroots organisations will have to focus on youth outreach in the future.
  
  Mr Khaw said this after a meeting with youths at Sembawang GRC on Sunday.
  
  Mr Khaw, who is also MP for Sembawang GRC, said getting senior citizens involved in grassroots activities has been successful.
  
  But he said a change in strategy is needed to reach out to youth. And that's because youth have multiple interests, and do not take to a top-down approach.
  
  Mr Khaw said: "You have to find, to discover what is it that interests them, and activities have to be organised around those interests. So the best way is that young people themselves come up with the ideas. We have some money, we'll support them; we'll provide the platform, they provide the ideas, and they provide the organisation."
  
  - CNA

• FireIce

  31 Jul 11, 20:13

  ipads, korean boybands, girlbands, justin bieber (yeeeeks), katy perry

  and clothes from bugis village

• Blacktron

  31 Jul 11, 20:17

  They know 2016 GE more youths so target them first.
• FireIce

  31 Jul 11, 20:20

  they will grow up rbering their daddy mummy no give them more pocket money bcos the COE asspeensive, ERP go up, they cannot upgrade to condo.
  and chicken rice cost $5

• Blacktron

  31 Jul 11, 20:23

  Older generation support PAP. Like my ahma. U know no Lao Lee Singapore still kampong. Younger generation tend to be swing voters.
• FireIce

  31 Jul 11, 20:27

  ah ma pay 2cts for a bowl of kok kok mee.

   

  and do i have to say, mata wear shorts?

• Fcukpap

  31 Jul 11, 20:29

  overemphasizing on young voters is a gross neglect of the old people...again balance should be set right....do not repeat the same mistake of overemphasizing on women charter to the detriment of the male population...

  just out there....pull these ministers' collars out into the open and show them how pitiful these old people living from hand to mouth, searcing for empty cans everyday are like...

   

• Blacktron

  31 Jul 11, 20:29

  Originally posted by FireIce:

  ah ma pay 2cts for a bowl of kok kok mee.

   

  and do i have to say, mata wear shorts?

  
  Haha lol. PAP should count on importing new citizens to win 2016 GE. Maybe import abt 100 K.
• Fcukpap

  31 Jul 11, 20:33

  the system behaves like american mncs ....

• Blacktron

  31 Jul 11, 20:36

  I think mass import new citizens is a good way to stay in power. by 2016 GE import lots of new citizens, the more the merrier.
• FireIce

  31 Jul 11, 20:37

  Originally posted by Blacktron:

  
  Haha lol. PAP should count on importing new citizens to win 2016 GE. Maybe import abt 100 K.

  in progress

• Blacktron

  31 Jul 11, 20:39

  I think they plan to import 200 K. 100 K not enuff.