08 January 2013

Define: Community Engagement



Community engagement helps individuals build ongoing, permanent relationships through a mutual vision for the benefit of a community.

Community Engagement Programme (CEP) brings people together from different communities in Singapore to work with each other to develop understanding and to prevent and minimise racial and religious tensions in our society after a crisis, such as a terrorist incident.

"Community engagement encourages residents in the neighborhood to work together and look out for each other. By having community engagement programmes, residents are able to build good relationships by participating in CEP. After knowing more about each other, it will minimise the racial and religious tensions.