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Shell aims to be a good neighbour in the communities in which we operate. Our theme as a company of good is advancing social mobility and so we give back to communities through a diverse portfolio of projects.
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Title: {Shell and SouthWest CDC}
Duration: {01:09} minutes
Description:
{Shell’s journey as a company of good with SouthWest CDC}
[Background music plays]
{The Sound of Shell. Atmospheric, builds gradually, bright and positive}
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{View of HDB estate through elevator window}
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{About 13% of Singapore’s population is aged 65 or older.}
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{In places like Telok Blangah, elderly make up 16%}
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{Wide shot of HDB void deck with colorful wall murals}
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{Shell helps make their lives a little brighter.}
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{Shell volunteers dressed in their red polo tees having a discussion with a group of elderly volunteers}
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{Ruby Lim, the talent, is helping her cousin, Annie Tan, to put on her apron.}
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{Annie Tan speaking off camera to interviewer, her cousin Ruby Lim is seated next to her on the park bench}
[Voiceover]
{My name is Annie Tan, and this is my cousin Ruby Lim.}
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{Ruby Lim & Annie Tan, Telok Blangah Residents}
[Voiceover by Annie]
{We have a very strong kampung spirit here.}
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{Close up shot of Annie and Ruby preparing to cook.}
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{A group of residents gathered around their cooking instructor.}
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{Anything they organise we will all support.}
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{Shell volunteer Tan Li Ching is seen talking to residents.}
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{Shell volunteer Tan Li Ching is at the void deck, talking to off camera interviewer}
[Voiceover]
{The many activities that we hold at the void deck, or even bring them out for excursions, it’s about building neighbourliness and bonds}
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{A group of malay aunties are gathered around their cooking station, preparing ingredients}
[Voiceover]
{with the community they are living in.}
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{A chinese lady is cooking as two volunteers look on}
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{And if it’s a skill-based activity that we are having,}
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{A little girl watches a middle-aged Indian lady cooking}
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{Egg being fried in a pan}
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{it’s also to impart certain skills that we hope}
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{Noodle being stirred in a pan}
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{they can take on as part of their learning as well}
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{Tan Li Ching talking to off camera interviewer}
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{and build something out of it}
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{Close up shot of a middle-aged Malay lady cooking}
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{Annie Tan speaking off camera to interviewer, her cousin Ruby Lim is seated next to her on the park bench}
[Voiceover]
{Through these activities we know each other.}
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{Annie and Ruby are listening to their cooking instructor}
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{Wide shot of the volunteers and residents clapping at the end of their cooking session}
[Voiceover]
{The connection is there so everyone is happy, you know. We see each other at the market,
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{Annie Tan speaking off camera to interviewer, her cousin Ruby Lim is seated next to her on the park bench}
[Voiceover]
{we wave at each other}
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{Close up of Annie talking off camera to interviewer}
[Voiceover]
{They don’t feel lonely anymore}
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{Learn how Shell gives back! shell.com.sg/volunteers}
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{Shell jingle plays}
In the Telok Blangah district, Shell primarily works with residents from two HDB blocks with flats rented by low-income families, elders or individuals.
Shell’s relationship with South West Community Development Council (SWCDC) has grown over 11 years. Our recent efforts include hosting about four family- and elder-oriented events a year.
These events are much-anticipated days out for both the residents and our volunteers. Many of the families in the rental blocks depend on the assistance they receive from SWCDC, and Shell’s interactive activities let residents spend time with neighbours and friends, or gain new skills. Our volunteers also benefit from bonding with their colleagues and the residents in exciting, sometimes physically demanding, activities.
A popular event with the residents is the annual Care and Share party that brings families together in a district party. Last year, Shell joined forces with social enterprise Dignity Kitchen to teach volunteers and residents affordable, fast and yet healthy ways to cook.
Other programmes with SWCDC include annual educational outing to different sites across Singapore, and the Home Improvement Programme, in which our volunteers renovate or refurbish low-income flats – including providing clean up, new furniture, or a fresh coat of paint, to breathe a new lease of life to the residents’ living environment. Nippon Paint, another company of good, contributed paint and painting equipment for this programme.
