Questions Answer First of all, I just want to make sure; Are you comfortable with answering questions that ask your opinion about the Singaporean government? Okay, so I won’t answer if there’s any that I don’t want to answer. Afa started in 1988 and I assume there were many difficulties or conflicts between the […]
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EA Engagement 4: interview with Afa
On 15 August 2018, I went for an interview with Afa’s executive director, Sumita Banerjee. The aim of this interview was to clarify the potential difficulties that they have faced as a non-state actor and whether or not they recognise the rising legitimacy of non-state actors in Singapore. Surprisingly, she stated that Afa had never […]
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EA Engagement 3: Afa volunteer
On 21 July 2018, I went for my second volunteering to Afa (Action for AIDS) and there, I had an HIV testing training. The organization separates the testing process into; registration, pre-counseling, testing and post-counseling. Since I’ve already done the training for the reception, I attended the training for the testing stage; where one volunteer […]
EA engagement 2: first volunteer experience
On July 14th, I went to DSC Clinic at Jalan Basar, which is Afa’s ATS (anonymous testing service) site to volunteer as a receptionist. They told me that everyone has to have two trainings at the reception, two at the blood taking procedure and three at both pre- and post- counselling. I assume that this well-established […]
EA Engagement 1: orientation sessions
I went to orientation sessions on April 13th and May 26th to work as a volunteer at Action for AIDS (Afa). The first session in April was a general overview of what the organisation does and the second one was a more specific seminar on how Anonymous Testing Service (ATS) functions and how volunteers can […]
Glopo EA motivation
I am going to work with an organization called Action for AIDS (AFA) in Singapore. It is an organization that advocates not only for voluntary AIDS check-ups, but also organise educational campaigns to combat discrimination against people with AIDS in Singapore. Their significant contribution in this field demonstrates the government’s dependency on non-state actors. Hence, […]