by Abriel | Aug 27, 2018 | 2018, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Melon farmer Mr Ade Dwi Adedi, 54, who started planting melons in 2006 with the assistance of two helpers, now teams up with 40 fellow farmers in Cilegon city, Banten, to supply Indonesia’s leading supermarket chains, such as Hero and Giant. While he used to...
by Abriel | Aug 24, 2018 | 2018, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
Mdm Tay Lee Keng is deaf, and runs the bakery stall at Dignity Kitchen, a social enterprise and hawker training school for disabled and disadvantaged people. The skilled baker, who counts treats like muffins, pineapple tarts and large cookies as part of her...
by Abriel | Aug 19, 2018 | 2018, Sustainable Cities & Communities
Unlike most newly-weds who look forward to the privacy of their own homes, the Thongs went in the opposite direction when they married in 2007. They rented a three-room flat in Toa Payoh and threw open their doors to complete strangers to live with them for free. Over...
by Abriel | Aug 13, 2018 | 2018, No Poverty, What Inspires You?
Students and staff from Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP) are raising funds for villagers hit by the recent spate of earthquakes in Lombok, Indonesia. Close to $20,000 has been collected so far in a campus donation drive which started on 6 August, with plans to use the funds...
by Abriel | Aug 4, 2018 | 2018, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
During primary school, Veera Sekaran often went to school carrying his textbooks in a paper bag. On rainy days, he would hold the bag close to his chest so it would not tear. Sometimes, when the bag got torn, “I had to look for another bag in the rubbish...
