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A volunteer (left) leading a group of seniors during morning exercises at a sheltered badminton court in Ang Mo Kio.
ST PHOTO: GIN TAY
Neeta Lachmandas
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Before I joined the board of a local charity, I believed I had a fairly good understanding of the social landscape in Singapore. Like many others, I was aware that inequality exists, and that not everyone has the same access to opportunities.
We don’t see the kind of visible poverty that confronts those in other global cities: No tent-ridden streets, beggars on the pavement, or people openly dealing drugs.
