environmental challenge organisation (singapore)

Dunk It! @ Chingay 2011 known as ECO Singapore

Contact Person : Wilson Ang

President, ECO Singapore
Email : wilson.ang@eco-singapore.org Our Youth. Our Future.
Society Reg. No: ROS326/2002
Charity Reg. No: 1739

Dunk It! @ Chingay parade 2011 Report

Venue: Chingay Parade venue @ Singapore Flyer

Date: 11&12 February 2011
Time: 3:30pm – 9pm

After almost every major large scale event held in Singapore, organisers
are faced with filthy and unsightly event sites, which eventually become
the responsibility of the cleaners. To tackle this issue, the “Dunk it”
initiative was introduced by ECO Singapore, during the National Day
Parade in 2006.

Before the event, ECO Singapore held two briefings to teach the
volunteers about the tasks and remind the Intention of Dunk It!
Programme.

The primary objectives of the ECO Agents during events include the
following:

• Help Singaporean youths crystallize their environmental concern

into meaningful actions
• Encourage the public to dispose of their trash into trash bins.
• Empower youths to influence the public to do their part in
protecting our environment

*SCAPE, 2 Orchard Link, #04-01 GRID New Media Studios, Singapore 237978
http://www.eco-singapore.org I Tel: (65) 6333 5543 I Fax: (65) 6333 5537
Registered Address: 10 Anson Road, International Plaza, #15-14 Singapore 079903
 environmental challenge organisation (singapore)
Dunk It! @ Chingay 2011 known as ECO Singapore

To put their knowledge to action, the volunteers were Our Youth. Our Future.
involved in engaging activities: Society Reg. No: ROS326/2002
Charity Reg. No: 1739

Engagement Act #1

Participants were asked to take part at Million Acts of Green.

The objective of the programme is giving the public the opportunity to
share, what they have done to reduce their environmental impact.

Engagement Act #2

“Thank You For Not Littering” badges were produced and distributed by
the ECO-Agents and public to openly thank the participants who were
doing the right thing, by binning their litters.

*SCAPE, 2 Orchard Link, #04-01 GRID New Media Studios, Singapore 237978
http://www.eco-singapore.org I Tel: (65) 6333 5543 I Fax: (65) 6333 5537
Registered Address: 10 Anson Road, International Plaza, #15-14 Singapore 079903
 environmental challenge organisation (singapore)
Dunk It! @ Chingay 2011 known as ECO Singapore

Our Youth. Our Future.

Engagement Act #3 Society Reg. No: ROS326/2002
Charity Reg. No: 1739

The Volunteers motivate the public to try the ECO Singapore

questionnaire. Objective of the questionnaire is to remind and check
important environmental knowledge. The questions are about general
and regional environmentally topics.

ECO-Agents at Work

During the first day of the Chingay parade, the determination to

complete their mission led the ECO- Agents to disregard the downpour
in the late afternoon and continue with the tasks given.

The passionate ECO-Agents reached out to over 900 participants during

the two - day “Dunk it” operation at Chingay 2011.
Majority of these participants fell within the age group of 19 – 55 years.

The enthusiastic ECO-Agents all agreed that the engagement was

meaningful and had indeed proved to be a unique experience.

*SCAPE, 2 Orchard Link, #04-01 GRID New Media Studios, Singapore 237978
http://www.eco-singapore.org I Tel: (65) 6333 5543 I Fax: (65) 6333 5537
Registered Address: 10 Anson Road, International Plaza, #15-14 Singapore 079903
 environmental challenge organisation (singapore)
Dunk It! @ Chingay 2011 known as ECO Singapore

Our Youth. Our Future.

Partnering Organisation: Society Reg. No: ROS326/2002
Charity Reg. No: 1739

Dunk It! @ Chingay would not be possible without the continuous

support from our partner organisations through the opportunity and
resources they provided.

The partner organisations for this event are:

National Environment Agency NEA

(HQ & Central Regional Office)

Peoples’ Association

Veolia Environmental Services

*SCAPE, 2 Orchard Link, #04-01 GRID New Media Studios, Singapore 237978
http://www.eco-singapore.org I Tel: (65) 6333 5543 I Fax: (65) 6333 5537
Registered Address: 10 Anson Road, International Plaza, #15-14 Singapore 079903