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Social enterprise brings clean water to 30,000 people

Social enterprise brings clean water to 30,000 people

by Abriel | Apr 23, 2020 | 2020, Clean Water & Sanitation

If there were an antidote to the general climate of volatility that weighs on our current epoch, Wateroam’s success story might fit the bill. Established in 2014 by Mr David Pong, 30, Mr Lim Chong Tee, 28, and Mr Vincent Loka, 26, the company has, through its...
Social enterprise awarded for river cleanup

Social enterprise awarded for river cleanup

by Abriel | May 16, 2019 | 2019, Clean Water & Sanitation

A local water solutions provider – which has made a mark on dozens of villages in India, Indonesia and Hong Kong by bringing them clean drinking water and sanitation – has won an international award. Ecosoftt is the first Singapore organisation to receive...
President Halimah urges Singaporeans to use water wisely

President Halimah urges Singaporeans to use water wisely

by Abriel | Mar 3, 2019 | 2019, Clean Water & Sanitation

While the Government will continue to plan and invest in infrastructure to ensure a secure, diversified and sustainable supply of water, Singaporeans must play their part and use water wisely, said President Halimah Yacob. “Each drop of water does not come...
Families live on 5 litres of water at overnight camp

Families live on 5 litres of water at overnight camp

by Abriel | Mar 3, 2019 | 2019, Clean Water & Sanitation

The camp at Marina Reservoir, which was the first of its kind here, aimed to show five families – mums, dads and kids – and two other adults that water conservation is both vital and achievable. They had to live on around five litres of water for 12 hours from Friday...
Saving water less of a concern for younger residents

Saving water less of a concern for younger residents

by Abriel | Feb 25, 2019 | 2019, Clean Water & Sanitation

A focus group study by national water agency PUB and government feedback unit Reach revealed that younger Singaporeans and Permanent Residents (PRs) appear to be less concerned about the sustainability of the country’s water supply than older residents aged 55...
Redemption in quenching others’ thirst

Redemption in quenching others’ thirst

by Abriel | Feb 18, 2019 | 2019, Clean Water & Sanitation, What Inspires You?

Nightclub promoter turns his back on a life of vice and debauchery, and sets up global water charity. Scott Harrison, then 29, boarded Mercy Ships, an old cruise ship converted into a floating hospital to volunteer and document the non-profit work done (as a...
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