#ICYMI: A few weeks ago, we shared how our team helped author Lianne Ong with publishing 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙐𝙣𝙘𝙡𝙚 𝘿𝙤𝙬𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙧𝙨, the first local children’s book on homelessness. But we didn't stop there – we also came up with an Activity Guide for preschool teachers and parents to use with the book! Why? Because this topic of homelessness has much to unpack. Read to find out why, how and what was poured into this labour of love! 👀 Special thanks to PAP Community Foundation’s Professional and Education Development Division and educators at PCF Sparkletots @ Taman Jurong Blk 150 for being a key part of shaping this guide! Download it here: https://lnkd.in/eQEcSPyJ
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Solve n+1 is a community-based management consultancy, providing consulting and implementation support to companies, government agencies, and non-governmental organisations. Our suite of services—research, ideation, strategy, project management, & corporate governance—facilitate the building, pilot testing and implementation of innovative solutions and strategic multi-sector partnerships that empower organisations to achieve the impact they desire. In the private sector, we work with companies towards achieving organisational clarity, distinct competitive advantage, and a sustainable growth model. In the public sector, we work in partnership with government agencies and non-governmental organisations on capacity building projects —piloting innovative and scalable solutions. We are also recognised as a Business for Good and a Social Enterprise Member of raiSE.
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[Homelessness in Singapore and Good Resources for the Primary Schoolers and Young-at-heart Adults Alike] Shoutout to Lianne Ong for her latest book "The Uncle Downstairs". An easy to read story about #homelessness in #Singapore (love the visuals by Nicholas Liem!). My lower primary-schooler boy was very captivated by the visuals and dialogues. So was I! His feedback (as he turned the last page).. "Cliff-hanger!". Lianne Ong , looks like you gotta do a sequel or best..a series!! :)) Having been part of the outreach chat group (alongside my other teenager boy) for @homelesssg (HHOS/Homeless Hearts of Singapore), this read by Lianne is highly "endorsed" by us. We started out clueless, thinking that the homeless people were there because they lost their jobs of sorts. It's much more complicated than that. My teenager son is now in a befriending chat-group for one of HHOS' homeless friends ("J"). They "listen" to and connect through "J"'s sharing of cool self-mixed DJ tunes. It would help for us to un-learn our pre-conceived notions on homelessness. Teach our younger ones too, for they are the future policy-makers. Many of our homeless friends lost #connectedness to supportive relationships. The good volunteers at HHOS put in alot of heart work to connect with, #build #relationships with their homeless friends, and support them by showing up for them almost daily, often in the wee hours. ❤️ Check out Lianne's back story on why she wrote this book: https://lnkd.in/gyAqrxCV ✋ Link to Homeless Hearts of Singapore: https://lnkd.in/gthFCRsP 📚 Get yourself / your child(ren) the book at the publisher World Scientific https://sg.shp.ee/pQ9aDdf (shopee) or https://lnkd.in/g5riBWHZ (lazada)
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“Why write a children’s book on homelessness?” 💬 Lianne Ong’s goal was always to tell stories that would be conversation starters for parents and children. What stood out to her in her conversations with rough sleepers was the vastly different backgrounds and circumstances in which they all experienced. That led to her desire to write a book on homelessness, though it is a topic that had not been done before in Singapore. 👀 Watch the reel to learn more about the BTS from Lianne herself! 🛒 Buy “The Uncle Downstairs” now at major book stores, World Scientific Publishing's website or their stores on Shopee (s.shopee.sg/608JQR4aIZ) and Lazada (s.lazada.sg/s.1gxbu). Book Illustration by: Nicholas Liem.
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”Where did Uncle go?” "Uncle helped Amos!" 🧐 Last Thursday, PCF Sparkletots @ Queenstown 53A was filled with chatter and curious questions from the little ones! 📚📖 The children were captivated by an animated reading of Lianne Ong's “The Uncle Downstairs” 👴🏻 by Senior Parliamentary Secretary, MSF (Ministry of Social and Family Development, Singapore (MSF)) and MCCY, Mr Eric Chua. It was followed by fun activities inspired by the book! ❤️✨ The post-reading activities are based on an Activity Guide that we co-created with PCF (PAP Community Foundation), and it aims to help kids get interested in the community and social matters around them, and explore how they want to show care for others. 👉🏻 Get “The Uncle Downstairs” at Shopee (https://lnkd.in/euqqjSXn), Lazada (http://s.lazada.sg/s.1gxbu) and download the Activity Guide on our site (https://lnkd.in/eQEcSPyJ)! #bookshare #childrensbooks #earlychildhood #education #reading #Singapore #PCFSparkletots #TheUncleDownstairs
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Here's the backstory on Lianne Ong's latest children story and how we worked with her! 📖 ICYMI, “The Uncle Downstairs” is the first local illustrated children’s book that highlights the nuances of homelessness. Over the past 2 years, Solve n+1 has helped to broker partnerships with key stakeholders (Ministry of Social and Family Development, Singapore (MSF) and PAP Community Foundation) and co-create a supplementary Activity Guide with preschool educators to bring the story to life. It is our belief that cultivating civic-mindedness among Singaporeans always require the joint effort of many partners and communities. 🤝 🛒 Get “The Uncle Downstairs” now at major book stores, World Scientific Publishing's website or their stores on Shopee (s.shopee.sg/608JQR4aIZ) and Lazada (s.lazada.sg/s.1gxbu)!
My newest title, The Uncle Downstairs, is finally out. During the Covid-19 years, I had the privilege of speaking to rough sleepers and persons working in the rough sleeping space for two articles I had written for Singapore Kindness Movement’s online publication, The Pride. These conversations opened my eyes to a topic that I knew nothing about—indeed it’s not a topic we speak about often in Singapore. I was greatly humbled, especially for the preconceived notions I had about the homeless and realised that much of that messaging had been shaped during my growing up years. I knew that I wanted to write a story about homelessness in Singapore, or, as it is more appropriately labelled here, rough sleeping. My purpose was to challenge some common myths we have about rough sleepers, but most of all, to create empathy in children (and their parents). Today, after many years of waiting, the book is finally out. It is my hope that parents and educators will use this book to start conversations about this topic. A book on such a topic in Singapore, specifically written for children, is not an easy one to get published. I knew that from the get go, when an earlier manuscript was rejected by a local publisher. (I believe it was the first rejection that I’d ever received! I am very fortunate to be able to say that!) In fact, my current publisher almost rejected it as well. But what this did was spur me to find support in the right places. For this reason, I reached out to Kenneth Heng from Solve n+1 — one of the persons I had interviewed for the article, for his knowledge in the rough sleeping space (Solve runs The Open Home Network). I shared with him the raw manuscript and from that day onwards, I have received the best support ever. I credit Kenneth and his team for persevering through many hurdles over two years, to get us to where we are today. It is entirely through Solve’s effort that we have funding support from the Ministry of Social and Family Development and have collaborated with the curriculum team at PCF Sparkle Tots to design an activity guide based on the book to be used by parents and educators. Nicholas Liem, who illustrated my A Place for Us series, was the right person for this book and I believe his illustrations have elevated the story. This is our seventh title together, and that means he has illustrated most of my titles! I also need to thank Leila Boukarim for sharpening this story. Lastly, thanks to World Scientifc Publishing Co for believing in this project and for the patience. The book is available on their Lazada and Shopee outlets.
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New Book Drop! ✨ 📖 Writing about homelessness is no easy task. Yet, this story has been crafted with so much sensitivity and intentionality to ensure it’s suitable for the young and old! 👶 Some adults have told us how it blew their mind too 👀 2 years ago, Lianne Ong approached us with this story. We immediately resonated with it. But we knew that having more community partners onboard would allow the book to reach more people. Today, we’re happy to share that we have the support from the Ministry of Social and Family Development, Singapore (MSF) and PAP Community Foundation (PCF) – and the book + activity guide will be making its way to more children and preschools around SG 🙌 Stay tuned for more updates and BTS of this book project! 🛒 Buy the book now at major book stores, World Scientific Publishing's website or their stores on Shopee (s.shopee.sg/608JQR4aIZ) and Lazada (s.lazada.sg/s.1gxbu). Book Illustration by: Nicholas Liem
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Who would commit to a 3-hour workshop to figure out How Singaporeans Earn a Living from the World? I spent a wonderful afternoon with big-hearted friends from the social and not-for-profit sector, who care about Singapore, Singaporeans, and our future. - Debunking popular myths about our economy - Confronting difficult choices in an economy-building game - Discussing how our economy impacts our social fabric and global relevance Shout out to Kenneth Heng and Solve n+1 for organising and hosting the session (complete with homemade brownies and teh!), Stacy Tan for posting on the key takeaways and Gabriel Lee for winning the title of People’s Choice Economy by popular vote despite not being the most valuable in pure dollar terms. Totally made the point that price is not the same as value (see Mariana Mazzucato on economic value and who creates it https://lnkd.in/gzFV6ayd)
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#Service is not a new concept to many and even a core component for many secondary schools that have service-focused programmes. For Kenneth Heng, our Founder, serving others is not just a value to hold on to, but service has taught him many lessons and changed his life radically. Earlier this year at Ngee Ann Secondary School's Student Leadership Investiture 2024 – themed 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙎𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩 – he was invited as a guest speaker. He shared his story and journey before starting Solve n+1 and 3 lessons that service has taught him. 👇 Read on and let us know which lesson resonates with you! We're heartened to hear the takeaways of young student leaders as well and we hope that they will go on to impact others ✨
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In our last story from our 5th anniversary series, we’re featuring a special friend of ours, Wai Jia Tam – a humanitarian doctor, renowned local speaker and author, and non-profit founder! 🔥 3 years ago, she was introduced to our Founder, Kenneth Heng, for his expertise in the social sector – and that was the start of their mentorship journey and friendship. Over the years, she has seen and learnt much from him on what being a leader can look like. Kenneth has led Solve n+1 with many of these same values. 👉 Swipe to read her reflections! - #FIVEStoriesinFIVEYears | Solve n+1 turned 5 end of last year! 🎊 Our organisation has always sought to create impact and care for persons. To commemorate, we’re sharing 5 stories from our friends, clients and partners – because we believe Solve n+1's values are better felt and experienced by others, than simply told by us ❤️
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In a sector that typically faces burnout, having the right partnerships can bring relief, energise and be a powerful force for good 🤝 As such, our valued partnership with SAAC is something we don’t take for granted! 💞 This working relationship first budded in Oct 2020 when Solve n+1 reached out to St. Andrew’s Autism Centre. Passionate about making a difference to Adults with Autism, our team decided to pilot a project with SAAC. Three years on, our partnership/friendship is still going strong! 🔥 It has now led to a 2-year community engagement project with SAAC. 👉 Come hear from Keith, the Centre Manager of SAAC’s Day Activity Centre, on what he looks out for in a partnership! - #FIVEStoriesinFIVEYears | Solve n+1 turned 5 end of last year! 🎊 Our organisation has always sought to create impact and care for persons. To commemorate, we’re sharing 5 stories from our friends, clients and partners – because we believe Solve n+1's values are better felt and experienced by others, than simply told by us ❤️ Follow Solve n+1 for more stories.