page_title: Singapore Indian Development Association
section_title: 2000 – 2010
hierarchical_section_title: Singapore Indian Development Association / History / 2000 – 2010
caption_attribution_description: English: SINDA Connections Cover
context_page_description: The Singapore Indian Development Association is a self-help group for the Singaporean Indian community. Set up to focus on educational and socio-economic matters, its mission is to “build a well-educated, resilient and confident community of Indians that stands together with other communities in contributing to the progress of multi-racial Singapore”.
  A SHG is available for each ethnic community in Singapore. SINDA, like its fellow SHGs - Chinese Development Assistance Council, Eurasian Association and Yayasan Mendaki, provides a variety of programmes and services to assist its community. It is the only SHG to have its own Family Service Centre, which plays an instrumental role in providing assistance and guiding the community on interpersonal and family-related issues.
  SINDA’s programmes and services revolve around five strategic thrusts:
  Education – Maximising educational opportunities for all students
  Youth – Inspiring youths towards greater achievement
  Family and children – Engaging parents to play an active role in their children’s lives
  Social & Financial Assistance – through the Family Service Centre
  Community – Forging a stronger relationship with community partners
context_section_description: By the 2000s, in tandem with evolving trends, SINDA diversified its programmes and services – counselling, talks and workshops on parenting, student mentoring and IT training were provided. SINDA strengthened its relationships with community partners, and groups such as community centres, Indian Activity Executive Committees (IAECs), Indian organisations and religious organisations.
  New programmes were introduced and collaborations with the community increased as well, stemming from heightened networking and the collective interest of working towards uplifting the Indian community in Singapore – Project Give was launched, Teach programme was introduced to help weak students, Project Athena to empower single Indian mothers to become confident and independent and the Back To School Festival, which allows students to receive stationery and shoe vouchers for the new school year.  
  
  SINDA also launched its newsletter, SINDA Connections in 2008 and today, it is circulated to some 62,000 Indian households and community organisations to keep them updated on SINDA news.
  In 2010, the SINDA Youth Club (SYC) was established, targeting at 18 to 35 year olds. SYC’s aim is to nurture generations of Indian leaders with a passion for community building and social leadership.
caption: SINDA Connections August 2019 Issue
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