Over the last few weeks, we’ve heard how rising xenophobia has led to some ugly behaviour in Singapore. But did you know that there’s something else that’s spreading? We’ve...
Imagine you are a member of a church where many are poor. Some of them don’t even have a roof over their heads. Many are not sure where their next meal is coming from. Most are victims of natural...
Addy’s eyes are glistening with tears as her already gentle voice dips in recollection. “I think I felt what a shame it would be for this young person who had this opportunity to go to...
Perhaps the question we want to ask as Christmas time rolls around isn’t quite so much “what do I what to receive?” but “how can I give?” And rather than simply digging...
In a generation where grand and lavish weddings easily become the talk of the town, newlyweds Abraham Yeo, 37, and Peng Cheng Yu, 24, recently garnered attention for a refreshingly different reason....
My dream of running a social enterprise began with a seed that was planted in 2008. When I was in university , I went on an overseas volunteer trip with MILK (Mainly I Love Kids) to impoverished Tala...
My dad is an environmentalist and I grew up slightly averse to all this creation care jargon. After all, this was “the work that took my father away”. As a follow-up to the previous article I...
Working in the social service sector, you come across pretty heart-wrenching stuff regularly. But some things are sobering. I overheard one such conversation a couple years back. My colleagues were...
Can talking to a person really make their day? Since I’m the kind of person who highly treasures my personal space and me-time, my obvious answer to that would be, no. How can anyone enjoy having...