Explanation of the Event and Notable Details:

One of our outcomes is a simulation that depicts the struggle of human trafficking victims to seek help from various organizations. The activity is used to inform participants of cultural perspectives, as well as the causes and consequences of human trafficking in Singapore.

The event entails participants having to search for clues that we have hidden around the classroom. The clues are 2 stories about human trafficking victims 'Mary' and 'Abdul' in Singapore (Stories by EmancipAsia). This provides a deeper insight into the possible causes and consequences of this issue, as well as painting a vivid image of the conditions of these individuals. The clues combined would help them solve a puzzle, providing a fact about human trafficking in Singapore. Using the numbers in the facts and the clues obtained after playing a game of hangman, for the names of the GCs in our school working with this issue, our peers find the code to a lock signifying the end of their search.

Finally, we finished the event with a presentation as a consolidation of our research. It covers what the organizations of Singapore are doing today to aid these people, the services in our school that focus on human trafficking, and cultural perspectives on this matter. With the remaining time, the participants had the chance to ask any remaining questions.

Trial Event #1

Audience: Arshiya's 10th Grade Mentor Class

Date: Tuesday, 23rd February, 2021

Evidence: Videos and Photos (see below)

Trial 1 Reflections

Our group concluded that this trial wasn't as successful as we had expected. We had issues with involvement, due to choosing the wrong day as the grade had a Math test and English orals to prepare for in the morning.

Despite the simulation being not as successful as we would have liked, this was a learning experience for us and we received some great feedback from the class which we used to improve our second trial such as setting a time for each section of the event, allowing the class to discuss with each other and form a solution instead of us spoon-feeding them the answers, etc. Getting people invested in our event was something we needed to work on the most.

Trial Event #2

Audience: Aayush's 10th Grade Mentor Class

Date: Thursday, 25th February, 2021

Evidence: Videos and Photos (see below)

Trial #2 Reflection

This event was more successful in informing the participants of the cultural perspective of migrant workers. For the most part, everything happened as planned. With experience from the last trial, we made sure that everyone is equally involved, our event was more structured, and that we were able to cover everything that was prepared. Our peers were able to discuss their approach to the solution in detail and work well together to find all the clues and piece the story together. Having spare time in the end for questions was quite beneficial, as it gave people the opportunity to further inquire about the issue, and for us to elaborate on our research.