by Abriel | May 5, 2018 | 2018, Responsible Consumption & Production, What Inspires You?
During the hectic lunch hour, social sector facilitator Shihui Khee’s instructions on how her food should be served can ruffle a few feathers. It’s not that Ms Khee is a picky eater. Rather, she refuses to use disposables like plastic and styrofoam containers or paper...
by Abriel | Apr 30, 2018 | 2018, Responsible Consumption & Production, What Inspires You?
Meet the man who’s doing everything right. Uncover an inspiring tale about an Indonesian doctor, Dr Yusuf Nugraha who combines his commitment to saving the environment with providing free healthcare. Watch the video below: Source: Zoomin.TV, 30 April...
by Abriel | Apr 14, 2018 | 2018, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
Across rapidly greying Japan, there are cities like Matsudo which have built community-based support networks and rolled out initiatives to help dementia patients and caregivers. Matsudo, a city of 500,000, has the country’s second fastest-ageing population. The...
by Abriel | Apr 9, 2018 | 2018, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
The traumatic experience of finding himself and his family homeless for two years proved a life-changing event for Mr Mohd Affendy Abdullah. He was just 16 when his mother divorced his abusive father and was left to fend for her four children alone – and they...
by Abriel | Apr 4, 2018 | 2018, Reduced Inequalities, What Inspires You?
In March 2018, seven families participated in the Holiday for Hope programme, where they distributed new clothes to primary school pupils, had lunch with them and painted words of inspiration on their school benches. Initiated by Crib Society in partnership with...
by Abriel | Apr 3, 2018 | 2018, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
At the age of nine, Sofia Chen made history in 2017 by becoming the youngest Singaporean author to land a major publishing deal in the United States – with a Lego how-to activity book. And it all began because she simply wanted to help her six-year-old sister, who has...
