Cheryl Tan is the tiger in the kitchen. A Singaporean born in the year of the tiger and the oldest child in the family, she was raised by her father to excel in academic and professional pursuits. Eschewing domestic pursuits, she carves out a successful career in New York as a fashion...

At the IAVE World Volunteer Conference held in Singapore in January 2011, Dr Kenn Allen of Civil Society Consulting, a Washington DC-based consulting firm, presented an executive summary of the Global Corporate Volunteering Research Project, a multiyear research project that conducted in...

By Terence Chong, a sociologist and Chua Ai Lin, a historian, writing on behalf of the Singapore Heritage Society. In land-scarce Singapore, the tension between heritage and modernity is not unusual, as the on-going debate over Bukit Brown Cemetery demonstrates. This debate is the latest in...

Troy Chin’s Loti is the textbook we wished teachers would force us to memorise back in the day. In a word, it endears us to remember everything that was fun about going to school, without the perennial dread of exams and homework. The premise is simple: Loti revolves around Huang...

By BG (NS) Tan Chuan-Jin, Minister of State (Manpower), one of the two Ministers of State (National Development) and is one of the five Members of Parliament (MPs) for the Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency (Marine Parade GRC). I was interviewed by The Straits Times and LianHe...

By James Norris, a social entrepreneur that works (and plays) in the space between personal change and social change. He is based out of Singapore and can always be found building a social enterprise (or two). “Where’s the best place in the world for a social entrepreneur to live and...

Social Innovation Exchange and the Young Foundation prepared a report ‘Study on Social Innovation’ for the Bureau of European Policy Advisors (BEPA) about social innovation in Europe. The six grand challenges facing Europe are economic growth, unemployment, climate change,...

Troy’s story begins with a homecoming. To many on this small, well-connected island, the world is an easily accessed place. Home for a Singaporean is a mercurial concept. The Resident Tourist is a comic that is immediately recognizable to any Singaporean; the familiarity of...

What is the story, morning glory? So you want to go green too! Sure it is the oldest line in the book. What is the first step? Leverage the local library? Surf several seminars? Consult the consultants?Incubate for inspirations over the internet. What will you use? Scale down Plan B? Extend...

By Jack, who was a serial entrepreneur who turned serial social entrepreneur. He sees the entire world as a pool of unlimited resources all waiting to help anyone willing to initiate meaningful endeavors. He is happily married with 4 kids and only 1 wife. In our society of rapid transience...

Luke Otter aka Hungry Ang Mo – Born and raised in Manchester, England.  Luke moved to Singapore in 2008, and quickly became captivated by the local food Singapore offers.  Luke, a vegetarian since 11 years old, launched his vegetarian food reviewing website in 2009, and has reviewed...

By SG Cares (an initiative of the National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre). There are two approaches to start a employee volunteer programme: 1. Employee-Driven Approach (Bottom-Up) Characteristics of this approach usually sees the management playing a supporting role, with the...