How Working Together Matters: Adversity, Aspiration, Action

by David Chan (Editor)

This book is about the art and science of finding solutions to helping families in crisis, and making a real and lasting positive difference in their lives. It is about helping people in need, as well as lessons on adversity, aspiration and action when multiple different stakeholders work together in the helping process. The book is organised into two parts. Part 1 discusses the issues in an unprecedented real-life interim housing project in Singapore that helped families in crisis over several years. Part 2 contains chapters critically reflecting on the experiences and lessons learned from the helping process in this project. Collectively, the chapters in this book address salient questions on helping people in need and implications for building a strong Singapore society.

160 pages, Hardcover

Published November 20, 2018

Reviews

[Chen Ann Siew · Rating 5 out of 5]

Collection of speeches and essays on Project 4650, an interim housing project by HDB, and the importance of different stakeholders working closely together on issues related to social support. Prof David Chan speaks and writes clearly.

[ryantanjy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good for those who want to understand the complexities of helping others and how it can be evolved within a set of years following an unprecedented challenge. The aforementioned is framed upon the Project 4650 as part of the Interim Rental Housing Scheme.