by Abriel | Dec 18, 2018 | 2018, ST Singaporean of the Year 2018, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
Mr Robert Chew was 18 and on his way to donate blood when he noticed a girl and her mother at the entrance of Singapore General Hospital staring at the people walking in. He walked up to the girl and asked her why she was there. Nervous and flustered, she said her...
by Abriel | Dec 18, 2018 | 2018, Causes Week 2018, Sustainable Cities & Communities
The Art Faculty has famous customers – Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s wife Ho Ching sported a dinosaur motif pouch and clutch created by one of its artists at international events – but it had humble beginnings. Run by the Autism Resource Centre...
by Abriel | Dec 16, 2018 | 2018, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
Siti Noor Mastura’s voice starts quavering as tears well up in her eyes. She stops talking, blinking furiously as she swallows the lump in her throat. The tears drop; her right hand reaches out for a piece of tissue paper on the table. Her chest of painful...
by Abriel | Dec 11, 2018 | 2018, Clean Water & Sanitation, What Inspires You?
From ankle-deep mud in Central Asia to the scorching heat of Australia, Mina Guli, 48, is running 100 full marathons (42 kilometres each) in 100 days to highlight a looming global water shortage. Her unorthodox world tour began in New York on 4 November and has so far...
by Abriel | Dec 10, 2018 | 2018, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
In a brightly lit space right next to Khatib MRT station, baristas togged out in striped aprons pull espresso shots and steam milk to create latte art. Meanwhile, customers sip their brew as a large poster near the entrance greets patrons with cheeky puns: “How...
