The month of July has been dedicated as the Racial Harmony Month.

It is with great pleasure that the North East Community Development Council (CDC) introduces the North East Harmony Outreach Fund exclusively for schools within the North East district.

As part of this district-wide racial harmony celebration, the NE Harmony Outreach Fund aims to encourage schools to organise creative and meaningful racial harmony projects for their students in July. Schools can celebrate and learn about the joys of interacting and appreciating other ethnic groups through these activities.

Upon North East CDC’s approval, each school can be granted up to $1,000 to organise their racial harmony projects.

Objectives

• To encourage CCCs, IRCCs, VWOs and schools to be more involved in racial harmony efforts during the Racial Harmony Month of July;

  •  To offer more opportunities for residents of different ethnic groups to enjoy inter-racial activities and promote a harmonious lifestyle.

Elibility Criteria

• ONLY CCCs, IRCCs, VWOs and schools that fall within the North East district are eligible for the NE Harmony Outreach Fund. ( To clarify if your organisation is within the North East district, make use of the district detector that is made available online at www.northeast.org.sg .)

Application

• Applicants will brainstorm on a project that allows different ethnic groups to interact with each other in a lively and meaningful manner.
  
• Proposals will be reviewed based on:
  1) opportunities for different ethnic groups to interact with one another;
  2) engaging in activities that are meaningful or culturally- symbolic; and
  3) effectiveness and feasibility for programme / project to be carried out.
  
• The grant quantum for each proposal is capped at
  a) $1,000.00 to organise school- based racial harmony programmes or;
  b) $2,000.00 to co- organise community- based racial harmony programmes with external agencies.
c) $6,000.00 to organise GRC-based racial harmony programmes in conjunction with the Launch of North East Racial Harmony celebrations on 5th July 2008.

Conditions

• The project MUST be held between 1 July to 31 July 2008. 
• All applicants must declare all sources of incomes, funding and sponsorship when applying for the fund.
• All approved applications would be treated as a joint event between North East CDC and the applicant. Hence, North East CDC logo must appear on all publicity materials.
• All approved applications are required to put up a stage performance item related to Racial Harmony to be part of the Launch of North East Racial Harmony celebrations on 5 th July 2008 at Serangoon Junior College .
• All applications must be made using the official application form attached. Alternatively, it is downloadable from www.northeast.org.sg .
• All applications must be submitted by 1 June 2008. Please mail your application form to the following address:

  Attn: Ms Kennix Ho

  North East Community Development Council

  3 Tampines Grande, #01-02

  AIA Tampines , Singapore 528799

• All claims must be done within 2 months after the event date.
• All claims will only be processed upon the submission of an evaluation report of the event conducted.
• Disbursement will be based on the actual deficits or amount applied for, whichever is lower.
• The CDC reserves the right to reject any application at its sole discretion.

Application Forms
Click to download:

• GUIDE ON APPLICATION [.doc]
• Harmony Outreach Fund (Schools) [.doc]
• Harmony Outreach Fund (VWO) [.doc]