Description
About the Artists
Lim Ci Xuan (she/they) is a performance maker who explores the intersections of social advocacy and experimental arts. She is a graduate of ARTivate (Drama Box) and the co-founder of an arts collective Matter.Less.
Anngee Neo is a Singapore-based illustrator and educator who creates drawings with an emphasis on storytelling with compelling characters. She has illustrated multiple children’s books and loves to create comics and zines in her own time.
About the Editors
Lin Shiyun is the founder and executive director of 3Pumpkins, a community arts and development charity dedicated to fostering social change through strong human connections. Since 2016, she has conducted practice action research into the experiences of children living in public rental housing, uncovering the importance of supportive social networks for their wellbeing. To address these challenges, Shiyun established the Tak Takut Kids Club (TTKC), a community-based program for children aged 7 to 14. By partnering with government agencies, schools, and healthcare providers, TTKC aims to strengthen community ties and promote resilience. Shiyun’s interdisciplinary and child-centric approach not only supports children’s growth but also offers valuable insights for urban communities seeking to enhance social mobility through local collaboration.
Carolyn Oei is an artist, educator and writer, and has a professional background in law, public relations and communications. She has taught arts management and English at the tertiary level and authored four non-fiction titles as well as copy edited four academic books. Her essays and articles have been published in Mekong Review, Jom and Asian Geographic. Carolyn is currently doing her doctoral studies at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), University of Toronto. Her research explores the nexus points of community development, participatory culture, government relations and environmental justice. Carolyn is a recipient of the OISE Fellowship, Wilfred Rusk Wees Fellowship and the Ontario Graduate Scholarship.
About Tak Takut Kids Club
Founded in 2019 in Boon Lay and expanded to Lengkok Bahru in 2025, TTKC is a neighbourhood community space for children and youth aged 7–14 from vulnerable backgrounds. Known affectionately as the “good gang in the neighbourhood”, TTKC cocreates a child-centric ecosystem to strengthen social support and empowers children to discover and reach their fullest potential. www.3pumpkins.co/taktakutkidsclub
The Straits Times: https://www.straitstimes.com/multimedia/graphics/2022/10/singapore-tak-takut-kids-club/index.html?shell
CNA “Extraordinary People”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7dqzy5LKG0
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