by Abriel | Feb 4, 2020 | 2020, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
Students at the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have started making daily food deliveries to their university mates at student lodgings who have been placed on a 14-day leave of absence due to recent travel to China....
by Abriel | Feb 1, 2020 | 2020, Sustainable Cities & Communities
A new app to match youth to suitable mentors who can provide guidance on day-to-day challenges and life advice was launched on 31 January at the National Mentoring Summit. WeConnect is an initiative by the Mentoring Alliance Singapore. It will also give mentors access...
by Abriel | Jan 28, 2020 | 2020, Sustainable Cities & Communities
You would not be familiar with the leading man in the acclaimed indie comedy The Peanut Butter Falcon. He is an actor more interesting than his big-name co-stars Shia LaBeouf of the Transformers blockbuster franchise (2009 to 2011), and Dakota Johnson of Fifty Shades...
by Abriel | Jan 17, 2020 | 2020, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
More Singaporeans were moved to help others in 2019 through various online platforms and physical volunteer centres, said the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY). Online charity portal Giving.sg saw a 35% growth in the number of registered users in the...
by Abriel | Jan 16, 2020 | 2020, Sustainable Cities & Communities
Muhammad Nur Arif Muzani, 22, has global developmental delay, an intellectual disability. He is also an actor. Speaking to The Straits Times, Arif has to be coaxed to talk about acting in short film Layang Layang Terbang Melayang (The Kite Soars High). Released in...
by Abriel | Jan 6, 2020 | 2020, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
Unlike those who spent the recent year-end holidays at overseas resorts, Ms Isabel Phua and six friends opted to travel to Bangladesh to visit the villages where families of some migrant workers in Singapore reside. For 10 days last month (December 2019), they...
