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Saving the earth with dried detergent
Just add water. That is the simple but creative solution by Mr Clewyn Puah and Mr Jeremy Lee, two entrepreneurs who hope their "detergent tablet" will replace dishwashing liquid in wasteful large plastic bottles. Their dehydrated cleaning product could cut the amount...
Students moved to help the needy after chance encounter
A chance encounter last month with a man sleeping in Tiong Bahru made two students step up and help the vulnerable during the COVID-19 pandemic. Harrison Chong and Sricharan Balasubramanian were taken aback when they asked the man how the coronavirus had impacted his...
Inclusive model hunt goes online
Despite the safe distancing measures, about 60 children and youth have been taking part in an inclusive model hunt where they learn how to walk on the runway and dance. Social enterprise Singapore Fashion Runway (SFR) is holding its third edition of Singapore's Next...
Families doing good in a crisis
When Mira Lim’s parents could only find pricey masks for their three-year-old child headed to pre-school, they wondered how needy parents would be able to afford multiple masks for their children, as younger kids tend to go through more than one a day. Children aged...
App aims to tackle food wastage and food insecurity
An application for matching food donors with organisations that provide food to the needy is to be rolled out by this year. The virtual food banking app, a partnership between DBS Bank and food charity The Food Bank Singapore, is aimed at tackling food wastage and...
‘Survival kits’ engage kids from needy families
It started with an idea to help children from needy families pass the time at home during the circuit breaker period. Since then, national golfer Jen Goh and three friends have put together "survival kits" for these children, and distributed them to 192 families in...
Non-profit food delivery platform helps hawkers to go online
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...
Bukit Timah welcome with care packs for foreign workers
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...
Art graduates raise funds and bring cheer to migrant workers
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...