by Abriel | Jun 9, 2020 | 2020, Climate Action, What Inspires You?
Just add water. That is the simple but creative solution by Mr Clewyn Puah and Mr Jeremy Lee, two entrepreneurs who hope their “detergent tablet” will replace dishwashing liquid in wasteful large plastic bottles. Their dehydrated cleaning product could cut...
by Abriel | Jun 8, 2020 | 2020, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
A chance encounter last month with a man sleeping in Tiong Bahru made two students step up and help the vulnerable during the COVID-19 pandemic. Harrison Chong and Sricharan Balasubramanian were taken aback when they asked the man how the coronavirus had impacted his...
by Abriel | Jun 8, 2020 | 2020, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
Despite the safe distancing measures, about 60 children and youth have been taking part in an inclusive model hunt where they learn how to walk on the runway and dance. Social enterprise Singapore Fashion Runway (SFR) is holding its third edition of Singapore’s...
by Abriel | Jun 7, 2020 | 2020, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
When Mira Lim’s parents could only find pricey masks for their three-year-old child headed to pre-school, they wondered how needy parents would be able to afford multiple masks for their children, as younger kids tend to go through more than one a day. Children aged...
by Abriel | Jun 5, 2020 | 2020, What Inspires You?, Zero Hunger
An application for matching food donors with organisations that provide food to the needy is to be rolled out by this year. The virtual food banking app, a partnership between DBS Bank and food charity The Food Bank Singapore, is aimed at tackling food wastage and...
by Abriel | Jun 1, 2020 | 2020, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
It started with an idea to help children from needy families pass the time at home during the circuit breaker period. Since then, national golfer Jen Goh and three friends have put together “survival kits” for these children, and distributed them to 192...
