�They Changed My Life, so I�ll Change Theirs�
Photo credit: Jade Teo Just about anyone can volunteer to aid the less fortunate, but would he/she be willing to do so for 18 years? Ms Sherlyn Khong (pictured above) has been motivated to help since her first trip to the Philippines when she was 22 and, has even founded a non-profit organisation (NGO) called �acts29�. Since then, the NYP alumnus, who has an IT diploma, has continued to travel to Payatas in Quezon City, Philippines� biggest open dumpsite, with other volunteers, to aid the community living around it. �Education is our main aim because that�s the most important thing,� said Ms Khong, a part-time tutor, who also doles out scholarships to children through her NGO. �It�s not about studying for the sake of studying, they study for a purpose.� Acts29 projects, such as Dream Beyond the Dumpsite, are field trips that let the children of Patayas see beyond their community. Missionaries work directly with a school for the poor to provide free non-formal education for the children...