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ANNUAL REPORT 2011

Motion of Life

Motion of Life

That life in itself is dead without the touch of wisdom, kindness and compassion.

Darkness looms, clouds consuming. And the Heart solidifies to the wonder of Eternity. Emotions awakened to the Motions of Life.Against the odds, one triumphs to survive.

Hikari Nohana

Vision

To be women who catalyse changes in Muslim women for the betterment of families, community and society.

Mission

To empower Muslim women with skills, knowledge and opportunities through quality programmes and services to enhance their multiple roles in life.

SSincere in the services that we provide

A Pro-Active in attending to the needs of the community

C Compassionate in our actions

R Reliable in service delivery

E Effective and efficient in executing the services

D “Dakwah” – inviting all that is good, enjoining what is right and forbidding what is wrong

Corporate Values

President’s Message 2

CEO’s Message 3

Board Members 4

Organisation Chart 5

Minutes of 39th AGM 2010 6

Divisional Report

• Resource Development 10

• Corporate Communications 12

• Training & Consultancy 16

• Early Childhood Education 18

• Student Care Centres 20

• Specialised Services

» As-Salaam 22

» Inspirasi 26

» Vista Sakinah 28

• Family Services

» FSC East 32

» FSC West 34

Financial Report (2010-2011) 36

Our Centres 80

Content

Assalamualaikum wr wb

What started off as a single mission to help the abused and disadvantaged women in 1952 has grown in terms of reach and goals today. We, at PPIS, take this positively, albeit in small steps and one at a time. This is important. We caution ourselves against doing things beyond our limited resources. What we do instead is to provide calculated risks and projections before embarking on a certain programme so that we will have better fruition in serving the needy women and children, the low income families and those that face life challenges.

In that spirit to enable others, PPIS continues to engage its many stakeholders in developing new programmes and building of new centres. Our heart goes to the many underprivileged children and single mothers who had to go through life challenges alone and in the case of the children at such a tender age. We recognize the need to continue giving them support and provide the platform for their growth and sharing of emotions. Therefore, as they continue the journey of their life, we extend the single parent family services of As-Salaam to Vista Sakinah, a new centre specializing in remarriages and step-families. This is a natural progression of services as it serves the current social landscape of the community.

We witnessed the opening of our 2nd Family Service Centre at Chai Chee at the closure of the year in 2010. Most of the cases presented in that year were issues concerning financial difficulties,

shelter and marital. There was also a relatively higher number of elderly clients being served as compared to PPIS West given the location of FSC East. Through innovative programmes and services, we hope that the two FSCs shall serve better and reach out to an even bigger pool of people who need our help.

To add further to PPIS’ growth, our Early Child Development Division obtained the key to its 6th centre at Bedok Reservoir, opening up more joys and laughter from the children. We seize this opportunity to provide guidance and imbue positive values in the development of our children. We hope that we not only build the minds of these children to become creative thinkers but also to have strong characteristics as future leaders.

For the upcoming year, we hope to garner more support from the “well-to-dos” in collaborating with us, as we extend our helping hands to provide care and assistance to the needy and underprivileged people.

I hope this annual report will give us an insight of what PPIS has done throughout this financial year in our effort to improve the lives of our women, children and families so that they too can be a part of the contributing society.

Wassalamu’alaikum wr wb

Sapiah MollaPRESIDENT

President’s Message

Assalamu’alaikum wr wb

Motion Of Life

PPIS is fortunate to have a group of committed and strong leaders at all levels of hierarchy in steering the organisation forward, focusing on the work of helping others, partnering people in their motions towards betterment and bringing positive impact on them. Every stakeholder of PPIS counts in engineering changes and impacting the lives of many.

We are constantly thinking of creative ways to imbue values in our programmes that bring meanings and benefits to the clients served. We are conscious of the need to provide a delicate balance between imparting these fundamental values of life such as perseverance, compassion and being visionary with understanding the basic needs of our clients such as food, shelter, clothing and emotional well-being.

In FY 2010-2011, a momentous number of events has taken place at PPIS. The significant ones are the births of three new centres, the heightened of technological use of the cloud computing system and the introduction of 2 new units namely Training & Consultancy as well as Professional Development.

The opening up of 3 new centres – Child Development Centre at Bedok Reservoir, Family Service Centre East at Chai Chee and Vista Sakinah (Centre for the Remarriages & Step-families) at Sembawang - are efforts to ensure continuity in our programmes of uplifting the women, strengthening the families and developing the

young minds. The setting up of the Training & Consultancy unit that train the trainers also works towards better outreach of the clients.

In the same year, we have also leveraged on the technology to enable everyone in PPIS, work in a harmonious fashion through the cloud computing system. This system has allowed us to have shared resources and documentation as well as greater connectivity and productivity among the staff located at the 13 centres.

We streamlined the career and development path of the professionals for a clearer and flexible internal movement as well as to ensure leadership readiness. These efforts of talent management and professional development are important steps for PPIS to move ahead and remain relevant.

Challenges are abound. What we regard as problems and challenges today, we shall embrace together and strive to find solutions so that today’s problems will become a history 10 years down the road. Instead, what will appear favourably then will be the fruits of labour for us to reap on. With one heart and mind, we can do so much more and achieve things beyond our dreams and desired goals, God willing.

I wish for more good years ahead for PPIS members, staff and everyone in the community who are directly involved or being served with love, sincerity and passion.

Wassalam.

Maznah MasopCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Ceo’s Message

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PPIS Board Members 2011 Organisation Chart

Finance

Human Resource

ProfessionalDevelopment

Corporate Comms

ResourceDevelopment

CEO

BBC

FSC West

Fund Raising

Family Services

Specialised Services

FSC East

Research

As-Salaam

Training for Trainers / Svc

Providers

SBV PRC1 PRC2

SCC B

Advocacy

Vista Sakinah

Public Education

Programmes

SCC J

ICT Volunteer & Membership Management

Inspirasi

Consultancy

BR JN

Training and Consultancy

Social Services

Early Childhood

Education

Community Services

CorporateServices

Sapiah MollaPresident

Mariam AliasDeputy President

Dahliyah HamidHonorary Secretary

Fatimah AzimullahImmediate

Past President

Faridah TayHonorary Treasurer

Siti Habibah SirajBoard Member

Dr Noorul FathaBoard Member

Rahayu MahzamBoard Member

Sadiah ShahalAsst Honorary Secretary

Siti Hamida BahashawanBoard Member

Noraini AsmoriBoard Member

Intan Zapina Mokhtar Board Member

Sariah SopariBoard Member

Kamariah AdnanAsst Honorary Treasurer


Minutes of the 39th Annual General Meeting of PERSATUAN PEMUDI ISLAM SINGAPURA (PPIS) held on Saturday, 25th September 2010, at 10.20 am, at Onepeople.Sg, Trust Hall, Singapore.

Attendance: 130 participants

AGENDA:

1. President’s Address2. Confirmation of Minutes of 38th Annual General Meeting (5th September 2009)3. To receive and adopt the annual report 2009-20104. To receive and adopt the statement of accounts for the financial year ended 31 March 20105. To introduce the new team of Board Members6. Any other matters

AGENDA 1: President’s Address

1.1 President welcomed Board members, members and staff to the 39th Annual General Meeting.

1.2 President updated that the Honorary Treasurer, Ummi Kalsom Hamis had resigned to join PPIS as Finance and Admin Manager. As the Board has yet to find her replacement, the financial report was presented by Assistant Honorary Treasurer, Ms Kamariah Adnan.

1.3 President informed the meeting that this AGM was an election year as the existing board has served for 2 years. However, as there were only 15 nominees for the maximum 15 seats on the Board, all nominees would be appointed as board members. No election is required.

1.4 President proceeded with the confirmation of the minutes of the 38th Annual General Meeting.

AGENDA 2: Confirmation of Minutes Of 38th Annual General Meeting

2.1 As there was no other amendment or clarification to the minutes of the 38th Annual General Meeting, Ms Sitti Zainon Hassan proposed and Ms Fauziah Soeratman seconded the confirmation of the minutes.

AGENDA 3: To Receive and Adopt The Annual Report For 2009 – 2010

3.1 Centralisation President updated that the process of centralisation was still on-going and that the push towards

centralization is a requirement by the Charity Act. As an Association with an Institution of Public Character status, Board will ensure compliance to the Act.

3.2 NCSS Audit PPIS was audited by National Council of Social Services (NCSS) in 2009. The audit report was

favourable, and the Association’s IPC status is renewed until June 2012. President encouraged all to keep up with the existing high level of service and governance.

Minutes of 39th Annual General Meeting3.3 Public Awareness More publicity activities have been done to publicise and educate the public about PPIS’ programmes

and services. President explained that while the intention was to garner support and feedback from the community, such publicity efforts can also attract funders and donors who share the same aspirations as the organization.

It is also fundamental that the Association recognized outstanding individuals within the Association that has contributed to affirming PPIS’ standing in the community. President commended Cikgu Fatimah, PPIS’ Immediate Past President who was awarded President`s Social Service Award 2009 (Individual Category) by NCSS and Pingat Jasa Cemerlang by MUIS and Senior Director of Social Services, Mohd Ali Mahmood who was awarded the NCSS Outstanding Social Worker Award. He is the first Malay/Muslim social worker to receive such award.

3.4 Centre of Specialisation On 19 August 2009, PPIS was appointed by NCSS to be the Centre of Specialisation in working

with Malay Muslim Families. As part of the appointment, a research project on “Perspectives of Low Income Intact Malay Muslim Families towards Self-Reliance” was carried out.

Two training sessions were also organized for non-Muslim Social Workers on the issue of the worldview of the Malay Muslim families. These training sessions were very well-received.

3.5 PPIS-Jurong Family Service Centre PPIS-Jurong Family Centre (JFSC) has been relocated to its new and bigger premise in May 2009.

The launch of the new premises was graced by Dr Yacob Ibrahim, Minister for Environment and Water Resources and Minister in-charge of Muslim Affairs, and it was a milestone achievement to the Association’s social services Division. In his speech during the launch, the Minister commented that there is a need for a Malay-based family service centre as many Malay/Muslim families prefer and are more comfortable to work with Malay speaking social workers.

PPIS was also approached to set up a new Family Service Centre (FSC) in the Eastern part of Singapore. Renovation of the new centre was still on-going and was slated to be opened late this year. With the opening of FSC East, JSFC will serve mainly clients in the western part of Singapore, while FSC East will serve clients in the east.

3.6 As-Salaam Family Support Centre Another new family support centre, Vista Sakinah, was set up in September 2009. As a ‘spin-off’

centre of the As-Salam specialized services, Vista Sakinah focused on clients who were single parents but have decided to re-marry and rebuild their lives with re-constituted family.

3.7 Early Childhood Education The Early Childhood Education (ECE) division also had a successful year. Bukit Batok Kindergarten

was successfully converted to a childcare centre in April 2010. It is now known as Bukit Batok Child Development Centre. Lien Foundation, which has been funding the financial assistance scheme for children of low-income families has committed to continue their funding for another year.

President commended the teaching and support staff of ECE for the dedication and excellent services during the year and encouraged them to continue in their positive contribution to the Association.

3.8 As there were no further comment, the Annual Report 2009/10 was unanimously accepted.

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AGENDA 4: To Receive and Adopt the Statement of Accounts for the Financial Year Ended March 2010

4.1 President called on Assistant Treasurer to give a brief highlight of the financial report.

4.2 Assistant Treasurer reported that the organization’s financials are in good health. Assets increased by 29% as compared to only a 9% increase in liabilities. Total Funds at the end of the financial year increased by 32% as compared to the previous financial year.

4.3 Ms Manijeh Namazie enquired about the definition of ‘Restriction Fund’. Assistant Treasurer explained that it is meant for specific purposes as requested by funders or donors. Details of the Restricted Fund can be found on page 25 of the audited financial accounts.

4.4 President concluded that on the whole, the Association’s income and expenditure has grown but it is important to practice prudence in managing the Association’s finances. As a significant amount of funding are from external agencies like MCYS and NCSS, President reminded members of the importance of maintaining and improving the high standard of service as set out by these agencies. Meanwhile, we should continue in our efforts to look for viable social enterprise or additional source of funding to improve on our reserve.

4.5 The Meeting approved the appointment of the same auditor, Fadhilah Goh & Co, to audit the Association’s financial accounts for the next financial year.

4.6 With no further questions, President invited members to receive and adopt the financial statement for the year ended 31 March 2010. The financial report was proposed by Ms Norain Saleha and seconded by Ms Daliyah Hamid.

AGENDA 5: Introduction of New Board Members

5.1 President announced that all of the current Board Members have agreed to continue serving for another term.

5.2 President introduced the new Treasurer, Ms Faridah Tay. Ms Tay has previous experience as a board member of Darul Arqam. She has 18 years of work experience in finance.

The rest of the new Board Members are; Ms Sariah Sopari who is a trainer and freelance consultant in curriculum development. Ms Noraini Asmori, who is a businesswoman and an ex- executive member for JFSC. Dr Noorul Fatha As’Art , a medical doctor and currently holding the position of medical doctor in Ministry of Health. Ms Rahayu Mahzam, who is a lawyer by profession and currently working with Heng, Leong & Srinivasan. Dr Noorul and Ms Rahayu have been actively involved in Forward Planning Exercise conducted by Community Leaders` Forum.

AGENDA 6: Any Other Matters

6.1 Ms Manijeh enquired about the coffee table book ‘Lighting Lives – The PPIS Story’ which the Association produced in 2008. CEO Maznah Masop explained that although the organization does not reap profit from the sales, the book serves as useful mementos given to dignitaries and visitors who want to know more about PPIS.

6.2 Ms Fauziah Soeratman congratulated the Board members and the management team for the excellent work in steering PPIS. Ms Fauziah enquired about the LIEN Foundation funding given to Early Childhood Education students from low income families, and how this fund can be known to the public so that they are aware of its existence. President explained that LIEN Foundation funds can be applied to support any deserving child in the Association’s childcare centres.

Currently , we avail this fund to deserving parents who need subsidy when they enrol their children in PPIS centres. However, to benefit from the LIEN Foundation funding, the family needs to be a client with the Association’s family service centre so that their family situation can be monitored. Ms Fauziah suggested that some form of publicity be considered so that the needy families are aware that helps are available for them and come forward to enrol their children.

Ms Norain Saleha congratulated the current Management team for the outstanding performance and is confident that the Association is well-run. She highlighted the initiative led by Deputy President Ms Mariam Alias to reconnect the pioneer members with the current ones. She encouraged these pioneer members to support Ms Mariam and her team.

She also highlighted on the passing of one of PPIS’s founding members, Allahyarhammah Mdm Sharifah Aishah binte Syed Abd Rahman Alsagoff. She encouraged board members to visit the deceased’s family. President responded this has been done.

6.3 Immediate Past President, Ms Fatimah Azimullah reported that PPIS is known by one of its funders, NCSS, to be an Association that is transparent in its operations. Ms Fatimah hopes the Management team will continue to ensure good corporate governance so that PPIS would be able to maintain its good name.

6.4 President continued by saying that the Management and PPIS staff ought to be complimented. She thanked everyone for the support given to PPIS.

6.5 There being no other matters to discuss, the 39th Annual General Meeting ended at 11.37am.

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“You have to take risks. We will only understand the miracle of life fully when we allow the unexpected to happen.”

Paulo Coelho

divisional report: Resource Development &

Corporate Communications

divisional report: Resource Development & Corporate Communications

Resource Development

Many changes took place within the RD team in 2011, but the team has risen to the occasion to produce creative and dynamic projects through out the year!

• Fund Development With the theme of ‘Making Life Beautiful Together’, the Fund Raising team embarked on various

projects to achieve the $427,858 that was collected in total last year. This total collection is more than what was set out for us to achieve, which was $400,000.

Fund-Raising Events - Highlights

• Serial Number Cards A beautifully creative flowering tree

design was chosen for the Serial Number Cards this where donors get to pick a flower and sign on the flower which correponds to their donation. A total sum of $19,005 was collected.

• Selendang Warna PPIS and WARNA 94.2FM embarked on

‘a shawls collection’ project in support of PPIS’ beneficiaries and needy women in other parts of the world. The response was so overwhelming that although we targetted around 800 shawls, women all over Singapore came together and donated more than 11,000 scarves & shawls!

• Friday Mosque Collection With the kind help of about 140 students

and staff from Madrasah Al-Arabiyah Al-Islamiah and 35 taxi drivers from PADI, PPIS collected donations at mosques all around Singapore on 18 June 2010. The Muslim community has donated generously to a sum of $44,555.49

• Community Research & Advocacy

Community Research

We conducted a research on ‘Exploration on the Perspectives of Low-Income Malay-Muslim Families Towards Self-Reliance’. This addresses, among other things, the financial worldview of our clients at our Social Service centres.

Advocacy

Discussion on CEDAW (Convention on the Elimination of All forms of Discrimination towards Women) by Dr Kamar Oniah Kamaruzaman, Assoc Prof of Cvomparative Religion, Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge, International Islamic University (Malaysia) on 30 October 2010.

• SMS Pledge Campaign The SMS pledge campaign on Berita

Minggu and Warna 94.2FM is two-pronged effort; 1. to raise awareness of our identity

and services2. to invite the public to send their

pledges via SMS on how they would make life beautiful for their families.

Example of pledges: “Saya akan menjadi ibu yang baik yang

sentiasa memberi dorongan dan semangat kpd anak-anak saya supaya dapat belajar hingga ke menara gading.”

Nooral Aini


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Corporate Communications

• Publicity

There was an increasing number of articles regarding PPIS in the media during 2011 and this was part of our strategic media plan in order to raise awareness of PPIS’ services and highlight womens’ issues within the community.

• Birth of 3 New Centres

PPIS Family Service Centre (East) launched on 3 Dec 2010.

Vista Sakinah, hub for remarriages and stepfamilies, launched on 15 Jan 2011.

PPIS Early Childhood Centre - Bedok Reservoir opened its doors in Sept 2010.

CIK Maznah Masop sedar betapa banyak pen-capaian Persatuan Pemudi Islam Singapura(PPIS) sejak penubuhannya 58 tahun lalu.

Sebagai Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif (CEO)persatuan itu, siswazah ijazah Sarjana Muda

Kesusasteraan dan Sains Kemasyarakatan dari Univer-siti Nasional Singapura (NUS) itu tabik dengan usaha-usaha badan itu membantu sehingga 300,000 wanita dankeluarga Melayu-Islam di sini sejak ditubuhkan pada1952.

Namun, yang diperhatikan CEO berusia 39 tahun iniialah usaha-usaha yang telah dijalankan itu lebih banyakbersifat menghulurkan bantuan dan sokongan demi‘mengeluarkan’ wanita-wanita yang dibantu khasnya,daripada kepompong kesulitan yang mereka hadapi.

Jelas, usaha-usaha itu telah menampakkan hasilnya.Sekitar lapan programnya yang diadakan ketika ini ber-jalan mulus.

Contohnya, daripada sekitar 1,500 wanita yang me-manfaatkan bantuan di dua Pusat Khidmat Keluarga(FSC) kelolaannya, 51 peratus telah menjadi wanita-wa-nita yang berdaya tahan atau berdikari hasil purataselama lima tahun mereka diberi bimbingan.

Tetapi, yang menjadi persoalan dan tanda tanya CikMaznah ialah kenapakah masih banyak isu sosial di luarsana yang melibatkan masyarakat Melayu seperti isu-isumengenai anak-anak remaja, sedangkan lebih 50 peratusdaripada wanita Melayu tidak bekerja?

“Apa yang terjadi? Adakah ini persoalan tentangkeibubapaan? Tidakkah kaum wanita kita tahu apa yangmereka mahukan dan ingin ubah?” tanya Cik Maznah.

Ia bukan bermakna usaha-usaha PPIS, malahbadan-badan kemasyarakatan Melayu lain, tidak ber-kesan.

“Ia bermakna sudah tiba masanya kita mengambilpendekatan yang berbeza yang boleh membawa kaumwanita kita ke tahap yang lebih tinggi,” kata CikMaznah, yang menyandang jawatan CEO PPIS sejakFebruari tahun lalu.

“Dan bagi PPIS, apa yang kami ingin lakukan ialahmemperkasakan kaum wanita kita khususnya dalambidang ekonomi, selain memperkasakan mereka darisegi pendidikan, kerohanian dan fizikal,” tegas ibu duaanak yang berbadan kecil molek ini.

WANITA EJEN PERUBAHAN

Bagi Cik Maznah, wanita Melayu boleh menjadi ejenperubahan kepada corak keluarga dan masyarakat yangdiinginkan.

“Kita harus beri mereka kepercayaan untuk berdikarikerana wanita boleh memberikan banyak kesan positifdaripada tindakan yang mereka ambil.

“Satu tindakan baik seorang wanita boleh memberikesan baik kepada anak-anak dan keluarganya danseterusnya kepada wanita-wanita lain dan masyarakat disekelilingnya. Ia disebut multiplier effect.

“Isunya ialah wanita perlu membuat keputusan apa-kah peranan yang mereka ingin mainkan sebagai wanita,isteri, ibu dan anggota masyarakat,” tegas Cik Maznah,di ibu pejabat PPIS yang terletak di Blok 1, Eunos Cres-cent.

Rapi dan tersusun, ibu pejabat itu bagai melambang-kan program-program yang dilaksanakan badan yangditerajui kaum wanita profesional itu.

Beliau menambah: “Kita boleh terganggu oleh isu-isuseperti kaum lelaki tidak membimbing kita.

“Biarkan kaum lelaki dengan keputusan mereka, teta-pi kita harus pandang dan bergerak ke depan dan ber-upaya berfikir sendiri.

“Lelaki dan wanita boleh memainkan peranan salingbantu-membantu dalam aspek sumbangan idea dan men-didik anak, tetapi wanita juga perlu tahu mereka mem-punyai peranan yang utama. Mereka tidak boleh ber-sikap hanya menyerah dan menurut (kepada kaumlelaki/suami).”

Namun, beliau segera menjelaskan bukan tujuanPPIS untuk bersikap antilelaki atau sekadar menonjol-kan hak kaum wanita.

LAWATAN KE AMERIKA

Lawatannya ke Amerika Syarikat pada Februari laluuntuk menyertai Program Kepimpinan Pelawat Antara-bangsa semakin menguatkan azamnya betapa pentingpendekatan memperkasakan wanita diambil PPIS.

Dalam program yang diikutinya atas tajaan JabatanNegeri, Biro Ehwal Pendidikan dan Budaya Amerika,dengan tema Wanita dan Keusahawanan itu, CikMaznah mempelajari betapa hebatnya wanita jika

mereka diperkasakan dengan kuasa ekonomi untukmemperkukuh kedudukan kewangan diri dan keluargamereka.

Bersama 17 delegasi dari beberapa negara lain dunia,beliau berpeluang melawat beberapa tempat di Amerikatermasuk Washington DC, Boston, Kansas City, SanDiego dan Los Angeles.

Di Boston, beliau bertemu kumpulan Women’s Inno-vation Network (WIN) yang ditubuhkan oleh sekumpu-lan usahawan wanita yang terlibat dalam perniagaankecil dan sederhana (SME).

Beliau juga meninjau sebuah projek yang dinamakan10,000 Women Project kendalian bank pelaburan glo-bal, Goldman Sachs, untuk membantu 10,000 wanitayang kurang bernasib baik di serata dunia mendapatkanpendidikan dalam bidang perniagaan dan pengurusan.Sejauh ini 16,000 wanita telah memanfaatkannya.

Cik Maznah juga sempat melawat Persatuan Usa-hawan Wanita Amerika yang memanfaatkan teknologimaklumat (IT) sepenuhnya untuk meluaskan jaringanperniagaan dan aktiviti mereka, dan meninjau projek di-namakan Dress For Success di San Diego.

Projek itu amat mempesonakannya. Ia diasaskan olehseorang wanita Ireland, Cik Sylvia McKinney, seorangmangsa dera suami.

Di bawah projek ini, wanita-wanita berpendidikanrendah diberikan motivasi dan kemahiran seperti me-nulis tentang kelayakan mereka untuk mendapatkan pe-kerjaan.

Pada akhir sesi, mereka diberikan pakaian baru. Paka-ian itu bagai melambangkan transformasi diri merekadaripada wanita yang kurang berkeyakinan kepadayang lebih yakin diri.

“Daripada lawatan ini, saya sedar cabaran-cabaranyang dihadapi wanita di serata dunia agak serupa.

“Mereka memainkan pelbagai peranan dan biasanya

sukar mendapatkan keupayaan dari segi kewangan.Dalam keluarga Melayu kita pula, isu-isu sosio-budayaseperti corak pemikiran atau mindset suami boleh men-jadi penghalang (ke arah peningkatan wanita).

“Lantaran itu, saya lihat ada keperluan untuk meng-galakkan lebih ramai wanita kita memperkasakan dirimereka dari segi ekonomi. PPIS boleh menjadi wadah-nya,” katanya.

WANITA BERUPAYA

Bagaimanapun, Cik Maznah menekankan, PPIS tidakboleh melakukannya sendirian.

Ia memerlukan sokongan kaum wanita lain yang ber-upaya menolong wanita Melayu yang memerlukan.

Dengan ini beliau bukan bermaksud wanita yang ber-pendidikan dan berkerjaya dengan kelulusan ijazahsahaja, tetapi sesiapa sahaja wanita yang memiliki ke-mantapan kewangan dan keluarga.

“Berdasarkan data, sekitar 60 peratus wanita Melayukita berpendidikan peringkat GCE ‘O’ dan lebih rendahmanakala golongan siswazah wanita Melayu hanya mem-bentuk 2.1 peratus.

“Kaum wanita kita tidak boleh menunggu kaum lela-ki melakukan sesuatu untuk mereka. Kita tidak bolehhidup dengan pemikiran lama dan bergantung padakaum lelaki.

“Sebaliknya, kita perlu rancakkan balik kehidupankita. Wanita yang berupaya boleh melakukan banyakusaha untuk membantu wanita lain yang memerlukan,”tegasnya lagi.

Bagaimana melakukannya?Wanita kita, jelas Cik Maznah, berfungsi paling baik

secara berkumpulan kerana mereka boleh saling mem-berikan sokongan moral.

“Cerita pengalaman hidup seorang wanita yang ber-jaya kepada seorang wanita yang lain boleh menusuk kejiwanya,” katanya.

Memperkasakan wanita dari segi ekonomi adalahlangkah ke arah menghapuskan kemiskinan di kalangangolongan ini dan keluarga mereka, katanya lagi.

Namun, Cik Maznah mengingatkan kemisikinanyang hendak dihindarkan bukan saja bersifat luaran (ke-wangan), malah juga kerohanian.

Untuk itu, setiap wanita harus memiliki tiga nilai iniyang juga menjadi misi khidmat PPIS – berwawasan,ihsan dan berdaya tahan.

“Kebanyakan wanita yang kami temui melihat masadepan mereka sebagai kelam. Oleh itu mereka perlu me-miliki daya tahan yang kuat, tabah dan sabar.

“Tetapi, PPIS tidak boleh memperkasakan wanita-wanita ini sendirian. Ia memerlukan kaum wanita lainyang berupaya untuk tampil dan membantu,” tegasnyalagi.

MEMUPUK DAYA TAHAN TINGGI“Kebanyakan wanita yang kami

temui melihat masa depan merekasebagai kelam. Oleh itu merekaperlu memiliki daya tahan yangkuat, tabah dan sabar... Tetapi,

PPIS tidak boleh memperkasakanwanita-wanita ini sendirian. Iamemerlukan kaum wanita lain

yang berupaya untuk tampil danmembantu.”

– Maznah Masop, CEO PPIS.

DEWANI [email protected]

olehGiat memperkasaKaum hawa

Nama: Cik Maznah Masop, 39 tahun

Jawatan: Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif (CEO)Persatuan Pemudi Islam Singapura (PPIS) sejakFebruari tahun lalu

Pendidikan: Sarjana Muda Kesusasteraandan Sains Kemasyarakatan dari UniversitiNasional Singapura (NUS) pada 1993 danDiploma dalam Undang-Undang Syariah dariUniversiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) pada 1998

Pengalaman kerja: Mempunyai pengalaman10 tahun dalam bidang pemasaran danperhubungan. Pernah menjadi ketua UnitPembangunan Dana Madrasah Al-Irsyad danbertanggungjawab dalam usaha mengumpulkandana $20 juta untuk pembangunan bangunanmadrasah tersebut. Pernah juga mengetuai unitpemasaran Amni Management & Promotions PteLtd dalam pelbagai bidang seperti pengiklanan,penganjuran aktiviti, pemasaran langsung dantajaan.

BIODATACEO PPIS tekad ambilpendekatan berbeza dalamusaha capai misi lahirkan

wanita berwawasan, ihsandan berdaya tahan

BERI BANYAK KESAN POSITIF:CEO PPIS, Cik Maznah Masop, 39 tahun, berpendapat wanita boleh memberikan banyak kesan positifkepada anak-anak, keluarga dan masyarakat daripada tindakan baik yang mereka ambil. – Foto M.O. SALLEH

TERTARIK:Cik Maznah Masop (bertudung)dengan para wakil delegasi yangmenyertai program yang diikutinyadi Amerika Syarikat. – Foto ihsan MAZNAH MASOP

12 AHAD 8 Ogos 2010 FOKUS

• Information Communication & Technology (ICT)

• BH Advertorials

Four advertorials showcasing 3 PPIS’ beneficiaries from FSC, SCC and As-Salaam, along with a write-up on Early Childhood education. The features were written by BH feature-writer Shahida Sarhid and included information on PPIS centres/services.

ICT Policies – Persuant to the implimentation of ICT governance and internet access policies by 2010, all staff were required to undergo training of the use of ICT at work.

Cloud Computing - Commencement of Kumo Cloud Computing IT solutions system which facilitates data consolidation across all PPIS centres as well as ensuring system recovery and secured access.


Visit by Mendaki team 22 Feb 2010

Declaration of Partnership awarded to PPIS by South East

Comcare Local Network on 16 Sept 2010

Our HOME mothers proudly displaying their product

at the NCSS Members Conference in Oct 2010

We welcome the new team of PPIS Board Members for 2011 at the 39th AGM, held on 25 Sept 2010

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Visit by SMCCI team 11 Jan 2011

Joint World Conference on Social Work in Hong Kong, attended by Ms Azita Abdul Aziz and

Ms Fazlinda Faroo (left picture), 10-14 June 2010

PPIS staff came together to pack and distribute goody bags to our beneficiaries during Projek Ihsan Ramadhan, held on 20 Aug 2010

• Networking

PPIS stretched its wing both locally and internationally in its networking activities. This gives a platform not only for our officers but also to our beneficiaries to bond with others.

We believe that friendship should be moulded since young…

We welcome a social visit made by the students from

Japanese Kindergarten to one of our ECE centres…

… and in return, our students were treated to a train ride during their visit to the Japanese Kindergarten

• Highlights of Events


For FY2010/2011, PPIS T&C has conducted the following Training & Consultancy work:

Date Title of Training Organisation / Event

Speaker

11 & 12 Oct 10

28-Jan-11

16 & 17 Feb 11

9 & 10 Mar 11

27 Mar 11

Understanding and Working with Malay-Muslim Clients

Leadership Talk for students

Working with Difficult Clients

Understanding and Working with Malay-Muslim Clients (2nd Run)

Bukan Aku Tak Sayang - Kenali Bahasa Cinta Pasangan Anda

SSTI

MAI

PPIS (ECE)

SSTI

MCYS

Mohd Ali Mahmood

Nuraida Khalid

Nurzakiah Zar’an

Mohd Ali Mahmood

Mohd Ali Mahmood

divisional report: Training & Consultancy

divisional report: Training & Consultancy

In recognition of its work, PPIS was conferred as the Specialist in Working with Malay Muslim Families in 2009 by the National Council of Social Services (NCSS).

Since its inception in 1952, PPIS has been conducting various services, talks, activities, courses and programmes for Malay Muslim women in their bid to empower them. In recognition of its work, PPIS was conferred as the Specialist in Working with Malay Muslim Families in 2009 by the National Council of Social Services (NCSS).

As there was a growing demand for PPIS to share its experiences and best practices with other agencies, PPIS Training & Consultancy (T&C) was established in 2010 to run a wide range of

professional training programmes & consultancy services from one-day introduction courses, to larger scale learning platforms in areas of Socio-Cultural and Early Childhood Education.

PPIS T&C offers a comprehensive training portfolio where we combine our 59 years on-the-ground experiences and best practices together with a training concept that is designed to raise professionalism, increase competencies and effectiveness in working with this niche community.


divisional report: Early Childhood Education

divisional report: Early Childhood Education

“The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you”

B.B. King

Kids Fund Raising for Pakistani Flood

At PPIS ECE, quality programme through enriched curriculum experiences for children was the order of the day. Students engaged in making friends and staying friends from all over the world; which culminated to helping friends who were the flood victims in Pakistan by raising over $2,000 for the relief fund.

In Support Of The Inaugural Youth Olympic Games 2010

Teachers’ Involvement

Any programme is only as good as the personnel who deliver it. We are blessed to have staff who strive for betterment of children and families. With continuous training, we are able to ensure quality implementations. We also recognise and award those who go the extra mile.

The Appeal

Selling the ‘boomerang’ paper

weights to help friends in Pakistan

The ‘Cheque’ PresentationThank you Mercy Relief for sending the monies thereThe ‘Collection’

Themed ‘My Colourful World’, it was indeed an interesting year for our students as they were exposed to a string of fun-filled activities which was part of their curriculum development.


divisional report: Student Care Centres

Started as a support system that enable mothers to return to the workforce, our Student Care centres which focus on Nurturing Empowered Children serve as second homes where parents can go to work with peace of mind, knowing their child is in a safe, caring and loving environment. Our student care centres are where moral values, life skills & social skills are instilled and where healthy friendship, co-operation and teamwork are built.

“Kami mahu kanak-kanak ini yakin dengan diri sendiri. Justeru, kebanyakan program yang kami lakarkan lebih bersifat persembahan”, Cik Zaleha Ahmad, penyelia pusat pelajar PPIS Bedok.

an extract from article above

Students from PPIS Student Care Centres visited Singapore Sports Museum – YOG Gallery Centre when the Youth Olympic Games were held in Singapore last year. Apart from gaining knowledge through talks by professionals and athletes, they also learned the history of Olympics and its legendary Olympians.

Special activities were also organised to complement the daily programmes. These include Annual Hari Raya Party, Children’s Day and Year-End Family Day. Enrichment workshops such as Maths Trail at MacRitchie Reservoir were also conducted during the school holidays as well as collaborations with volunteers from tertiary institutions. Activities organised by them were the Runway Project by NIE students and Day Camp at East Coast Park by Singapore Polytechnic students.

Total no. of children enrolled

Low-Income Families (%)

High-Income Families (%)

Average Intake Per Month

BedokJurong

106 62 38 55108 67 33 64

Total no. of children enrolled

Low-‐Income Families (%)

High-‐Income Families (%)

Average Intake Per Month

0 22 44 66 88 110

BedokJurong

Student enrolment between April 2010 – March 2011

Kids Camps were always well-liked activities during the school holidays. Kids Kampung Camp was organised at Masjid Pertempatan Melayu Sembawang on 9–11 December 2010. 120 children, volunteers and staffs participated in the camp. They learnt and experienced kampung lifestyles with the kampung games and food and worked together with the spirit of gotong royong.

divisional report: Student Care Centres


divisional report: PPIS As-Salaam Family Support Centre

As-Salaam aspires to support single parent families to move on and cope with their challenges to rebuild their family life and attain salaam or peace in their life.

Launching Off… Remaining relevant

The only constant is change - Heraclitus (Greek Philosopher)…with change comes opportunity for growth.

FY10/11 was a year of changes and adjustment. The Centre saw the launching off of its project on Remarriages and Stepfamilies and the review of Single Parent Services by the National Council of Social Services that advocated a revised model after twenty years of its existence.

With change, the Centre experienced first-hand a parallel to its beneficiaries’ life of changes and adjustment, losses and grief and moving on and rebuilding. A process that was intense yet generating opportunities for growth.

Launching Off

FY10/11 saw a year of joyful tears…the project on Remarriages and Stepfamilies that was initiated by As-Salaam for several years had bloomed into a fully-fledged dedicated centre – PPIS Vista Sakinah (refer to report on Vista Sakinah).

This was indeed a significant milestone for the Agency in its continuing passion to support single parent families that had undergone loss and grief to move on with their life journey and rebuild their families… specifically those who choose to move on by forming new relationships and embark on remarriages and start the process of building a new family.

With the launching off of the dedicated centre,

As-Salaam saw the moving on of several key personnel to the new Centre to spearhead the setting up and development of PPIS Vista Sakinah. The exits saw As-Salaam’s move to fill up the vacant positions with a new/younger team of professionals and embark on its own rebuilding process.

Remaining relevant and responsive

FY10/11 also saw the Agency undergoing intensive review by the main funder – the National Council of Social Services – in its bid to ensure that the Single Parent Services remain relevant, effective and responsive to clients’ needs as well as to align these services to the Family Service Centres (FSCs) model to complement the work of the FSCs. This led to a refinement of scope of work, crystallizing the programme and clients outcomes and ensuring that the Agency is equipped and resourced accordingly.

The review led to a new funding model for FY 11/12 that has an enhanced evaluation of all the programmes at the agency. With the enhanced evaluation, the Agency will thus continue its efforts and commitment to implement work processes that will provide consistent, systematic and efficient services to the clients and to also submit accurate data to our funder.

Achieving the aspiration

As-Salaam aspires to support single parent families to move on and cope with their challenges in rebuilding their family life and attain salaam or peace in their life. FY 10/11 the Agency saw 2,306 direct service users and outreach to 12,681.Information &

ReferralM.A.W.A.R: Support Programme for Single Custodial Mothers

SALAAM: Support Programme for Children in Grief

Casework Training

0.5 0.18 0.11 0.19 0.02

2%19%

11%

18%

50%

Information & ReferralM.A.W.A.R: Support Programme for Single Custodial MothersSALAAM: Support Programme for Children in GriefCaseworkTraining

Graph 1 depicts the breakdown of service users:

AFSC Direct Clients n= 2306

Table 1 depicts the impact of the programmes on beneficiaries

OUTCOME INDICATORS By Percentage

Support Programmes Average (M.A.W.A.R & SALAAM)

Participants rated Service Delivery with a score of 3.5 & above 94%

Participants rated Programmes as having positive impact on them 98%

Family Casework & Counselling Average (1st Half FY & 2nd Half FY)

Clients achieved at least 50% of contracted goals 76%

Clients rated Service delivery with a score of 3.5 & above 90 %

Family Casework & Counselling

As-Salaam attended to a total of 1162 referrals or walk-ins and saw a total of 430 cases. Of cases seen in our Counselling programme, most were divorce related concerns followed by issues of loss and grief.

Grief/Emotional

Child Management

Financial Div Related Practical Marital Conflict Violence Unwed Others

2008 (n=152) 92009 (n=257) 142010 (n=194) 14

15 16 36 15 1 0 0 79 9 49 14 2 0 2 28 6 63 6 1 0 0.5 2

0

14

28

42

56

70

Child Management Financial Div Related Practical Marital Conflict Violence Unwed Others

20.5016

63

682202

14

49

99 7001

15

36

1615

Case Concerns

2008 (n=152) 9 2009 (n=257) 14 2010 (n=194) 14

divisional report: PPIS As-Salaam Family Support Centre


Motivational Workshop “Aku Wanita Hebat!”

SALAAM Support Programme for Children/Adolescents in Grief

A total of 120 sessions were conducted which saw lesser runs in the Agency arising from the competing school demands during the school holidays that were traditionally busy period for the SALAAM programme. The programme had started to conduct groupwork during school terms and saw a marked increase in collaborations with external parties such as schools (Mayflower Primary, Siglap Secondary), student care centres, Al-Muttaqin and Muhajirin mosques and Muhammadiyah Welfare Home.

Public Education

• As-Salaam reaches out to men in the mosques via Tazkirah sessions

• Penning the text for the khutbah on Nafkah Satu Amanah & Rahmah Seorang Suami Pada keluarga on 18 Jun 2010

• Outreach to children at the Syariah Court via The Little Cove Programme. A total of 94 children were reached out to help them understand and express their concerns in relation to theirs parental divorce.

Networking

Networking sessions with MCYS and other NGOs, such as Action For Aids, Youth Guidance Centre, APKIM and AIN Society.

2010 Formula 1 Grand Prix

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Family Day 2010

Underwater World (As-Salaam Alumni)

Staff Development

Centre Director Azita Abdul Aziz attended the 2010 Joint World Conference on Social Work & Social Development in Hong Kong in which Acting Centre Manager Fazlinda Faroo presented the findings of the research on Remarriages in the Malay Community.

Senior Social Worker Nooraini Mohamed Razak completed her Specialist Diploma in Satir Transformational Systemic Therapy.

Moving on…

With the revised Single Parents Service model for the coming year FY11/12, the Agency will undergo further changes in its manpower and focus on strengthening collaborations with other FSCs.

Iftar Ramadhan

Hari Raya Celebration 2010

Ubin Trip (Alumni)

M.A.W.A.R Support Programme for Single Mothers with Dependent Children

M.A.W.A.R held 18 activity sessions and attracted 388 participation rate.

M.A.W.A.R’s membership grew to 82 last year as PPIS reached out to more single mothers in various approach.


divisional report: PPIS Inspirasi

divisional report: PPIS Inspirasi

Like marriages, the work of INSPIRASI for the past four years has in itself been a journey of exploring and understanding the issues and needs of young marriages.

Like marriages, the work of INSPIRASI for the past four years has in itself been a journey of exploring and understanding the issues and needs of young marriages.

Building up on its efforts in strengthening and enriching young marriages, the Hub continues to provide its core programmes and services to pool of young beneficiaries.

Steps to Marriage – Pre-Marriage Counselling

INSPIRASI continues to provide this core service to young couples and their families. Consistent with the past three years’ trends, the number of registered attendance for pre-marital counselling (PMC) remains a low at 157 couples. 25 couples or 15.9% delayed or cancelled their plans to marry.

Under the Special Marriage License initiative, the Hub also conducted Social Assessment sessions for 23 couples and their families.

Preparing for the Voyage Ahead – Titian Kasih Marriage Guidance Course

Titian Kasih is the Hub’s main tool of imparting skills and knowledge on marriage to young couples. The main highlights for Titian Kasih include the introduction of the modular system to the course structure, as well as the introduction of the parents’ support workshop, in place of the parents’ support group. These two changes to the MGC’s structure were aimed at boosting the couples’ completion of the course, as well

as increase parents’ attendance to the parents’ session. In all, the Hub conducted 5 runs of the MGC, reaching out to a total of 118 couples who have registered for the course following the pre-marital phase. Out of this pool, 80 couples went on to complete the MGC successfully with at least 90% attendance.

Information on schemes and skills upgrading programmes are consistently shared during the MGC workshops as resources for couples to tap on in their marriage life.

Steering the Course – Club INSPIRASI

Club INSPIRASI (CI) organised an array of developmental, family bonding, as well as mentoring and support activities for couples and their families.

Based on the concept of giving back to the community, INSPIRASI Gives Back! gives an opportunity to our young couples come together to plan a community service activity for an identified beneficiary. Apart from Darul Ihsan Lil Banat and PPIS SCC, the children of Darul Ma’wa had also previously benefitted from this CI initiative.

At the heart of CI is the relationship and connections with couples that are bridged across activities. INSPIRASI hopes to draw more couples to participate in CI activities, so that more marriages can be enriched through experiential learning and peer support.

Going Upstream

In their effort to connect with various stakeholders and community agencies, INSPIRASI disseminated 2 public education brochures entitled “Islamic Perspective on Family Planning” and “The Helping Professionals’ Brief Guide to The Status & Rights of Children Conceived Out of Wedlock in Islam” to 48 governmental agencies, hospitals and voluntary welfare organisations.

A total of 6 networking sessions were also conducted with workers from various hospitals, National Service Force agencies and governmental agencies, where a large part of their work involves young persons and issues affecting them ie. Teenage pregnancies. Such platforms provide INSPIRASI opportunities to not only share its programmes and services, but also explore how intervention in relation to issues of minor marriages can be affected at a more upstream level.

Navigating the Waters – Continual Support for Young Couples

Being a one-stop centre for minor marriages, INSPIRASI embarked on these initiatives to further strengthen its support to its beneficiaries:• Implementing of Strategic Communications

Exercise to touch base with couples in their first 5 years of marriage

• Reviewing casework and counseling management system process to ensure more efficient monitoring of case outcome

• Enhancing the mentoring and support component of Club INSPIRASI through mentor training and higher mentor involvement.

Onward the Voyage of Marriage! – Moving Forward

The stabilisation of processes and services in the pre-marital phase as well as having established enrichment programmes have reduced the numbers of minor marriages and the rate of minor divorces.

The Hub aims to develop more depth and more informed practice in its work of strengthening young marriages.


divisional report: PPIS Vista Sakinah

Vista Sakinah’s Remarriage Preparation Services aim to facilitate greater preparedness and smoother transitions for remarrying couples as they establish stepfamilies.

From humble beginnings as a small-scale pro-gramme in 2001, the remarriages preparation workshop offered by As-Salaam PPIS Fam-ily Support Centre has blossomed into a full-fledged dedicated centre for remarriages and stepfamilies in FY1011.

PPIS Vista Sakinah, Centre for Remarriages and Stepfamilies, came into fruition in Sept 2011 when it moved into its 295 sqm site at Blk 549 Wood-lands Drive 44 with capital support from the Ministry forCommunity Develop-ment Youth and Sports and the Community Leaders’ Forum. The centre was launched on 15 Jan 2011 by the then Minister for the Environment and Water

Resources, Dr Yaacob Ibrahim, carrying the theme of ‘Re-penning Life Scripts’ befitting the Centre’s focus to collaborate with remarrying couples to rewrite familial, marital and parental scripts that contribute towards a stable adjust-ment of the new stepfamily system.

VS’ Remarriage Preparation Services aim to fa-cilitate greater preparedness and smoother tran-

sitions for remarrying couples as they establish stepfami-lies. The core programme is Program Memupuk Kasih (PMK), a remarriage prepa-ration course for couples of whom at least one partner was previously married. The programme comprises one couple session and a 16-hour seminar or workshop.

It’s an excellent course. It’s

an eye-opener and it does

make us understand more

about the new journey that

we are entering

~ Faizal, PMK participant

divisional report: PPIS Vista Sakinah

From 1 September 2010 to 31 March 2011, Vista Sakinah received a total of 408 I&R calls enquiring about Program Memupuk Kasih (PMK). Based on an average of 1400 remarriages in a year, and 700 for half a year, the number of calls received constituted 58% of the population of remarrying couples in a year. Of these, 271 couples booked an appointment to register for the programme. Subsequently, 181 Orientation sessions and 6 runs of PMK were conducted.

PMK received positive feedback from its participants. More than 90% of all the participants who attended PMK reported increased awareness about the challenges of stepfamily adjustment,

as well as increased preparedness in facing those challenges.

A lesser 84.5% of participants indicated feeling better equipped with the skills to strengthen their relationship with their children and or stepchildren.

Enrichment and supportive services (Fitrah) aims to strengthen the couple, parental and familial bonds within a stepfamily. Fitrah programmes encompass different activities ranging from couple encounters (BNice), stepparenting workshops (Bihsan), support groups (Bnevolence) and family bonding sessions (Building Bonds)


With the introduction of Fitrah, mass-based talks that touched on surface issues were, after Nov 11, replaced with more focused, small group activities that allow space for individual airing of concerns. This accounts for the smaller number of participants for subsequent activities. In total 205 persons attended the various programmes entailing a mix of couples and individuals.

In particular, Fitrah Enrichment Team organized a Family Recreation to Harris Batam Resort on 19th & 20th Feb 2011. A total of 18 adults and 44 children attended the 2 days 1 night event filled with activities aimed at creating moments for family members to bond with each other.

Children’s Services (Bunayyah) is especially for children whose parents are about to remarry (Program Keluarga Xtra) or who are already in stepfamilies (BCoolz).

Two runs of KX were conducted during the funding period, exceeding the target of one run. A total of 19 children attended the KX workshops, exceeding the target of 10 children by 90 per cent.

20 children attended the first B’Coolz Programme. Divided according to age group, the children discussed how they felt being in a stepfamily.

divisional report: PPIS Vista Sakinahdivisional report: Specialised Centre: Vista Sakinah

Key Micro Deliverables

All KPIs set by funders were achieved within the 6 months period.

ITEM TARGET ACHIEVED REMARKS

A Casework/ Counselling

1 I & R Counselling 194

2 New/RO Counselling 58 71 Achieved

B Marriage Preparation

1 I & R (PMK) 408

2 Couples Registered orientation 233 271 Achieved

3 Couples registered for PMK [50% of (2)] 117 144 Achieved

4 Couples complete PMK [90% of (4)] 105 109 Achieved

5 Child attends KX 10 19 Achieved

C Marriage Enrichment

1 Family attend marriage enrichment programme [70% of (B6 )]

74 110 Achieved

- Stepparenting workshop 52

- B’fittin:Workshop for singles in stepfamilies 7

- B’fittin:Stuctured parenting workshop 5

- Bnice Marriage encounter : Suara kekasih 7

- B’Jak Financial Management for Stepfamilies 20

- Support Group programmes 10

- Family bonding programes 9

2 Child attends Stepfamily support programmes 10 20 Achieved

Dear Kak,

Saya sudah belajar yang walaupun kita

ada di dalam keluarga tiri, kita tetap

harus bergembira. Saya rasa kursus

ini adalah sesuatu yang bagus. Terima

kasih kak!

– Anis, 11 yr old participant of KX


divisional report: PPIS Family Service Centre (East)

divisional report: PPIS Family Service Centre (East)

PPIS Family Service Centre (East) was the first of the 5 new family service centres (FSCs) to be rolled out by the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS) in the next 5 years. Its main objective is to provide support for the needs of the residents living in the East.

This new FSC will not only serve its existing clients, it also hopes to supplement the services of other FSCs in the region when the need of Malay-speaking Social Workers arises. Started with only 5 officers at its Eunos office, the team grew to 8 staff after shifting to its new location.

The centre was then officially launched on 2nd December 2010 by Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for MCYS, and witnessed by Member of Parliament for Kaki Bukit, Assoc Prof Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim, community leaders and guests.

Providing the much needed social services support to the Malay Muslims in the eastern region of Singapore, PPIS FSC (East) managed a total of 228 registered casework and counseling which interestingly includes a mixture of clients.

The type of presenting issues seen at the FSC (East) in the last FY varied from financial assistance to housing and accommodation. The high proportion of cases presenting with financial issues was mainly from low-income beneficiaries and families living in rental, 2-room and 3-room flats in Chai Chee and the nearby Bedok and Eunos areas.

Barely a year in operation, FSC (East) has already attended to 629 cases and referrals from various sources, ranging from telephone calls, walk-ins to written applications.

Malay Chinese Indian Eurasian and Others178 16 24 10

1 10 100

10

24

16

178

MalayChineseIndianEurasian and Others

Total 228

Ethnicity April 2010 to March 2011

Ethnicity • April 2010 to March 2011

Total: 228 Total: 228

Gender • April 2010 to March 2011

Male Female90 138

0 35 70 105 140

138

90

Chart 5MaleFemale

Financial Marital Housing/Accomodatio

nRegion 1 87 45 42

24%

26%

50%

FinancialMaritalHousing/Accomodation

Community Networking and Outreach Sessions

Given that FSC (East) was newly established, the centre saw the need to create awareness of its existence as well as to understand the issues concerning the community living in the east. It also realized the importance of collaborating with other community agencies and stakeholders. Therefore, the centre embarked on a 2-year community needs assessment exercise in March 2010 to compile the profiles and needs of residents residing in Chai Chee, involving the participation of various agencies and stakeholders.

In all, 28 networking sessions were carried out over FY10/11 including grassroots committees, FSCs, South East and North East Community Development Councils, South East and North East Mosque Clusters, and HDB. These networking sessions acted as a platform for the agencies

to share their inputs in addressing the issues of service gaps and needs of the community in the eastern region. They also shed better understanding with regards to the referral procedures among agencies.

Moving Forward

FSC (East) will continue to work closely with the eastern community through the development of community support programmes. FSC (East) will also be embarking on the next phase of its community needs assessment exercise to survey a projected 361 households in Chai Chee. It will be another exciting year for FSC (East) as it works to strengthen its foothold and current services as well as to establish new programmes during these challenging formative years.

Top 3 Presenting Issues April 2010 to March 2011


divisional report: PPIS Family Service Centre (West)

divisional report: PPIS Family Service Centre (West)

The casework component continues to be a challenging aspect of the FSC development while continuing to respond to the needs expressed by the community.

Located in the heart of Bukit Batok neighbourhood, previously known as Jurong FSC, PPIS Family Service Centre (West) saw a total of 723 active cases for the last financial year. The centre has seen continuous growth on the number of cases seen over the years, hence saw the need to increase the number of case workers to complement the uprising cases. The casework component continues to be a challenging aspect of the FSC development while continuing to respond to the needs expressed by the community.

Apr 08 to Mar 09

Apr 09 to Mar 10

Apr 10 to Mar 11

Marital 57 123 123

Financial 40 56 51

Youth 14 20 24

Parenting 8 37 19

Apr 08 to Mar 09

Apr 09 to Mar 10

Apr 10 to Mar 11

0 30 60 90 120 150

19

37

8

24

20

14

51

56

40

123

123

57 MaritalFinancialYouthParenting

Apr 08 to Mar 09

Apr 09 to Mar 10

Apr 10 to Mar 11

Cases 175 319 347

Apr 08 to Mar 09

Apr 09 to Mar 10

Apr 10 to Mar 11

0 100 200 300 400

347

319

175

Total no of New Cases for the Year

Presenting Problem

The issue of extra-marital affairs makes up a major component of the marital cases. Despite the problem presented, some clients still show their commitment to pursue their marriage.

Gender

We observe a healthy trend as more men are coming forward to get help in marital counseling or parenting.

Apr 08 to Mar 09

Apr 09 to Mar 10

Apr 10 to Mar 11

Male 60 104 100

Female 115 215 247

Apr 08 to Mar 09

Apr 09 to Mar 10

Apr 10 to Mar 11

0 75 150 225 300

247

215

115

100

104

60 MaleFemale

THE H.O.M.E. PROGRAMME

Under the Edu@HOME and Skillz@HOME programmes, selected participants undergo basic courses such cooking, hairdressing, floral arrangement and spa massage.

Two of our HOME Venture participants were engaged to supply lollipop cookies for the Community Chest Christmas Light Up at Orchard Central. One of the HOME Venture participant was invited to supply the HOME–made lollipop cookie

bouquet to His Excellency,President SR Nathan.

2 of our benefiacies were offered part –time tailoring work at Neumodo-an online customised shirts boutique at Boat Quay after completing

their tailoring course while10 of our beneficiaries provided alteration and tailoring services to the

public

CASh Programme – Capital Assistance Scheme

Ten of our HOME Venture participants received equipment such as the sewing machine, overlock machines and cake mixer under the auspice of the Capital Assistance Scheme (CASh). These participants make co-payment at half of the purchased price of the equipment at a 6 month instalment basis. They are expected to increase their income substantially via home based business within a year.


PERSATUAN PEMUDI ISLAM SINGAPURA

Registration Number: S64SS0011K

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS31st MARCH 2011

Statement by the Board of Management 38

Independent Auditors’ Report 39 - 40

Statement of Financial Position 41

Statement of Comprehensive Income 42 - 49

Statement of Changes in Funds 50 - 51

Statement of Cash Flows 52

Notes to the Financial Statements 53 - 79

Content

FADHILLAH GOH & COCertified Public Accountants, Singapore

The detailed income statement does not form part of the audited financial statements and therefore it is not covered in the auditors’ report.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 31st MARCH 2011 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 31st MARCH 2011

Statement By The Board Of Management

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of financial position, statement of comprehensive income, statement of changes in funds and statement of cash flows together with the notes thereon are drawn up so as to exhibit a true and fair view of the state of affairs of Persatuan Pemudi Islam Singapura (the “Association”) as at 31st March 2011, and of the financial transactions of the Association for the financial year ended on that date.

On behalf of the Board of Management,

_____________________________ _____________________________

SAPIAH MOLLA FARIDAH TAY

President Treasurer

Signed on: 8 August 2011

Independent Auditors’ Report to the Members of Persatuan Pemudi Islam Singapura

We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Persatuan Pemudi Islam Singapura (the “Association”), which comprise the statement of financial position of the Association as at 31st March 2011, the statement of comprehensive income, the statement of changes in funds and statement of cash flows of the Association for the financial year then ended, and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory notes.

Board of Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements

The Board of Management is responsible for the preparation of financial statements that give a true and fair view in accordance with the provisions of the Singapore Financial Reporting Standards (FRS), and for devising and maintaining a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide a reasonable assurance that assets are safeguarded against loss from unauthorised use or disposition; and transactions are properly authorised and that they are recorded as necessary to permit the preparation of true and fair statement of comprehensive income and statement of financial position to maintain

accountability of assets.

Auditors’ Responsibility

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with Singapore Standards on Auditing. Those Standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by management,

as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis

for our audit opinion.


42B Horne RoadTel: 6392 3925 Fax: 6392 5788Email: [email protected]



Independent Auditors’ Report to the Members of Persatuan Pemudi Islam Singapura (cont’d)

Opinion

In our opinion, the financial statements are properly drawn up in accordance with FRS so as to give true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Association as at 31st March 2011 and the results, changes in funds and cash flows of the Association for the financial year ended on that date.

Report on other legal and regulatory requirements

During the course of our audit, nothing has come to our attention that caused us to believe that:

a) the donation monies have not been used in accordance with the objectives of the Association as

an Institution of a Public Character; andb) The Association did not comply with Regulation 15 (fund-raising expenses) of the Charities

(Institutions of a Public Character) Regulations.

The accounting and other records required by the regulations enacted under the Charities Act and the Societies Act to be kept by the Association have been properly kept in accordance with the provisions of the Act.

FADHILLAH GOH & COPublic Accountants andCertified Public Accountants

Singapore: 8 August 2011


42B Horne RoadTel: 6392 3925 Fax: 6392 5788Email: [email protected]

Statement of Financial Position As At 31st March 2011

Note 2011 2010S$ S$

ASSETS

NON–CURRENT ASSETS

Investment in joint venture 7 62,460 74,486 Plant and equipment 4 1,555,750 881,843

1,618,210 956,329

CURRENT ASSETSInventories - 31,725 Fees receivable 6 72,432 47,799 Other receivables 5 184,580 127,258 Cash and cash equivalents 8 4,013,235 2,740,786

4,270,247 2,947,568

LIABILITIES

CURRENT LIABILITIES

Other payables 9 949,765 451,985 Deferred capital grants 10 339,113 -

1,288,878 451,985 NET CURRENT ASSETS 2,981,369 2,495,583

NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES

Deferred capital grants 10 538,959 - 538,959 -

NET ASSETS 4,060,620 3,451,912

FUNDS

Unrestricted funds 3,115,456 2,165,116 Restricted funds 945,164 1,286,796 TOTAL FUNDS 4,060,620 3,451,912

The attached notes form an integral part of the financial statements.



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