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Featured Series – What Inspires You?
Shining a light for youth in the dark
Through the course of Farah's educational journey, even without her asking, many have reached out to lend a hand. In secondary school, a Vietnamese ASEAN scholar classmate tutored her between and after classes whenever she had difficulties. A teacher gifted her with a...
Caring for the community through education
Teen raises funds with online tuition With her Cambridge IGCSE examinations cancelled due to the pandemic, 17-year-old international student Aarushi Menon decided to put her time to good use. During the circuit breaker, she started giving free one-to-one French and...
Cloud kitchen to offer jobs to vulnerable groups
Singapore's first social enterprise cloud kitchen will provide jobs for vulnerable groups while helping heritage brands survive during the pandemic. The Social Kitchen, co-founded by Mr Alvin Yapp and Mr Ang Kian Peng, was launched on 30 Jul. Its flagship central...
Active volunteer driven by passion to help those in need
Growing up in a single-parent home can be tough on a child but fresh graduate Norullayaley Mohd Ikbal said she had extended family, friends and neighbours lend a hand growing up. Her mother always made time for her and her younger sister and she even found herself in...
Feeding vulnerable groups
Special needs teacher Yeo Koon Long picked up programming a few years ago because he wanted to help children with autism communicate more effectively through technology. At a previous school, he realised that although the students could not speak, they were "very...
MRT station cleaners, staff get care packs for their hard work
As a gesture of appreciation for their hard work amid the coronavirus pandemic, care packs filled with goodies were given out to cleaners and staff at various MRT stations by volunteer group Be Kind SG. The group distributed care packs to 1,060 cleaners across MRT...
Help for non-profits to get pro bono creative work done
Making Meaning, a website launched in May, hopes to connect creative professionals with non-profits to support organisations that are struggling amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Ms Danielle Ng, 25, spearheaded the initiative and manages the site with her colleagues from...
All-female online charity concert to help women in need
To support underprivileged women during the coronavirus pandemic, two women have stepped up to organise a virtual charity concert that features 11 home-grown and international female singer-songwriters. In collaboration with local indie label Where Are The Fruits,...
E-escape room to learn about mental illnesses
The National Council of Social Service (NCSS) is commissioning a virtual game where players can take on the role-play young people with mental illnesses, so as to better understand these conditions and seek help if they themselves are struggling with mental issues....