To help families whose household income were affected by the pandemic, we launched a financial assistance scheme to help eligible students in Singapore tide through tough times by sponsoring 4 months of their school fees.
Our Covid-19 Initiative
Riding out exceptional times together
How we championed resilience in the pandemic
When the pandemic hit, our top concern was to protect children and youth of vulnerable families. To do our part, we actively provided resources to help them get through these tough times.
Our impact
12
Community partners
worked closely with us to provide assistance to children and youth beneficiaries.
3
Covid-19 childrenās e-books
were published to help children understand the pandemic.
118
Laptops
were given out to children and youth from lower-income families to support their Home-Based Learning.
168
Internet devices
were issued to lower-income families to provide internet access during the Circuit Breaker period.
525
Learning kits
were packed and distributed to children affected by stay home notices or quarantine orders.
52,000
Disposable masks
were given out to children and families in need.
12
Community partners
worked closely with us to provide assistance to children and youth beneficiaries.
3
Covid-19 childrenās e-books
were published to help children understand the pandemic.
118
Laptops
were given out to children and youth from lower-income families to support their Home-Based Learning.
168
Internet devices
were issued to lower-income families to provide internet access during the Circuit Breaker period.
525
Learning kits
were packed and distributed to children affected by stay home notices or quarantine orders.
52,000
Disposable masks
were given out to children and families in need.
Appreciation from the community
āI will certainly put this gift to good use and achieve my dream to become a big data engineer in the future.ā
āBoth the children and their parents are extremely grateful for the laptops received.ā
āWe are touched and heartened by the encouragement and support from you during this Covid-19 pandemic.ā
āWe would like to thank ECF for the kind donation of surgical masks..., as well as wifi dongles for families without internet connection.ā
News and publicity
Certification of Appreciation from President Halimah Yacob
In recognition of our efforts during the Covid-19 pandemic, we received a certification of appreciation from President Halimah Yacob in December 2020.
Coverage on Covid-19 book and home learning kits
A New Virus Has Arrived was picked up by various media outlets.
- From tough times come words of wisdom
- The fun way to educate your kids
- Dispelling fears through storytelling
Teaching children about Covid-19
It is crucial for children to understand the virus and its implications. Thus, we published 3 free e-books and put together other materials to help them make sense of the pandemic in a sensitive and meaningful way.
A New Virus Has Arrived
E-Book
A New Virus Has Arrived explains how Covid-19 affects us and what we can do to protect ourselves in an easily understandable way.
The Language Of Kindness
E-Book
The Language Of Kindness highlights the silent heroes and frontliners of the pandemic, and how we can do small things with great love.
Super Sleuths
E-Book
Super Sleuths is dedicated to the efforts of Singaporeās contact tracing team. It includes facts on how the virus spreads, and what terms like āSocial Distancingā and āquarantineā mean.
Home Learning Kits
Learning kit
In collaboration with educators, a total of 525 kits were distributed to 9 welfare communities and students. Each kit consisted of storybooks, craft activities and information on the virus.
Germ Buster board game
Board game
On top of our educational books, we also released a board game to help children learn proper hygiene practices in a fun, engaging way.
Supporting families with more resources
Apart from educating our beneficiaries on the virus, we also made sure that they got the help they needed at home.
Financial assistance
Computers and WIFI devices
To ensure that students from low-income families are able to access their online lessons, we sent laptops and WIFI devices with unlimited data for 3 months.
A total of 118 laptops and 168 WIFI devices were given to beneficiaries from Daughters of Tomorrow, KidSTART and more.
What else we do
Aside from our Covid-19 initiatives, we create and carry out programmes that help less-fortunate children work on their emotional well-being, cognitive development and future fitness.
Empower volunteer teachers
Created with EtonHouse curriculum specialists, our Teacher Everywhere programme equips volunteers with classroom and storytelling techniques to deliver Joyful Learning.
Nurturing their love for learning
Joyful Learning is a year-long programme that covers the areas of literacy, numeracy, creative expression and fine motor skills based on 40 classic storybooks.
