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Chronicles of Old Singapore | Gerard Ee – Part 1 Bukit Ho Swee Community Service Project
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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Gerard Ee, long-time executive director of the Bukit Ho Swee Community Service Project, takes us back to the 1980s when the project was known as Nazareth Centre. He talks about how he and his team of volunteers worked hard, and successfully, to keep the children and youth of Bukit Ho Swee socially engaged and out of trouble.
00:00 Introduction
02:23 Kampongs as communities
08:35 Getting into Social Work
11:48 Nazareth Centre
20:41 Keeping the Kids Out of Trouble
32:30 Success of the Project
35:51 Beyond Social Services
I am Dr Loh Kah Seng, the people’s historian. In Chronicles of Old Singapore, I speak to people about their memories of Singapore before it became a global city.
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