by Abriel | Jun 9, 2020 | 2020, Sustainable Cities & Communities
More than 500 guests turned up for a good cause during a fund-raising dinner organised by ACI Singapore – The Financial Markets Association on 29 May, in the last days of the circuit breaker. It was a novel gathering – everything took place remotely via...
by Abriel | Jun 8, 2020 | 2020, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
A chance encounter last month with a man sleeping in Tiong Bahru made two students step up and help the vulnerable during the COVID-19 pandemic. Harrison Chong and Sricharan Balasubramanian were taken aback when they asked the man how the coronavirus had impacted his...
by Abriel | Jun 8, 2020 | 2020, Sustainable Cities & Communities
A $500,000 grant set up by DBS Foundation to help social enterprises with their cash flow woes has attracted applications from 13 Singapore-based social enterprises that employ 2,500 people in all and support about 100,000 beneficiaries. The initiative is available to...
by Abriel | Jun 8, 2020 | 2020, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
Despite the safe distancing measures, about 60 children and youth have been taking part in an inclusive model hunt where they learn how to walk on the runway and dance. Social enterprise Singapore Fashion Runway (SFR) is holding its third edition of Singapore’s...
by Abriel | Jun 7, 2020 | 2020, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
When Mira Lim’s parents could only find pricey masks for their three-year-old child headed to pre-school, they wondered how needy parents would be able to afford multiple masks for their children, as younger kids tend to go through more than one a day. Children aged...
by Abriel | Jun 1, 2020 | 2020, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
It started with an idea to help children from needy families pass the time at home during the circuit breaker period. Since then, national golfer Jen Goh and three friends have put together “survival kits” for these children, and distributed them to 192...
