The Lee Kuan Yew Centennial Fund has already received donations of more than S$82 million in donations from over 20 donors.
SINGAPORE: A fund that will support about 2,000 students each year to develop young leaders in Singapore was launched on Tuesday to commemorate the 100th anniversary of former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew's birth.
"That's why even in our early years, when we struggled to make ends meet, Mr Lee made investing in our people a top priority. He would regularly engage young people, encourage them to get involved in society and contribute to nation-building." The fund will be managed under MOE's Education Fund. It will be used to support the Singapore Young Leaders Programme, which was also launched by Mr Wong on Tuesday, and the Lee Kuan Yew Post-Graduate Scholarship for Urban Greenery and Ecology.
These include institution-based programmes such as the National University of Singapore's Kent Ridge Ministerial Forum, the National Youth Council's leaders course and engagement sessions with industry and government representatives.Commemorative coin, exhibition among initiatives to mark 100th anniversary of Lee Kuan Yew’s birth
"Without such a moral compass, it is easy for leaders to veer off course, because there will always be temptations to take the more expedient path, to shade the truth, to distort the facts, to cut corners or to deflect responsibility," he continued.
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