by Abriel | Jan 23, 2020 | 2020, Decent Work & Economic Growth
Professor Brawn celebrated the official opening of its third and largest outlet yesterday in the Enabling Village in Lengkok Bahru, in Redhill. The Enabling Village is a community and social business hub where several companies hire people with disabilities, while...
by Abriel | Nov 24, 2019 | 2019, Decent Work & Economic Growth
A collective will be set up to showcase and market the works of people with disabilities, giving them more opportunities to hone their skills and sell their craft. I’mable Collective aims to be the preferred first stop for organisations keen to support the...
by Abriel | Oct 12, 2019 | 2019, Decent Work & Economic Growth, What Inspires You?
After applying to more than 200 companies and getting rejected by all, a restless Adhika Prakoso confided in his childhood friend, Ms Santoso, who jumped at the proposition of starting a cafe and suggested that they rope in a common friend, Mr Trierwinsyah Putra. They...
by Abriel | Sep 10, 2018 | 2018, Decent Work & Economic Growth, What Inspires You?
Mr Robert Chew’s business, Patsfield Services, was hit by several setbacks. The Australian supplier of his company’s rides was bought over four years ago by another company which wanted to capture the Singapore kiddy ride market for itself. All 273 of his...
by Abriel | Jun 6, 2018 | 2018, Decent Work & Economic Growth, What Inspires You?
Ms Cai Shiyin was the Chief Technology Officer at GE Infrastructure’s Asia Pacific office for eight years before she co-founded Dialogue in the Dark, a social enterprise which carries out corporate leadership training. On 5 June 2018, Ms Cai, 42, whose personal...
by Abriel | Mar 8, 2018 | 2018, Decent Work & Economic Growth, International Women's Day
During the past two decades, Veronica Jose has transformed the lives of thousands of Angolans through micro financing projects in some of the poorest and most remote parts of the nation. Already some 20,000 people, mostly women, have benefited. Back in 1991, when she...