This Scheme aims to pair school pupils (mentees) with student volunteers (mentors) and is
developed to address the needs of mentees with positive role models and to increase their
awareness of what further and higher education can offer them. Mentors play the role of
befrienders who aim to make friends with mentees possessing below-average academic
results. These mentees are mainly from families with an income of less than $2,000 and
need proper guidance.
Through building of friendship, sharing of life, and listening to problems encountered,
befrienders hope to provide guidance and inspirations to the mentees and help mould them
into people of value to the society.
Launch and Appreciation Ceremony 1998
In 1997, we started the Scheme with Victoria Junior College as the pioneer college and
Temasek Secondary School, as the first mentee school. In 1998, we see growth as Tampines
Junior College joined the scheme with more than thirty mentors. We were able to reach out
and serve more mentee schools such as Bedok West Primary School, Springfield Secondary
School and Ngee Ann Secondary School.
This Scheme is officially recognised by the National Youth Council as well as National
Youth Achievement Awards Board and is supported by BP Singapore.
