Chee Hoew here. I’m Assistant Secretary at HumanistSG, and also the resident handyman.

Let me explain. Despite being among the older members, I’m actually fairly young within the Society. The passion and commitment of the active members moved me to step up to an Exco position. As the new guy, I go where I’m needed. [Read more…]

Hi I’m Pearl and I’m a committee member of the HumanistSG. I am a Global Studies graduate from NUS. I joined the HumanistSG Exco because I believe in the importance of harmony in our multicultural society. To achieve this harmony, it’s crucial to achieve better understanding between people of different cultures and communities. That’s why it’s important for the non-religious/ humanist/ atheist people in Singapore to have a voice in HumanistSG. [Read more…]

Hi, I am Yue Kong and I’m a committee member of Humanist SG. I help to post articles and videos of interest to humanists on our FB page and assist with the provision of humanist celebrant services. [Read more…]

Zheng Huifen (left) with BHA chief Andrew Copson while on a visit to the UK

I’m Huifen and I’m currently the treasurer for HumanistSG. Before this I was Vice-President, but gave that up to take up the role of treasurer, as this is one of the 3 crucial roles which the Society must have. Unfortunately we didn’t manage to find anyone who wanted to be the treasurer last year! [Read more…]

Tatt Si (right) at World Humanist Day 2016

What am I up to these days? Officiating weddings, god-parent ceremonies, on top of hosting deep philosophical events which discuss the interaction between the religious and the non-religious. I’m a busy man but that’s how I roll. I am determined to really expand HumanistSG’s influence on my watch. [Read more…]

I’m Dan Dan and I’m the webmaster for HumanistSG. This doesn’t just mean that I run the IT system day in day out – our system is actually fairly mature for an NGO so there isn’t much to troubleshoot.

I see myself as more of the guru for all things digital for HumanistSG. I collate and send out the monthly electronic newsletter to our members and subscribers. I am also constantly thinking of ways to improve the digital experience for our members and users.

For example, how can we ensure a smooth membership registration and renewal process? As different people sign up/ renew their membership at various times of the year, there has to be an easy way to track all these users for the Society and the users themselves. Unfortunately, a good solution would cost money (which we don’t have a lot of!) so I’m thinking of more cost-efficient ways to get this done.

Being webmaster also ties in very nicely with my current degree at SMU – I’m a final year student in Bsc Information Systems (Information Assurance & Security), so I get to put what I learn in school to use here.

I’ve been with the society for over five years now and volunteered on and off as time permits. I do this because I see that HumanistSG provides a unique community for all the non-religious folks in Singapore. I’m proud of how the society has grown from our initial days as an unregistered group. We are now a well-run organisation and looking for more people to continue this great work we do.

If you have experience running a website, and want to deepen your skills and knowledge while supporting this unique NGO, get in touch! 🙂

I’m Shamima and I’ve been the events director of HumanistSG for 3 years. I organise the logistics of events and delegate work to the volunteers of each event.

I think our events are the glue that allows us to meet in person and form rewarding relationships within the community. I manage an events agency as my day job and the skills I have learnt allowed me to contribute effectively to HumanistSG. I like shaping each individual event, finding the right venue, bringing all the different moving parts together to create a great event experience. I have other people on the team to provide the content, the speakers, the programme flow, and together we bring well-received humanist events to the public.

My biggest achievement in 2016 was to bring in an independent American filmmaker and his beautiful film about the joys of an atheist’s life. I was personally very inspired when I watched that movie and was completely determined to share it with a wider audience in Singapore. In the end, we had 3 screenings, 1 at NUS and 2 for the public. It was very well received by audience members. This was the biggest event which I directed with the HumanistSG exco and volunteers. I’m really psyched up by the result and inspired to do more!

I am on the lookout for new people to own individual events for the HumanistSG community. We work collaboratively using event templates and have a network of contacts and vendors built up over the years. But what we would love are new voices to help us bring a different perspective to our events. Get in touch if you’d like to help create exciting event experiences!

Hafiiz joined the HumanistSG executive committee in 2014 as our assistant secretary. In 2015, he was elected as our secretary. Hafiiz is an educator at heart.  At many of our field trips, he would volunteer as our guide, relying on his own scientific knowledge and passion for nature. During our visit to Lee Kong Chian museum, he helped to provide explanations about natural history and wildlife. [Read more…]