For Our Kampung

Residents of Vista 8 at Bedok North Road had been plagued by pigeons, causing disamenities such as soiled laundry from pigeon droppings and preventing families from using the common spaces in the estate. A group of neighbours observed that this problem was caused by a few residents who fed pigeons regularly. The neighbours thus enlisted the help of other community stakeholders, such as the neighbouring schools and neighbours of the pigeon feeders, and participated in HDB’s Lively Places Challenge. They ran an educational campaign to discourage pigeon-feeding and educate the community on the consequences of pigeon-feeding.

Running the campaign voluntarily over 250 hours, the team developed collaterals and curated workshops. They also worked with the Residents’ Committees (RC) and schools to engage close to 400 HDB residents, students and their parents through door-to-door outreach and during recess/pre-dismissal sessions. The team also actively promoted their campaign via social media, receiving over 5,300 views on their posts.

Their efforts significantly improved the everyday lives of residents and their living environment. The number of pigeons in the estate has since reduced.

Resident volunteers carrying out door-to-door outreach.

Outreach to Sparkletots preschoolers.