History in Brief…

·         The Nee Soon South Community Club Indian Activity Executive Committee (NSS IAEC) was formed in 14 February 1996. The current chairman of NSS IAEC is Mr. P Thirunal Karasu. He took over the chairmanship in mid 1997.  NSS IAEC is a grassroots organisation under the purview of the People's Association. There are in total 80 IAECs.

Our Advisor…

·         Associate Professor Tan Boon Wan, PBM – Member of Parliament for Ang Mo Kio GRC

Our Mission…

·        Play an active role in the overall well-being and upliftment of the Indian Community, particularly those residing in the Nee Soon South Constituency.

·        Organise educational, social, cultural and recreational activities and programs for the residents. Promote the Indian culture, customs, beliefs and traditions amongst the Indian residents and other races.

·         Foster goodwill and friendship among the residents. Encourage Indian residents to actively participate in community activities and contribute to the community.

About Us…

Over the years, NSS IAEC has scaled up the People’s Association IAECs ranking. From 57th position in 1998, it moved to 11th in 1999 and 4th in 2000. NSS IAEC topped the PA IAECs ranking system consecutively for two years in 2001 and 2002.

NSS IAEC’s primary focus is on education and places emphasize in moulding Indian youths as all rounded students. It also places due importance to promoting cultural, recreational, social, activities.

The committee works closely with fellow NSS grassroots and has established a strong rapport with SINDA, neighbourhood schools (Primary to JC), PA Narpani Pearavai and Indian organisations. The NSS IAEC’s emphasise on maximizing resources, expertise and manpower has enabled it to organise activities and programmes for mass participation.

Education

The NSS IAEC organises numerous activities, focusing on educational, social, recreational, cultural, etc throughout the year.  It places due importance in working partnership with neighbourhood schools, in particular to educational activities and programmes. School camps, street soccer workshop, outdoor activities, educational workshops & camps, English reading classes for children (K1-P2), special GCE "O', "A" level workshops, Mandarin conversational classes, yoga classes, internet workshops, Indian classical Dance classes, tuition classes for our adopted neighborhood schools’ students, etc, are some of the activities it organises regularly.

Cultural

On the cultural front, the Annual Constituency Deepavali Variety is certainly a draw amongst residents. On average this annual event attracts about 1,000 residents.

 Social

As for social activities, the committee organises weekly visits to the SunLove Home, Samy Home and SiLRA Home. It also collects old clothing and distributes provisions to these homes on adhoc basis.

Recreational

As for recreational activities, the Annual Uncle Sundram school Holiday Soccer Clinic-cum-Camp is a big draw amongst the students. The committee also organises regular outings for members and its family members as well as educational, temple, family picnics for residents. It also participates actively in events, organized by other Gross. Weekly-cum-adhoc sports workshops and camps. Our own golf enthusiasts do also conduct weekly golf clinics for children. It also organises golf classes for its members and own members do take part in golf competitions as well. The NSS IAEC Youth Team came in 4th in the BG Lee Hsien Loong National Street Soccer Tournament 2001. The Youth team came in third in the ANG MO KIO IAEC Street Soccer Tournament in 2001.

One-Stop Information Centre

The NSS IAEC has runs a one-stop information counter where it renders assistance to families facing disputes and individuals who need a listening ear to share their problems. Qualified counselors provide this service to everyone seeking assistance at the counter, regardless of race and religion.  

Last year, NSS IAEC was the proud co-organiser of "Flavours of Nee Soon South", an event organised by the Nee Soon South Constituency to showcase the multi-ethnic flavours of Singapore. The event was held in conjunction with Racial Harmony Day on 21 July 2001. The occasion also witnessed the official launch of NSS IAEC’s adhoc newsletter "Nammavar" by Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

Our Key Initiatives

NSS IAEC has scored many firsts in its 5-year history. The NSS IAEC website (iaec.org.sg) was officially launched by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Law, Professor S Jayakumar during the Indian New Years Celebration on 8 April 1999. The NSS IAEC intranet was officially launched by our Advisor Associate Professor Tan Boon Wan, PBM during our Annual Planning Seminar 2002 in October last year.

The Inaugural Pattimandram 1996 (Tamil Debate), Inaugural National Day Tamil Pledge Taking-cum-Essay Writing competition 2001 at the Ang Mo Kio GRC IAEC level, the Inaugural PSLE workshops, a series of guidance workshops to prepare students for PSLE at Ang Mo Kio District IAEC level in 2001, The Inaugural Ang Mo Kio GRC IAEC Street Soccer-cum-Motivational Workshop was Youths, Ang Mo Kio GRC IAEC Annual Deepavali Dinner-cum-Variety Show are some of the activities NSS IAEC co-organised in 2001. 

As a gesture of appreciation to fellow GROs, Indian organisations, individuals and well-wishers, NSS IAEC inaugurated its own annual appreciation dinner entitled "PARTNERS IN HARMONY" in 2001. At the function, our Advisor AP Tan Boon Wan launched the NSS IAEC Leaders Award. Our Asst Treasurer Mr. Raman and Logistics Chairman Mr. Letchuman were awarded the inaugural awards.

Recognising Talents

Two of our IAEC members were also awarded the Inaugural Nee Soon South National Day Outstanding Grassroots Leaders Award. Our Chairman Mr P Thirunal Karasu and Deputy Chairperson Ms Sithara Doriasamy were awarded the inaugural awards in 2001. The awards were given in recognition to grassroots leaders for their contributions in promoting neighbourliness and racial harmony amongst residents.

Passion to Serve