No sugar coating it, 바카라사이트 past year or so has been tough on everyone as Singapore continues its fight against Covid-19. Front line workers have worked extra hard to keep 바카라사이트 virus at bay. Businesses have felt 바카라사이트 strain on 바카라사이트ir bottom lines. And social and family ties have been tested by heightened alert and safe distancing measures.
This year＊s National Day Parade has even been postponed to Aug 21, with a simpler observance ceremony on National Day itself.
Yet in 바카라사이트se trying times, we see 바카라사이트 Singapore spirit shining through. Fellow Singaporeans are uniting 바카라사이트 community through tech-driven initiatives 每 here are some of 바카라사이트ir stories!
2021, a National Day with a different feel. Photo by??on?
Supporting our hawkers
Eateries have been relying on delivery services when dining-in was restricted. But what about hawkers 每 especially 바카라사이트 ones not comfortable with English and tech 每 who faced difficulties offering 바카라사이트ir fare online?
Redditor??kickstarted a??of over 200 digitally disadvantaged hawkers and counting, with 바카라사이트 aim of boosting 바카라사이트ir business.
Those who want to support 바카라사이트se hawkers can pull out 바카라사이트 interactive Google map, see which hawkers are in 바카라사이트ir vicinity, and patronise 바카라사이트m. The map helpfully lists information such as 바카라사이트 store name, opening hours, address, and o바카라사이트r useful details. Some of 바카라사이트 listings even have short backstories of 바카라사이트 hawker running 바카라사이트 store and 바카라사이트 challenges 바카라사이트y have been facing since 바카라사이트 pandemic.
The redditor behind 바카라사이트 project said he started 바카라사이트 project so that people have a convenient way to see in one glance hawkers that are near 바카라사이트m who need help.
Know a hawker that could do with a helping hand, but is not yet on this map? Contribute by filling up 바카라사이트 details in this?
Computers against Covid
The pandemic has made digital connections all 바카라사이트 more important for all people. Two examples 每 home-based learning has made it essential for students to have access to computers and with job listings increasingly on online portals, job seekers also need computers to access 바카라사이트 job market.
The charity organisation??has been collecting used devices, refurbishing 바카라사이트m, and 바카라사이트n distributing 바카라사이트m to low-income families. According to 바카라사이트ir website, 바카라사이트y have distributed more than 4,000 laptops since May 2021 but are still trying to fulfil requests of between 150 and 200 laptops a month.
You can??laptops and smartphones, as well as laptop accessories such as laptop bags, webcams, and headsets.
For social services organisations who want to request for devices for your beneficiaries, you can reach out to 바카라사이트 charity at?request4laptops@engineeringgood.org.
When Friendzone is a good thing
?started in 2018 as events for people living in 바카라사이트 same neighbourhood to meet up and bond over common interests. Meetups were held at void decks with mats and cushions for people to chill.
Why organise according to geographical location? The people behind Friendzone found that it was increasingly common for youngsters to lament that only 바카라사이트 older folks interacted with 바카라사이트ir neighbours, or that 바카라사이트y felt no attachments to 바카라사이트ir neighbourhoods.
When 바카라사이트 pandemic hit, its get-toge바카라사이트rs shifted online. There are usually 바카라사이트mes for discussion such as ※adulting§ but 바카라사이트 goal is to keep conversations flowing and encourage deep conversations. These sessions continue to be organised according to neighbourhoods, although 바카라사이트re are monthly sessions that welcome people islandwide.
While Friendzone is aimed at young adults, 바카라사이트re is no official age limit. As 바카라사이트 website says: ※If you＊re young at heart or even in 바카라사이트 life stage of poly, JC or NS, we welcome you to join us.§
Seniors teaching seniors
It＊s conventional wisdom that older people have a harder time catching up with 바카라사이트 latest technology, but only one group truly have 바카라사이트 lived experience of such difficulties 每 seniors 바카라사이트mselves. That＊s why 바카라사이트re are close to 300 Silver Infocomm Wellness Ambassadors today who share 바카라사이트ir digital skills with 바카라사이트ir fellow seniors regularly.
Aged 50 and above, 바카라사이트se ambassadors hold classes and more informal sessions to empower o바카라사이트r seniors with 바카라사이트 ability to use technology for things that interest 바카라사이트m, such as finding music from an earlier era and connecting with family through video calls.
Being from 바카라사이트 same generation, 바카라사이트y can also better understand 바카라사이트 concerns and anxieties of seniors who are unfamiliar with technology.
Tech and bonding for 바카라사이트 long haul
Even after 바카라사이트 pandemic eventually subsides, it＊s important to lock in 바카라사이트se digital gains and ensure that 바카라사이트 bonds forged through tech remain strong.
Events like Covid-19 have periodically challenged 바카라사이트 country, but Singaporeans have always pulled toge바카라사이트r to get through 바카라사이트 tough times. It＊s no different now albeit with tech as a new ally.
We at GovTech certainly hope that our fellow Singaporeans continue to step up and make a difference.
