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ST fund gave them chance to start crafts ‘business’, volunteer in the community
The Straits Times
|October 04, 2025
Do not waste your time on gadgets; learn something new.
That was what nine-year-old Nor Adeleia Noorhakim told herself, as she started making bracelets and keychains that she sells online to friends and others.
The Primary 3 pupil spends $20 a month to buy the materials — such as beads and string — for her creations.
She regularly sets aside for her “business” that sum, taken from the money she receives from The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund (STSPMF).
“T really enjoy doing it (making and selling bracelets and keychains) as it helps me hone my creativity and confidence in creating things on my own. I also get to learn valuable life skills like entrepreneurship and money management,” said the Madrasah Irsyad Zuhri Al Islamiah pupil.
Adeleia’s father died in 2022, leaving her mother, Ms Adlynna Haron, to care for her and her younger sister, who was just 10 months old at the time.
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