– 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.
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...
Volunteers tap technology to reach out to the needy
Even though he missed the camaraderie and socialising of his regular visits to the Muscular Dystrophy Association Singapore (MDAS) centre in Bishan, Mr Timothy Chan was upbeat during a virtual meet-up with volunteers from Keppel Capital. The asset management arm of...
Help for ITE students to market themselves
Institute of Technical Education (ITE) students are being taught how to market themselves to potential employers. The ITE and professional networking business LinkedIn Singapore have entered into a three-year partnership where LinkedIn will introduce its online...
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,...
Becoming successful by turning anxiety into action
While it is a challenging time to come of age, Singapore will ensure that there is no "lost generation", said Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat. "The pandemic might have set back your plans temporarily, but the virus will not stop you from fulfilling your...
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...
Charities face new fund-raising reality amid pandemic
More than 500 guests turned up for a good cause during a fund-raising dinner organised by ACI Singapore - The Financial Markets Association on 29 May, in the last days of the circuit breaker. It was a novel gathering - everything took place remotely via...
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...
Helping hand for social enterprises gains traction
A $500,000 grant set up by DBS Foundation to help social enterprises with their cash flow woes has attracted applications from 13 Singapore-based social enterprises that employ 2,500 people in all and support about 100,000 beneficiaries. The initiative is available to...
Free and easy way for migrant workers to remit money
Fintech start-up Remsea is working with migrant workers and their employers to remit salaries from the payroll, saving them the need to stand in line on their days off for remittance services. Under this initiative that started last month, workers agree to have a...
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...
Special masks for teachers so deaf students can read lips
Specially designed face masks for teachers are being made so that deaf students can lip-read what they are saying through a plastic see-through portion at the mouth area. As schools reopen, about 300 such masks will be slowly distributed to 150 teachers and allied...
Sewing see-through masks for teachers of deaf students
Sewing communities all over the world rallied to produce see-through masks to make it possible for those who are hard of hearing to lip-read through a mask. Singapore’s seamstresses and crafters have similarly come together to help the local deaf community. Two sets...
