Overseas Community Service Trip Survey (for new pa

Hi. We are a group of 4 students from NUS who are conducting a survey on OCIP trips in the hope of improving the quality of these trips. We hope you can spare 5 minutes of your time to help us complete this survey. Thank you!

I. INVOLVEMENT IN COMMUNITY SERVICE

1. Are you currently working / in partnership with any social organisations?

Yes

No

2. What do you deem as the most important factor in choosing an organisation to volunteer with?

The people whom the organisation is trying to help

Its philosophy and approach (as seen from their previous projects organised)

Geographic location of its operations

Personal reasons

Other

II. OVERSEAS COMMUNITY SERVICE TRIPS

3. How many overseas community trips have you been on thus far?

0 (Proceed to Qn5)

1-2 trips

3-5 trips

>5 trips

4. What was your reason for participating in such a trip? (you may select more than one option)

I want to help the less fortunate

I want to increase my social awareness about the global poverty situation

I am going with my family/friends

I need to fulfil a school requirement

Other

5. What are the factors that you consider before joining an overseas trip? (Please rank in order of importance; 1 being most important, 6 being least important)

Cost of the trip
Family/friends going on the same trip
Quality of Accommodation
Itinerary (e.g. things to do there)
Location of Site
General Safety

In terms of activities on the site, which would you prefer?

A structured package (planned itinerary)

Free and Easy (go there and see what’s there)

What are the activities that you think should be included in the structured package?
Please rank in order of importance; 1 being most important, 5 being least important)

Building houses / refurbishment of village
Farming
Teaching in the schools
Song & Dance segment (performance)
Others