dunk it @ chingay 2011 report

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Our Youth. Our Future.

environmental challenge organisation (singapore)known as ECO Singapore

*SCAPE, 2 Orchard Link, #04-01 GRID New Media Studios, Singapore 237978http://www.eco-singapore.org I Tel: (65) 6333 5543 I Fax: (65) 6333 5537

Registered Address: 10 Anson Road, International Plaza, #15-14 Singapore 079903

Society Reg. No: ROS326/2002Charity Reg. No: 1739

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Dunk It! @ Chingay parade 2011 Report

Venue: Chingay Parade venue @ Singapore Flyer Date: 11&12 February 2011Time: 3:30pm 9pm

After almost every major large scale event held in Singapore, organisersare faced with filthy and unsightly event sites, which eventually becomethe responsibility of the cleaners. To tackle this issue, the Dunk itinitiative was introduced by ECO Singapore, during the National Day

Parade in 2006.

Before the event, ECO Singapore held two briefings to teach thevolunteers about the tasks and remind the Intention of Dunk It!Programme.

The primary objectives of the ECO Agents during events include the

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Help Singaporean youths crystallize their environmental concerninto meaningful actions Encourage the public to dispose of their trash into trash bins. Empower youths to influence the public to do their part inprotecting our environment

Contact Person : Wilson AngPresident, ECO Singapore

Email : [email protected]


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To put their knowledge to action, the volunteers wereinvolved in engaging activities:

Engagement Act #1

Participants were asked to take part at Million Acts of Green.The objective of the programme is giving the public the opportunity toshare, what they have done to reduce their environmental impact.

Engagement Act #2

Thank You For Not Littering badges were produced and distributed bythe ECO-Agents and public to openly thank the participants who weredoing the right thing, by binning their litters.


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Engagement Act #3

The Volunteers motivate the public to try the ECO Singaporequestionnaire. Objective of the questionnaire is to remind and check important environmental knowledge. The questions are about generaland regional environmentally topics.

ECO-Agents at Work

During the first day of the Chingay parade, the determination tocomplete their mission led the ECO- Agents to disregard the downpour in the late afternoon and continue with the tasks given.

The passionate ECO-Agents reached out to over 900 participants duringthe two - day Dunk it operation at Chingay 2011.Majority of these participants fell within the age group of 19 55 years.

The enthusiastic ECO-Agents all agreed that the engagement wasmeaningful and had indeed proved to be a unique experience.


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Partnering Organisation:

Dunk It! @ Chingay would not be possible without the continuoussupport from our partner organisations through the opportunity andresources they provided.

The partner organisations for this event are:

National Environment Agency NEA(HQ & Central Regional Office)

Peoples Association

Veolia Environmental Services

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