by Abriel | Jun 1, 2020 | 2020, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
While Mr Jack Ong was lining up to buy chwee kueh, the hawker told him that business had been bad during the circuit breaker period. When asked why he did not use a delivery service, the hawker replied that the commission charged by delivery platforms was too high and...
by Abriel | Jun 1, 2020 | 2020, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
A group of residents from Bukit Timah welcomed 1,030 foreign workers into their neighbourhood on 20 May with care packs that included food and personal care items such as bar soaps and mosquito coils. The workers have moved temporarily to the former Ngee Ann...
by Abriel | Jun 1, 2020 | 2020, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
When 19-year-old School of the Arts (SOTA) alumnus Russell Chong heard about the surge in COVID-19 cases among migrant workers here, he wanted to do something for them in his own way. He came up with the idea of designing postcards and selling them online to raise...
by Abriel | May 25, 2020 | 2020, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
To thank town council cleaners for keeping the community clean amid the COVID-19 outbreak, two groups banded together to distribute appreciation packs ahead of Hari Raya Puasa. Interfaith organisation Roses of Peace and youth ground-up initiative IM Collective came up...
by Abriel | May 18, 2020 | 2020, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
It started when Associate Professor Leong Ching, dean of students at the National University of Singapore (NUS), learnt of a doctor’s request for Bengali and Tamil translation. The university checked with its student body and now has a team of 40 to 50...
by Abriel | May 15, 2020 | 2020, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
Healthcare frontline workers have been receiving donations of face masks, cooked food and other care packages in acknowledgement of their efforts. On 14 May, a group of them received an unexpected gift: locally grown fresh vegetables. Social enterprise City Sprouts...
