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Featured Series – What Inspires You?
Women going the extra mile to reduce waste
During the hectic lunch hour, social sector facilitator Shihui Khee’s instructions on how her food should be served can ruffle a few feathers. It’s not that Ms Khee is a picky eater. Rather, she refuses to use disposables like plastic and styrofoam containers or paper...
WATCH THIS: Super Doctors – Dr. Plastic
Meet the man who's doing everything right. Uncover an inspiring tale about an Indonesian doctor, Dr Yusuf Nugraha who combines his commitment to saving the environment with providing free healthcare. Watch the video below: Source: Zoomin.TV, 30 April 2018
It takes a community to help dementia patients
Across rapidly greying Japan, there are cities like Matsudo which have built community-based support networks and rolled out initiatives to help dementia patients and caregivers. Matsudo, a city of 500,000, has the country's second fastest-ageing population. The city...
Social enterprise helps single mums find independence
The traumatic experience of finding himself and his family homeless for two years proved a life-changing event for Mr Mohd Affendy Abdullah. He was just 16 when his mother divorced his abusive father and was left to fend for her four children alone - and they had to...
Families on holiday take time to do good
In March 2018, seven families participated in the Holiday for Hope programme, where they distributed new clothes to primary school pupils, had lunch with them and painted words of inspiration on their school benches. Initiated by Crib Society in partnership with...
Young author inspired by her little sister with special needs
At the age of nine, Sofia Chen made history in 2017 by becoming the youngest Singaporean author to land a major publishing deal in the United States – with a Lego how-to activity book. And it all began because she simply wanted to help her six-year-old sister, who has...
Indonesia’s footless goalkeeper kicks home powerful message
When Eman Sulaeman begged his parents to let him play football, the couple worried their young son — born with no feet and just one full leg — would be mocked. But two decades later, the 30-year-old Indonesian goalkeeper is wowing crowds at home and abroad with his...
Parents help teen cope with autism
Growing up, Ms Anastasia Sabrina Zuraimi knew she was not like "normal" children. She has autism - a condition that affects social interaction and communication, and is characterised by repetitive behaviour. This lifelong condition ranges from mild to severe, and has...
Book on philanthropists aims to inspire giving
Businessman Keith Chua, 64, is a trustee of a fund which has given away millions to causes in education, healthcare and heritage. The executive chairman of ABR Holdings, the food and beverage firm that owns Swensen's in Singapore, credits his family and his Christian...