Our
Work
Signpost Collective began as a few university friends befriending uncles and aunties selling tissue packets.
Now, our volunteers in Signpost Collective continue to befriend Singapore's informal street sellers while also raising awareness of their joys and struggles.
Operations: Weekly Befriending
We have built a strong community of trained volunteers who walk around various neighbourhoods and chat with the informal street sellers in the area. We aim to lend a listening ear as sellers chat about how they've been doing in the past week. Building rapport with sellers in this manner allows us to identify the issues they face; we can then directly help sellers with some minor tasks or refer them to social service organisations for more support.
During holiday seasons, we also help to distribute care packages with essential food and sanitary products to support their daily living needs.
Advocacy: Awareness & Research
We aim to increase awareness, dispel misinformation regarding the informal street seller community, and educate members of the public on how we can best support them. We achieve this through social media outreach efforts, hosting learning journeys or talks with organisations such as the National Youth Council, and conducting research with partner organisations.
Ultimately, we seek to debunk myths regarding sellers and highlight their unique stories and backgrounds. Our goal is for the public to better understand the socio-ecological systems surrounding street sellers and regard them with more compassion.
Recent Activities
Recent Projects
Chinese New Year
Project 2026
In partnership with Lions Befrienders, 52 goodie bags were prepared and distributed by all five Regional teams. A total of 20 volunteers and 3 Lions Befrienders volunteers were involved.
Christmas Project 2025
In partnership with give.asia, $824 was raised via public fundraising to fund goodie bags for street sellers. 30 goodie bags were prepared and distributed by 3 Regional teams.
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National Youth Council Leaders Course 2025
We hosted a learning journey for NYC Leaders Course 2025, bringing participants to connect with four of our local street sellers and hear their stories firsthand.
Mission X Uni
2024 & 2025
Together with Global Shapers Community, we hosted workshops on navigating complex social causes for Youth Corps Singapore's Mission X Uni programme.
See Our Volunteers in Action!
We were honoured to be featured on Channel 8’s 【晨光聚焦】on 10/02/2025.
Catch the full episode on MeWatch or on our Instagram page today!
Become a Volunteer!
Our work is entirely volunteer-based, so do reach out to support us if you are interested! Your efforts will directly improve the lives of Singapore's informal street sellers.
