Our Story And Who We Are

We are representing a social enterprise established & incorporated in Singapore. We are running this campaign to raise funds for a cause that we strongly believe in, which is "Changing Lives Through Education".



We are a team of young professionals that are highly motivated and driven to create a positive social impact in the world by harnessing the power of IT. As most of the things around us are mainly powered and created through innovation and technology, imagine the endless potential of IT and how it can be channeled to change the world and the lives of everyone.
Therefore we hope to educate the less advantaged individuals such as people with disabilities, elderly and the ex-convicts as well as the low income families with the relevant IT skill sets that they could utilise to change their lives for the better.

Most organisations require IT in this modern era even though it could be simple data entry or in any little aspects of the organisation processes. We could inculcate IT skills to the less advantaged individuals to allow them to contribute to these processes or even major roles such as a web developer and software developer in the future.

IT is a life skill and it will be able to bring about change with the relevant knowledge.

Importance Of Computer Literacy

Computer literacy has become an integral part of society today, with Singapore progressing fast as an innovation hub and maintaining her reputation as one of the rising Asian tigers. Unfortunately, in the race to acquire more riches through technology and specialised services, there are some who are unable to catch up with the change and hence, are left behind to fend for their own survival. Without basic computer skills, the disabled, the elderly and the ex-convicts who wish to search for better jobs and contribute to the society are deprived of the opportunity to do so.



What Is Tri-Niche Doing To Help & Our Solutions?

In Tri-Niche, we structure a series of lessons to these disadvantaged groups, which cover basic knowledge such as how to switch on a computer, to more advanced topics such as Microsoft Office functions. To ensure the effectiveness of the program, a deposit will be collected from the participants at the start of the lessons, which will be fully refunded upon passing and completing the course. With the certified skills, participants will have greater confidence in searching for more promising career opportunities and be self-sustainable to make ends meet.

Tri-Niche will also be reaching out to enterprises and organisations to employ individuals who graduated from our programs so as to place them back into the work force to contribute to the society meaningfully and gives them a sense of belonging and satisfaction. We will also be hiring them internally if they are facing accessibilities concerns.



What Are Some Of The Benefits Of This Program?

This program could greatly decrease the dementia rate in elderly as they are trained and encouraged to pursue and maintain an active lifestyle including catching up with technology to bond better with the younger generation such as their grandchildren.
At the same time, creating opportunities and hope in the lives of the disabled individuals as well as the ex-convicts, giving them a chance to contribute to the society.
Employers on the other hand, gets to benefit from cost effective labour, at the same time be eligible to receive subsidies for employment and modifications of the working environment to cater to the wellness of the employees who are disabled.




What Are We Looking At And Our Current Partners

We are looking at raising as much as possible to run the program smoothly with the proper resources for effective learning and job placements. We have already partnered with some of the welfare organisations such ABLE (Abilities Beyond Limitations and Expectations) & Cheng Hong Welfare Service Society on this program.

We believe IT possesses unlimited potential. By educating the less advantaged individuals with the relevant IT skills, we can help them find purpose, hope & joy in their life.

JOIN US IN MAKING A DIFFERENCE & GIVE THE LESS ADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS A CHANCE TO LIVE LIFE WITH DIGNITY, PURPOSE & HOPE.

To find out more about us, please kindly visit http://www.tri-niche.com

Fund proceeds will go into the operation and manpower costs that are needed for the development and execution of the training programs. With the funds gathered, the participants will be exposed to a larger variety of academic resources to aid in their learning as well as securing a job placement through Tri-Niche.

Below are the funds breakdown:
- Printing of learning materials handouts (800-1k)
- Leasing of venue and facilities for trainings (1-2k)
- Manpower cost for additional trainers (To conduct more classes) (1-2.5k)
- Marketing and outreach programs including overseas outreach (1-2.5k)
- Procurement of necessary equipments as as desktops, laptops and related materials (1.5-2k, second-hand)

The funds is projected to last for a period of 6 months. As we are also utilising manpower from volunteers so we could allocate the funds onto other areas such as procurement, outreach programs and venue leasing.

We are currently setting our foundation in Singapore and ultimately reaching out to our neighbouring countries such as Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Indonesia & Thailand on pro-bono IT trainings and job recruitment for them in the last quarter of 2016 or 1st quarter of 2017. We see the need for such campaign to change the lives of the less advantaged individuals in those countries.

We foresee that our main challenges would be reaching out to enterprises & corporations for the recruitment of our beneficiaries as well as the different learning capabilities of every individuals. 

Recruitment & Employment Outreach

To overcome the recruitment challenges, we are partnering up with other social enterprises and the Ministry of Social & family Development (MSF) on the advertising of our services and causes. At the same time, we will also be actively pushing out marketing campaigns and reaching out to the private, government and social enterprises.

Different Learning Capabilities

Everyone has different learning capabilities, that is why we are allocating one dedicated trainer for every group of up to 2-3 beneficiaries so that we can follow up on their learning process closely. Our approach is more towards small group tutoring and training rather than classroom style that holds up to 20-30 beneficiaries at a time.