The MSF Volunteer and Partner Awards (MVPA) recognises and honours the commitment and dedication of MSF’s volunteers and partners, who have served in various areas of the Ministry.
MVPA 2023 was held on 27
January 2023.
Outstanding Lifetime Volunteer Award
Mdm Sartha is presented with the highest accolade - the Outstanding Lifetime Volunteer Award, which recognises individuals who have made significant contributions over 30 years or more to better the lives of others.
Mdm Sartha
Mdm Sartha is one of Singapore's longest-serving foster parents and has been one for over 45 years. She has provided care to 12 vulnerable children since 1976. Through Mdm Sartha's resilience and commitment, her foster children has the opportunity to experience the warmth and love of a family life and to thrive in a nurturing home environment.
The welfare of her foster children has always been at the back of her mind. Once, while on holiday, she called home every night to check on her foster children. Despite her advanced age and medical conditions, she is still caring for an ex-foster youth, even though he has already aged out of care. He has special needs and has lived with her ever since he was an infant. Mdm Sartha raised him as if he were her own, ensuring that his emotional, physical, psychological, cognitive, social and moral needs were met. She also fully supported him in pursuing his interest in sports. Under her care, her ex-foster youth developed well and competed successfully in local sports events.
Mdm Sartha's dedicated service as a foster mother was an inspiration to her own son, who was so moved by her love for children that he became a foster parent himself.
MSF Outstanding Lifetime Volunteer Award | MSF Outstanding Volunteer Award | Friends of MSF Award | MSF Community Cares Award | Long Service Award
MSF Outstanding Lifetime Volunteer Award
The MSF Outstanding Lifetime Volunteer Award recognises outstanding volunteers who have contributed to the causes of MSF for at least 30 years.
Award Winner
- Mdm Sartha
MSF Outstanding Volunteer Award
The MSF Outstanding Volunteer Award recognises individuals or groups of volunteers who have contributed significantly to various groups in the community served by MSF. The award winners are distinguished by their significant contributions in terms of time and effort spent.
Award Winners
- Mr Lim Thim Veng
- Mr Ishak Ismail
- Ms Chan Chia Lin
- Mr Chew Kwee San
- Ms Julia Lee
- Ms Katherine Baptist
- Mdm Raja Hamidah Bte Raja Bat and Mr R Usman Bin R Abdul Jalil
- Mdm Magasvri d/o Supiah and Mr Kannan s/o Balakrisnan
- Mdm Lourdes Thomas Audrey and Mr Rajev s/o Valayutham
- Mdm Goh Poh Choo and Mr Quek Tee Tee
- Mrs Lim Poo Yong and Mr Lim Hong Kee
Friends of MSF Award
The Friends of MSF Award is presented to individuals, volunteers or organisations who have made significant contributions to committees or projects under the purview of MSF for at least two years. This year, our winners contributed to a variety of MSF initiatives including ECDA’s KidSTART, Families for Life, Taskforce on Family Violence, the National Committee on Prevention, Rehabilitation and Recidivism, and the NCSS Board.
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MSF Community Cares Award
The MSF Community Cares Awards was introduced in 2019 to recognise and appreciate organisations and individuals who passionately drive social change, strive to do good for society, and in so doing, inspire those around them.
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Long Service Award
45 Years | 40 Years | 30 Years | 25 Years | 20 Years | 15 Years | 10 Years |
5 Years
The MSF Long Service Award recognises individuals or organisations who have volunteered directly with MSF.
Award Winners (45 years)
- Mdm K. Sartha
- Mr Tan Thien Choon
Award Winners (40 years)
- Mr P.R Gunasekharan
- Mr Shaik Mohammad Bin M K Mohideen
- Mr Tan Heng Huay BBM
- Mr Tivasiha Mani
Award Winners (30 years)
- Mdm Low Bee Hoon Emily
- Mr Anthony Yeo
- Mr Lim Puay Sek Patrick
- Mr Roger Ong
- Mr Ronald Lee Yew Kew
- Mr Shaikh Ashraf Hasan
Award Winners (25 years)
- Dr Sam Goi Seng Hui JP BBM(L)
- Mr Rajaram Ramiah PBM BBM JP
- Welfare Services Club RSP (Youth)
Award Winners (20 years)
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Award Winners (15 years)
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Award Winners (10 years)
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Award Winners (5 years)
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We are grateful for the support of many who have contributed their time and talent to organise this year’s MSF Volunteer and Partner Awards.
MVPA Trophy
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This year’s trophy is a replica of the “Circles of Life” sculpture, designed by Singapore’s very own award-winning sculptor, Mr Chua Boon Kee. The interlocking circles symbolise the importance of our community working together to foster a caring and inclusive society.
Redeafination
Formed in 2008, Redeafination (spelt with “Deaf” and “Nation”) is an independent dance crew for the Deaf. Redeafination aims to promote Deaf awareness as well as to nurture and develop performing arts talents within the Deaf community. As of today, the crew is fully made up of Deaf members.
Over the years, Redeafination has received much recognition and accolades from both the dance scene and the deaf community. Since its formation, Redeafination has gone on to perform at various events. Redeafination also conducts annual introductory dance workshops to reach out to Deaf youths and expose them to Dance.
As at December 2020, Redeafination has 15 members, and continues to grow.
Claire Teo & Dr Azariah Tan (Duo)
Claire Teo (visually impaired) is a trained classical soprano who also excels in musical theatre and pop songs. She has performed in Shaping Hearts 2021 accompanied by hard-of- hearing pianist, Dr Azariah Tan the official launch event of ART:DIS Singapore graced by Parliament Secretary, Mr Eric Chua and MFA’s Ambassador-at-Large, Mr Tommy Koh and has sung for numerous music and movement community workshops for senior citizens from Lions Befrienders, Tembusu Senior Activity Centre and Tsao Foundation, always delighting everyone with her pure and angelic voice.
Claire was also selected to be one of the artists for Arts & Disability Forum 2022 - Phase 2: Inclusive Artist Residency Project.
Dr. Azariah is one of ART:DIS Board of Directors with hard-of hearing and is an accomplished professional pianist who has performed extensively in Singapore and internationally.
Token of Appreciation by Bizlink
 | Bizlink Centre is a non-profit organisation dedicated to serving the disadvantaged individuals, in particular persons with disabilities, through training and employment in Singapore. Bizlink is a registered charity with the office of the Commissioner
of Charities and is conferred the status of the Institution of Public Character (IPC). Bizlink has been serving the disability community since 1986. Today, individuals, regardless of their disabilities and disadvantaged background,
are enabled through work within an inclusive community. |