Last Night, I went sleepwalking and stumbled into the PAP Community Website!
Here is what I found.
Sublimal Mind Games with Kiddos & Parents!
While we are waiting for the “internal review” of the TCs & its dealings with AIM Pte Ltd, I went to have a look at the PCF website.
Here is what it says,
“The PAP Community Foundation (PCF) is the social and charitable arm of the People's Action Party.
The mission of PCF is to enhance the well-being of the community by providing quality educational services at affordable cost, as well as through welfare and community services. The vision of PCF is to nurture a multi-racial, fair, just and inclusive society by providing educational, welfare and community services.
Desired Outcomes for the:
Children
· Develop a love for learning
· Ready for primary school
· Happy and confident
Programmes
· Anchored on a distinctively PCF curriculum
· Professionally delivered
· Of high educational quality and standard
· Provide an enriching SPICE (Social-Physical-Intellectual-Creative-Emotional) experience
Organisation
· Strong corporate governance
· Responsive to the changing needs of the community
Staff
· Highly motivated
· Professionally qualified
· Imbued with PCF core values
Stakeholders
· Engaged and supportive parents
· Positive industry partnerships
· Accessible and affordable services for the community
The PAP Community Foundation (PCF) comprises of 1 HQ and 87 Branches, each of which consists of between 1 and 8 centres. These centres provide Kindergarten, Childcare, Student Care and Aged Care Services.”
PRELIMINARY FINDINGS & QUESTIONS
Unfortunately, I was unable to find any published audited financial reports on the website. Perhaps, Leong Sze Hian, Steve Wu, Ng Kok Lin or others might want to do a search and more research to locate these and add to the discussion.
This is no small organization, it appears to be a single-minded business with a PAP MISSION over and above it’s stated objectives here.
Questions I have in mind:
1) Where is the main income of the PCF derived from? Are these charitable donations of members of the party or is it earned from it’s economic activity.
2) Is public money given to PCF annually and how much does this consist of?
3) Does the PCF enjoy special priviledges in its drive to achieve it’s objectives i.e. in securing sites and locations to put up it’s child care centres including the rental rates.
4) Looking at a few things here,
a) “Distinct PCF Curriculum “– can we have assurance that this does not include some sublimal message(s) to the children regarding the political party PAP – “ indoctrination”,
b) “Engaged & supportive parents” - does engagement include a PAP Party message with a view towards securing the parents’ votes?
c) “accessible & affordable services for the community” – does this include making a profit from the activities? A look at the financial reports will tell us how much this organization is profit driven. For an organization to grow to such strengths and size is close to impossible without huge financial inputs. My question here is, where is this huge financial input coming from?
The questions I have raised are not to take away the overall achievements of the PCF.
However, the subtle stealthy use of the words “social and charitable arm” while promoting a Political Brand and making a huge commercial profit may not be acceptable and “PAP Community Foundation” should be forced to change it’s name to “PAP Kindergarden & Old Folks Care Providers”. In other words, COME CLEAN!
Further, drawing down on annual government grants to ensure that it PROFITS, GROWS & ANCHORS itself in the overall social fabric of society when the same functions it provides is part of the DUTY of the Ministry of Education is even more alarming.
Will the PAP come out & publish the financial reports to the citizens so we know more about the PCF and understand why it is so successful and part and parcel of the Singapore lifestyle?
Further, can the Ministry of Education take back it’s responsibility to provide the pre-school education that the children need rather than be usurped by a political party in the name of social and charitable work.
Somewhere along the line, our major trade union NTUC appears to be moving along the same lines with it’s stealthy advantaged businesses & here again, some research and coming clean is required! Lets all dig in and do more study and thinking!
The web of influences and control of our society by our behemoth PAP has is more frightening than anything George Orwell could have written about!
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