RADION INTERNATIONAL is a relief and development agency that works in one of the roughest neighborhoods in Thailand; reaching street children, abused womenfolk and broken families. We are dedicated to serving vulnerable & marginalised communities, empowering them to overcome poverty and...

As a tourist, your money may support trades and events that profit from animal suffering, pain and death. When you are on holiday, you can enjoy the beauty of nature and rich cultural traditions of the countries you visit without taking part in activities that harm animals. Here is the...

By James Sutherland, International Communications Coordinator with Friends-International. He and his team bring news on Friends-International and its work to every part of the globe, encouraging us all to work together to build futures for marginalised youth. Friends-International is a...

By Rob & Nikki Wilson, who chose to put aside the ‘rat race’ after university and set up a social venture, READ International, to provide high quality pre-loved books to schools in Tanzania and Uganda. Rob also founded NoPC, an IT social enterprise, providing affordable, low power and...

The idea of publishing a magazine like Casual Days first came to me a few years ago, back when I was still running the cafe Casual Poet. Tired of the sort of busy, mindless lives my friends and I were leading, I was determined to create a space where people could escape to; the cafe would...

By Rachel Lee, a sub-editor at a travel magazine during the day and the resident writer and occasional photographer for Noah’s Ark CARES by night. The hooves of the horses gallop in a rhythmic thump as they streak over the grass. The dogs weave unafraid in between their legs with their...

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....

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...

By William Chua, an international award-winning photographer based in Singapore. As Singaporeans, we are probably used to taking photos of ourselves. Kids of all ages have their camera phones, point and shoot cameras and even Digital SLRs. In Bhutan, kids do not have such luxuries. This idea...