– Charlie “Tremendous” Jones, author and motivational speaker
There are many issues that the community is facing. And only when we take the effort to find out more and keep ourselves up-to-date, can we be part of the solution and change can happen, to truly build a community that cares.
Going the extra mile to make fashion inclusive
Three LASALLE College of the Arts graduates designed a line of garments suitable for both wheelchair and non-wheelchair users. They showcased eight sets of clothing after eight months of research prototyping and consultations. To ensure their designs were truly...
Cooped up at home no more
Thye Hua Kwan (THK) Bedok Radiance Senior Activity Centre has provided an avenue for severely intellectually disabled and partially blind Mr Khoo You Seng, 53, to interact with other able-bodied senior citizens and adults with disabilities like himself. THK provides a...
Group launches drive against sex trafficking
The Kalinga Fellowship, is a 10-year effort to reduce the trafficking of women in Asia. The programme has its roots in India and aims to reduce trafficking and sexual assault by having governments, companies and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) work together....
Why carbon tax is needed and what it means for S’pore
Carbon taxes will be implemented in Singapore from 2019. These taxes will be levied on the largest direct emitters of greenhouse gases, such as power plants. A high carbon tax is seen as necessary to lower carbon emissions. This measure to reduce carbon emissions is...
Release of land paves way for high-tech farming
With regards to high-tech farming, there are two camps in Singapore’s agriculture scene. After depending on soil-based farming, one side views high-tech farming methods with skepticism, while the other farm operators who embrace technology, argued that it also meant...
Green thumbs up for AVA’s release of new agriculture land
New agriculture land for food farming in Lim Chu Kang and Sungei Tengah will be released for tender from August 2017. A total of 36 plots of farm land spanning 60 hectares will be tendered out. The plots will be tendered on 20-year leases instead of the previous...
Volunteering in Ukraine
In February 2014, 100 people – now known as the “Heavenly Hundred” – were shot dead by riot police during protests in Independence Square, Kiev. The “revolution of dignity” began as an outcry against the then-president Viktor Yanukovych’s rejection of a trade deal...
How to get the wealthy to donate
Wealthy people are selfish jerks. So are their children. That is the implication, at least, of a batch of recent psychological studies. In a 2015 study, for example, preschoolers were told that they had earned enough tokens for “a really great prize.” They could keep...
We’re fast nearing the 1.5 deg C threshold: Study
We are increasingly likely to blow past our climate goals soon, putting the world at a potentially dangerous level of climate change. Global temperatures could exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius above their pre-industrial levels within the next 15 years, according to a new...
Arctic nations meet as US remains cool on Paris accord
While the US administration is still on the fence about fighting global warming, the arctic countries met in Alaska to discuss the extensive environmental change in the arctic region. Arctic temperatures are rising twice as fast as elsewhere, sea ice is hitting record...
Youth scheme raises $8m for charities
Since 2003, Citi-YMCA Youth For Causes has accumulatively raised more than $8 million for at least 160 charities. Under the scheme, each team of four participants is given seed funding of S$1,600 and other resources to plan and implement a project that will benefit a...
What does Big Data mean for Sustainability?
We live in a world increasingly driven by data. The amount of data that's being created and stored on a global level is almost inconceivable, and it just keeps growing. Experts have already made various predictions for disruptive technology in 2017, and they agree on...
120 beneficiaries enjoy breakfast at The Great Egg Cookout
OCBC - The Great Egg Cookout was a charity event under OCBC's revamped corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme. Collaborating with Food From The Heart, the event is meant to kick off the regular distribution of 300,000 eggs to 2,500 needy families over the...
Giving cover to all walks of life
NTUC INCOME - Established in 1970 with the objective of providing affordable insurance for workers in Singapore, Income protects about two million people in Singapore. Its efforts to protect the underprivileged and those most in need have taken it to areas of coverage...
Coffee aims for environmental sustainability
It’s one of our favourite habits, but those who enjoy a daily cup of coffee may not be aware of its very significant downside. Each year billions of non-biodegradable coffee cups, lids and disposable pods pile up in landfill, creating a growing environmental issue....
Services are being disrupted. Then jobs. Next, tax systems
At the St Gallen Symposium on 3 May 2017, Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid recounted her country's experience digitalising services and gave everyone a digital ID that eliminated the need to queue at a bank or pick up mail from a post office. She then highlighted...
What Singapore is doing about jobs, jobs, jobs
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong addressed the pressing issue of jobs, which is many Singaporeans’ top concern in his May Day Rally on 1 May 2017. In PM Lee’s speech, he addressed three ways of thinking about jobs. 1. Create new jobs by bringing in new businesses and...
NTUC raises S$25m for education, training fund
The National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) has raised S$25 million for its Education and Training Fund to help workers in Singapore upgrade their skills and pick up new ones. With the government matching every dollar raised with three dollars, this means the fund's...
Teabag tech turns contaminated water germ-free
How would you like to be able to turn a bottle of contaminated water completely germ-free within an hour, just by using a teabag-like filter full of treated used coffee grounds? Hwa Chong Institution student Dominic Yap, 17, has plans to tap large chains like...
I will never walk again
More than 13,000 workers were hurt on the job last year. Of these, about 600 suffered major injuries. Some leave Singapore after receiving compensation and yet others leave empty-handed. The report follows foreign worker’s Meng Xiangbo as he returns home after...
