Replies Social mobility • Removing barriers to opportunity key to discovering Singapore's 'lost Einsteins'

We read with great interest the Opinion piece by Associate Professor Terence Ho on the need to empower Singapore's "lost Einsteins" through deeper social investment and greater opportunities for social mixing (How Singapore can expand opportunities for its 'lost Einsteins', May 23).

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The Chinese Development Assistance Council (CDAC) fully concurs with this call. For over three decades, CDAC has worked to uplift families through education, enrichment and community support.

CDAC also recognises the important role of social mixing in closing the social capital gap. This is achieved through the involvement of volunteers of various backgrounds, particularly students from secondary schools who conduct programmes for primary year students to develop their interests.