“ Jeffrey is an independent documentary photographer and is very much involved in humanitarian issues and causes. He now looks into his own family to understand the strength of his family relationships that were forged, sometimes taken for granted and at times ignored. As he...

Make the theme ‘Happy Family and Filial Piety’ come ALIVE by entering our essay competition in three categories: Primary (7 to 12 years old); Secondary (13 to 18 years old); Tertiary (19 to 25 years old). Develop your writing skills and receive your cash prize ($500 for first prize, $300...

by Jasmin Lee For most of my life, I never really thought about what I ate and where it came from. All I thought about was, ‘Does it taste good?’ However, after I started university in 2007, I began hearing about ethical consumerism and about being a conscious consumer of...

By Carlyn Law, a PR consultant by day and off duty, she is always on the prowl for good food, green pastures and cats around the globe. As organiser of ‘Cats Of The World ’ and mamma to two cats, she is thrilled to share her love for cats and wishes more people will give them a loving...

By Bhavani Prakash, a sustainability writer, speaker, trainer and consultant at ecowalkthetalk. Singapore is renowned as a Garden City, with clean and green landscaped streets and parks. Over the years, National Parks Board’s (Nparks) mission has evolved from realising a vision for...

By Jamon Mok, a student at SMU who founded Project Gazaab. He loves travelling on the unbeaten path and believes that entrepreneurship and games can change the world. Micro enterprises are small services delivered by individual and families in a community and it is vital to any community....

Lim Yaohui is a horticulturist on weekdays and photographer on weekends. As a sensitive observer who pays immaculate attention to details, he hopes to use photography as a medium to help people who do not have the opportunity to express...

By a group of girls from Nanyang Girls’ High School. In a quiet corner at the basement car park of Nanyang Girls’ High School, you will find two cats having an excited tête a tête while another sits silently beside, apparently uninterested in the gossip session. These three cats...

By Sophia Eliza Rossman, who is currently studying in Singapore Chinese Girls’ School. She is the project manager of the “Open Little Eyes” Conference and believes in helping others in need. Started in 2009 as a student-initiated project at Singapore Chinese Girls’ School (SCGS),...

By Ashwin Subramaniam and Yasmine Khater, who co-founded The Gone Cyclin’ Initiative. Gone Cyclin’ Initiative founders Ashwin and Yasmine embarked on a grueling 11-month journey to transport an idea to its final destination: funds to support women weavers and craftsmakers in...

Can you change the world while travelling? Sure, there are eccentrics who hop around the world on one leg and allow us to sponsor them per kilometre, or rich philantrophists who organise soup kitchens on the deck of a yacht. But as a normal person? It seems that apart from travelling...

By Betty Lim, a founding Kampung Temasek volunteer. She is also the founder and director of CrowdPowers, a CSR social venture. Kampung Temasek –  a dream outdoor ecovillage – will be reminiscent of the 1960s kampungs. Once completed in 2013, city dwellers will get the unique...