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...

By Debbie Ng, a marketing communications manager at NVPC, who gets a lot of fulfillment working in the non-profit sector. A self-confessed animal lover, she recently started a blog to rehome dogs. Take a step back and look around you on this tiny island. What likely greets you is an urban...

By Zulhilmi, the average undergraduate who lives life with no regrets, aims to try everything in the world once, and believes in having lots of fun while helping others! Trees n Trunks is a Youth Expedition Project (YEP) undertaken by the NUS Rotaract Club, in collaboration with The Green...

The Kranji Countryside Association (KCA) was conceived in January 2005 by a group of visionary farmers wanting to raise awareness about Singapore’s rural north-western corner. KCA’s objectives are to promote local agriculture and food production, eco-tourism, education, recreation and...

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 Teo Mee Hong, Executive Director of SE Association. Prior to joining the Association, Mee Hong spent ten years in Bizlink to create ‘These Abled People’ which generated jobs and income for the disabled. She later joined NTUC ARU and launch e2i and $23.2mill NTUC U Care Fund to support...

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,...

Do you have a brilliant idea that will help animals here in Singapore? Do you need the funding to get started? The Animal Protectors Grant is a scheme, established by ACRES (Animal Concerns Research and Education Society), by which groups can apply for a grant of up to S$1,500 to initiate...

By Dr Philbert Chin, a private, passionate and committed founder behind RSVP’s success. A mover of people and resources, he never craves credit for his contribution rendered to various institutions. RSVP grew out of the conviction that the golden years of older persons can be rich and...

By Micah Sulit, who joined the Cat Welfare Society in January 2011. Her growing love for animals, vegetarianism, and volunteer work in animal welfare all began with a community cat. Whether you live in a private estate or a Housing Development Board (HDB) flat, you probably know of at least...

Good Paper attended a Conference on “Social Enterprise: Developing the social economy and generating sustainable and creative solutions to poverty and social exclusion” which was held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on 19 and 20 August 2011. This inaugural conference was organised by Royal...

Many animals are intelligent and feel complex emotions like joy, happiness, depression and distress. Studies show that they have family bonds and feel true compassion for each other. Like us, animals have biological needs and experience pain, stress and discomfort. Every year billions of them...