CAUSES WEEK 2018

  • Volunteer Susan Law, 69, keeping patient Syed Mohammed, 66, entertained while hairstylist Doreen Liew, another volunteer, cuts his hair during the basic hair-cutting service for patients of Bright Vision Hospital. From next month, pop-up salons like

Volunteers let their hair down for patients

Professional hairstylist Doreen Liew is no stranger to demands for the trendiest hairdos in her day-to-day work but, once a month, she finds it equally satisfying giving patients at Bright Vision Hospital (BVH) basic haircuts.
  • Mr Tan Lye Heng hopes to get a new pillow to replace his two old pillows.

Contribute towards new pillows for the elderly

  • Mr Jeremy Sun (standing, fifth from left) with the Play For Good band at a recent performance in a nursing home. The band started playing at homes in 2015.

Band strikes a chord with nursing home folk

Capturing the hearts of children in the heartland

An extraordinary gift of the arts - charity teaches special-needs children music and arts

  • Participants at a Lingua Singapura session where they are paired up to learn their partner's native language.

Appreciating cultures through languages

Using sports for good, teen rebel learns to channel his energy

Bowling champ Shayna Ng is cat ambassador

Plugging the gap in mental health support

  • Beyond Awesome volunteers are cheerleaders to the at-risk and underprivileged children who attend the programme, says founder Emily Teng.

Telling kids they are Beyond Awesome

  • Processing the recyclables at SURF

Turning A-grade school paper into recycling drive

  • Ms Jacelyn Lim, ARC's deputy executive director, flanked by Mr Caleb Lim (in apron) and Mr Victor Ong, the centre's creative director, at the Art Faculty's flagship store in Lengkok Bahru.

Empowering autistic students through art

  • The collection by Elisa Lim will make wearing clothes easier for the physically disabled

Designer Elisa Lim makes dressing up easier for those with disabilities

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Causes Week 2017

Code for success: Getting women to be techies

  • Madam Samsiah Halil with her children (from left) Zainul Abidin Abdul Rashid, 12, a student at Lighthouse School; Ms Nurrashidah Abdul Rashid, 26, a helper at a school canteen; and Nurulhuda Abdul Rashid, 18, a student at ITE College East.

Single mum of 4 just wants her kids to have skills to secure jobs

Changing life stories through technology

  • Yale-NUS students and Youth-In-Form founders Daniel Ng (left) and Cephas Tan hope to connect students with alumni who can advise them on higher education and career options.

Duo launch platform to link alumni to schools

He goes dumpster diving to reduce waste

Old hotel linen gets new lease of life - with seniors' help

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 Reducing waste with just a bit of imagination and courage

  • Temasek Polytechnic students (from right) Vishnupriya Raja Mohan, 17, Belinda Abraham, 18, and Megan Tan, 17, speaking to a single mother to understand her situation better. They have put the information in an advocacy report, which will be sent to a

Poly students give voice to those seeking aid

  • AdvocAid co-founders Tan En (far left) and Kenneth Goh. From calling up stakeholders such as hospitals to interviewing, filming and editing the profiles, AdvocAid takes care of each step of shaping a narrative to allow beneficiaries and donors the sm

AdvocAid tells the stories of those who need help

Keeping an ear out for the needs of others

  • Acorn Quest managing director Janet Wee (seated right) with three who have received support from the group - (clockwise from seated left) Ms Kasmawati Kali Ubi, Mr Mohammad Asyraf Mustafa and Mr Stan Silvester.

Acorn Quest plants seeds of change for ex-offenders

It takes a village to provide care for former sex workers

Time-pressed? Let seniors iron out the wrinkles

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Causes Week 2016

  • Human Library events allow people from different social backgrounds to engage in open conversation. Speakers, acting as "books", share their life stories, as Ms Pernille Bussone from Cycling Without Age is doing above with "readers" Andy Sim (far lef

Causes Week 2016: On a mission to bring empathy back into culture

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  • A Star Learners' childcare centre pupil playing at the centre's charity fun fair in July. The event raised $15,000 for The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund.

Causes Week 2016: Kids raise $41,000 to help the less fortunate students

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Causes Week 2016: How to help the needy with your time or money

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  • (From left) Volunteers Debra Teng; Jaclyn Yeo; Teresa Teo Guttensohn, 53, a protocol manager; Loh Choe Hwa, 34, an outdoor educator; Rani Singam and Tan Hang Chong at MacRitchie Reservoir Park. They are among those who have come together to spread aw

Causes Week 2016: They walk the talk to nurture a green future

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  • Ms Chew with one of the two cats her family adopted. The 24-year-old hand-letterist, who is selling hand-drawn cards to raise money for Oasis Second Chance Animal Shelter, hopes to raise $500 by this month.

Causes Week 2016: Aspiring artist draws on love of animals to help shelter dogs

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