A GROUND-UP INITIATIVE FOR GROUND-UP INITIATIVE   

A citizen initiative by Koo Hui Ying for GUI’s Big Move

Raise the next Kampung through ordinary citizens in Singapore!  

My name is Hui Ying, and I was part of the core team at Ground-Up Initiative (GUI) from 2014 to 2020. GUI had shaped my 20s significantly and along with my faith, it set the foundation of what I believe & am secured in, to:

– Be the change,

– Never take anyone or anything for granted, and always

– Express gratitude 

I believe in the GUI values deeply and believe that its presence needs to continue in Singapore for a more liveable and sustainable future. 

GUI is currently fundraising for its big move as its current home base, Kampung Kampus, in Yishun for the last 14 years will be returned to the authorities for housing development. The lease on its current land is scheduled to end in 2023 and they need your support to make their next chapter a reality in Singapore – to move to a new piece of land and rebuild from the ground-up. 

Through this campaign, I will be gathering 1000 Ground-Up Initiative (GUI) Connections – whereby each connection will raise $1000 within your means. Feel free to get creative and have fun with what you can do for #1000GUIConnections! You can consider:

– Donating $1000 directly, or

– Self-organising an experience that brings in $1000, or

– Selling something that brings in $1000!

Collectively, with 1000 connections multiplied by $1000, I wish to raise $1 million for GUI in total and hope that #1000GUIConnections will help GUI move closer to its goal of $4.5 million to move into its next chapter. What you contribute here will also be added to the progress of the main campaign over at #GUIsBigMove. 

In this ground-up, citizen initiative, I hope to gather more of us who sees the potential of GUI’s presence to continue to do the work of:

– nation building

– local-foreign integration

– racial harmony

– creative problem solving

– risk-taking in action

– environmental education

– human sustainability

– mental and social well-being

– & more..

GUI has faced many odds since its inception in 2008 in Lim Chu Kang as it moved into the old Bottle Tree Park from 2009 onwards, and 14 years is an unprecedented amount of time to stay on a piece of land in Singapore. Each and every extension has been nothing short of a miracle – and there is no community organisation in Singapore who is bearing infrastructure costs on its own the way GUI has been since 2014, and it is an extremely dear price to pay to continue to shape, maintain and nurture the environment that allows the people in Singapore to immerse in a nature-inspired and accessible space, and also find connection and meaning at their own time and pace.

GUI has also received much abundance in its 15 years of living history, with many human stories to be told. There’s a Malay proverb which hovers over GUI’s current HeartQuarters: “Sedikit-sedikit, lama-lama jadi bukit”. This literally translates as ‘a bit a bit, over time, it accumulates into a hill’. 

You can shape the future of GUI. Little by little, a little becomes a lot. Every action, big and small, allows our impact to ripple out into the world. With your support, the spirit of GUI can live on in Singapore as one of the solutions to heavy urbanisation! 

Will you be part of our #1000GUIConnections today?

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About GUI

Ground-Up Initiative (GUI) is a non-profit society with a mission to connect people with Nature, Self & Others. By creating a space to nurture connectedness, creativity & risk-taking, the GUI community aspires to build a 21st Century Kampung Culture that cultivates holistic solutions for a happier and more sustainable future.

Website: https://groundupinitiative.org/

Telegram: https://t.me/GUInews

Find GUI on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.

About Koo Hui Ying

Hui Ying is a new, yet not-so-new citizen – having received Singapore citizenship in 2016 though she was born and bred here. Her experiences in hospitality and events coordination with Jurong Bird Park and Ground-Up Initiative (GUI) have grown her love for people, and eventually her country. Her current season finds her at Common Ground @ Bedok. At the side, she is a forest school coach, with a keen interest in nature education and community building.

Connect with Hui Ying on Telegram or Instagram @wanderlustkid.

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