National Youth Council Youth Expedition Project (YEP) Post-Expedition Survey and Reflection Form

Dear YEP Participants / Leaders, Welcome to the Youth Expedition Project experience. We believe it was a challenging, meaningful and rewarding journey in learning through the rendering of service to others. We would greatly appreciate it if you could take some time to share your thoughts about your learning journey. Your comments will go a long way to make the YEP experience more meaningful for other young people like yourself. Warmest Regards, National Youth Council PERSONAL DATA Project Name: Name: Gender: Occupation/Organisati on or Student/ Institution: Project Location: NRIC/Passport Nos.: Age: Nationality (Singaporean / PR / Others): Yes No Yes No Maybe Maybe

Would you be interested to lead a YEP team in future? Would you like to be involved in youth programmes and/or volunteer opportunities under Peoples Association and NYC?

Note: Strongly Disagree-1 and Strongly Agree-6 Q1. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the various statements below as a result of the YEP? Strongly Strongly After YEP Disagree Agree I am more aware of my personal strengths and 1 2 3 4 5 6 weaknesses. I want to be part of Singapores nation building effort. 1 2 3 4 5 6 I have more confidence in myself. 1 2 3 4 5 6 I am able to accept diverse views in a team. 1 2 3 4 5 6 My ability to lead a group of people has improved. 1 2 3 4 5 6 I want to be involved in community service work. 1 2 3 4 5 6 I prefer to work independently than in a team. 1 2 3 4 5 6 I want to know more about the issues happening around 1 2 3 4 5 6 the world. I am able to contribute positively when working in a team. 1 2 3 4 5 6 I am more aware of the socio-economic and political 1 2 3 4 5 6 issues in Singapore. I am appreciative of the opportunity to live/work/study in 1 2 3 4 5 6 Singapore. My pride of being a Singaporean increased. 1 2 3 4 5 6 My ability to work cooperatively in a team has improved. 1 2 3 4 5 6 I have a greater sense of social responsibility as a result of 1 2 3 4 5 6 YEP.
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I believe that negative situations / remarks will not stop me from achieving my goals. I feel that I am a member of my community / society.

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The following questions are about community involvement or social participation. Community involvement is not only about doing charity work. They can also be any activities that benefit the community, whether it is in the areas of arts, culture, education, environment, healthcare, income generation, social enterprise, special needs, technology transfer, youths, etc. Q2a. Q2b. Are you currently involved in any community work? No (pls skip Q2b and go to Q2c) Yes If yes, is the community work you are involved in: Self-initiated (i.e. you started it on your own) Please provide details (where and what): Frequency: Once a week / Once a month /Others: Initiated by Voluntary Welfare Organisations (VWOs) / Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) etc. Please provide details (where and what): Frequency: Once a week / Once a month /Others: Initiated by your school / institution / organisation as part of Community Involvement Programme (CIP) or Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programmes Please provide details (where and what): Frequency: Once a week / Once a month /Others: Q2c. Has the YEP experience influenced your level of involvement in community work? [Please tick one answer from below] (Please tick) I was already involved in community work before but YEP has made me want to be more involved I was already involved in community work before and YEP has not made me want to change my level of involvement I was already involved in community work before but YEP has made me want to be less involved I was not involved in community work before but YEP has made me want to be involved I was not involved in community work before and YEP has not changed my mind How has the YEP experience left an impact on you? [Please tick one answer from below and explain your choice] (Please tick) YEP is by far the most transformational experience I have had

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YEP is one of the more transformational experiences that I have had YEP is just an interesting programme with minimal impact YEP has no impact on me Q3b. Please explain your choice for Q3a:

Q4a.

Share with us what you have learnt: From the Singapore host community: From the overseas host community:

Q4b.

Share with us the social issue(s) you have observed in Singapore and during your overseas expedition project (e.g. Issues pertaining to the special needs community, education system, street children, migration, and health services). What do you think are the possible reasons behind this social issue(s)? Pre-expedition: Overseas expedition: Post-expedition:

Q5.

How meaningful do you think your interaction and /or service was for your host partners/communities? Please elaborate: For the Singapore host community: For the overseas host community: Very meaningful Quite meaningful Not very meaningful Not meaningful at all Please elaborate: Very meaningful Quite meaningful Not very meaningful Not meaningful at all Please elaborate:

Q6a.

What tools were used to draw out learning from the team? Group facilitation Journaling Dialogue session Others:______________________________________________________________________________

Q6b.

How useful were the facilitation sessions?

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 Very useful Quite useful Not very useful Q6c. Please explain your choice for Q6b:

Not useful at all

Q7.

How has the YEP experience influenced your thoughts on (i) personal values (ii) community service and (iii) your role in your own community? (E.g. you are now more interested to find out about the special needs community)

(i) Personal values: (ii) Community service: (iii): Your role in the community:

THANK YOU FOR COMPLETING THE FORM.

June 2011 - NYC YEP Post-Expedition Survey and Reflection Form