by Christie Lee | Jun 28, 2017 | 2017
Over the last few years we have seen that a combination of disruption and innovation has the potential to transform a product or service into one that is easier to use, more efficient, more attractive, more affordable and, sometimes, more sustainable. Linked to...
by Abriel | Jun 25, 2017 | 2017, Quality Education
It is a huge passion with the Hwa Chong and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) graduate, Mr Tan Chin Hwee, who cannot speak five sentences without mentioning either the breaks he has received thanks to a caring mentor, or the dozens of youngsters currently rising...
by Abriel | Jun 24, 2017 | 2017, Impact Journalism Day
A London-based conservation group Blue Ventures successfully demonstrated the positive effects of sustainable fishing in Madagascar, building hundreds of marine protect areas. Typically, marine protected areas (MPAs) are imposed upon fishing communities without...
by Abriel | Jun 24, 2017 | 2017, Impact Journalism Day
The structure of Russia’s public care systems leave many young adults with no skills and socially isolated. Many tend to have very low motivation for finding a job, and ends up living on social welfare. Every year in Russia, some 10,000 to 15,000 young people leave...
by Abriel | Jun 24, 2017 | 2017, Impact Journalism Day
Two thirds of the global population still don’t have access to X-ray machines. To address this global health problem, Pristem wants to bring a robust and inexpensive X-ray machine to global south hospitals. In the global south, hospitals frequently face disruptive...