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Featured Series – What Inspires You?
Needy children get mentors to help them read
Former banker Tan Cher Ling and her husband Tan Yong Soon wanted to do something for needy pupils. To their delight, the couple, who are both 64, learnt in late 2012 that Westwood Primary School was willing to work with them to help lower-income pupils read better,...
Cafe run by deaf people strives to overcome discrimination
After applying to more than 200 companies and getting rejected by all, a restless Adhika Prakoso confided in his childhood friend, Ms Santoso, who jumped at the proposition of starting a cafe and suggested that they rope in a common friend, Mr Trierwinsyah Putra. They...
Acid-attack victim wants to help others
Having once come close to losing his voice forever, Mr Samuel Lim, 20, now aspires to be a speech therapist. When he was three months old, his upper airway and upper gastrointestinal tract were permanently damaged when a former maid poured sulphuric acid down his...
Spotlight on depression at YMCA youth event
Around 70 students and members of the public discussed the increasingly pressing topics of depression and mental health at the YMCA Conversation Series 2019 held at Singapore Management University yesterday (21 Sept). The annual one-day event - now in its seventh year...
Learning difficulties spurred her to become an educator
News that her eight-year-old daughter Christa had learning difficulties was devastating for mum Gloria Pereira, but after the initial shock she became determined to make the best of it. Spurred by the therapies and interventions she read about while caring for...
5 ‘Silent Heroes’ win recognition for their good work
Former stock dealer Foo Say Thye was so inspired by his friend, who helped many people with disabilities, that he started doing volunteer work himself. He started his own volunteer group called Heartwarmers in 2007. Among other initiatives, they serve breakfast to the...
Tech improves lives of kids with autism
Technology has helped improve the lives of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their caregivers, with parents fretting less when their children are out alone and the children learning with greater independence from online platforms. Housewife Lim Sook...
Sharing platforms gaining popularity in Singapore
Sharing platform Olio is an ideal way to declutter. To list an item on the app, just take a photo and add a short description. Users get to "request" the item and pick it up from the a home or office. And unlike online marketplace Carousell, there is no need to haggle...
Women make their mark in male-dominated businesses
Two women entrepreneurs who blazed a trail in men-dominated industries have received the top awards given annually by Her World magazine to outstanding women. Ms Susan Chong, 49, founder and chief executive of eco-friendly packaging company Greenpac, is named Her...