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Mental Health in the Workplace: How Organisational Care Stems from Self-Care
10 June 2021
“It is important to role model the whole idea of self-care to people.” As a leader in his community, Narash, co-founder of non-profit organisation Impart, ...
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How Community Leaders Can Beat Burnout
25 May 2021
Ever heard of “presenteeism”? It describes a situation where employees neglect their mental and physical health problems to attend work, for fear of losing the ...
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How To Foster A Great Community Experience
29 April 2021
When we, as NVPC, hosted the webinar “Beyond the Buzzword: What is Community?” with Open Jio, 21 participants gathered to engage in conversations about “community”. ...
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Taking Part in Community Helps You Discover Yourself
14 April 2021
Source: NUS Cross Country As social creatures, most of us inherently desire the support of others to grow and improve ourselves. What better way to ...
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Why Giving Back to Community Boosts Your Mental Wellbeing
6 April 2021
Volunteering is viewed as an act of giving back to our community – but in reality, it’s a two-way street. As we spend time enriching ...
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The Important Link Between Community and Mental Health
1 April 2021
As Covid-19 continues to limit social interactions, it has, unsurprisingly, taken a massive toll on our collective mental health. According to an Ipsos survey conducted ...
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A Guide to Asset-Based Community Development
25 February 2021
When faced with a problem, it can be easy to adopt a “glass half-empty” mindset by focusing on problems and deficiencies. After all, it makes ...