by Abriel | Jul 4, 2019 | 2019, Sustainable Cities & Communities
When he was five years old, Mr Michael Ngu contracted polio and became paralysed in both legs, but his disability did not stop his dream of becoming an architect. His career began in the 1980s and for nearly a decade, he worked for celebrated architect I.M. Pei in New...
by Abriel | Jul 2, 2019 | 2019, Responsible Consumption & Production, What Inspires You?
Those lucky enough to land tickets for the National Day Parade (NDP) and its rehearsal shows are often just as excited to receive the funpacks. But many of the items end up in the bin after the event. In 2014, the organisers said the NDP generated at least 70 tonnes...
by Abriel | Jun 30, 2019 | 2019, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
Since January this year (2019), staff at Bouillon Youth Hostel in southern Belgium started taking sign language lessons that is rarely practised in the tourism sector. The woman behind the initiative is Dominique Duchatel, director of the youth hostel chain Les...
by Abriel | Jun 30, 2019 | 2019, No Poverty, What Inspires You?
When Radwa Rostom was a civil engineering student at Cairo’s Ain Shams University, she participated in charity work for underprivileged communities in the city’s informal settlement of Ezbet Abu Qarn. After finishing her studies, Ms Rostom returned with a...
by Abriel | Jun 30, 2019 | 2019, Sustainable Cities & Communities
Autistic children can be overwhelming. They suffer because they want to communicate – but nobody understands them. Shouts and crises were common when five-year-old Gioele Merloni wanted to eat only chocolate and chicken McNuggets from the box. His mother Maria...
