by Abriel | Sep 26, 2018 | 2018, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
The day is etched in her memory. Ms Crystal Goh woke up one morning in April 2011 and could not muster a decipherable word. “It sounded like I was having a very bad sore throat. Like I was being strangled,” she said. “People couldn’t understand...
by Abriel | Sep 17, 2018 | 2018, Responsible Consumption & Production, What Inspires You?
It was SG Food Rescue’s third food wastage awareness drive – an event where they distribute “rescued” food items that are edible but were thrown out by suppliers. About 800kg of food was given away to more than 200 members of the public in two...
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 | Aug 28, 2018 | 2018, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
At just 11 years of age, Javier Lim has been through five major operations to remove a benign but recurring tumour from his brain. Mrs Sharon Lim, Javier’s mother, said the operations cost around $20,000 to $30,000 each. Some 85% of all related medical costs are...
by Abriel | Aug 24, 2018 | 2018, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
Mdm Tay Lee Keng is deaf, and runs the bakery stall at Dignity Kitchen, a social enterprise and hawker training school for disabled and disadvantaged people. The skilled baker, who counts treats like muffins, pineapple tarts and large cookies as part of her...
by Abriel | Aug 13, 2018 | 2018, No Poverty, What Inspires You?
Students and staff from Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP) are raising funds for villagers hit by the recent spate of earthquakes in Lombok, Indonesia. Close to $20,000 has been collected so far in a campus donation drive which started on 6 August, with plans to use the funds...
