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RAS introduces LOO (Let’s Observe Ourselves)
Connect
A news conference was held to
raise public awareness of the LOO Connect so as to promote active
participation in commending clean toilet operators and  denouncing dirty toilet
operators. With the assistance of the Singapore Land Authority (SLA), the
LOO Connect was developed using the OneMap plug-in. It acts as a channel
for the public to provide feedback and comments on toilets by either
adding new locations or posting feedback and comments on existing locations.
The three categories created are as follows:
From their selected
category, the public can then proceed to add the exact location and
indicate the type of toilet operator such as bus interchange, coffee
shop, food court, market and food centre, MRT station, etc. The LOO
Connect is also available on RAS’ facebook page.
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RAS partners
with National Environment Agency North East Regional Office (NEA NERO) to
reach out to library patrons
With the
kind assistance and support of the NEA NERO, RAS was able to reach out to
three libraries namely Cheng San, Pasir Ris and Sengkang in the North
East district in the month of September. The public were not only
educated on restroom hygiene but also updated on RAS’ exisiting
programmes such as the Happy
Toilet Programme (HTP) and the STAR
 Awards
Programme. The patrons, both young and old, had the
opportunity to view videos about poor sanitation of developing countries
and interesting modern day concepts of developed countries.
An exhibit about
the HTP was also displayed at the three libraries. Apart from the HTP
exhibit, other public exhibits on food and personal hygiene were also
showcased to library patrons. This was not the first time RAS had reached
out to libraries. Two years ago in 2010, RAS also showcased its Learning
Pavilion – a roving exhibition on the history of Singapore’s
sanitation - at five libraries namely the National Library, Bukit Merah,
Jurong, Pasir Ris and Sengkang.
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RAS extends
its outreach to teachers and foreign students from private institutions
RAS was approached by two
private educational institutes namely FIS Institute and Stamford Raffles
College to conduct a total of five talks. At the FIS Institute’s
monthly staff meeting in July, RAS conducted the hygiene and restroom
etiquette talk for a group of teachers and staff. Two more interactive
sessions were conducted in Mandarin the next day for foreign students who
are mostly from China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. The content of the talks
including the video content had been subtly prepared to convey vital
messages of keeping the toilets clean such as playing video clips on the
tedious process of toilet cleaning so as to remind everyone not only to
appreciate the cleaners’ efforts but more importantly, to keep the
toilets clean to lessen the cleaners’ workload.
 Two more sessions were
conducted for Stamford Raffles College in August. Similar to FIS
Institute, one session was conducted for teachers and staff while the
other for foreign students who are mostly from regional countries such as
Indonesia and Myanmar. In 2008, RAS also conducted similar sessions for DPS
International School which is the first private educational institute to
approach RAS.
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RAS showcases its
exhibits at two community events
RAS was
invited as one of the green partners for the Green Pavilion at the three-day
Green Festival 2012 which was held on 6th - 8th July at the Marina Square
Central Atrium. Information accompanied with visuals about the Happy Toilet Programme (HTP)
was on display and brochures about other key programmes were also
distributed to visitors. The highlight of the Green
Pavilion was a collection of signatures on the pledge of going green. The
festival aimed to educate, inform and raise awareness on green concerns.
 For three consecutive
years since 2010, RAS has actively participated in the Zhenghua Primary
School Open House event to reach out to student families and residents
from the North West District. On 28th July this year, the school ambassadors
situated at the booth took the opportunity to share the importance of
keeping the toilets clean. Tissue packets and boxes with restroom etiquette
messages were also distributed to the visitors.
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