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SWANS

A volunteer association that develops young people into responsible citizens through social work, an on field finishing school.

1,100+ volunteers nationwide

SWANS is a youth volunteer association that treats social work as a finishing school, growing the soft skills that classrooms rarely teach.

Through volunteering, students and young people, both employed and unemployed, acquire teamwork, team building, leadership, resource mobilisation and management skills. More than skills, it teaches compassion, respect for the weaker sections of society, ethics and responsible management, shaping young people into capable and responsible citizens.

SWANS has grown into a nationwide association with a volunteer base of more than 1,100. It works closely with SCALE, the social credit system that recognises and rewards the contribution of these volunteers.

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