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The theme for Wellness Carnival 2019 - ‘Inside Matters’ highlights not only the importance of physical wellness, but also on the importance of values. Conceptualised with a subtle play with words by students from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA), “Inside Matters” also refers to how organs inside our body matters, and how our decisions on organ donation matter.
Wellness Carnival 2019 also unveiled the otter family conceptualised by students from NAFA. Each member of the otter family (named Olene, Owen, Olena, Oliver and Olivia) has their own characteristics and represents values of knowledge, community, care, hope and trust respectively. The characters symbolises the love and unity that organ donation brings.
A total of 18 organisations came together as one community to empower and engage over 6000 visitors at the carnival. -
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OVERVIEW
The World Health Organisation defines wellness as the state of physical, mental and social well-being. Organised annually by the National Organ Transplant Unit in collaboration with multiple community partners, the Wellness Carnival seeks to provide residents with a centralised one-stop location to learn about wellness.
Through a wide variety of interactive and family-friendly activities ranging from game booths, outdoor inflatables and engaging information booths, the Wellness Carnival promotes adoption of a healthy lifestyle amongst residents, increases awareness of the benefits of organ transplantation, and encourages residents to consider acts of altruism which includes organ donation.
Through the years, Wellness Carnival has brought together the following partners: ActiveSG, Central Narcotics Bureau of Singapore, Health Promotion Board, Majlis Ugama Islam Singapore (MUIS), National Heart Centre Singapore, National Kidney Foundation, National University Centre for Organ Transplantation, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Singapore Red Cross, SG Cares, Singapore Eye Bank, Singhealth Duke-NUS Transplant Centre, Transplant TIssue Centre, Tzu Chi Foundation Singapore, Yishun Health and Youth Corps Singapore.