Hello GAHA Members!
There is an exciting opportunity for us to educate young children about the importance of racial harmony through a day of fun and laughter.
On 24th July 2011, we will be conducting a Racial Harmony programme for a group of upper primary and lower secondary children at Darul Ihsan Orphanage (a non-government institution which helps to provide for the maintenance, care and education of orphans of Muslim parents). The programme will be from 4 to 5.30pm. However volunteers are requested to come earlier for a briefing and to set up the area.
We are looking for 10 volunteers as group facilitators and station masters. Interested members, please email Joan at StayWithMe@nyaagaha.org by 15July (Friday) to indicate your interest. Please include your full name and contact number.
We hope that you will bring your youthful energies to this event, to engage the children from Darul Ihsan and be their bridge between them and our wider Singapore community.
We look forward to your reply!
Cheers,
Organising Committee of “Stay with me!”
July 8th, 2011
Fellow GAHA members,
There is an exciting opportunity for us to be part of a unique experience and contribute to the community thereafter. For the past 3 years, selected GAHA members have participated in the annual international friendship / cultural exchange camp held in Russia which aims to
a. Promote the meeting of children, youths and leaders across the world in the spirit of friendship;
b. Allow the participants to learn more about Russia and one another; and
c. Take away from the experience the spirit of kindness and understanding
This year’s camp is name the International Family Meeting of Friendliness (IFMF) and will be held from 3-9 August 2011 (excluding travel time).
We will be selecting 3-5 GAHA members to participant in this year’s camp. Further details are provided below.
Location of campsite: Petrozavodsk
Programme: Includes culture and educational trainings, expeditions, social projects and physical activities. For more details, pls see attached.
Estimated cost (by participant): S$1,700 – S$2,000 (includes airfare and visa application).
Travel expenses from St Petersburg to the campsite and camp fees (accommodation and food) will be paid by the NYAA Council.
Submission requirements: Write-up on (i) What do you hope to gain from this trip; (ii) Past involvement with GAHA and/or other
community-related organizations; (iii) How do you plan to contribute to GAHA/community after returning from the trip (timeline for
the project execution is up to Dec 2011).
Interview: There will be an interview conducted for the selection process. Dates for interview to be confirmed.
We look forward to receiving your applications by Sunday, 26 June via email info@nyaagaha.org.
Click here for programme
GAHA Exco
June 24th, 2011
Dear GAHA members
The MarComm team is looking for volunteer photographers and writers for our newsletter, Grapevine. Read on!
Photographers
We are looking for volunteer photographers who can assist to cover various NYAA events throughout 2011. Commitment is minimal as you are only required to volunteer for events that you are available for. The required duration of commitment for each event varies but we will try to break up the events into ‘bite-sized shifts’ if they are longer than 4-5 hours.
Number of photographers required will depend on the scale of the event. It does not matter whether you have done photography for 5 days or for 5 years – we are looking for passion more than anything else.
Photographs will be used for the GAHA and NYAA websites, newsletter and Facebook page to keep members informed of the events organized and supported by GAHA and NYAA Council. They say a picture speaks a thousand words, so let’s help to make GAHA’s updates more exciting!
Credits will be given if your photos are used. There are no promises of glamour and fame but it will be a great chance to hone your creative skills while making new friends.
Grapevine
Grapevine is currently looking to recruit new writers. The commitment level is relatively low and the writers will only need to attend the allocated event (As a general rule of thumb, writers will be allocated to events that they are already volunteering/participating in. If the writer is not participating in any of the events, the writer will be asked to go for the event and run an article on it based on the peg and angle given). After the event, the writer will submit the article to the marketing committee for editing purposes. Writers are not required to attend any marketing committee meetings (but if you do want to step up your involvement, you are of course more than welcome).
The arrangement for Grapevine writers is relatively flexible as writers do not have to commit to a certain number of articles every quarter/year. As and when required, the marketing committee will send an email to writers who are interested in writing for Grapevine to ask if they are interested in covering an upcoming event when there are no writers participating in that event.
Writers will be given due recognition and will be credited for the articles. If you are aspiring to do freelance writing or write in the near future, this will be a good platform to get started. What’s more, you will be able to build your portfolio from here.
Interested?
If you are interested, please email marcomm@nyaagaha.org with your name, email address, mobile number, area of interest (photography or Grapevine or both) and, if possible, an indication of your intended level of commitment.
We are looking to receive your emails on a rolling basis, and we look forward to hearing from you.
Best wishes
GAHA MarComm team
May 26th, 2011
A group of GAHA members will be playing host to a group of university students from Switzerland on Sun 13 Mar 2011. Our Swiss friends will be in Singapore to attend the WorldMUN conference and this is a great chance for them to understand our little island a little bit more!
If you would like to play host and meet new friends, do send us an email at secretariat@nyaagaha.org by Tues 8 Mar 2011.
GAHA Exco
March 6th, 2011
Dear members
We are currently in the preliminary stages of drafting a “constitution” for GAHA. We are starting more or less on a clean slate and would like to get membership input on what you think should be included in such a document - perhaps, by way of example, on GAHA’s objectives, exco membership requirements, the formation of sub-committees, etc.
If you are interested, there will be a first round of “consultations” on 26 February (Saturday). Details as follows:
Date: 26 February
Time: 1.30pm - 3pm
Venue: NYAA Council
If you’re interested to attend, please email secretariat@nyaagaha.org by 22 February 2011. This is to facilitate our catering of some light refreshments.
Thank you.
Best regards
GAHA Exco
Secretariat
February 11th, 2011
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