ESSAY COMPETITION’S ENTRY

FORM
Pre-University Category University Category

PERSONAL PARTICULARS
Full Name as in NRIC
/Passport

NRIC No. Nationality

Gender M / F Race Date of

Birth
Marital Status Religion Home Tel
No.
Mobile No.
Home Address

Email Address

INSTITUTION’S PARTICULARS
Name of Institution Year of
Study

Field of Study

HOW DID YOU LEARN ABOUT THE COMPETITION?

I hereby confirm that I have read and understood and agree to abide by the Terms and Conditions
of the competition.

________________________ ____________________

Signature Date

*Pls send essay to: Young AMP Essay Competition

AMP @ Pasir Ris
1 Pasir Ris Drive 4, #05-11
Singapore 519457
 How Muslim youths can be involved in helping the community to meet
present and future challenges.

Questions:

1. What are the current challenges facing the community? Discuss their implications?
2. What are the possible emerging challenges that our community may face in future?
Discuss their implications?
3. What are the factors underlying these challenges?
4. How can the community at large tackle these challenges?
5. Specifically, how can youths be involved in helping the community so as to meet
these present and future challenges? (Breadth and depth required.)

Bibliography:
The Community

Pre-adolescent: Nursery to Primary 6

Youths: Secondary 1 to Uni Year 4
Working Adults: 25 years old to 64 years old (retirement age?)
Aged: Above 65 years old

Orphans
Single parents
Disabled

Organizations : Mendaki, AMP, Jamiyah

Possible challenges faced by each sub-groups within the Community (Present)

Pre-adolescent : Poor home environment, nutrition, inadequate preparation for
primary school, reading, counting, writing, upbringing by
house maids
Youths : Education, late bloomers, lack of role model, lacking drive and
inspiration and support, gambling, drugs, smoking, bikes, early
relationships, broken family environment, latchkey child
Working Adults : Jobs, low-paid jobs, low-skilled jobs, inability to support
family, debts, rising cost of living, stress, health problems,
divorce, single mothers, drug rehabilitation, ex-convicts
Aged : Loneliness, disowned by children, healthcare support

Possible challenges faced by each sub-groups within the Community (Future)

Pre-adolescent :
Youths :
Working Adults :
Aged :
Community : Decrease use of Malay Language