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In addition, award participants will be encouraged to participate in physical movement within the
safety management restriction with proper diets to keep fit and healthy to serve the community
more effectively. A healthy mind and body are essential for everyone.

Integration Between the Young and the Elderly

The NYAA Council also aims to strengthen and promote active ageing, encouraging participants to
engage with the elderly by initiating community projects that promote awareness and improve
the relationship between the young and the elderly. With the number of elderly Singaporeans set
to double by 2030, increasing the support provided for the elderly is needed. In addition, as society
moves into the digital age, we need to support the elderly in closing the digital divide. Therefore,
the NYAA Gold Award Holders' Alumni and participants are encouraged to work on an active
ageing programme to support the elderly, allowing them to feel connected with society and
remain socially active during their twilight years. As a result, they will feel comfortable in e-
payments and other e-platforms.

The NYAA plays an important bridging role between the young and the elderly by initiating
community projects that promote awareness and improves the relationship between the young
and the elderly. These community bonding projects and activities have great potential in
cultivating more excellent care and compassion for the elderly, mostly when young people are
made aware of the needs of the aged. This programme thus provides our youth with the
opportunity to understand older people better, actively engage with the elderly and improve their
quality of life through their twilight years.

NYAA Junior Programme – The Butterfly Award

The NYAA Junior Programme, The Butterfly Award, has also been fine-tuned with input from the
Ministry of Education for primary three to primary six. The programme will provide young students
with holistic development through four key domains: Service Learning (Learning to Serve),
Outdoor Appreciation (One with Nature), Healthy Living (Health is Wealth) and Family Bonding
(Meaningful Interactions).

The NYAA launched a pilot project among ten schools and organisations. However, due to the
COVID-19 pandemic, many could not complete the programme. As a result, they were put on hold
as they could not carry out the activities. As a result, as of December 2021, only eight schools and
organisations completed the pilot NYAA Junior Programme, The Butterfly Award.

REVIEW OF THE YEAR 2021

Staffing and Volunteers

The NYAA Secretariat s headed by an Executive Director, Mr James Soh and three other full-time
staff. In addition, the Secretariat is assisted by a large pool of volunteers, mainly the NYAA Gold
Award holders and Award Coordinators.

As of 31 December 2021, the breakdown of the staff strength and volunteers are as follows:

Total Number of Full Time Staff: 4
Total Number of Award Operating Partners: 220 (Appendix 5)
Total Number of Award Coordinators and volunteers: 2,553
Total Number of Gold Award Holders: 4,334
Total Number of New Award Participants for 2021: 20,935 (Appendix 6)
Total Number of Awards Awarded for 2021: 9,542 (Appendix 6)

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