by Abriel | Jul 6, 2020 | 2020, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
When Sylvia Low received the Edusave Merit Bursary and the Edusave Good Progress Award in January, she did not consider keeping the bursary and award money for herself. Instead, the Secondary 1 student from Pasir Ris Secondary School used the $400 to buy face masks...
by Abriel | Jun 29, 2020 | 2020, Sustainable Cities & Communities
Mr Wesley Wee, 41, who was born with cerebral palsy, had been selling packets of tissue from his wheelchair in Orchard Road for years. However, his finances were badly hit when he could not leave his flat because of the circuit breaker measures. He is among those who...
by Abriel | Jun 29, 2020 | 2020, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
For the past two months, airport transfer driver Rahim Abu Bakar has been chauffeuring unusual guests in his limousine: packaged meals. In the morning, he loads around 50 packets of food into the black Mercedes E-Class and makes his rounds to migrant worker...
by Abriel | Jun 24, 2020 | 2020, Sustainable Cities & Communities
This year’s National Day Singapore Together packs for the National Day Parade (NDP) celebrations will include one designed by a pair of seven-year-old twin brothers. Their design titled “Eat, Play, Repeat” features imagery of things Qays Naushad...
by Abriel | Jun 18, 2020 | 2020, Sustainable Cities & Communities
Even though he missed the camaraderie and socialising of his regular visits to the Muscular Dystrophy Association Singapore (MDAS) centre in Bishan, Mr Timothy Chan was upbeat during a virtual meet-up with volunteers from Keppel Capital. The asset management arm of...
by Abriel | Jun 15, 2020 | 2020, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
Having spent eight years as a radio presenter, it’s hard to believe that social entrepreneur Emily Teng would describe herself as a “misfit”. Although she appears bubbly and confident, but that hadn’t always been the case. Teng spent her childhood years in Jakarta,...