{"id":2158,"date":"2022-03-25T04:14:09","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T04:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/?page_id=2158"},"modified":"2022-04-27T13:51:03","modified_gmt":"2022-04-27T13:51:03","slug":"page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/en\/page\/","title":{"rendered":"Home (EN)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2158\" class=\"elementor elementor-2158\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a0ddb7 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"5a0ddb7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e0c3e7\" data-id=\"3e0c3e7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8bf26b6 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"8bf26b6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d2b8daa\" data-id=\"d2b8daa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9c1e94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9c1e94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Education is the cornerstone of talent cultivation and is also seen as a way to reverse poverty and promote class mobility. Since the founding of Singapore, the Lion City has emerged as an upper-middle-income country. We have witnessed how education has gradually improved the living standards of countless low and middle income families over generations.<\/p><p>While the material aspect of life may have improved due to technological advancement, the gap between the rich and the poor has also widened, leading to the silent evolution of social inequality. <\/p><p>Children from underprivileged families not only live in poor living environments and economic conditions but are also often neglected by parents. When the pandemic accelerated digitalisation, the digital gap caused by the uneven distribution of computer and network resources and the lack of supervision of online learning, have all further widened the gap in educational resources. Throughout their schooling days, students from underprivileged families may also face pressure from further studies, campus bullying, information overload and temptation, etc.<\/p><p>People grow up in many ways. Besides financial aid, what other forms of support do these children need?<\/p><p>Here are the stories of three students from different stages of growth. The child in each story is like a sprout waiting to bloom one day.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f308ce elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"6f308ce\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9cfd664\" data-id=\"9cfd664\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-842f2bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"842f2bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#s1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"610\" height=\"610\" src=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/tn-story1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-263\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/tn-story1.png 610w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/tn-story1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/tn-story1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4923a88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4923a88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading 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data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#s2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"610\" height=\"610\" src=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/tn-story2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-255\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/tn-story2.png 610w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/tn-story2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/tn-story2-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92d8603 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"92d8603\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"#s2\">A boy learning to become independent<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e7cf0a\" data-id=\"6e7cf0a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce0a441 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ce0a441\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#s3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"610\" height=\"610\" src=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/tn-story3.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-259\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/tn-story3.png 610w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/tn-story3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/tn-story3-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2091a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b2091a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"#s3\">A young man planning for his future<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-965d8e0 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"965d8e0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6612ffd\" data-id=\"6612ffd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07e21f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"07e21f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\nbody.elementor-page .elementor-widget-menu-anchor{margin-bottom:0}<\/style>\t\t<div id=\"s1\" class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9753aac elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9753aac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/bg-story1-m.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-808\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/bg-story1-m.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/bg-story1-m-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/bg-story1-m-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f06498 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f06498\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPrimary School | 12 years old\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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It was a very difficult period for my father. He later hired two maids to take care of my mother. Since then, I have to look after my younger siblings and my mother after school. 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She would visit us every month to check on us and chat with mom.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">She always brings us two packets of adult diapers each time.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Tzu Chi has been subsidising my family for three years since I was in Primary Four. The money has helped pay for our tuition fees and educational supplies.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">After Home-Based Learning began, Tzu Ching brothers and sisters have been coaching me and my sister with our homework every two weeks. They even taught us some principles of life.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Dad works on Saturdays, so Tzu Chi aunt would fetch me and my younger sister to Tzu Chi Humanistic Youth Centre for our tuition by MRT.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Dad is very happy that I received the Character Progress Award and Filial Piety Award by Tzu Chi. He kept the certificates very well inside a folder.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-16a1262 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"16a1262\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-554bbe1\" data-id=\"554bbe1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c9fe56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c9fe56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateX_direction&quot;:&quot;negative&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateX_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_translateX_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:50}},&quot;motion_fx_opacity_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_opacity_range&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:50}},&quot;motion_fx_blur_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_blur_level&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:2,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_blur_range&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:60}},&quot;motion_fx_translateX_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_opacity_direction&quot;:&quot;out-in&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_opacity_level&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_blur_direction&quot;:&quot;out-in&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What role do charity organisations play in helping needy children?<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97f39ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97f39ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Where education is concerned, there is an African proverb that goes, &#8220;It takes a village to raise a child.&#8221;<\/p><p>The local funding for education has been increasing year after year. From 2000 to 2020, government funding for education has doubled from SGD 5.8 million to SGD 12 million, covering preschool education to higher education. Low to middle-income households were allocated a higher amount of subsidies to ensure equal opportunities in education and eventually move the overall society up the social ladder.<\/p><p>However, mere financial assistance is not enough to support students in their studies. The issues of absenteeism and school dropout stem from parents&#8217; inability. Therefore, NGOs and charity organisations make up for the aspect that is still slightly beyond the reach of government policy.<\/p><p>Most scholarships and bursaries given by clan associations and religious institutions or schools are mostly one-off and target only particular beneficiaries belonging to specific categories.<\/p><p>There are more than a dozen local charitable organisations that are providing education aid to students in need. The beneficiaries are divided across different educational institutions, ancestry, religions and cultural backgrounds. Working together with volunteers, these organisations provide non-monetary grants and regularly respond to students&#8217; academic, social and emotional needs. Typical forms of educational assistance include online and offline tuition and mentoring classes. Some organisations also provide space for after-school activities to develop positive personalities, social skills, skills, and hobbies of students through group activities.<\/p><p>Student education has long been the focus of Tzu Chi&#8217;s charity work. Master Cheng Yen opines that it is difficult to educate a child who deviates from the right direction into a good person no matter how rich the family is. As long as the child has self-love, there is hope even for a low-income family no matter how difficult life is.<\/p><p>Tzu Chi firmly believes in long-term and customised support and companionship. Although it may seem to require a lot of money and manpower, it could reduce many unnecessary social costs in the future. Due to improvement in children&#8217;s knowledge and skills, coupled with the instillation of positive attitude and moral values in them, not only can they take care of their families, but they can also abide by their duties and benefit society.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c5d0073\" data-id=\"c5d0073\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95262a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"95262a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25dff71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25dff71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The living room is my bedroom and the storeroom is my study room<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79410f2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"79410f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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During that time, Tzu Chi volunteers visited us every month. Mom and dad got divorced later and I had since relocated twice with her.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21d9cb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"21d9cb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=17hn_Y06RQE&quot;,&quot;show_image_overlay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;lightbox&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;image_overlay&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\\\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/03\\\/video-cover-story2.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:1131,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;library&quot;},&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-lightbox\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">I\u2019ve always remembered since young that Tzu Chi aunt would visit us at our home every month to spend time with me and chat with my mother. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">I only found out later that Tzu Chi uncles and aunties have been subsidising my family until now.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Before the pandemic, I would follow my mom to Tzu Chi\u2019s environmental sustainability eco points to learn how to sort recyclables.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">After Home-Based Learning started, Tzu Chi aunt invited me to attend an online mentoring programme so that I could seek help from Tzu Ching brothers and sisters with my homework.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">I have also participated in Tzu Chi\u2019s offline mentoring programme conducted by Tzu Chi uncles and aunties who are teachers from other schools.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Tzu Chi uncles and aunties are aware that my Mandarin is poor because I speak English and Malay at home. Due to that, they bought me an electronic Chinese dictionary. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">There was also a year when I received Tzu Chi\u2019s educational subsidy every month which I could use to pay for my tuition or educational supplies.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">I appreciate the Diligence Award and Filial Piety Award given to me by Tzu Chi, they are a great motivation to me.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-63f20bf elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"63f20bf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1aeffdb\" data-id=\"1aeffdb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81c0cf6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"81c0cf6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_blur_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_blur_level&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:2,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_blur_range&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:60}},&quot;motion_fx_translateX_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateX_direction&quot;:&quot;negative&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateX_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_translateX_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:50}},&quot;motion_fx_opacity_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_opacity_range&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:50}},&quot;motion_fx_opacity_direction&quot;:&quot;out-in&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_opacity_level&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_blur_direction&quot;:&quot;out-in&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is Tzu Chi's Charity Education Programme?<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bfaee9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6bfaee9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You need sunlight, breeze, rainwater, and soil to grow a seedling.<\/p><p>To nurture a child, it requires a lot of love and care.<\/p><p>Since the inception of Tzu Chi\u2019s charity education programme, providing a financial subsidy has always been merely the first step in Tzu Chi\u2019s approach. Besides filling in the gap of education supplies, Tzu Chi volunteers also accompany students at different stages of their growth and education. The warm companionship is available for both the children and their parents because parents are often their children&#8217;s role models. Teaching by words and deeds can both affect children&#8217;s personality development.<\/p><p>Tzu Chi worked with schools to identify disadvantaged students who needed extra attention to prevent them from becoming marginalised youths. Through long-term companionship, volunteers strived to bridge the relationship between family members, hoping to create a more harmonious environment for children to grow up. Volunteers visited these student beneficiaries at their homes every month to find out the different needs of each child and their family from time to time to provide diverse and customised aid to help them.<\/p><p>When in need, Tzu Chi would combine its charitable, medical, educational and humanistic resources to provide comprehensive assistance to these families. Therefore, the care recipient could be the parents, the child or their grandparents.<\/p><p>Besides making up for the shortcomings of each child, the charity education programme also enhances children&#8217;s strength by affirming their outstanding performances or behaviour, thus developing their potential and fostering their enthusiasm for independent learning. To this end, Tzu Chi has added incentives other than stipends, such as empowering students with the Diligence Award, Filial Piety awards, Outstanding Talent Award, etc., and guiding children to set goals and recognise their progress through long-term companionship.<\/p><p>Some of the volunteers are educators, but most of them are a group of dedicated people with rich social experience who believe that education can transform life and destiny. After receiving some basic training, these volunteers set out to visit each household and became listening ears to the parents. They are also the teachers to the children, uncles and aunties who cheer for them.<\/p><p>These volunteers live in the neighbourhoods nearby to these families and thus can unleash the kampong spirit at any time. Even if the care recipient had moved several times, the volunteer team would inform each other to keep the companionship uninterrupted. <\/p><p>Backed by such volunteer spirit, the Seeds of Hope Programme had evolved several times between the years 2009 to 2021 to include the four key sections, namely, Bursary Programme, Merit Awards, Nurturing Fund, and Mentoring Programme.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8c93ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-tabs\" data-id=\"c8c93ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tabs_position_mobile&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;tabs_position&quot;:&quot;top&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"jet-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-tabs jet-tabs-position-top jet-tabs-fade-effect \" data-settings=\"{&quot;activeIndex&quot;:0,&quot;event&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;autoSwitch&quot;:false,&quot;autoSwitchDelay&quot;:3000,&quot;ajaxTemplate&quot;:false,&quot;tabsPosition&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;switchScrolling&quot;:false}\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-tabs__control-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"jet-tabs-control-2101\" class=\"jet-tabs__control jet-tabs__control-icon-right elementor-menu-anchor active-tab\" data-tab=\"1\" tabindex=\"2101\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"jet-tabs-content-2101\" aria-expanded=\"true\" data-template-id=\"2308\"><div class=\"jet-tabs__control-inner\"><div class=\"jet-tabs__label-text\">Bursary Programme<\/div><div class=\"jet-tabs__label-icon jet-tabs-icon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-circle-right\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"jet-tabs-control-2102\" class=\"jet-tabs__control jet-tabs__control-icon-right elementor-menu-anchor \" data-tab=\"2\" tabindex=\"2102\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"jet-tabs-content-2102\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-template-id=\"2327\"><div class=\"jet-tabs__control-inner\"><div class=\"jet-tabs__label-text\">Merit Awards<\/div><div class=\"jet-tabs__label-icon jet-tabs-icon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-circle-right\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"jet-tabs-control-2103\" class=\"jet-tabs__control jet-tabs__control-icon-right elementor-menu-anchor \" data-tab=\"3\" tabindex=\"2103\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"jet-tabs-content-2103\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-template-id=\"2314\"><div class=\"jet-tabs__control-inner\"><div class=\"jet-tabs__label-text\">Nurturing Fund<\/div><div class=\"jet-tabs__label-icon jet-tabs-icon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-circle-right\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"jet-tabs-control-2104\" class=\"jet-tabs__control jet-tabs__control-icon-right elementor-menu-anchor \" data-tab=\"4\" tabindex=\"2104\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"jet-tabs-content-2104\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-template-id=\"2301\"><div class=\"jet-tabs__control-inner\"><div class=\"jet-tabs__label-text\">Mentoring Programme<\/div><div class=\"jet-tabs__label-icon jet-tabs-icon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-circle-right\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-tabs__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"jet-tabs-content-2101\" class=\"jet-tabs__content active-content\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-hidden=\"false\" data-template-id=\"2308\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"page\" data-elementor-id=\"2308\" class=\"elementor elementor-2308\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-33c4175b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"33c4175b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b511916\" data-id=\"7b511916\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e502ac1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e502ac1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Bursary Programme<\/strong> | Provision of bursaries for needy students from primary school, secondary school, special education school, polytechnic and university\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cf606 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3cf606\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"552\" src=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-financial-chart-en.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2498\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-financial-chart-en.png 1000w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-financial-chart-en-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-financial-chart-en-768x424.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2230edca elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2230edca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1625\" src=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-financial-chart-m-en.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2500\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-financial-chart-m-en.png 1000w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-financial-chart-m-en-185x300.png 185w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-financial-chart-m-en-630x1024.png 630w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-financial-chart-m-en-768x1248.png 768w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-financial-chart-m-en-945x1536.png 945w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div id=\"jet-tabs-content-2102\" class=\"jet-tabs__content \" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-template-id=\"2327\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"page\" data-elementor-id=\"2327\" class=\"elementor elementor-2327\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-28bc1051 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"28bc1051\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-205c33b9\" data-id=\"205c33b9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54e154d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54e154d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Merit Awards<\/b> | Presentation of academic and meritorious awards to recognise the outstanding performances and behaviours of each child\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-39e2557d elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"39e2557d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-482b691f\" data-id=\"482b691f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-664c68ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"664c68ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"250\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-merit-academicprogress.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1455\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-merit-academicprogress.png 250w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-merit-academicprogress-214x300.png 214w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34e6d01a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"34e6d01a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Academic Progress Awards<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3422e855\" data-id=\"3422e855\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eed39b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eed39b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"250\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-merit-diligence.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1457\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-merit-diligence.png 250w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-merit-diligence-214x300.png 214w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-732e0582 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"732e0582\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Diligence Awards<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-12f1ee31\" data-id=\"12f1ee31\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e04eb22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e04eb22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"250\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-merit-conductprogress.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1458\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-merit-conductprogress.png 250w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-merit-conductprogress-214x300.png 214w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a6dc511 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a6dc511\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conduct Progress Awards<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-777e6c93\" data-id=\"777e6c93\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-399ecb77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"399ecb77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"250\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-merit-filialpiety.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1460\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-merit-filialpiety.png 250w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-merit-filialpiety-214x300.png 214w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cf58bd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4cf58bd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Filial Piety Awards<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b57a3\" data-id=\"9b57a3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58f667d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"58f667d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"250\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-merit-academicex.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1461\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-merit-academicex.png 250w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-merit-academicex-214x300.png 214w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d92d138 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d92d138\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Academic Excellence Awards<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c7a977a\" data-id=\"5c7a977a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-484b5669 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"484b5669\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"250\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-merit-specialtalent.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1462\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-merit-specialtalent.png 250w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-merit-specialtalent-214x300.png 214w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c7dbdf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c7dbdf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Special Talent Awards<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5458f773 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5458f773\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6db55d68\" data-id=\"6db55d68\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68460982 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"68460982\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"250\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-merit-academicprogress.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1455\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-merit-academicprogress.png 250w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-merit-academicprogress-214x300.png 214w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c1b1924 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c1b1924\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Academic Progress Awards<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-12a45e8f\" data-id=\"12a45e8f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-653ad2c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"653ad2c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"250\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-merit-diligence.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1457\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-merit-diligence.png 250w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-merit-diligence-214x300.png 214w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-564a0707 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"564a0707\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Diligence Awards\u200b<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-953da88\" data-id=\"953da88\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-650fc28b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"650fc28b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"250\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-merit-conductprogress.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1458\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-merit-conductprogress.png 250w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-merit-conductprogress-214x300.png 214w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a39b67f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a39b67f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conduct Progress Awards <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-26a9e1a8 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"26a9e1a8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-59ed01c0\" data-id=\"59ed01c0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1af8cade elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1af8cade\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"250\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-merit-filialpiety.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1460\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-merit-filialpiety.png 250w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-merit-filialpiety-214x300.png 214w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f8ab430 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f8ab430\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Filial Piety Awards<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-13113edb\" data-id=\"13113edb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-773ce8d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"773ce8d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"250\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-merit-academicex.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1461\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-merit-academicex.png 250w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-merit-academicex-214x300.png 214w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-172f9eae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"172f9eae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Academic Excellence Awards<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ced473c\" data-id=\"3ced473c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78514c8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"78514c8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"250\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-merit-specialtalent.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1462\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-merit-specialtalent.png 250w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-merit-specialtalent-214x300.png 214w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74c0075f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74c0075f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Special Talent Awards<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f42413 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f42413\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31689ef9\" data-id=\"31689ef9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ab54f90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5ab54f90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"250\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-merit-academicprogress.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1455\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-merit-academicprogress.png 250w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-merit-academicprogress-214x300.png 214w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f393e5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f393e5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAcademic Progress Awards\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4255edf\" data-id=\"4255edf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c424961 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2c424961\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"250\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-merit-diligence.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1457\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-merit-diligence.png 250w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-merit-diligence-214x300.png 214w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f919e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f919e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDiligence Awards\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c554ae3 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c554ae3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-62cf6a5f\" data-id=\"62cf6a5f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e90bf7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2e90bf7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"250\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-merit-conductprogress.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1458\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-merit-conductprogress.png 250w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-merit-conductprogress-214x300.png 214w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20fe47fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20fe47fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tConduct Progress Awards\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a5df6e1\" data-id=\"5a5df6e1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57e0d992 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"57e0d992\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"250\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-merit-filialpiety.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1460\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-merit-filialpiety.png 250w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-merit-filialpiety-214x300.png 214w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a08aa5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a08aa5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFilial Piety Awards\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-40a9906a elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"40a9906a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-418cb2d5\" data-id=\"418cb2d5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d3732c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5d3732c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"250\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-merit-academicex.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1461\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-merit-academicex.png 250w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-merit-academicex-214x300.png 214w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c5bc7d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c5bc7d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAcademic Excellence Awards\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-294019d6\" data-id=\"294019d6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e4a4a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7e4a4a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"250\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-merit-specialtalent.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1462\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-merit-specialtalent.png 250w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-merit-specialtalent-214x300.png 214w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ef96c53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ef96c53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSpecial Talent Awards\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div id=\"jet-tabs-content-2103\" class=\"jet-tabs__content \" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-template-id=\"2314\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"page\" data-elementor-id=\"2314\" class=\"elementor elementor-2314\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-51663e52 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"51663e52\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ec0dd74\" data-id=\"4ec0dd74\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a0a12fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a0a12fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Nurturing Fund<\/strong> | Provision of various material support to improve student\u2019s learning condition after school<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a37b45a elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2a37b45a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e5561c8\" data-id=\"3e5561c8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e9d115b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5e9d115b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"450\" height=\"410\" src=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-nurturing-1improve.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1685\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-nurturing-1improve.png 450w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-nurturing-1improve-300x273.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25dccbdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25dccbdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHome Improvement\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2616693\" data-id=\"2616693\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4934dee elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4934dee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"450\" height=\"410\" src=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-nurturing-2digital.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1681\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-nurturing-2digital.png 450w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-nurturing-2digital-300x273.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1013a091 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1013a091\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDigital Transformation\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-61815e5a\" data-id=\"61815e5a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-570d617e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"570d617e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"450\" height=\"410\" src=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-nurturing-3mentoring.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1682\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-nurturing-3mentoring.png 450w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-nurturing-3mentoring-300x273.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7aec7e03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7aec7e03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTuition Fees Subsidy\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1889cdf6\" data-id=\"1889cdf6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ca419e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5ca419e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"450\" height=\"410\" src=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-nurturing-4edumaterials.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1683\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-nurturing-4edumaterials.png 450w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-nurturing-4edumaterials-300x273.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eccb0a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4eccb0a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProvision of Learning Materials\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-71a386ca elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71a386ca\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d57b90f\" data-id=\"d57b90f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c2a3982 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1c2a3982\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"450\" height=\"410\" src=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-nurturing-1improve.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1685\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-nurturing-1improve.png 450w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-nurturing-1improve-300x273.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-629ada6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"629ada6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHome Improvement\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-db31bb7\" data-id=\"db31bb7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af4ef56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"af4ef56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"450\" height=\"410\" src=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-nurturing-2digital.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1681\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-nurturing-2digital.png 450w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-nurturing-2digital-300x273.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35f40094 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35f40094\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDigital Transformation\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-56bec116 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"56bec116\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4cffb5f3\" data-id=\"4cffb5f3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43a65415 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"43a65415\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"450\" height=\"410\" src=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-nurturing-3mentoring.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1682\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-nurturing-3mentoring.png 450w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-nurturing-3mentoring-300x273.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f1bd99f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f1bd99f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTuition Fees Subsidy\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24c70dad\" data-id=\"24c70dad\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20844750 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"20844750\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"450\" height=\"410\" src=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-nurturing-4edumaterials.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1683\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-nurturing-4edumaterials.png 450w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-nurturing-4edumaterials-300x273.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5072fbee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5072fbee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Provision of Learning Materials\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div id=\"jet-tabs-content-2104\" class=\"jet-tabs__content \" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-template-id=\"2301\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"page\" data-elementor-id=\"2301\" class=\"elementor elementor-2301\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-53cecbc1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"53cecbc1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-633c6667\" data-id=\"633c6667\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b9804c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b9804c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Mentoring Programme<\/strong> | Provision of mentoring session to develop children\u2019s interest in independent learning\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a1809e6 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a1809e6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-27da04cb\" data-id=\"27da04cb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cab5e22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7cab5e22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"740\" src=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-mentoring1-en.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2602\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-mentoring1-en.png 1000w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-mentoring1-en-300x222.png 300w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-mentoring1-en-768x568.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1be06922\" data-id=\"1be06922\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27f5e536 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"27f5e536\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"1568\" src=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-mentoring2-en.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2364\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-mentoring2-en.png 800w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-mentoring2-en-153x300.png 153w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-mentoring2-en-522x1024.png 522w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-mentoring2-en-768x1505.png 768w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-mentoring2-en-784x1536.png 784w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-47f9ca98 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"47f9ca98\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad6fe02\" data-id=\"ad6fe02\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dc81e99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4dc81e99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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elementor-element elementor-element-4422f34 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4422f34\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b910d1c\" data-id=\"1b910d1c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-733d7336 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"733d7336\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"307\" src=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-mentoring2m-en.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2456\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-mentoring2m-en.png 1000w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-mentoring2m-en-300x92.png 300w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/info-mentoring2m-en-768x236.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9f2044d elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"9f2044d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-336ba6b\" data-id=\"336ba6b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7e85aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"d7e85aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"s3\" class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24c2071 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"24c2071\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/bg-story3-m.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-810\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/bg-story3-m.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/bg-story3-m-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/bg-story3-m-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62cae6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62cae6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUniversity | 23 years old\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c05583 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c05583\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Courageous Dream Chaser<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-349430c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"349430c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a77376 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8a77376\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">11 years ago, I could only drink plain water to cure my hunger<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57113f0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"57113f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22431ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22431ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When I was in Sec One, I thought of many ways to save money. Some of the means I took were having very little for breakfast and only drinking water when I felt hungry. I also cut down on taking public transport and walked to school as often as I could. 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c1.225-0.612,2.448-1.224,3.061-3.06c9.18-17.136,4.284-30.6-11.016-41.616c-17.748-12.852-45.9,0-59.977,11.628  c-35.496,29.376-71.604,80.172-69.768,128.52c-6.12,32.437-4.896,67.32,4.283,96.084c6.12,18.36,23.868,27.54,42.229,28.764  c18.36,1.225,56.304,6.732,72.828-4.283c16.523-11.017,17.748-32.437,19.584-50.796c1.836-20.196,7.344-58.141-9.792-74.053  C317.738,165.078,268.166,181.602,274.286,147.33z\"><\/path><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3557336 elementor-align-left elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"3557336\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Tzu Chi aunt and other volunteers would visit my family once in a while between my Sec One and Sec Four schooling days.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">I was receiving a meal and transportation allowance from Tzu Chi every month during that period.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">I find helping others a meaningful thing to do. At that time, Tzu Chi was working with my school to promote environmental protection and I\u2019d been to their Eco Points many times to help out. I was very happy about it and I learned a lot.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">I was presented the Good Conduct Award at the first Seeds of Hope Meritorious Award and Bursary Disbursement Ceremony.  <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">In 2020, my mom took part in the  fabric mask sewing project initiated by Tzu Chi Humanistic Youth Centre to help supply more masks amid high demand.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e17092b elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"e17092b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c81711\" data-id=\"3c81711\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08652ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"08652ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_blur_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_blur_level&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:2,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_blur_range&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:60}},&quot;motion_fx_translateX_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateX_direction&quot;:&quot;negative&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateX_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_translateX_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:50}},&quot;motion_fx_opacity_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_opacity_range&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:50}},&quot;motion_fx_opacity_direction&quot;:&quot;out-in&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_opacity_level&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_blur_direction&quot;:&quot;out-in&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How has this Charity Education Programme evolved over time?<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3a04f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3a04f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The challenges faced by students in each generation are different. In the past, Tzu Chi had safeguarded the underprivileged groups during two global crises by devoting a lot of resources in subsidising the educational needs of students to avoid any disruption to their studies.<\/p><p>Formerly known as the \u201cSeeds of Hope Bursary Programme\u201d, the name signifies the thriving and growing of seedlings. Over the past ten years, Tzu Chi\u2019s Seeds of Hope Programme has been revamped several times to adapt with policy and societal changes. However, what remains unchanged is the sincere companionship by volunteers that helped develop independence in those who were receiving aid. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec254e9 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-horizontal-timeline\" data-id=\"ec254e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-horizontal-timeline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-jet-horizontal-timeline jet-elements\">\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline jet-hor-timeline--layout-bottom jet-hor-timeline--align-left jet-hor-timeline--arrows-nav\" data-timeline-settings=\"{&quot;column&quot;:{&quot;desktop&quot;:3,&quot;tablet&quot;:3,&quot;mobile&quot;:3},&quot;slidesToScroll&quot;:{&quot;desktop&quot;:1,&quot;tablet&quot;:2,&quot;mobile&quot;:1}}\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-inner\">\n\t\t<div 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Financial Crisis (2009 - 2013) <\/h5><div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-desc\">The 2008 global financial crisis had impacted disadvantaged and even some well-off families in Singapore. The national unemployment rate doubled from 1.1% in the first quarter of 2008 to 3.3% in the third quarter of 2009, with many forced to take unpaid leave. In order to cut down on family expenses, many students could not attend school as usual.\n<br\/><br\/>\nIn the following year, Tzu Chi Singapore launched the \u201cSeeds of Hope Bursary Programme'' to subsidise students\u2019 meals and transportation. Volunteers regularly visited the students and their families at their home and went to school every month to distribute meal vouchers and preloaded EZ-Link cards to students to uplift their spirits.<\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-000bbe4\" data-item-id=\"000bbe4\">\n\t\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20090526_CHA_LSF_016.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1554\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20090526_CHA_LSF_016.jpg 800w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20090526_CHA_LSF_016-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20090526_CHA_LSF_016-768x515.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-desc\">Tzu Chi volunteers visited tens of secondary and primary schools in Singapore to invite schools to participate in the Seeds of Hope Bursary Programme. (Photo by Law Sook Fong)  <\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-0419679\" data-item-id=\"0419679\">\n\t\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20101017_CHA_CBH_005.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1558\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20101017_CHA_CBH_005.jpg 800w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20101017_CHA_CBH_005-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20101017_CHA_CBH_005-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-desc\">After receiving the recommended name list of students from schools, the volunteers personally visited each household to evaluate the situation of the applicants and explain the scheme to the parents. Through these home visits, volunteers found out about the other needs of these households. (Photo by Chen Shao Juan) <\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-4219ae4\" data-item-id=\"4219ae4\">\n\t\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20111217CHA_CCS_094.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1562\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20111217CHA_CCS_094.jpg 800w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20111217CHA_CCS_094-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20111217CHA_CCS_094-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-desc\">At the annual Seeds of Hope Bursary Presentation Ceremony, volunteers bowed 90 degrees to present the grants as a show of gratitude and respect to the recipients. (Photo by Chua Teong Seng) <\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-0b4cafb\" data-item-id=\"0b4cafb\">\n\t\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20100102_CHA_LSF_042-CROP.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1566\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20100102_CHA_LSF_042-CROP.jpg 800w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20100102_CHA_LSF_042-CROP-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20100102_CHA_LSF_042-CROP-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-desc\">At the award ceremony, some parents who were under enormous financial burdens could not contain their emotions and tears when they were interviewed. Rather than the innocent children, parents were the ones who needed more comfort. (Photo by Law Sook Fong) <\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-3d77f6c\" data-item-id=\"3d77f6c\">\n\t\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20111217CHB_PBT_182.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1570\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20111217CHB_PBT_182.jpg 800w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20111217CHB_PBT_182-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20111217CHB_PBT_182-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-desc\">At the annual Seeds of Hope Bursary Presentation Ceremony, volunteers bowed 90 degrees to present the grants as a show of gratitude and respect to the recipients. (Photo by Chua Teong Seng) <\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-b26d5ac\" data-item-id=\"b26d5ac\">\n\t\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20101231_CHA_LSF_018-Copy.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1577\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20101231_CHA_LSF_018-Copy.jpg 800w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20101231_CHA_LSF_018-Copy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20101231_CHA_LSF_018-Copy-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-desc\">Jing Si Aphorisms were printed on each meal coupon which was smaller than a piece of mask to plant a seed of kindness in the children. (Photo by Law Sook Fong)<\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-4f7be64\" data-item-id=\"4f7be64\">\n\t\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t<h5 class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-title\">Seeds of Hope Programme revamped to provide more in-depth support to underprivileged families (2014 - 2019)<\/h5><div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-desc\">In 2014, the Singapore government had gradually increased the education subsidy programmes for low and middle income households. The scope of subsidy had also been expanded to include students in pre-schools and tertiary institutions.  \n<br\/><br\/>\nDue to a change in government policy, Tzu Chi revamped and renamed the Seeds of Hope Bursary Programme to the Seeds of Hope Programme. In the revamped programme, a merit award system was included to recognise students with potential and award them for their academic progress and moral behaviours.\n<br\/><br\/>\nThe Gini index, which reflects the gap between the rich and the poor, fell to 0.401 in 2016 from 0.432 in 2012 after some interventions by the government. Following the expansion of the government\u2019s education subsidies, Tzu Chi suspended its bursary programme for primary and secondary schools. Instead, the programme's target group was switched to school-going children of Tzu Chi\u2019s care recipients.\n<br\/><br\/>\nTo better support these low-income households, Tzu Chi launched the Nurturing Fund in 2017 to provide monthly subsidies to pay for children's tuition fees and educational supplies.<\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-cd36a02\" data-item-id=\"cd36a02\">\n\t\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20151212_EDA_PBT_054.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1588\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20151212_EDA_PBT_054.jpg 800w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20151212_EDA_PBT_054-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20151212_EDA_PBT_054-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-desc\">Tzu Chi recognises students\u2019 academic and moral progress at its Merit Awards Ceremony every year. The prizes and certificates are personally handed to each student by the foundation's executive team, reflecting the respect and importance Tzu Chi places on the students. (Photo by Pua Poo Toong)<\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-d7970d4\" data-item-id=\"d7970d4\">\n\t\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20160625_CHA_CSX_537.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1593\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20160625_CHA_CSX_537.jpg 800w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20160625_CHA_CSX_537-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20160625_CHA_CSX_537-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-desc\">Seeds of Hope Development Camps are held to instill humanistic values \u200b\u200bsuch as gratitude and filial piety in students through interactive and interesting sessions. (Photo by Chua See Siew) <\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-c21c47a\" data-item-id=\"c21c47a\">\n\t\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20161203_CHA_PBT_018.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1594\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20161203_CHA_PBT_018.jpg 800w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20161203_CHA_PBT_018-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20161203_CHA_PBT_018-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-desc\">Tzu Chi intended to make the annual Merit Awards Ceremony a stage for students to realise their dreams. After three weeks of rehearsals, the home visit volunteers put on puffy skirts to accompany the young dancers in fulfilling their dreams to become dancers. (Photo by Pua Poo Toong)<\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-d98c655\" data-item-id=\"d98c655\">\n\t\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20160531_CHA_ZLM_003.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1599\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20160531_CHA_ZLM_003.jpg 800w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20160531_CHA_ZLM_003-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20160531_CHA_ZLM_003-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-desc\">The volunteer team visited a tertiary student beneficiary at his home every month to catch up with each other about their lives. Both parties looked forward to the home visit very much, and they would often chat for an hour. (Photo by Chiew Lay Moi) <\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-9e85f9d\" data-item-id=\"9e85f9d\">\n\t\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t<h5 class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-title\">Minimising the Digital Gap amid the Pandemic (since 2020) <\/h5><div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-desc\">In 2020, the relentless COVID-19 pandemic had resulted in all students being placed into an unprecedented home-based learning model. Children from low-income households could not keep up with their learning progress due to the lack of learning equipment and network devices.\n<br\/><br\/>\nTherefore, reducing the digital gap and improving their home learning environment became the top priority. Adhering to the covid restrictions, Tzu Chi youths and volunteers who were teachers successively launched several online and offline mentoring programmes to help children catch up with their studies. \n<br\/><br\/>\nTo directly improve the students\u2019 learning environment at home, Tzu Chi adjusted the initial form of financial aid to provision of material supplies. Volunteers handed out electronic dictionaries, desks, desk lamps and other equipment according to the different needs of each household so that children could study with peace of mind. <\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-46e07bc\" data-item-id=\"46e07bc\">\n\t\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20200913-ED-TQY-001.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1607\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20200913-ED-TQY-001.jpg 800w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20200913-ED-TQY-001-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20200913-ED-TQY-001-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-desc\">Volunteers made use children's favourite cartoon characters, dolls and other methods to interact with students, thereby breaking the barrier of online tutoring. (Screenshot of an online tutoring session)<\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-d32dcdf\" data-item-id=\"d32dcdf\">\n\t\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20200912-CHA-CYL-011.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1611\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20200912-CHA-CYL-011.jpg 800w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20200912-CHA-CYL-011-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20200912-CHA-CYL-011-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-desc\">When it was difficult for some children to concentrate during an online tutoring session, the volunteers customised a few offline parent-child bonding sessions according to the child\u2019s interest to stimulate their interest in learning and building self-confidence. (Photo by Chai Yu Leong) <\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-9711c43\" data-item-id=\"9711c43\">\n\t\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20210904_CHA_ZMZ_054.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1612\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20210904_CHA_ZMZ_054.jpg 800w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20210904_CHA_ZMZ_054-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20210904_CHA_ZMZ_054-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-desc\">Instead of letting several siblings share their parents' mobile phones, Tzu Chi bought laptops and Chromebooks for these children so that they could study at home during the home-based learning period. (Photo by Chan May Ching)<\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<i class=\"fa fa-angle-left jet-prev-arrow jet-arrow-disabled jet-arrow\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-angle-left jet-next-arrow jet-arrow\"><\/i><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcf4e3f elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-horizontal-timeline\" data-id=\"bcf4e3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-horizontal-timeline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-jet-horizontal-timeline jet-elements\">\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline jet-hor-timeline--layout-bottom jet-hor-timeline--align-left jet-hor-timeline--scroll-bar\" 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elementor-repeater-item-4f7be64\" data-item-id=\"4f7be64\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__point\"><div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__point-content\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-cd36a02\" data-item-id=\"cd36a02\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__point\"><div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__point-content\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-d7970d4\" data-item-id=\"d7970d4\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__point\"><div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__point-content\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-c21c47a\" data-item-id=\"c21c47a\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__point\"><div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__point-content\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-d98c655\" data-item-id=\"d98c655\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__point\"><div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__point-content\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-9e85f9d\" data-item-id=\"9e85f9d\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__point\"><div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__point-content\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-46e07bc\" data-item-id=\"46e07bc\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__point\"><div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__point-content\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-d32dcdf\" data-item-id=\"d32dcdf\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__point\"><div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__point-content\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-9711c43\" data-item-id=\"9711c43\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__point\"><div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__point-content\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-list jet-hor-timeline-list--bottom\">\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-cf420a1 is-active\" data-item-id=\"cf420a1\">\n\t\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t<h5 class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-title\">Keeping Education uninterrupted amid a Financial Crisis (2009 - 2013) <\/h5><div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-desc\">The 2008 global financial crisis had impacted disadvantaged and even some well-off families in Singapore. The national unemployment rate doubled from 1.1% in the first quarter of 2008 to 3.3% in the third quarter of 2009, with many forced to take unpaid leave. In order to cut down on family expenses, many students could not attend school as usual.\n<br\/><br\/>\nIn the following year, Tzu Chi Singapore launched the \u201cSeeds of Hope Bursary Programme'' to subsidise students\u2019 meals and transportation. Volunteers regularly visited the students and their families at their home and went to school every month to distribute meal vouchers and preloaded EZ-Link cards to students to uplift their spirits.<\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-000bbe4\" data-item-id=\"000bbe4\">\n\t\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20090526_CHA_LSF_016.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1554\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20090526_CHA_LSF_016.jpg 800w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20090526_CHA_LSF_016-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20090526_CHA_LSF_016-768x515.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-desc\">Tzu Chi volunteers visited tens of secondary and primary schools in Singapore to invite schools to participate in the Seeds of Hope Bursary Programme. (Photo by Law Sook Fong)  <\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-0419679\" data-item-id=\"0419679\">\n\t\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20101017_CHA_CBH_005.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1558\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20101017_CHA_CBH_005.jpg 800w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20101017_CHA_CBH_005-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20101017_CHA_CBH_005-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-desc\">After receiving the recommended name list of students from schools, the volunteers personally visited each household to evaluate the situation of the applicants and explain the scheme to the parents. Through these home visits, volunteers found out about the other needs of these households. (Photo by Chen Shao Juan) <\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-4219ae4\" data-item-id=\"4219ae4\">\n\t\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20111217CHA_CCS_094.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1562\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20111217CHA_CCS_094.jpg 800w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20111217CHA_CCS_094-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20111217CHA_CCS_094-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-desc\">At the annual Seeds of Hope Bursary Presentation Ceremony, volunteers bowed 90 degrees to present the grants as a show of gratitude and respect to the recipients. (Photo by Chua Teong Seng) <\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-0b4cafb\" data-item-id=\"0b4cafb\">\n\t\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20100102_CHA_LSF_042-CROP.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1566\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20100102_CHA_LSF_042-CROP.jpg 800w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20100102_CHA_LSF_042-CROP-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20100102_CHA_LSF_042-CROP-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-desc\">At the award ceremony, some parents who were under enormous financial burdens could not contain their emotions and tears when they were interviewed. Rather than the innocent children, parents were the ones who needed more comfort. (Photo by Law Sook Fong) <\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-3d77f6c\" data-item-id=\"3d77f6c\">\n\t\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20111217CHB_PBT_182.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1570\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20111217CHB_PBT_182.jpg 800w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20111217CHB_PBT_182-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20111217CHB_PBT_182-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-desc\">At the annual Seeds of Hope Bursary Presentation Ceremony, volunteers bowed 90 degrees to present the grants as a show of gratitude and respect to the recipients. (Photo by Chua Teong Seng) <\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-b26d5ac\" data-item-id=\"b26d5ac\">\n\t\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20101231_CHA_LSF_018-Copy.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1577\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20101231_CHA_LSF_018-Copy.jpg 800w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20101231_CHA_LSF_018-Copy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20101231_CHA_LSF_018-Copy-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-desc\">Jing Si Aphorisms were printed on each meal coupon which was smaller than a piece of mask to plant a seed of kindness in the children. (Photo by Law Sook Fong)<\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-4f7be64\" data-item-id=\"4f7be64\">\n\t\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t<h5 class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-title\">Seeds of Hope Programme revamped to provide more in-depth support to underprivileged families (2014 - 2019)<\/h5><div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-desc\">In 2014, the Singapore government had gradually increased the education subsidy programmes for low and middle income households. The scope of subsidy had also been expanded to include students in pre-schools and tertiary institutions.  \n<br\/><br\/>\nDue to a change in government policy, Tzu Chi revamped and renamed the Seeds of Hope Bursary Programme to the Seeds of Hope Programme. In the revamped programme, a merit award system was included to recognise students with potential and award them for their academic progress and moral behaviours.\n<br\/><br\/>\nThe Gini index, which reflects the gap between the rich and the poor, fell to 0.401 in 2016 from 0.432 in 2012 after some interventions by the government. Following the expansion of the government\u2019s education subsidies, Tzu Chi suspended its bursary programme for primary and secondary schools. Instead, the programme's target group was switched to school-going children of Tzu Chi\u2019s care recipients.\n<br\/><br\/>\nTo better support these low-income households, Tzu Chi launched the Nurturing Fund in 2017 to provide monthly subsidies to pay for children's tuition fees and educational supplies.<\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-cd36a02\" data-item-id=\"cd36a02\">\n\t\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20151212_EDA_PBT_054.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1588\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20151212_EDA_PBT_054.jpg 800w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20151212_EDA_PBT_054-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20151212_EDA_PBT_054-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-desc\">Tzu Chi recognises students\u2019 academic and moral progress at its Merit Awards Ceremony every year. The prizes and certificates are personally handed to each student by the foundation's executive team, reflecting the respect and importance Tzu Chi places on the students. (Photo by Pua Poo Toong)<\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-d7970d4\" data-item-id=\"d7970d4\">\n\t\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20160625_CHA_CSX_537.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1593\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20160625_CHA_CSX_537.jpg 800w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20160625_CHA_CSX_537-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20160625_CHA_CSX_537-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-desc\">Seeds of Hope Development Camps are held to instill humanistic values \u200b\u200bsuch as gratitude and filial piety in students through interactive and interesting sessions. (Photo by Chua See Siew) <\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-c21c47a\" data-item-id=\"c21c47a\">\n\t\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20161203_CHA_PBT_018.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1594\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20161203_CHA_PBT_018.jpg 800w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20161203_CHA_PBT_018-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20161203_CHA_PBT_018-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-desc\">Tzu Chi intended to make the annual Merit Awards Ceremony a stage for students to realise their dreams. After three weeks of rehearsals, the home visit volunteers put on puffy skirts to accompany the young dancers in fulfilling their dreams to become dancers. (Photo by Pua Poo Toong)<\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-d98c655\" data-item-id=\"d98c655\">\n\t\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20160531_CHA_ZLM_003.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1599\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20160531_CHA_ZLM_003.jpg 800w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20160531_CHA_ZLM_003-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20160531_CHA_ZLM_003-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-desc\">The volunteer team visited a tertiary student beneficiary at his home every month to catch up with each other about their lives. Both parties looked forward to the home visit very much, and they would often chat for an hour. (Photo by Chiew Lay Moi) <\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-9e85f9d\" data-item-id=\"9e85f9d\">\n\t\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t<h5 class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-title\">Minimising the Digital Gap amid the Pandemic (since 2020) <\/h5><div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-desc\">In 2020, the relentless COVID-19 pandemic had resulted in all students being placed into an unprecedented home-based learning model. Children from low-income households could not keep up with their learning progress due to the lack of learning equipment and network devices.\n<br\/><br\/>\nTherefore, reducing the digital gap and improving their home learning environment became the top priority. Adhering to the covid restrictions, Tzu Chi youths and volunteers who were teachers successively launched several online and offline mentoring programmes to help children catch up with their studies. \n<br\/><br\/>\nTo directly improve the students\u2019 learning environment at home, Tzu Chi adjusted the initial form of financial aid to provision of material supplies. Volunteers handed out electronic dictionaries, desks, desk lamps and other equipment according to the different needs of each household so that children could study with peace of mind. <\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-46e07bc\" data-item-id=\"46e07bc\">\n\t\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20200913-ED-TQY-001.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1607\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20200913-ED-TQY-001.jpg 800w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20200913-ED-TQY-001-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20200913-ED-TQY-001-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-desc\">Volunteers made use children's favourite cartoon characters, dolls and other methods to interact with students, thereby breaking the barrier of online tutoring. (Screenshot of an online tutoring session)<\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-d32dcdf\" data-item-id=\"d32dcdf\">\n\t\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20200912-CHA-CYL-011.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1611\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20200912-CHA-CYL-011.jpg 800w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20200912-CHA-CYL-011-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20200912-CHA-CYL-011-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-desc\">When it was difficult for some children to concentrate during an online tutoring session, the volunteers customised a few offline parent-child bonding sessions according to the child\u2019s interest to stimulate their interest in learning and building self-confidence. (Photo by Chai Yu Leong) <\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item elementor-repeater-item-9711c43\" data-item-id=\"9711c43\">\n\t\n<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20210904_CHA_ZMZ_054.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1612\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20210904_CHA_ZMZ_054.jpg 800w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20210904_CHA_ZMZ_054-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SG20210904_CHA_ZMZ_054-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-desc\">Instead of letting several siblings share their parents' mobile phones, Tzu Chi bought laptops and Chromebooks for these children so that they could study at home during the home-based learning period. (Photo by Chan May Ching)<\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-hor-timeline-item__card-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-352687b elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"352687b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b85a258\" data-id=\"b85a258\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9eb10aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9eb10aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We have witnessed the growing up journeys of three children. One of them takes up family responsibilities despite her young age while the other two are studying the best they can in order to give their parents a better life in the future.<\/p><p>Master Cheng Yen always said that receiving help is temporary. The goal of helping others is to slowly develop self reliance in the aid receiver, or even help them become someone who can in turn help others. The core of Tzu Chi&#8217;s charity education is to cultivate children&#8217;s ability to face the challenges in life. Even if they grew up in a family with insufficient educational resources, children have the resilience and potential to overcome difficulties and grow up. This is where the hope of turning one&#8217;s life around lies.<\/p><p><strong>There isn&#8217;t only soothing breeze and drizzling rain in nature. Sprouts that survive and stand tall amid strong winds and heavy rains will one day grow into big trees and provide shades for others.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-89758d5\" data-id=\"89758d5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8db2124 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8db2124\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"926\" src=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/img-tree.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1764\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/img-tree.png 1000w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/img-tree-300x278.png 300w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/img-tree-768x711.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-250f921 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"250f921\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-00cf020\" data-id=\"00cf020\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fe5ca2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5fe5ca2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA child in need of care and support may be hidden in the community you and I live in. Are you willing to care for these children and sow a seed of hope for the nation\u2019s future?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-802e446 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"802e446\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e2441f\" data-id=\"9e2441f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83149a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"83149a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/icon-volunteer.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2084\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/icon-volunteer.png 200w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/icon-volunteer-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5868682 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5868682\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tzuchi.org.sg\/en\/join-us\/volunteer\/?utm_source=WSoHB&#038;utm_campaign=SOHeng\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Volunteer with us<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-67bf842\" data-id=\"67bf842\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5ebf4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a5ebf4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/icon-donate.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2080\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/icon-donate.png 200w, https:\/\/feature.tzuchi.org.sg\/when-seeds-of-hope-bloom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/icon-donate-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-967940a elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"967940a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/tzuchi.org.sg\/en\/donate\/?utm_source=WSoHB&#038;utm_campaign=SOHeng\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\"> Support our work<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-05f9dfb\" data-id=\"05f9dfb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e7a1fb4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default 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