by Abriel | Jun 26, 2018 | 2018, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
When special needs teacher Andy Ang took over his school’s horticulture class in 2008, he had to contend with a barren school garden and disinterested students. But the 47-year-old pushed on, and together with his students, went on to cultivate a lush, thriving...
by Abriel | Jun 24, 2018 | 2018, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
Clara Daly, 15, and her mother were traveling home to Calabasas, California, and had planned to fly non-stop from Boston to Los Angeles. Their flight was canceled, so Alaska Airlines booked them on another flight with a layover in Portland, Oregon. That’s how Clara...
by Abriel | Jun 10, 2018 | 2018, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
It was a Sunday of many firsts for Kadir Mohammad Abdul, Hosen Sahadat, Islam Shohidul and Abul Hosen. It was their first time inside a Housing Development Board home – though they’d certainly helped build enough of these flats over the years. Their first...
by Abriel | Jun 7, 2018 | 2018, Sustainable Cities & Communities
Social enterprise Jaga-Me was born when two of its co-founders met at a hackathon event and brainstormed an Uber-like model for healthcare services. It is an online platform that links independent healthcare professionals to those receiving care at home. The idea for...
by Abriel | May 30, 2018 | 2018, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
Teodoro Costa, for his fifth birthday party in 2017, had an odd request for his friends and family: He didn’t want any presents. Instead, he asked them to donate money to a “gift fund”, with half the amount going to a cause he felt especially...
by Abriel | May 14, 2018 | 2018, Sustainable Cities & Communities
Nee Soon South is set to become more dementia-friendly. Eight more go-to points, where the public can take people with dementia who are lost and wandering, will open from 14 May 2018. These will be on top of the current 14 in Yishun. These “safe return”...
