Love Our ‘Hood Initiative

Proud of Your ’Hood? Want to Make it a Better Place to Live in?

The Love Our ‘Hood Initiative by the Municipal Services Office seeks to provide residents and community stakeholders with resources to solve municipal issues and foster neighbourliness in our community.

As a participant, you will get to investigate municipal issues in your ’hood, decide the issues you want to tackle, and meet and consult with subject matter experts. You will also have the chance to network with fellow participants to discuss ideas and come up with your own proposals.

Residents ideating and discussing within their groups

All ideas proposed by the workgroups will be considered. You just need to be committed to test and implement your ideas in the community. We want to partner as many of you as possible in your journey to bring your ideas into reality.

In 2021, MSO launched the Love Our ‘Hood Initiative (LOHI) in 3 neighbourhoods, namely Mountbatten, Pioneer, and Bukit Gombak to address municipal issues in their estates.

You may click on the links below for more details on the ideas developed by the various teams:

Mountbatten highlights video

Mountbatten report

Pioneer highlights video

Pioneer report

Bukit Gombak highlights video

Bukit Gombak report

The Love Our ‘Hood Initiative has now adopted a thematic approach on a national level. MSO works with various neighbourhoods to address key issues including Illegal Parking, Neighbourhood Noise, Cluttered Corridors and Pet Dog Issues.

Find out more on the ground-up solutions developed by citizens through the programme to address these municipal issues in their neighbourhood:

Love Our ’Hood Initiative (Illegal Parking)

Love Our Hood Initiative (Neighbourhood Noise)

Love Our ’Hood Initiative (Cluttered Corridors)

If you have further questions or would like to find out more on how you can participate in LOHI, you can contact us at: OneService_Community@mnd.gov.sg.

What are Municipal Issues?

Municipal issues are issues pertaining to the upkeep and improvement of common areas in our living spaces such as public cleanliness (littering), animals (pigeon feeding, stray cat feeding, pet dog ownership), neighbourliness (noise, smoking in homes, dripping laundry), use of common areas (cluttered corridors, congregation noise) and illegal parking.

Some of these issues may be driven by irresponsible social behaviours, which, if not addressed, can cause inconvenience and disrupt harmonious relationships among neighbours and other residents.

Challenge Statement

How might we as a community address municipal issues in our 'hood to build a better living environment, and foster neighbourliness for a 'hood that we can be proud of?

How can I improve my ‘hood?

Check out the Love Our ‘Hood Fund and find out how you can get funding to support your grounds-up initiative to address municipal issues in your neighbourhood.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

1. Who can participate in LOHI? Can I participate if I am not a Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident?

MSO works with partner agencies to involve residents staying in specific neighbourhoods, facing specific municipal issues. You can participate in LOHI if you are a resident living in those neighbourhoods.

2. What language will be used in conducting the sessions?

Sessions will be conducted in English.

3. How will the sessions be conducted?

Sessions may be held physically or online (e.g. via video conferencing and using collaboration tools). We will do our best to orientate participants if sessions are held online so that they are familiar with the digital tools used during the sessions. Information on the workshop programme and sessions will be provided to participants prior to each session.

4. What if I cannot attend the workshop on the date which it is held?

Participants are strongly encouraged to commit to the date/s of the workshop which they have signed up for.

5. What can I gain from participating in LOHI workshops?

Participants will get to attend facilitated sessions, where they will be guided to develop a grounds-up solution to address specific municipal issue in their neighbourhoods. During the sessions, they will receive references from proven initiatives which are already implemented in the community today.

6. Can I be involved in more than 1 series of workshops?

Yes you may. We will reach out to partner agencies to involve residents, volunteers and grassroots networks for respective series of Love Our 'Hood Initiative.

7. When will I know if I have been selected?

You will be informed through email prior to the sessions.