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Tech firm gives $2.5 million to help amid COVID-19 situation
Technology company Micron has donated more than $2.5 million to support various causes, from assistance for the vulnerable to COVID-19 treatment research. In addition, it will offer traineeships to help new graduates hone their skills for employment. The efforts are...
Get recipes for restaurant dishes for a good cause
Those hungry for some restaurant dishes at home can now try their hand at making them using recipes from a new digital cookbook, with all proceeds from its sales going to charity and helping the vulnerable in society. Those who are keen to donate more can do so....
Student uses Edusave money to buy face masks for children
When Sylvia Low received the Edusave Merit Bursary and the Edusave Good Progress Award in January, she did not consider keeping the bursary and award money for herself. Instead, the Secondary 1 student from Pasir Ris Secondary School used the $400 to buy face masks...
Uni students tap networks to help peers get internships
Some undergraduates have been forced to be more resourceful in hunting down internship opportunities, as companies withdraw offers and overseas programmes grind to a halt. In April, Yale-NUS College student Adriel Yong created a spreadsheet of about 300 internship...
No airport transfers so limo drivers deliver meals to needy
For the past two months, airport transfer driver Rahim Abu Bakar has been chauffeuring unusual guests in his limousine: packaged meals. In the morning, he loads around 50 packets of food into the black Mercedes E-Class and makes his rounds to migrant worker...
Free online courses and grant for fresh graduates
About 1,000 fresh tertiary graduates here will benefit from a new $500,000 fund set up in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The fund was set up by the South West Community Development Council and Koh Kock Leong Enterprise, in partnership with micro-learning platform...
Cardboard table for needy kids’ home learning
A Singapore-based company has devised a study table made of cardboard that not only caters to children of different ages, but is also easy to assemble. The table comes with a matching stool and a stand for a laptop, tablet or book - all in 10mm sturdy double-wall...
Sisters create website to help those in need
Concerned about the impact of the coronavirus crisis on the vulnerable, two siblings decided to pitch in. Ms Nishka Menon, 21, and Ayesha, 17, created hopebound, which collates resources for people affected by the pandemic, including those who have lost their jobs and...
Former radio DJ now mentors underprivileged youths
Having spent eight years as a radio presenter, it’s hard to believe that social entrepreneur Emily Teng would describe herself as a “misfit”. Although she appears bubbly and confident, but that hadn’t always been the case. Teng spent her childhood years in Jakarta,...