• Beach Carts
  Human carts, test of arm strength, fetching water all at the same time??
  
  
• Mua-Chee
  Coated with sand, rolling about, getting wet?
  
  
• Catfight
  Balloons to be burst, team work between gals and guys?
  
  
• War Game
  Water bombs, poor guy wrapped in newspaper, all hell breaking loose?
  
  
• Circle of trust
  Forming a circle, having to blindly hoist water bombs into pails?

This year’s theme – Agents of Change, is geared towards highlighting the positive impact one can have on the lives of others. 

There is a false-belief that volunteerism work does not add value to the life of the beneficiaries. It is thus, our goal this year to highlight the change volunteers can and will create. Be it skill-based volunteerism or just simple company to the beneficiaries, it is aimed that through our activities, we can showcase how much of an impact volunteers can make. 

There is also a perception that volunteerism is boring and dull. Under this year’s theme, volunteers are transformed into secret agents who work tirelessly in the background not for benefits, but the mere knowledge that their action can have a positive bearing on the society. It is thus hoped that this camp would inspire a paradigm shift in the way volunteers are viewed. 

Some aspects of the camp are highlighted below:

• exposure to diverse avenues of volunteerism
• appropriate volunteer matching with beneficiaries
• maximising volunteer's capabilities
• finding areas volunteers are most comfortable in and skilled for. 
  

All in all, Juxtapose 2009 hope to inculcate the belief that volunteerism is not just an act in itself. It is not just about feeling good about oneself when one has invested time, effort and money in helping out at a welfare organisation. 

Instead volunteerism is a way of life. It is more about igniting the universal human spirit of compassion, altruism, empathy and tolerance. 

At the end of the day, it is hoped that a seed of compassion would be planted in the hearts of all the participants.  And that in the future, each participant would nurture that seed and grow it to become a pillar of love and shower it to not just those less fortunate, but also all those immediately around them.

Formerly known as NVAC Volunteerism Camp, which had the fundamental objective of promoting volunteerism and raising social awareness amongst undergraduates and incoming freshmen, Juxtapose, with a new name, and fresh perspective, aims to start over and transform its dimensions to a wider audience now encompassing the involvement of youths from all backgrounds aged between 17-24 years. 

Juxtapose 2009 seeks to increase the social-learning experience of youth participants through an array of direct voluntary activities, as well as team building activities, thus synergizing the awareness of social services in a fun and engaging arena.  

NVAC stands for NUSSU Volunteer Action Committee. It is a standing committee under NUSSU and currently has more than 350 volunteers involved in 3 main branches: regular projects (weekly sessions at NUH, IMH, MINDS etc), special projects (like this camp! Or other events like Con Amore, Charity Fiesta), and overseas projects.

NVAC’s focus is more than just serving the community via direct volunteering but also the empowerment of youths and encouragement of community student initiatives.

NVAC strives to expand and promote volunteerism in NUS, while also enriching and making a difference in the lives of both volunteers and beneficiaries.