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TODAYonline | Singapore | S'porean who volunteers at deaf school in Timor Leste ' A role model and inspiration'
For 23 hearing-impaired Timorese students, having Mr Alvan Yap (picture) volunteer at their school means they can attend class five days a week, instead of only three days a week before he began teaching them in January.
It also means that they can learn a standardised sign language, which will help them communicate better with fellow Timorese.
Mr Yap, 33, was singled out as an example of how young Singaporeans who venture abroad make a difference to others through volunteering during Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's National Day Rally speech yesterday.
Mr Yap, who works in the publishing industry and used to teach at the Singapore School for the Deaf, now volunteers with the Singapore International Federation. He will be teaching at the Agape Deaf International School in Dili, Timor Leste, until the end of the year.
Mr Yap, who suffers from severe hearing loss, was featured in news reports last month for his work in Dili. There, he teaches students, aged eight to 39, proper sign language.
"He is also a role model and an inspiration to the kids, as well as some adults," said Mr Lee.
For 23 hearing-impaired Timorese students, having Mr Alvan Yap (picture) volunteer at their school means they can attend class five days a week, instead of only three days a week before he began teaching them in January.
It also means that they can learn a standardised sign language, which will help them communicate better with fellow Timorese.
Mr Yap, 33, was singled out as an example of how young Singaporeans who venture abroad make a difference to others through volunteering during Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's National Day Rally speech yesterday.
Mr Yap, who works in the publishing industry and used to teach at the Singapore School for the Deaf, now volunteers with the Singapore International Federation. He will be teaching at the Agape Deaf International School in Dili, Timor Leste, until the end of the year.
Mr Yap, who suffers from severe hearing loss, was featured in news reports last month for his work in Dili. There, he teaches students, aged eight to 39, proper sign language.
"He is also a role model and an inspiration to the kids, as well as some adults," said Mr Lee.