Community Integration

Community Integration

Promoting social norms and fostering neighbourliness at Boon Lay ZoneE, H, R and Meadow-Grove Residents' Networks Chit Chat Session 2024.

PA through its Grassroots Organisations (GROs) and Integration and Naturalisation Champions (INCs), help new citizens settle in the community, providing platforms for them to interact and bond with the local residents. Through their participation in various integration-centric programmes and GRO programmes/activities, the new immigrants can make friends and develop mutual understanding with their neighbours and other residents in the community.

Integration and Naturalisation Champions

Sengkang West INC and GROs organised One Community Fiesta 2024 to bring residents from diverse communities together.

INCs serve as catalysts in driving integration efforts within their local communities. These dedicated individuals take the initiative to develop and implement programmes designed to welcome and integrate new citizens. By leveraging their understanding of both local culture and the challenges faced by newcomers, INCs play a pivotal role in bridging cultural gaps and fostering a sense of belonging.

Integration Strategies

Cultural appreciation at Mountbatten SMC One Community Fiesta 2024.

To achieve the key objective of PA’s integration efforts to widen our outreach and deepen engagement with new citizens, PA has adopted the following three key strategic approaches:

• Intensifying local integration efforts through the Residents' Committees and Neighbourhood Committees;

• Multiplying outreach through partnership with Immigrant Associations and external organisations; and

• Promoting greater awareness on integration through publicity and social media.

Integration Programmes

Creating fun lived experiences through sing and dance at Pasir Ris – PunggolGRC and Punggol West SMC One Community Fiesta 2024.

PA organises a variety of community programmes to welcome and integrate newcomers in the neighbourhood. Through these activities, residents share collective experiences with their fellow neighbours, engage with each other and build a sense of belonging in their community. Some of these programmes include:

• Chit Chat Sessions

• Community Volunteering

• Festive Celebrations

• House Visits

• One Community Fiesta

• Visits to Iconic Places in Singapore