The first point is building a national identity among Singaporeans.
-Multi-racialis
This policy promotes equality among the races, with fair rights given to all races and religion.
Everyone is given equal opportunities to succeed and excel regardless of their background.
Since everyone is a valued member of the society of Singapore, a sense of national identity of being a "Singaporean" is created among the people residing in Singapore.
-Common practices.
These are actions that Singaporeans carry out together, to build a strong sense of belonging/natio
Inculcating loyalty and national pride towards Singapore is one way to create a sense of identity as one people among Singaporeans.
-Bilingualism.
This policy was introduced in 1966, where students were expected to learn English and their Mother Tongue language. With this, English is used by many people, therefore enabling different types of ethnic group to communicate and understand each other better through talking with English, while Mother Tongue languages are used to cultural traditions and moral values of each race.
The second point is safeguarding the interests of the minority groups.
-Minority representation.
This policy gives minority groups a say in governance, and it is also a way to safeguard the interests of the groups. Examples of the groups are the Presidential Council of Minority Rights and Group Representation Constituency.
The PCMR ensures no racial or religious group is at a disadvantage, while the GRC ensures that the minority racial groups are represented in the Parliament, in which they can make known their concerns to the government.
-Self-help groups.
The different racial self-help groups plays an important role in helping members of their community who are not fortunate enough and also give moral support to the community members. Therefore this helps Singaporeans cope and compete with equal opportunities.
Since 2002, the self-help groups have embarked on joint projects, to allow students from different ethnic groups to attend the same tuition classes in centres, which also provides the opportunity for youths of different ethnic groups to interact together.
The third point is developing common space.
-Events and programmes organised by grassroots organizations.
Grassroots organisations usually organise programmes where there are home visits for students, as to gain a better understanding of the different cultures and customs found in Singapore. It also build strong racial bonds between different ethnic races and strong friendship.
Here is a link on what one of the grassroots organizations are doing.
http://www.muis
-Opportunities offered by educational instituition.
Every school has their mix of races of students, and the daily interaction between different races takes places during lessons and activies in schools, providing opporturnities to build friendship within the different races.
The implementation of CCAs also helps in promoting bonds among youths in all races, in which there are activities where they work and cooperate with each other to get a job done on whatever they are doing, building teamwork and team spirit within them.
-Common living space provided by public housing.
Nowadays housing estates contains a balanced distribution of all races, providing a chance for different ethnic groups to interact together.
Here is a picture of a HDB estate, residing people of different races
-Activities conducted by Inter-Racial Confidence Circles and Harmony Circles
Introduced in 2002, its main objective was to foster greater inter-racial understanding. Occasional visits to places of worship, create a chance for Singaporeans to understand the other culture more and better, and also to build strong bonds between racial communities.
-Shared experience through National Service
National Service, first introduced in 1967, requires all able-bodied men to serve and protect the country. The tough military trainings included in National Service helps bonds to strengthen among the men, as "brothers" who are willing to fight for their country.
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http://www3.moe
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-Javan