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Hope Floats with Children’s Cancer Foundation
No bald statements in 2020, but Children’s Cancer Foundation presses on as they transit into teleservice engagements.
Safeguarding Mental Health: The Hallmark of Ethical Leadership
Raising mental health awareness and the significance of ethical leadership at the launch of Temasek Foundation’s Momentum Tea webinar series.
First (Responder) Family Fights Covid-19
How a family of healthcare workers did their part at the front lines to help Singapore beat the challenges of Covid-19.
Beyond Borders: How Youths in Singapore Continue to Help Children Overseas
With travel restrictions in place, youths continue to challenge the limits of e-learning by volunteering abroad — digitally.
Granting a Fresh Start for 2021
Up to 367 children across Singapore set aside worn out bags and stationery for all-new supplies — made possible by volunteers who spent months intensely collecting items on wish lists, checking them twice, then wrapping these presents.
How a Former Manhunt Finalist Rises Above His Rare Blood Disorder
Nicholas Lim, 30, has an invisible disability — a genetic blood disorder known as haemophilia which results in him bruising and bleeding easily. But that isn’t stopping the swimming instructor and fitness buff from pursuing his fitness dreams.
Funding the Future of our Environment
With the pandemic at the forefront of everyone’s minds, it seemed as though everyone forgot about the perils of the human impact on the environment. WAYD talks to two organisations that continue to advocate for these issues, despite the fall in funding for the year.
Keeping Bellies Full One Bun at a Time
How a little neighbourhood bread distribution initiative in Singapore started mushrooming across the island.
Behind the Scenes: The Making of a Covid-19 Test Kit
How one Singapore-based biotech company came to produce one million Covid-19 tests a week.
Virtual Reality Helps Seniors and Persons with Disabilities Explore Singapore
When Covid-19 hit, Cycling Without Age Singapore used virtual reality to provide a trishaw tour experience to seniors from the comfort of their own nursing homes.
The Amazing People and Organisations Helping Communities in Need
Six inspiring individuals and organisations recognised for their community contributions at the President’s Volunteerism and Philanthropy Awards 2020.
Rev Samuel’s “Dream Team” is on a Mission to Eradicate Poverty
Rev Samuel Gift Stephen started out tending to needs of migrant workers. Now, he’s befriending them to tend to their mental wellness too.
The Unexpected Covid-19 Social Club
Club MemorABLE, a pandemic innovation by Apex Harmony Lodge, connects persons with dementia through music and movement. Each week, residents bop to oldies like “Kung Fu Fighting” and “Dancing Queen” for a dose of good vibrations.
Pragmatic, On-site Innovations to Keep Workers Safe
Distribution of reusable masks rolls out to safeguard the built environment sector.
The Arts Creates a Safe Space to Let Those Feelings Show
Children and youth need face-to-face human interaction to process complex emotions, or risk developmental challenges as they grow up.
Kids Speak Up on Facing Up to the Pandemic
This Children’s Day, we catch up with children whose parents are healthcare workers to find out their thoughts on Covid-19 and the changes they’ve faced.
Foreign Domestic Workers Keep Paddling Through Social Distancing Challenges
How advocacy group Race2Share uses sport and fitness to promote physical and mental well-being among an oft-forgotten minority group.
At the Heart of Crisis Preparedness and Relief
With a leap of faith, the Crisis Relief Alliance quickly learnt about the ecosystem of the factory-converted dormitories to play a pivotal role in providing assurance for migrant workers during the Covid-19 outbreak.
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‘Inside Singapore Airlines’ Takes Flight and Gives Back
While flying has not been an option for many, 400 beneficiaries from select charities had the chance to explore a very different SIA inflight experience.
Pandemic-proof Health Screening Services for the Community
The future of health monitoring is here, as PhD students drive an initiative to make health screening services more accessible through telemedicine.
Music to Silence a Savage Year
Vintage Radio SG: the volunteer mission to reach and engage with Singapore’s elderly through music and nostalgia.
When the Vulnerable Become Avid Community Volunteers
Pastor Billy Lee started Blessed Grace Social Services to help those struggling with personal issues find purpose. Its volunteers tend to the needs of seniors, working with the community’s vulnerable groups — which they too, were once part of.
Outing by the Bay Provides Reprieve for MINDS Beneficiaries Stuck at...
Long-awaited sailing sessions postponed as a result of downpour, but MINDS beneficiaries and volunteers from DBS still connected over an outing by the Bay where they feasted on the lifestyle precinct’s sights and sounds.
Coconut Smartphones a Lifeline for Seniors
How Hwa Chong Institution students, collectively known as “Project Coconut”, helped raise $30,000 to obtain smartphones for uncontactable elderly.
Musicians Take Their Show on the Road in Esplanade’s First Music...
While Covid-19 may have kept the seniors from going to performances, it didn’t stop the performances from coming to them.
Festival of Lights Dimmed Somewhat by Safe Distancing Measures
Despite the Covid-19 outbreak, migrant workers at the Terusan Recreation Centre held a joyous Deepavali celebration.
Delivering Handwritten Happiness to Seniors
Inspired by the joy of receiving packages by mail or courier, a group of youth started creating heartfelt handwritten cards for seniors centres in Singapore.
Tech and Data Maintain Privacy for Food Aid Beneficiaries
Automated food aid distribution via dry rations and cooked meals vending machines will help alleviate food insecurity and social stigmas.
Mask Crusaders Line Up for Them — Even When They Don’t...
It’s not Hello Kitty collectibles that are causing the lines this time, but limited edition black, peach and denim versions from the StayMasked campaign by Temasek Foundation.
How Children Learn to Stay One Metre Apart Through Games and...
Safe distancing is hard — especially for the very young. Here are some ways these childcare centres and kindergartens have had to get creative to remind children to practise good hygiene and keep a metre apart to avoid germs.
Love in the Time of Covid-19
After 37 years together, he finally proposed. “All of a sudden, he asked if we could get registered (for marriage),” says 84-year-old bride, Madam Chia Pee Kim. Find out how their wedding happened under the most unusual of circumstances.
Visually Impaired Children Find it Harder to Adjust to Digital Learning
With guidance from teachers, they are able to adapt through activities like picture search, spot-the-difference, and stories to build on their visual efficiency skills.
Performing Pop Music Offers Stress Relief and Confidence-Building for Youth
For troubled youth, REACH Rock Steady is a safe space to learn music at their own pace while allowing their self-esteem to blossom.
How a Wanderer Found an Anchor in the Form of Art...
Since the age of 30, Mr Matlisah bin Chela spent his nights under the stars. It was only when he suffered COPD that he found happiness and a roof over his head.
Heart Attack Survivor Kirti Rehabilitates at Home Post-CB
For heart patients like Ms Kirti Harnal, leaving her house during the Covid-19 pandemic comes with a certain level of fear. But this hasn’t stopped her from building her strength with the help of the Singapore Heart Foundation.
Youth Workers Game and TikTok for Outreach
YouthGo! social workers get creative with a slew of online tools, from Instagram to TikTok, to befriend and engage youth at risk.