by Abriel | Sep 28, 2018 | 2018, Sustainable Cities & Communities
When it opens in 2022, the new Rainbow Centre campus will feature an area modelled on real-world environments such as shops and other community spaces. The new campus will be able to serve 300 students with autism aged between seven and 18. Dubbed Social Town, this...
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 10, 2018 | 2018, Sustainable Cities & Communities
The first nationwide mental health anti-stigma campaign “Beyond the Label” was launched by the National Council of Social Service (NCSS) on 8 September 2018. It aims to correct misperceptions, raise awareness and promote greater social inclusion of people...
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 19, 2018 | 2018, Sustainable Cities & Communities
Unlike most newly-weds who look forward to the privacy of their own homes, the Thongs went in the opposite direction when they married in 2007. They rented a three-room flat in Toa Payoh and threw open their doors to complete strangers to live with them for free. Over...