by Abriel | Nov 13, 2019 | 2019, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
Reclaiming the Future, Empowering Communities, Restoring Dignity and the Environment, and Transforming Lives. These are just some of the missions of social enterprises around us. For such businesses, there’s more than one bottomline. Besides the financials, success is...
by Abriel | Oct 29, 2019 | 2019, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
When 80-year-old Liu Xiao Zhong died in his sleep on a cheap mattress on the floor of Mr Lee Cho Poon’s one-room rental flat in 2011, Mr Lee arranged his funeral and paid his respects to him. Four years later, another elderly man, Mr Lee Wen Qiang, who was in...
by Abriel | Oct 15, 2019 | 2019, Sustainable Cities & Communities
Breaking the taboo of discussing end-of-life issues, a law firm and a community organisation worked together to help more than 120 senior citizens understand more about these matters. In July, TSMP Law Corporation and the Cassia Resettlement Team shared information...
by Abriel | Oct 9, 2019 | 2019, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
Having once come close to losing his voice forever, Mr Samuel Lim, 20, now aspires to be a speech therapist. When he was three months old, his upper airway and upper gastrointestinal tract were permanently damaged when a former maid poured sulphuric acid down his...
by Abriel | Sep 6, 2019 | 2019, Sustainable Cities & Communities
For years, 68-year-old Ng Beng Tiaw has been the main caregiver to her granddaughter, who has special needs. Lee Xin Hui, 15, has global developmental delay (GDD), which slows down her development in physical, cognitive, emotional and social skills. But since...
by Abriel | Sep 1, 2019 | 2019, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
Former stock dealer Foo Say Thye was so inspired by his friend, who helped many people with disabilities, that he started doing volunteer work himself. He started his own volunteer group called Heartwarmers in 2007. Among other initiatives, they serve breakfast to the...
