by Abriel | Jul 17, 2018 | 2018, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, What Inspires You?
When Becca Hume was 16, she got a part-time job where she met a deaf person for the first time. “I realised how isolated he was at work, so I started learning sign language to be able to talk to him properly,” she says. It made her understand the daily frustrations...
by Abriel | Jul 16, 2018 | 2018, Quality Education, What Inspires You?
Driven by a dream that started at the age of eight, Mr Nicholas Ooi embarked on a long journey through Singapore’s education system. He passed through EM3 in primary school, Normal (Technical) in secondary school and then the Institute of Technical Education...
by Abriel | Jul 15, 2018 | 2018, Zero Hunger
A programme launched on 14 July lets diners at Pasir Ris Central Hawker Centre donate meals to needy residents. Called Gift-A-Meal, the scheme is the first of its kind at a hawker centre, said social enterprise NTUC Foodfare, which runs Pasir Ris Central Hawker...
by Abriel | Jul 12, 2018 | 2018, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
Becoming a farmer in Singapore sounds risky enough, but former digital marketer Bjorn Low decided to take it a step further by starting his own urban farming social enterprise, Edible Garden City. Established in 2012, the company aims to bring people together through...
by Abriel | Jul 9, 2018 | 2018, Sustainable Cities & Communities
As part of efforts to make cultural and heritage spaces more inclusive for those with additional needs, the National Museum of Singapore (NMS) will be introducing a Quiet Room as a retreat for special needs children. Designed to provide a calm and relaxing setting for...
by Abriel | Jul 9, 2018 | 2018, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
Deftly, the young artists swooped and swirled the sand beneath their fingers, animating it into imaginative pictures while, in front of them, musicians rang out a musical backdrop with handbells. Coming from different schools and of different ages, around 350 young...
