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Growing up, I led a sheltered
                                                                                   life centred around school and
                                                                                   family. NYAA broadened my
                                                                                   horizons but giving me chances to
                                                                                   meet friends from other schools
                                                                                   and backgrounds while doing
                                                                                   meaningful and fun activities like
                                                                                   community service.

                                                                                   Through NYAA, I travelled to
                                                                                   Switzerland and Jordan and hosted
                                                                                   youths from the UK and Jordan.
                                                                                   The NYAA experience encouraged
                                                                                   my curiosity about the world and
                                                                                   gave me the confidence to pursue
                                                                                   education and work outside
                                                                                   Singapore.
                                                                                   Marina Chow Suyin
                 Mustafa Izzuddin teaching English to the children from the rural areas in Indonesia.  Portfolio Leader, Staff Scientist at
                                                                                   International Flavors & Fragrances
                                                                                   San Francisco, California, United
                                                                                   States, NYAA Gold Award holder
                                                                                   (2004 cohort)










































                                    The art of mixing cement for the construction of a community hall in Cambodia.

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