LIVE A LEGACY

In 2021, to commemorate the International Day of Older Persons, the People’s Action Party Seniors Group (PAPSG) and the PAP Community Foundation launched Live a Legacy, a co-authoring storytelling project that pairs a senior with a youth to share their lived experiences in Singapore and evolving aspirations through time.

As part of the collaborative intergenerational effort, PAPSG brought together seniors and youths to co-create stories in a 10-page Live a Legacy book. They include well-known personalities such as Singapore track icon and former national sprinter C. Kunalan, home-grown jazz stalwart and Cultural Medallion recipient Jeremy Monteiro, jazz musician Sean Hong Wei, retired Members of Parliament Dr Lily Neo, Mrs Yu-Foo Yee Shoon and Hawazi Daipi.

Henry Kwek, Vice-Chairman of PAPSG and MP for Kebun Baru SMC, said, “Live a Legacy is a fun way for our seniors and our youth to get to know one another, and to deepen their intergenerational bonds. It also honours the lived experiences of our seniors, and their aspirations for the next generation of Singaporeans. That is why the PAP Seniors Group is launching this intergenerational effort as we celebrate the International Day of Older Persons.”

Organising Chairman for the project and MP for Holland-Bukit Timah GRC, Edward Chia said, “We always talk about our seniors leaving behind a meaningful legacy for the next generation. With Live a Legacy, our seniors will have an important role to play by co-writing a better future for Singapore with – and not just for – the younger generation. Through this collective effort of sharing different lived experiences across generations, we hope to rally more Singaporeans to honour the past, celebrate the present, and build a shared future that includes our seniors.”

Though the book writing project has ended, we encourage you to read the stories of those who have so graciously shared with us. Read on and live your own legacy.