Geok Choo Lye

Joyce

NUS (1974) - Degree in Chemistry

Worked for 5 years as a Promotion and Information Officer of the National Productivity Centre (part of the Ecomonic Development Board); Worked for 4 - 5 years in Chase Manhattan Bank as a Credit Administrator; Stopped working a year for her family, then joined HSBC; Started working as a Business Development Manager for the capital finance department, and was eventually promoted to GM for HSBC Capital Asia Limited. She was there for 20 years; Started Kampong Senang in 1999 with a nature farm next to an activity centre. The institution looks after seniors and children in need of financial assistance or human care. It achieved Institution of a Public Character (IPC) status in Sep 2004. Joyce was inspired by her father, who treated rural villagers since she was young, and she wanted to help others in memory of her parents and give back to the society

English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew, Hokkien

Listening to music, singing, badminton

Managed to invite Dr. Lai Chiu- Nan (a cancer research specialist from MIT) to come to Singapore to give a series of talks about how cancer is reversible

Follow your inner call, be grateful

https://www.kampungsenang.org/

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