The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) established the CD Lionhearter Club to provide an avenue to engage the tertiary students in civil defence, emergency preparedness and humanitarian missions.
The Lionhearters will complete the Community Emergency Preparedness Programme (CEPP) to equip them with the skills to provide first level response to incidents within the campus grounds. They will be given the opportunity to work alongside our SCDF officers at community events, such as Emergency Preparedness (EP) Days, to impart EP knowledge and skills to the members of public.
On the international front, they can be deployed overseas as part of NGOs, such as the Mercy Relief, to undertake humanitarian projects and assist the host countries in construction development projects, such as repair works for damaged schools and drainage systems. To prepare them for their overseas deployment, they will be taught the different cultural sensitivities and traditions of different countries. They will be given an understanding of CEP and will attend sessions on understanding ethnicity to help them appreciate the importance of staying united and resilient during crisis.
The scheme has been pioneered in Singapore Polytechnic and launched on 27 Oct 2009. Six of the SP-CD Lionhearters embarked on their maiden humanitarian mission to the earthquake-hit city of Padang in Indonesia to assist Mercy Relief in the distribution of relief aids such as food, water and medical supplies to the earthquake victims. SCDF is working towards extending the programme to other tertiary institutions.
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