Ground-Up Initiative (GUI) [pronounced Gee-U-Aye]《聚友爱》is a volunteer-driven non-profit community that values connecting with the land for the many things it teaches us.
Since April 2009, we have been shaping a Sustainable Living Kampung in Bottle Tree Park, Yishun, Singapore. The SL Kampung encourages projects and challenges that cultivate environmental awareness, a hands-on culture, leadership, personal responsibility and teamwork. Doing things together has nurtured a community that cares about humanity and the Earth.
Mission
GUI Kampung Kampus aims to be the leading 21st Century 'School of Life':
- Foster social and environmental consciousness through programmes and activities that emphasise on living in harmony with the Earth and how to get in touch with ourselves.
- Be a place where values in sustainability and global responsibility can be shared and fostered among all who visit, work and learn. It will serve as a model for Singapore and the developing region.
- Be a showcase of eco-technology and environmentally friendly practices, some of which could be very relevant to making urban Singapore life greener/ more environmentally responsible.
- Be a centre to inspire a re-think of the interaction between the urban dweller and their environment.
- Be a centre for sustainability ideas and concepts incubation.
- Be a centre for training humanitarian expedition teams.
Ground-Up Troopers (GUTS) Internship Programme with a difference. GUTS offers the opportunity to gain work skills but also offers training to allow participants to become effective leaders capable of social change. GUTS is focused on developing the youth to be the leaders of the future! Organised by Ground-Up Initiative (GUI) and supported by the National Youth Council.
With like-minded youth, GUTS will form a strong leadership community at GUI's Kampung Kampus, a space known for its work in encouraging a green and community minded Singapore.
The 20-week full-time programme will commence on 15th May and conclude 30th September, consisting of:
- Leadership and community development training
- An internship with energetic Singapore civil society organisations and enterprises
- Opportunities to develop and lead your own community outreach projects in September 2017.
- Engagements with a community of youth ready to make a difference
- Industry mentors to accelerate you to the next level.
What You Will Learn
The programme strives to develop well-rounded leaders, able to know themselves, analyse, understand and engage the society which they find belonging to, adopt a clear and forward vision, and possess the skill sets to put their plans to action. Offering a dynamic programme to test all levels of capability, GUTS will develop young leaders capable of making real change.
With the programme consisting of skill training including:
- Facilitation skills
- Critical Thinking
- Community Mapping
- Participatory Design
- Volunteer Management
- Research Skills
- Non-Profit Marketing
- Cross-Sector Development
- Programme planning and Implementation
Find out more @ www.gutsfellows.org
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