It is important for ageing elderly to have an elder-friendly environment to live in and to help them move around their houses more easily. The Safe and Bright Home DIY Plus @ South West programme will provide vulnerable seniors and families with free installations of home equipment such as grab bars, wireless door bells, water taps, energy-saving light bulbs and shower hoses. Free DIY workshops will also be conducted for seniors to impart skills on troubleshooting of common household problems.

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As an Institution of a Public Character (IPC), donations made to South West CDC will be entitled to 2.5 times tax deduction and is applicable to both corporate and individual tax residents. Donors do not need to declare the donation amount, tax deduction will be automatically filed to IRAS by South West CDC and will be reflected in donors’ tax assessment in the next calendar year.

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IRAS will no longer accept claims for tax deduction based on donation receipts.

Community Partner

The South West Community Development Council (CDC) was formed on 24 November 2001 with the mission to Assist the Needy, Bond the People and Connect the Community.

Through local help programmes, the South West CDC strives to provide holistic assistance to help the less fortunate in our community and support self-help. The CDC also organises projects and programmes to promote community bonding and social cohesion. The South West CDC adopts the "Many Helping Hands" approach to encourage community ownership among residents, community partners and corporations to realise its vision of "Owning Your Community”.

Together with dedicated partners and volunteers, the South West CDC has rolled out a series of bursaries to promote social mobility, as well as schemes and programmes to better address specific needs of the residents. With the support of charitable donations, the South West CDC hopes to strengthen the safety net and benefit more needy residents.

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Funds raised: $9,500
Participants of workshops and installation sessions: 70

Highlights:

In collaboration with ITE College West, Safe & Bright Homes DIY+ is a home safety and improvement programme under Adopt @ South West. To improve the living environment of vulnerable residents referred by community touchpoints, free installation or repair of basic household items were provided. Training workshops were also conducted to equip them with skills to troubleshoot and carry out basic home fix.

The programme has reached out to a total of 70 participants through workshop and installation sessions for four divisions.

Student volunteers from ITE College West share about their experiences:

“I am very happy to be given an opportunity to guide and share skills of handling electric drill, wall drilling and installation of wall plugs for wall fixtures to the senior residents. This experience gave me a strong self-satisfaction.” – Muhammad Zulhilmi Bin Sapari, ITE College West Student Volunteer

“At the end of each session, I feel very satisfied having able to contribute to the community in a small way possible.” – Rahman Bin Mat'isa, ITE College West Student Volunteer

“I feel good when I am able to use the skill that I have learnt from ITE College to help the elderly.” – Raymond Yap Chee Hui, ITE College West Student Volunteer

Elderly learning how three-pin plugs work at one of the stations at the DIY workshop.

Students helping a vulnerable family install wireless doorbell outside their apartment.

Updates of the funds utilisation are provided by South West Community Development Council.