Passion To Serve
"Passion To Serve is a non-profit-organization which works for the education and relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantages.
Work for advancement of Knowledge especially for those devoid of access to low cost quality education in the fields of computers, science, technology, environment and finance. Target beneficiaries include children from low-income families, migrant workers, persons with intellectual disability and cancer patients
Work on sustainable environmental solutions by helping Donors redistribute their pre-loved Items to less privileged receivers (households with low incomes or special needs) by organizing collection drives and through its e-platform, GIFTIK"
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Passion To Serve
Follow and realise the "Passion To Serve" anyone in need, in whatever way we can.
Beneficiaries
14,419
Items Donated
16,560
Cartons Donated
938
Student Beneficiaries
565
Volunteers / Educators
187
RECHARGE!
Passion To Serve opens a new Activity Centre, RECHARGE, for migrant workers at the newly launched Sembawang Recreation Centre (SRC).
Sembawang Recreation Centre (SRC) would become the latest addition to the list of Recreation Centres provided by Singapore Ministry of Manpower ACE Group for relaxation and recreation of the migrant workers.
Within SRC, Passion To Serve’s RECHARGE would provide migrant workers from nearby dormitories with a platform to ‘recharge” themselves through a combination of fun and learning activities, a mix of games and enrichment, and a balance of recreation and education.
At RECHARGE, in a lounge environment, on the one hand, migrant workers would be able to enjoy video games on X-Box, play Table Tennis, Carrom and many board games and on the other, they would be able to participate in Yoga and Art & Craft sessions, go through a collection of freely available books, attend various enrichment classes such as those on Computer & Technology, MS Excel, Spoken English and Personal Finance and work on their fitness at the Fitness Corner – all for FREE.
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Recent Action @ Passion To Serve
International Migrants Day celebrations
IMD @ Kranji, IMD @ SRC
Passion To Serve celebrated IMD at Kranji Recreation Centre in Dec 2022 and at Sembawang Recreation Centre in Dec 2023 with the migrant workers from nearby dormitories, engaging them with exciting rounds of Bingo, Dart, Bounce-Off-Ping-Pong and Lidi Stick games. Many participants had fun while trying to direct the ball towards the basket to claim goodies while few others expressed their artistic side through craft making and painting. Workers were also informed about Passion To Serve’s upcoming round of free online educational courses.
Loads of fun in the true ACE spirit of Assurance, Care and Engagement – thanks to Ministry of Manpower ACE Group for facilitating the event and to other organizations such as Sian Chay Medical Institution, My Brother SG, Its Raining Raincoats and AWGO for coming together to bring a smile to our worker brothers.
GIFTIK: Gift-In-Kind
Passion To Serve distributed new/used items to over 1200 migrant workers on 11 December 2022 at the Penjuru Recreation Centre under its GIFTIK or Gift-In-Kind initiative, while similar GIFTIK events over 2023 and early 2024 at Penjuru and Sembawang Recreation Centre saw participation from about 2200 migrant workers. Thank you to all the donors for parting with your pre-loved items and serving a smile to the workers.
Free 'Digital Workshops' on MS Excel
Selected migrant workers in Singapore underwent free hands-on training on MS Excel using rented/donated laptops as part of a #DigitalWorkshop organized by Passion To Serve for worker brothers who had completed the Basic online technology course earlier.
Migrant workers went through the nitty gritty of Excel from VLOOKUPS to Pivot Tables to Macros. Indeed, knowledge knows no boundaries.
World Mental Health Day event
Passion To Serve co-organized World Mental Health Day event in Singapore along with Ministry of Manpower ACE Group, MWC and HealthServe at Tuas South Recreation Centre on 9 October 2022 and at Penjuru Recreation Centre on 8 October 2023. Over these years, the WMHD event saw close to 1400 and 1000 migrant workers benefiting from various activities around mental health.
Migrant workers enjoyed and relaxed through various novel games and activities:
- Steel Combat and Masala Bhangra
- Breathing and Relaxation Exercises
- Card making
- Mindfulness games – Sudoku, Tower of Hanoi, Spot The Difference, Memory Game, Traditional Lidi stick game
- Feeling Wheel
- GIFTIK counter of pre-loved donated items for our worker brothers
Thank you MoM ACE Chief Mr. Tung for gracing the event and for spending time with workers and volunteers alike.
Singapore National Day celebrations
Passion To Serve celebrated the 57th Singapore National Day with around 1800 migrant workers at Cochrane Recreation Centre supported by 30 volunteers. It was a success with loads of recreation and fun—both the volunteers and workers had an enjoyable time.
At the event, we saw some astonishing paintings and crafts, lively competition at the carnival game stalls, relaxing yoga sessions, and intense traditional lidi stick games. Fresh smoothies were also made with an enjoyable bingo session at the end. We were also able to distribute certificates for our educational courses and gain students for future sessions.
About us
Passion To Serve is a Singapore-based non-profit-organization which works for the education and relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantages.
Passion To Serve Ltd. is registered with Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) of Singapore under UEN 202025183R as a public limited company implying that it does not have any shareholder ownership and is independently audited by an external auditor.
Passion To Serve operates at three levels:
- Physical: Serve Items – Work on sustainable environmental solutions by helping Donors redistribute their pre-loved Items to less privileged receivers (migrant workers, households with low incomes or special needs) by organizing collection/distribution drives, making sure that reusable products are first directed to the needy before being trashed or finding their way to recycle plants.
- Intellectual: Serve Knowledge – Work for advancement of Knowledge especially for those devoid of access to low cost quality education in the fields of computers, science, technology, environment and finance. Target beneficiaries include migrant workers, children from low-income families, persons with intellectual disability and cancer patients.
- Emotional/Mental/Spiritual: Serve Peace, Serve Recreation, Serve Well-being – Organize various recreational and enrichment events/activities and provide Activity Centres such as RECHARGE @ SRC to provide a platform for beneficiaries to relax, recreate and recharge themselves towards greater well being, awareness, peace and happiness.
Service Tree:
MISSION
Our mission is to follow and realize our Passion To Serve anyone in need, whenever we can, wherever we can, and in whatever way we can.
VISION
To build a community in which we all strive to help and serve others, both in good and bad times, and thereby to enable and facilitate our collective growth towards well-being, prosperity and happiness for all.
Items-To-Serve
‘Items-To-Serve’ is a programme to arrange and provide for new and/or pre-love items to those in need, specifically to migrant worker in various dormitories in Singapore, on a regular and/or on a need basis through our GIFTIK (Gift-In-Kind) initiative. Items include books, clothes, appliances, sports equipment, computers/laptops, luggage/bags, fresh/packed food/grocery and so on.
We also arrange for distribution drives through our collaborations with other organizations such as Willing Hearts.
You can participate by contributing funds towards purchasing new items of food ration, groceries and small gift articles and/or you can volunteer to support us in organizing various collection/distribution drives.
Knowledge-To-Serve
Serve food to someone, you serve him for a day; Serve Education, and you serve him for life.
Education goes beyond short-term fulfillments and academic achievements as it provides a pathway to fulfilling dreams and realizing potential through re/up-skilling. Knowledge also raises general awareness about ourselves and about the society we live in.
Under ‘Knowledge-To-Serve’ programme, Passion To Serve conducts regular enrichment courses and workshops for those who do not have access to quality education, including migrant workers in Singapore. Subjects include Digital literacy (Computers/Technology, MS Excel), Financial literacy, Language literacy (Spoken English), Environmental literacy, Art & Craft sessions and Yoga and Mindfulness classes.
All the courses are taken by instructors who are experts in their respective fields and the sessions are delivered in a fun-filled manner but with professional corporate-like quality involving diagnostic tests, quizzes, break-out sessions, assessment tests, and certificates.
Knowledge-To-Serve also involves organizing lecture series and interaction sessions on specific topics on awareness about digital and financial safety, health, nutrition and cancer besides setting up libraries at worker dormitories and conducting Book Donation Drives at various schools.
You can participate by becoming a Volunteer Educator to teach or assist with teaching any of these topics (Computers, Finance, English, Yoga) or by sharing any relevant part of your professional knowledge and insights which can be useful for general awareness of the society. Topics could range from understanding of Maths or Technology to professional perspective on Cloud Computing, Climate Change and Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Partner Organizations
Ministry Of Manpower, ACE Division, Government of Singapore
Movement for Intellectually Disabled of Singapore
Singapore based Willing Hearts
Temasek Polytechnic, Singapore
RSVP, Singapore
United World College South East Asia (UWCSEA), East, Singapore
365 Cancer Prevention Society
The BARN from Cornerstone
Medical Relief Society, Doctors For You
Books Beyond Borders
Dignity Mama from Project Dignity
Singapore Children’s Society
JTC Corporation, Statutory Board under Singapore Ministry of Trade and Industry
Mind Body Symphony
Akshaya Patra Foundation
Medical Relief Society, Doctors For You
Recognition & Testimonials
Passion To Serve wins CMO Asia 'NGO Leadership Award
Passion To Serve has won the prestigious CMO Asia ‘NGO Leadership Award’ for 2022 across 35+ participating countries. The jury comprised of various leaders from social field.
Our Founder & CEO, Advik Chaudhary, received the award at the CMO Asia Award ceremony held in Singapore.
Passion To Serve recognized by Singapore Ministry of Manpower, MoM
Passion To Serve Founder & former CEO, Advik Chaudhary, received ‘Certificate of Appreciation’ from Ms. Lim Yen Ling, Director, ACE Group, Ministry of Manpower (MoM) at the International Migrants Day (IMD), 2022 event for supporting migrant workers in Singapore.
Similar appreciation was bestowed on Passion To Serve for contributions over 2023. The ‘Certificate of Appreciation’ was presented at the ACE Partner’s Appreciation Event held in February 2024 in the presence of Senior Minister of State (SMS), Ministry of Manpower (MoM), Dr. Koh Poh Koon.
Gratitude to the selfless contributions of all the volunteers – this recognition is an appreciation of your ‘passion to serve’!
Testimonials
Few loving comments and constructive feedback from the beneficiaries.
