Meaning of vertical kampong | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A programme that aims to instill a sense of social cohesion in communities living in high-rise apartments through informal volunteerism.
   Singapore, uncountable
2. An integrated high-rise complex with public facilities such as housing, health care, and hawker centres.
   Singapore, countable

Examples

“I am happy to note⟳ that the National Volunteer⟳ & Philanthropy Centre (NVPC) is going to promote⟳ informal volunteerism through the Vertical Kampong initiative.”

“That’s why NVPC has a programme called “Vertical Kampung” — to recapture the spirit of the kampong in our high-rise jungles.”

“They are the most powerful asset, said one of the radio show’s panellists, Jason Ng, who oversees Vertical Kampong, an initiative that aims to raise⟳ the kampong spirit by promoting neighbourhood-based volunteerism.”

“The “vertical kampong” that is being planned in Woodlands will bring⟳ together homes, shops, clinics, childcare and eldercare services, a hawker centre, gardens and public spaces under one roof.”

“And just last⟳ month, in my own⟳ constituency in Woodlands, I launched the new integrated development next to Admiralty MRT station, described as a vertical kampong where exciting integration of various kinds of diverse facilities, health, childcare, and elderly living, a hawker centre and a community plaza all in one development.”

“But “vertical kampung” suggests something different – more greenery, I assume⟳, being infused with everyday living, multi-generational arrangements, and amenities and other provisions all in the same place⟳.”

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