NYEF 2008

Since we are collaborating with ECO-Singapore, we were roped in to help out at National Youth Environmental Forum 2008, organised by ECO-Singapore.

It was not the first time rendering help to an event - having been in council for the past 3 years it was not something new to me. So the responsibilities that i assumed didn't put too much pressure on me.

On the whole the event went rather well, despite some hiccups here and there. One very important learning lesson is that no matter how flawless your planning is, adaptability is the ultimate factor that can make or break an event. I felt ECO-Singapore personnel handled the situation (like no one present in a certain plenary session) pretty well.

"Beyond Awareness" was the theme of the forum. I guess we all know that we need to do our part to save the earth - anyone can say it, but not everyone does it.

There are really many things that we can do, nothing is too little, nothing is too much. We have to start making changes to our perspectives and lifestyles, to accomodate a green lifestyle. It involves sacrifices, but for a good cause.

Having seen ECO-Singapore's forum ending on such an impactful note, we were even more motivated to hold our own conference, to make the same impact, and to do our part for saving the earth.