Partnership with Ministry of Education – Racial Harmony Forum 2011

OnePeople.sg partnered Ministry of Education, National Education Branch (NEB) in their annual Racial Harmony Forum which aims to raise awareness on issues relating to racial and religious harmony amongst leaders, teachers and parents. Guest of Honour, Mr Hawazi Daipi, Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Manpower and Ministry of Education graced the forum held on 6 July 2011 (Wed) at Nanyang Polytechnic Auditorium.

The theme for the RHD 2011, ‘HOME-Joint HOpes, Shared MEmories’, seeks to bring together the projections of our future together as a nation (Joint Hopes) and the recollections of past moments of joy that are shared with our friends from all the different races (Shared Memories) within our “Home”.

OnePeople.sg invited Pastor James Wuye and Imam Muhammad Ashafa to speak on racial harmony, social cohesion and social resilience based on their personal experiences in Nigeria and the importance of teacher’s role as ‘mentors of tomorrow’ to advocate peace as well as racial and religious harmony. Vice-Chairman, OnePeople.sg, Mr Gerald Singham also moderated the dialogue session with Pastor Wuye and Imam Ashafa to draw the relevance of their experiences to the local context.

Following this segment, OnePeople.sg facilitators also led an except of Explorations in Ethnicity Basic Course to demonstrate how schools and National Education educators can facilitate discussions on the topic of ethnicity in schools. OnePeople.sg also showcased information of our Orange Ribbon Celebrations and youth programmes at the Gallery Walk (exhibition).

OnePeople.sg is pleased to collaborate with MOE National Education Branch in promoting our shared objectives and showcasing the current Racial Harmony efforts for schools at the Racial Harmony Forum.