YSA Annual Report 2018

YSA
ANNUAL REPORT
2018
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In July 2018, YSA held its Ninth Khwaish Lecture
with Mr Bilahari Kausikan as the guest speaker.
The session first engaged the participants in
discussions on the subject matter at hand and
later allowed the participants to hear from Mr
Kausikan on ‘The Foundation of Singapore’s
Foreign Policy’. It was an enriching session for
the youth who attended.
Recognizing Achievements
It is also important to YSA to recognize the
efforts and achievements of our youth. An
annual event at YSA that does just that is the
Sikh Graduates Tea Reception. The Reception
provides Sikh youth with the opportunity to
network with each other but more crucially,
it recognizes and celebrates the academic
achievements of these youth including those
who have pursued post graduate studies and
continuous learning.
In October 2018, the Sikh Graduates Tea
reception saw over 35 graduates receive their
appreciation plaques from Guest-of-Honour, Mr
Ng Chee Meng.
YSA’s annual racial harmony football
tournament is another. This tournament brings
together individuals from different ethnicities,
age groups and backgrounds. The players,
regardless of race and language, play together
in the field while the side activities outside the
field also sees players building bonds as they
support and cheer each other on.
The 14th Racial Harmony Football Tournament
was held in March 2018 with Guest of Honour,
Mr Louis Ng gracing the event. It is a platform
which not only helps to build bonds in the
community but also promotes a healthy lifestyle
of sports and physical activity.
Looking Ahead
The last one year has been fulfilling. We at YSA
will continue to work hard to reach out to youth
with the aim of understanding, appreciating
and fulfilling their aspirations. We also strive
to bring to you more exciting initiatives and
programmes to benefit our youth and society.
With your continuous support, we can make a
difference!
Building Bonds in the Community
We at YSA also strongly believe in crossing
barriers of race, religion and language in
our programmes. This way our activities and
programmes are inclusive and bring about
various positive benefits in various segments of
the community. The Ninth Khwaish Lecture was
one such programme.