A famine survivor shares his hunger-to-harvest story in World Vision’s annual Child Sponsors Celebration. Contributed By Dawn Seow While many parents in big cities fret over their children putting on too much weight, or struggle to get their kids to eat their vegetables, parents living in Third World countries have problem finding any sort of [...] Continue Reading

Teddy bears bring comfort in more ways than one. In the hands of social entrepreneur Jonathan Goh... Continue Reading

Project Happy Feet’s first Slipper Race raised S$83,000 for underprivileged children. Contributed By Peter Hua It was a most novel idea even for race-mad Singapore, which has seen running events of all sorts. Project Happy Feet, a non-profit organization that benefits underprivileged youth, flagged off its inaugural Slipper Race at the East Coast Park on [...] Continue Reading

They came, they listened, they did. Audio Mob 2011 rocked Orchard Road on a Sunday, inspiring youths to dream again. Contributed By Yeo Zhi Qi He was once a drug dealer in school. Today he is a successful young man, the organizer of the inaugural Audio Mob event. Audio Mob 2011, held on Orchard Road [...] Continue Reading

Two special needs teams from RAYZ memorized 150 facts to compete for the title of Globe Master Team. Contributed By Joshua Lok It’s remarkable what a long way a little motivation can go. RAYZ, a service provided by City Harvest Community Services Association for people with special needs, organized the RAYZ Globe Master Team Challenge [...] Continue Reading

MS Care’s eighth year celebrations was a sincere time of fellowship and fun between clients and dedicated volunteers. Contributed By Jonathan Teo MS Care volunteers and clients had a “smurfy” good time at KBox Cineleisure, celebrating eight years of friendship. Themed “SMURF,” short for “Smile More, You Are Fabulous,” the anniversary event aimed to add [...] Continue Reading

Beyond giving money, Catalyst Capital Group aims to equip children of low income families with life skills for their future. Contributed By Dawn Seow In today’s world it is no longer sufficient for a company to look after its own bottom line. It has become imperative for businesses to extend their usefulness to meet social [...] Continue Reading

Getting pre-teens trained for life—that’s what Camp EPIC was all about. Contributed By Jeremiah Tan EPIC stands for Empowering People, Inspiring Champions. Camp EPIC was organized by People Of Destiny and catered to students in primary 5 and 6. POD was formed in partnership with Tampines Changkat Citizens’ Consultative Committee and Ministry of Community Development [...] Continue Reading

Volunteers from House Of JOY have been learning dialect to engage the elderly they are serving. Contributed By Eugene Teh For a month, every Wednesday night, volunteers from the House Of JOY attended dialect lessons. The lessons were held to enable the volunteers to better communicate and understand the elderly they are serving. These are [...] Continue Reading

CHCSA aims to equip and empower elderly volunteers through leadership camps that help them contribute back to the society. Contributed By Melissa Chen Thirty volunteers, including 14 senior citizens, took part in a second run of the Elderly Leadership Camp organized by City Harvest Community Services Association. Held at the Aloha Resorts chalets from Oct. [...] Continue Reading