by Abriel | May 4, 2020 | 2020, What Inspires You?, Zero Hunger
In the midday heat, Mr Bernard Teo and his team are handing out free food packs to a long queue that stretches along the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple in Chinatown. It takes the trio about 15 minutes to give out all 110 lunch meals to the needy. Since 8 April, the day...
by Abriel | May 3, 2020 | 2020, What Inspires You?, Zero Hunger
After learning that some delivery rider friends were getting by on just S$30 of income a day as the COVID-19 crisis deepened, freelance food caterer Mohd Razib, 55, decided to help out by providing meals for them and private hire drivers. So four weeks ago, Mr Razib...
by Abriel | May 2, 2020 | 2020, Quality Education, What Inspires You?
Before home-based learning (HBL) kicked in, schools were worried that children who came from disadvantaged homes would start lagging behind their peers. Schools prepared by finding out which students needed laptops and tablets. Teachers also made arrangements for a...
by Abriel | Apr 30, 2020 | 2020, Quality Education, What Inspires You?
While at home during this circuit breaker period, Miss Moh Jin Yin, 19, wanted to find a way to encourage others to raise funds for non-profit organisations supporting those affected by COVID-19. On April 17, five teenagers launched Project Circuit, a website where...
by Abriel | Apr 30, 2020 | 2020, No Poverty, What Inspires You?
The “circuit breaker” has disrupted daily lives, but parents with children born between April and May are faced with an added dilemma – how do you celebrate your child’s birthday? One Singaporean mum of three decided that the best way to celebrate her daughter’s...
by Abriel | Apr 28, 2020 | 2020, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
By day, Madam Choong Chui Ping teaches mechanical technology at the Institute of Technical Education. By night, the mother of two is a “tailor” who has been sewing masks – not for family or friends, but for strangers she may never meet. Armed with...