- People of Good pillar expanded to recognise contributions from youth aged 17 to 25, encouraging development of lifelong culture of giving
- 455 nominations received for PVPA 2026, signalling growing culture of giving
- 17 individuals, organisations and partnerships recognised for making a positive impact on the community
Singapore, 7 October 2026 – The President’s Volunteerism & Philanthropy Awards (PVPA) 2026 introduced a new Youth category under its People of Good pillar to recognise givers aged 17 to 25. The new category recognises youth contributions across different life stages and encourages young people to develop a lifelong culture of giving. It complements the existing People of Good (Student) category for those aged 16 and below.
A total of 17 winners were honoured across 13 categories at the PVPA 2026, graced by Guest-of-Honour President Tharman Shanmugaratnam, and Special Guest Mr David Neo, Minister for Culture, Community and Youth & Second Minister for Education.
Now in its 14th edition, the PVPA is Singapore’s pinnacle award and platform for giving. Conferred annually by the President of the Republic of Singapore, it represents the nation’s highest honour for giving to the community, recognising individuals, organisations, leaders, communities, and cross-sector partnerships whose contributions exemplify the spirit of giving. The PVPA 2026 conferred awards across five pillars: People of Good, Leaders of Good, Organisations of Good, Communities of Good and the prestigious City of Good Award.
This year, the PVPA received a record 455 nominations. Mr Tony Soh, CEO of NVPC, said: “Every year, the PVPA winners remind us that there are many ways to give and create impact. Some contribute their time, others their skills, resources, networks or lived experience. What connects them is a commitment to make a difference to others. This year’s winners show how individual acts of giving can strengthen families and communities, create opportunities for others, and encourage more people to step forward and multiply our collective impact.”
Recognising the many ways of giving in a “We First” society
The stories of this year’s winners span generations, causes and communities. They include individuals drawing on lived experience to support families through difficult transitions, organisations creating pathways to employment and greater independence, individuals applying their skills and passions to causes they care about, and partnerships that mobilise wider networks to give.
Supporting second chances
Several of this year’s PVPA winners are supporting individuals and families affected by incarceration, demonstrating how sustained community support can strengthen pathways towards reintegration.
Drawing on his own lived experience, Mohamed Basir Bin Mohamed Shariff, 59, winner in the People of Good (Open) category, now serves as Programme Director at Mawar Community Services, a role he holds without drawing a salary. Having spent 18 years behind bars across multiple sentences, he now speaks in schools and prisons on desistance from crime and addiction, while supporting more than 100 families of ex-offenders every month through programmes including the Prison Learning Journey and Climb for Good.
For Laila Abu Hassan, 68, honoured in the People of Good (Senior) category, this commitment has spanned 22 years, including counselling Muslim women in custody as a volunteer with MUIS-FITRAH. In 2018, she founded the Nisa Hope Network, an aftercare community where more than 50 women continue to receive religious education and psychosocial support following their release.
Support for reintegration can also begin with families. New Life Stories, awardee in the Communities of Good (Small & Medium Charities) category, extends support from the early stages of a parent’s incarceration. Its First Contact Programme responds within 72 hours of a parent’s arrest, while its newly launched Autonomous Tele-Visit System Pod, hosted in partnership with the Singapore Prison Service, helps families stay connected during incarceration. Through trauma-informed counselling, in-prison parenting support and weekly child befriending, its various initiatives reached 732 individuals in 2025.
Creating pathways to employment can also be an important part of reintegration. Abry Pte. Ltd., recipient of the Organisations of Good (Small, Medium & Social Enterprise) category, provides training and employment opportunities for people who may face barriers to employment, including formerly incarcerated individuals, single mothers and persons with disabilities. To date, the social enterprise has trained and employed 40 individuals.
Turning skills, passion and experience into impact
The PVPA winners also demonstrate how giving can extend beyond traditional forms of contribution, with individuals and organisations putting their skills, passions and experiences to work for others.
Tay Joo Thong, 80, honoured in the People of Good (Senior) category, delivers food weekly to St Andrew’s Autism Centre, cleans up waterways and estates, and has served as a Clean & Green Ambassador with the National Environment Agency. He has also authored books on Singapore’s broadcasting heritage and climate action, and most recently launched a fundraising campaign for the Goh Chok Tong Enable Fund.
A youth-led initiative recognised in the Communities of Good (Groundup) category, Project Obscura, makes professional photography accessible to underserved communities, helping them document and share their stories with dignity. Over three years, it has photographed more than 170 events, mobilised over 330 volunteers and delivered over 50,000 photographs to charities and beneficiaries.
Go!Mama, a joint winner in the Organisations of Good (Small, Medium & Social Enterprise) category, was inspired by its founder’s own struggle to find a clean, private space to nurse her child. It has since built a network of more than 100 lactation pods, supporting nursing mothers with accessible spaces for breastfeeding islandwide.
Kuok (Singapore) Limited, recipient of the Organisations of Good (Large Enterprise) category, drove 42 community initiatives in Singapore in 2025, engaging more than 700 of its employees. Its giving efforts range from funding the SUTD Centre of Sustainability to supporting conservation at Mandai Wildlife Reserve, and its partnerships with institutes of higher learning and Workforce Singapore’s Career Conversion Programme help build a more skilled workforce.
Creating opportunities for greater inclusion
Several PVPA winners are also helping people with disabilities participate more fully in society and live more independently.
Ooi Sze Jin, 34, winner in the Leaders of Good (Young Adult) category, founded A Kind Place in 2021 to support individuals with moderate-to-severe intellectual disabilities and autism. Its Independent Adult Programme has since supported more than 300 individuals across eight cohorts, equipping participants with skills for greater independence. About 80% of participants progressed to employment, Day Activity Centres or sheltered workshops, while caregivers have reported greater stability and, in some cases, been able to return to work.
Yvette Devi Chandra, 38, winner in the Leaders of Good (Open) category, has spent 17 years volunteering with the Para Cycling Federation of Singapore and now serves as its President. Under her leadership, the federation has grown from nine athletes and a handful of volunteers to 40 athletes, eight coaches and around 76 volunteers. Her advocacy has also helped create pathways for para-athletes to compete, including travelling to Switzerland to support the classification of Singaporean para-athletes for competition for the first time.
Giving that brings others into the fold
The impact of giving can grow when individuals and organisations create opportunities for others to contribute.
SHINE Children and Youth Services, recipient of the Communities of Good (Large Charity) category, provides early intervention and coordinated support for children and youth through five flagship programmes. Among them, Reading Odyssey has grown from two to 21 communities since 2015, reaching more than 1,900 children with the support of a network of more than 1,800 trained volunteers.
Temasek Polytechnic, winner of the Organisations of Good (Public Institution) category, has fostered a culture of giving among its students and staff since 1991, mobilising the community through initiatives such as its Seniors Befriending Programme and in support of charities such as Food from the Heart. The Institute of Higher Learning reached more than 2,600 beneficiaries through 430 volunteers in FY2025, with close to 97% of staff giving regularly through SGSHARE.
Groundup Peace of Art, Singapore Red Cross and City Developments Limited (CDL) are recognised with the City of Good award for their multi-sector partnership. Their 60 Lights, One Future campaign turned giving into a public movement, rallying individuals and businesses to activate their own networks and lead fundraising efforts in support of a common cause. Collectively, they raised more than S$468,000 for the Singapore Red Cross Young Hearts Programme.
Giving across different stages of life
Giving can start young and continue through different stages of life. The People of Good pillar recognises youths who are making a difference in their communities and encourages young people to continue their giving journey.
The new People of Good (Youth) category recognises Shoken Tsurumaru, 17, and Ashsufi Hussin, 23, whose initiatives demonstrate how young people can step forward and contribute to society. A Singapore permanent resident, Shoken founded Giveinstead.sg, a non-profit platform registered with giving.sg that transforms special occasions such as birthdays, weddings, Christmas and other celebratory events into opportunities for charitable giving. The platform has raised over S$236,000 across 78 campaigns supporting 21 charity partners since its launch in 2023.
Ashsufi founded the BrightGuides Programme, a free mathematics tuition initiative for less-privileged Primary and Secondary school students. What began as an independent pilot has grown into a youth-led programme with over 40 volunteers supporting over 25 students. During the pilot phase, more than half of the students saw an improvement of at least one grade.
Among the People of Good (Student) recipients, Wong Sze Wai, a 15-year-old student from Spectra Secondary School, has built a culture of service among her peers – one initiative she runs is Sportacus, a weekly after-school sports programme for about 40 schoolmates. As President for the school’s Food-For-The-Heart distribution drive, she manages volunteer deployment and about 100 families benefit from each run. Sze Wai is also involved in a conservation and road-safety awareness campaign, as well as efforts to redesign daily-living spaces for students with cerebral palsy.
Fellow People of Good (Student) recipient Charlene Poh Qing Wei, a 16-year-old student from Raffles Girls’ School, leads RGSmile, a Smile Asia student chapter funding free surgeries for cleft patients across Asia, and founded Project Haemoglobin, a blood donation advocacy initiative that has grown to around 80 volunteers in 2026. Her efforts culminated in Smile Fiesta, a charity run and cleft carnival that drew 800 runners and raised over S$12,000 for post-operative care.
Together, the PVPA 2026 awardees reflect the many ways individuals, organisations and communities are giving back — from sustained personal commitment and lived experience, to skills, resources, networks and partnerships. Their efforts show how giving can support people through difficult circumstances, create opportunities for greater participation and independence, and encourage more people to play a part in building a more caring and inclusive society.
Please refer to Annex A (or www.nvpc.org.sg/pvpa) for the full list of award categories and winners and Annex B for the 2026 judging panel.
About National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre (NVPC)
NVPC is the national agency dedicated to growing a culture of volunteerism and philanthropy in Singapore. By engaging individuals, organisations, communities and leaders across the people, private and public sectors, we seek to create a more caring, inclusive, and compassionate society. Together, we envision Singapore as a City of Good, where everyone is able to give every day and everywhere (3Es), contributing their time, talent, treasure, ties, and testimony (5Ts). Learn more at nvpc.org.sg.
About the Presidents’ Volunteerism & Philanthropy Awards
The President’s Volunteerism & Philanthropy Awards (PVPA) is the pinnacle award and platform to recognise individuals, organisations, leaders, communities and cross-sector partnerships that have achieved excellence in giving. These awards represent the highest honour for giving to the community and are conferred by the President of the Republic of Singapore. It is organised annually by the National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre (NVPC), with support from the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY).
Annex A: Overview of PVPA 2026 categories and winners
The PVPA 2026 conferred awards across five pillars: People of Good, Leaders of Good, Organisations of Good, Communities of Good and the prestigious City of Good Award.
| CITY OF GOOD AWARD | |||
| Cross-sector partnerships that have achieved significant and sustainable impact, resulting in lasting contributions to society. | |||
| PEOPLE OF GOOD AWARD | LEADERS OF GOOD AWARD | ORGANISATIONS OF GOOD AWARD | COMMUNITIES OF GOOD AWARD |
| Everyday individuals who are exceptional givers and have contributed their time, talent, treasure, ties and testimony to create a positive impact in society. | Exceptional changemakers who have led, mobilised and inspired others to devote their time, talent, treasure, ties and testimony to multiply their impact in society. | Organisations that are active contributors in the community and creating impact in alignment with the Corporate Purpose Framework. | Outstanding charities and groundups that have been exemplary in leveraging networks and community-driven solutions to enable giving and create positive social impact. |
| Award Categories: – Student (16 and below) – Youth (17-25) – Open (26-64) – Senior (65 and above) |
Award Categories: – Young Adult (35 and below) – Open (36 and above) |
Award Categories: – Small, Medium & Social Enterprise (SM&SE) – Large Enterprise – Public Institution |
Award Categories: – Groundup – Small & Medium Charity – Large Charity |
A. City of Good (CTOG)
| Name of Winner | Description |
|---|---|
| 60 Lights, One Future | 60 Lights, One Future is a collaboration between Peace of Art, Singapore Red Cross, and City Developments Limited (CDL), building on a partnership that began in 2021. The campaign turned giving into a collective movement by rallying 60 “Lights”, comprising individuals, families, businesses, corporates, creators and communities, to each activate their own networks and lead fundraising efforts in support of the Singapore Red Cross Young Hearts Programme. Together, they raised over S$468,000 to provide sustained support for children from vulnerable backgrounds through education, mentorship, enrichment and nutrition initiatives. This demonstrates the power of cross-sector collaboration in broadening participation in giving, uniting social impact, community engagement, and environmental sustainability to create lasting change. |
B. People of Good (POG)
| Category | Name of Winner | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Student 16 years old and below | Wong Sze Wai (15 years old) | As President of the Student Council at Spectra Secondary School, Wong Sze Wai leads over 100 student leaders and creates opportunities for her peers to give back to the school and wider community. She runs a weekly after-school programme where student leaders organise futsal and badminton sessions that engage 40 students, and supports the school’s Food From the Heart ration distributions for families in need. Sze Wai also heads Speckles Swipes under the Jane Goodall Institute Singapore’s Roots & Shoots programme, raising awareness of leopard cat conservation through outreach and education. Through her capstone project with Cerebral Palsy Alliance Singapore School, she has also contributed to the development of a Daily Living Space prototype to support students with cerebral palsy. |
| Charlene Poh Qing Wei (16 Years old) | Charlene Poh founded Project Haemoglobin to encourage more young people to donate blood through education and volunteer engagement. She organises volunteering sessions for schoolmates at Bloodbank@HSA and uses social media and mailers to address common misconceptions about blood donation. Under her leadership, volunteer sign-ups doubled from 40 in 2025 to around 80 in 2026. Her giving and advocacy efforts also extend to individuals with cleft conditions through RGSmile, a student chapter of Smile Asia. As President, Charlene and her team spent a year organising Smile Fiesta, a public charity run and cleft carnival that engaged 800 runners and raised more than S$12,000 for cleft surgeries and post-operative care. Through the chapter, she also developed initiatives such as Inclusivity Week to raise awareness of cleft conditions and help patients be seen beyond their differences. She hopes to expand Project Haemoglobin to more schools while mentoring younger students to sustain and grow these efforts. | |
| Youth 17 – 25 years old | Shoken Tsurumaru (17 years old) | Shoken Tsurumaru began giving from a young age, volunteering alongside his grandparents. As he grew older, he saw that people who wanted to give could sometimes be unsure about which causes to support or how to start a fundraiser. He founded Giveinstead.sg in 2023 to turn birthdays, milestones and festive celebrations into opportunities for charitable giving by encouraging people to support meaningful causes in place of receiving gifts. Through its complimentary, volunteer-run charity concierge service, Giveinstead.sg guides donors through the giving journey, from choosing a cause to engaging supporters. Since its inception, the initiative has raised over S$236,000 across 78 campaigns, supporting more than 8,000 individuals through 21 charities. Shoken hopes to grow celebratory giving into a national movement, making generosity a natural part of birthdays and other milestones in Singapore. |
| Ashsufi Hussin (23 years old) | Believing that every student deserves the opportunity to realise their potential regardless of financial circumstances, Ashsufi Hussin founded the BrightGuides Programme in 2025 to provide free mathematics tuition and mentorship to students from less-privileged backgrounds. Having grown up in a large family where money was often tight, he credits the mentors who believed in him with opening doors to further education, inspiring him to provide similar support to others. What began as a small pilot has grown into a youth-led initiative with more than 40 volunteers supporting over 25 students across multiple locations. BrightGuides maintains a ratio of no more than two students per tutor and uses a structured curriculum spanning Primary 1 to Secondary 5. During the pilot, more than half of participating students improved by at least one grade, while personalised support and mentorship also aim to build their confidence. | |
| Open 26 – 64 years old | Mohamed Basir Bin Mohamed Shariff (59 years old) | Mohamed Basir Bin Mohamed Shariff transformed his own journey of rehabilitation into a commitment to helping former offenders rebuild their lives and steering youths away from negative influences. As Programme Director of Mawar Community Services, a volunteer-led organisation, he serves without drawing a salary and supports more than 100 families of former offenders each month through rehabilitation and family programmes. His initiatives include the YSI Programme, a spiritual-based approach supporting mindset change, and Climb for Good, which uses outdoor expeditions to strengthen resilience and family bonds. Between May 2025 and February 2026, he led eight Climb for Good expeditions in Malaysia and Indonesia, where participants improved by an average of 25% in areas such as emotional regulation, persistence and peer support, with several subsequently returning as mentors for new groups. Drawing on his own experiences, Basir also supports preventive education efforts to help youths and families better understand the realities of prison, drugs and gangs. |
| Senior 65 years old and above | Tay Joo Thong | At 80, Tay Joo Thong continues to volunteer actively despite health and mobility challenges, showing that age is no barrier to giving back. He spent 43 years in broadcasting and, after retiring, battled prostate and lung cancers. Once his health improved, he turned to volunteering. His regular efforts include delivering food to autistic youths at St Andrew’s Autism Centre in Sengkang, picking up litter along Singapore’s waterways with the Waterway Watch Society, and tending a community garden that serves as a gathering space for residents. As a Clean & Green Ambassador with the National Environment Agency, he has also taken part in estate clean-ups, monitored illegal fishing and supported NParks bird-watching activities. His writing promotes environmental awareness by encouraging families to adopt more sustainable lifestyles. It also preserves Singapore’s broadcasting heritage through books such as On Air: Untold Stories from Caldecott Hill (2019). In June 2026, he started a fundraising campaign for the Goh Chok Tong Enable Fund. Through his dedication, he has inspired his grandchildren and friends to embrace volunteerism and community service. Looking ahead, Joo Thong plans to share his passion for sustainability through talks in schools and the community, set up a Toastmasters club for autistic youths, and encourage more seniors to stay active and contribute meaningfully. |
Laila Abu Hassan | For 22 years, Laila Abu Hassan has volunteered as a religious counsellor in Changi Prison, supporting Muslim female inmates through incarceration and reintegration into society. With MUIS-FITRAH, she has guided hundreds of women in Drug Rehabilitation Centres and Reformative Training Centres, as well as those awaiting capital punishment, combining religious guidance with therapeutic techniques. Recognising that many women still needed support after release, she founded the Nisa’ Hope Network in 2018 to provide a community where they could continue rebuilding their lives. The sustained aftercare community supports more than 50 former inmates through religious education, counselling and psychosocial support. She also mentors younger asatizah (religious teachers) and contributes to FITRAH’s programme development. Laila hopes to strengthen this continuum of care and share her approach with other counsellors and organisations, extending its impact to more women beyond those she can personally reach. |
C. Leaders of Good (LOG)
| Category | Name of Winner | Description |
|---|---|---|
Young Adult | Ooi Sze Jin (34 years old) | On returning from clinical training in the United States, psychologist Ooi Sze Jin saw a gap in support for individuals with moderate-to-severe intellectual disabilities and autism, particularly as they transitioned into adulthood beyond school-based support. She founded A Kind Place in 2021 to provide mental health support and programmes that help individuals develop greater independence. Its flagship six-month Independent Adult Programme has supported more than 300 individuals across eight cohorts, with about 80% progressing to employment, Day Activity Centres or sheltered workshops. Some who could not previously be left alone now interact calmly with peers and move about independently, and some of their caregivers have been able to return to work. Sze Jin has since built a 25-person team and partnerships that extend A Kind Place’s approach beyond its own doors. The Association for Persons with Special Needs (APSN) has brought A Kind Place’s mindfulness practices into its classrooms, and other social service agencies have adapted its teaching methods and materials. Sze Jin plans to scale the model through partnerships and technology to provide more timely and personalised support for individuals and their families |
Open | Yvette Devi Chandra (38 years old) | Yvette Devi Chandra, President of the Para Cycling Federation of Singapore (PCFS), began her giving journey in 2008 with a simple question. As a sports management student at ITE, she spotted para cyclists training on campus and asked, “How can I help?” She went on to serve as General Secretary before becoming President two years ago. Eighteen years on, she has grown PCFS from nine to 40 athletes, creating more opportunities for persons with disabilities to take up para cycling and pursue their sporting aspirations. To open up competitive pathways, she studied national classification in Switzerland and helped carry out Singapore’s first local classification of para-athletes, covering eight athletes. She has also built a strong community of coaches, caregivers and volunteers who support and grow alongside the athletes. When her team took over, the federation had no bike mechanic and fewer than 10 regular volunteers. Today, it has eight coaches, about 76 volunteers and 35 actively involved caregivers, and she has drawn more than 50 Republic Polytechnic students into the federation through the institution’s service-learning programme. Yvette hopes to expand access to para cycling for more persons with disabilities while advancing her vision of Singapore hosting an international para cycling race, raising the profile of para sports and athlete development. |
D. Organisations of Good (OOG)
| Category | Name of Winner | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Small, Medium & Social Enterprise | Abry Pte. Ltd. | Abry, a homegrown fashion and lifestyle retailer and distributor founded in 2008, embeds social impact into its business, which now carries 30 global brands. It creates meaningful employment opportunities for individuals who may face barriers to work, including single mothers, persons with disabilities, former offenders and seniors. Rather than treating giving as a separate initiative, Abry integrates it into its everyday business through its hiring practices, responsible procurement and cross-sector partnerships. It also supports underserved artisans and entrepreneurs through mentorship and retail opportunities, helping them build sustainable livelihoods. Abry aims to extend this model beyond its own organisation, encouraging more employers and partners to adopt similar practices and multiply their collective impact. |
| Go!Mama Pte. Ltd. | Go!Mama, a social enterprise, began by addressing a simple but often overlooked need: accessible and dignified spaces for breastfeeding mothers. Today, it operates more than 100 of its tech-enabled lactation pods, known as Pods of Impact, across workplaces, hospitals and public spaces, giving mothers and caregivers clean, private places to nurse, supporting a community of more than 20,000 mothers. Beyond providing infrastructure, Go!Mama brings together government agencies, employers, healthcare providers, businesses and community partners to strengthen support for mothers in their daily lives. Its network connects partners, brands and users to improve caregiving support across Singapore, and it also creates employment opportunities for women from underserved backgrounds. By combining its business model with advocacy and cross-sector collaboration, Go!Mama is helping to shape a future where mothers’ needs are thoughtfully built into how workplaces, communities and public spaces are designed. | |
| Large Enterprise | Kuok (Singapore) Limited | Kuok (Singapore) Limited translates its corporate purpose of creating long-term sustainable value into action by mobilising its people and partners to contribute to the wider community. In 2025, it delivered 42 CSR initiatives in Singapore, engaging more than 700 employees across a range of social and environmental causes. Beyond volunteering, Kuok works with community and industry partners to support social enterprises, promote inclusion and advance environmental initiatives. It funds innovation and environmental work, including the SUTD Centre of Sustainability and conservation at Mandai Wildlife Reserve. With institutes of higher learning, it develops industry-relevant courses. It also supports mid-career switchers through Workforce Singapore’s Career Conversion Programme and offers internships, scholarships and sponsorships to grow future talent. Kuok plans to deepen its community impact through longer-term partnerships, strengthen its philanthropic efforts and expand its CSR programme with new partners. |
| Public Institution | Temasek Polytechnic | At Temasek Polytechnic (TP), “Creating Tomorrow” is more than a tagline. It is a promise brought to life through a culture of care, where students and staff contribute their skills and expertise to uplift communities. Through service-learning, student-led initiatives, staff volunteering and partnerships that multiply impact, TP supports causes ranging from persons with disabilities and seniors to families in need and sustainability. From 2020 to 2025, more than 1,000 staff stepped forward to volunteer. Each year, more than 4,000 students participate in curriculum-driven service-learning, contributing at least three hours each. TP is deepening its community impact through a campus Care Hub, bringing education, community care, training and applied research together to co-create new models of care. This includes Singapore’s first campus-based assisted living facility, launched in 2025. |
E. Communities of Good (CMOG)
| Category | Name of Winner | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Groundup | Project Obscura | Founded in 2022, youth-led groundup Project Obscura believes that everyone deserves to have their stories seen and memories preserved, regardless of their circumstances. It makes professional photography accessible to underserved communities, while helping charities and community organisations tell their stories in visually compelling ways. It has grown to over 330 volunteers and collaborated with 100 partners, delivering over 50,000 photographs and reaching an estimated 10,000 people. Beyond immortalising meaningful moments, Project Obscura also trains beneficiaries and young volunteers to have photography skills as well, enabling them to share stories and give back to the community. |
| Small & Medium Charity | New Life Stories | New Life Stories supports families affected by incarceration, with the goal of breaking the cycle of intergenerational incarceration. Through its flagship Family Strengthening Programme which provides systemic whole-of-family support, beneficiaries receive counselling and therapy, parenting interventions within prison, and weekly one-to-one befriending for children. In 2025, New Life Stories supported 160 families and over 700 individuals, bringing its reach to more than 4,600 people to date. Its throughcare approach provides continuous support to families throughout a parent’s incarceration and reintegration journey, working in tandem with community and government partners while engaging volunteers to provide sustained support to affected children and families. |
| Large Charity | SHINE Children and Youth Services | SHINE Children and Youth Services supports young people through programmes that help overcome challenges in learning and literacy, foster mental health and resilience, build pathways to social mobility, and guide young people towards positive choices. Its programmes include Reading Odyssey, which has reached over 1,900 children across 21 communities, with 80-90% improving in reading ability and confidence; and Youth Community Outreach Patrol (COP), which develops leadership skills in young people and engages them as crime prevention ambassadors. Over 93% of participants remained offence-free, while about 65 alumni have returned to help shape the programme and mentor new participants. SHINE also provides longer-term support through STAR, launched in 2023 as Singapore’s first long-term professional mentoring programme. Around 100 children are each paired with a mentor who meets them weekly from K2 to Secondary 1, providing sustained guidance as they progress through key stages of their development. |
Annex B: PVPA 2026 Judging Panel
City of Good Award Category
- Mr Pang Kin Keong, Chairman, NVPC
- Mr Zed Teo, Principal Private Secretary, Istana
- Ms Saleemah Ismail, CEO, New Life Stories
- Mr Ang Hao Yao, Chairman, The National Kidney Foundation
People of Good Award Category
- Ms Liew Wei Li, Board Member, NVPC
- Ms Aidaroyani Adam, CEO, PPIS
- Ms Vivien Ang, Chief Sub-editor, The Business Times
- Mr Yuvan Mohan, Council Member, National Youth Council
Leaders of Good Award Category
- Dr Ming Tan, Board Member, NVPC
- Mr Gregory Vijayendran, Chairman, National Council of Social Services
- Dr Sushilan Vasoo, Emeritus Professor, Department of Social Work (NUS)
- Mr Tan Lin Teck, Deputy CEO, National Youth Council
Organisations of Good Award Category
- Mr Tony Soh, CEO, NVPC
- Mr Ang Yuit, President, ASME
- Ms Lee May Gee, CEO, SG Enable
- Ms Joanne Tan, Deputy Managing Director, Enterprise Singapore
- Mr Lim Shung Yar, CEO, National Council of Social Services
- Ms Lin Ruiwen, Executive Director, Sheng Siong Group Ltd.
Communities of Good Award Category
- Ms Tham Loke Kheng, CEO, Mediacorp
- Mr Cho Ming Xiu, Founder and Executive Director, Campus PSY (Singapore)
- Mr Terry Siow, CEO, Samaritans of Singapore
- Mr Mohamed Irshad, Board Member, NVPC