SMU undergraduate Kirene Chew was among 10 students who signed up for an unusual volunteer programme aimed at youth by spending their summer vacation helping Taiwanese farmers sell vegetables. Kirene said that interacting with local farmers and consumers is an "out of textbook learning experience? and another undergraduate Karen Tay said she learned how grateful she should be for everything she has as she tried to connect with potential buyers under the scorching hot sun. Each year about 40 foreign students participate in the programme that has been in existence since 2000.
Central News Agency