by Abriel | Feb 10, 2019 | 2019, Clean Water & Sanitation, What Inspires You?
For nearly a decade, Ms Erny Kartolo’s mother bought bottled water in bulk for her family, so that they would be hydrated when they ventured out of their home. Every month, she would stock up on a box holding 40 bottles of water from suppliers such as Dasani. “Her...
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 | Mar 4, 2018 | 2018, Clean Water & Sanitation
More than 4,000 people from 30 organisations and educational institutions pledged on 3 March to do their part at home to save water and fight climate change in celebration of Singapore World Water Day (SWWD). The event is organised annually by national water agency...
by Abriel | May 1, 2017 | 2017, Clean Water & Sanitation
How would you like to be able to turn a bottle of contaminated water completely germ-free within an hour, just by using a teabag-like filter full of treated used coffee grounds? Hwa Chong Institution student Dominic Yap, 17, has plans to tap large chains like...