Welcome to BA Community And Reachout EndeavourS (BA CARES).

BA CARES is the community outreach arm of the School of Business and Accountancy, and we operate somewhat like a club. Only BA students are eligible to be members, and membership has its privileges. We will tell you more about the privileges later.

BA CARES caters to your holistic development - body, mind and soul; or head, heart and hands. Our programmes and projects bring you to places, both in Singapore and beyond. You have the opportunity to lead projects, develop your gifts and talents, initiate new programmes, negotiate with sponsors, or just be a member participating in the activities organised.

BA CARES (Local), as its name implies, reaches out to the local communities in Singapore.

BA CARES (Overseas) sends teams of students to neighbouring countries on community service projects. There has always been overwhelming response for our overseas projects, so do apply and submit your applications early. 

You can read more about BA CARES activities here.

The BA CARES (Overseas) programme works in partnership with the Youth Expedition Project (YEP) of the Singapore International Foundation (SIF). The reflection and learning experiences of each trip has been invaluable, and we would encourage every BA student to aspire to go for one such trip in your life at BA.

BA CARES strongly encourages every member to apply for the National Youth Achievement Award (NYAA). It is a very worthwhile programme which aims to develop students in many areas, and is highly recognized by all institutions and employers. Taking part in BA CARES activities alone may actually help you to achieve a gold medal in the NYAA, but you must sign up before the activity. The NYAA gold medal is presented by the President of Singapore himself.

Did we mention privileges earlier? If you do not already realize, the privileges of BA CARES members are priceless. You will find that your heart grows in BA CARES, and that the reward of satisfaction in seeing the joy in the face of others is something money cannot buy. Perhaps the most tangible privilege is the CCA points received. Because of the many activities you can be involved in, there is an opportunity for you to obtain many CCA points too.

Finally, BA CARES would like to echo Sir Winston Churchill :

"You make a living by what you get. You make a life by what you give."

How to join? Look out for announcements, emails and other notifications soon. Simply join us for any activity organized, and immediately you will become a member.

We look forward to your membership.

From the advisors of BA CARES.

Lecturer to contact: Mr Ben Tan (tkl2@np.edu.sg, Ext 6051)