Singapore Tamil Youth Conference 2016 Toolkit Toolkit Final as of 17082016 | Page 3

Contents
INTRODUCTION..………………………………………………………………………………………………..... 1
LEADERSHIP………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 2
Representation of Minority Groups in the Parliament……………………………………….. 3
Role of Tamil Community Leaders……………………………………………………………………… 5
Process of Leadership Renewal…………………………………………………………………………. 7
Role of Student Tamil Societies………………………………………………………………………….. 9
Glossary…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..... 11
EDUCATION…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 12
Increasing the Usage of Tamil by Students Outside Classroom………………………….. 13
Sustainability of Tamil……………………………………………………………………………………….. 15
Developing Interest in Tamil Amongst Students………………………………………………… 17
Tertiary Level Education of Tamil Language……………………………………………………….. 19
Glossary…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..... 21
ARTS & CULTURE…………………………………………………………………………………………………… 22
Encouraging Cultural Creators in the Singapore Tamil Literary Arts Scene…………. 23
Tamil Media………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 25
Tamil Diaspora and Identity………………………………………………………………………………. 27
Preservation of Tamil Cultural Elements……………………………………………………………. 29
Glossary…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..... 31
COMMUNITY WORK……………………………………………………………………………………………… 32
Community Work for Tamils by Tamils………………………………………………………………. 33
Instilling Community Work Amongst Tamil Community…………………………………….. 35
Overseas Community Involvement Programmes (OCIPs) ………………………………….. 37
Community Work in the Future……………………………………………………………………….... 39
Glossary…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..... 41
BIBLIOGRAPHY……………………………………………………………………….…………………………..…
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