What is MudaSG and who is MudaSG looking for?

MudaSG is a youth-run organisation that works very closely with M3 to run student-led projects to aid the Malay/Muslim community in Singapore. We are really looking for anyone. Even though we are aiding the Malay/Muslim community as our priority, we are really looking for anyone from any race or religion.

 

What is the most memorable activity/event that MudaSG has taken part in?

I would say our Bazaar Basteri Project which is a project where we promote fashion sustainability during the Ramadan period. We collect donated Baju Kurung from the public, and then we sort them, then select the good ones. Then, we redistribute it to the rental residents, then to the rest of the public, so it’s a thrifting experience. We’ve been running this project for 3 years straight, and it’s really nice to see how the different project teams every year try to make it unique in their own special way.

 

Use a picture from your gallery to describe your favourite part of being with MudaSG.

I would say our Tiktok account. It’s not really a picture, but it’s because for every event we’ve had, we always make time to capture the moment with the volunteers and the beneficiaries, so I really enjoy scrolling through this. 

 

Other than volunteering opportunities, what else can MudaSG offer?

Growth, because maybe you just want to start filling up your CIP/VIA hours, or maybe you just want to do volunteering as an ad-hoc thing. But eventually, you might start to learn more about yourself, and you can get a bit addicted to volunteering. You can see a lot of development, because I’ve seen a lot of development in myself for the past 4 years.

 

Who is your biggest inspiration?

I would say my mum. She’s a very very generous person so I kind of take it as an inspiration and it’s what drives me to continue doing what I’m doing. She’s also what motivated me to start. Whenever she had money, or every month, she would make it a point to donate, and to buy food for her friends. So I thought, why not? I should do the same. So yes, giving back!

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What made you feel so strongly connected to the Malay/Muslim community? 

I would say that, first of all, I’m a Malay. Second of all, I didn’t come from a very well-to-do background. So in primary school, I went to a really really normal neighbourhood school, shoutout to TGPS! Then, after that, I went to RGS. The Malays I met there were incredibly different from the Malays I mixed around with in my primary school. And I felt that that became a problem, because there was a lot of stigma which my primary school friends had of me just because I’m in RGS, and the RGS girls had of students from lower-income families. I felt that there was no proper avenue or platform for the Malays from these two different backgrounds to interact and mix around with each other. I thought, what better way to interact than by doing something good together? Like helming a project, or just coming down to distribute food to low-income families. That is mainly the reason why I’m really strong on having MudaSG to continue, because I feel that this is one very strong platform for people to mix around and get to know each other.

 

What advice do you give to those who want to start their volunteerism journey?

Just do it! You’ll never know if you don't try! Just go to volunteer.mudasg.org and we’ll see you around!

 

How do you feel about yourself being part of the youth volunteerism scene in Singapore?

I would say it feels nice. At the start, I was not a very active volunteer. I was very ad-hoc, when I was free I would do it. But eventually, like I said, it gets addictive, so I got addicted to it. There’s different areas where you can volunteer in, it’s not just distributing food to low-income families. We also have projects for coastal clean-ups, so there’s so many different areas, so many different causes to care about. I hope that you guys get to pick what cause you truly care about, so just go and try!

 

Could you elaborate on the causes that MudaSG offers?

During Ramadan, we have distributions to low income families. We also have mosque spring cleanings, we have coastal cleanups, and we have fundraiser concerts for various beneficiaries. During Ramadan, we also break fast with the girls and boys from Darul Ihsan Orphanage. We also do work with the elderly. So there’s really a lot of different areas where you can volunteer. It doesn’t have to be with MudaSG, you can just find what works for you!

 

Any last words?

Go sign up now at volunteer.mudasg.org!