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SIF’s Young Social Entrepreneurs programme helps young people grow their ideas for positive social change.

Social enterprise Wobe helps women in Indonesia start micro-businesses.

Non-profit organisation Choson Exchange supports entrepreneurship in North Korea.

Operation Hope Foundation reaches out to the underprivileged in Thailand, Cambodia and Nepal.

Singaporean and Thai law students partner to grow pro bono culture.

OH! Open House leverages art to reveal a different side to Singapore.

National Council of Social Service vice-president Anita Fam on enhancing social inclusiveness for the disabled.

Start-up SoundEye’s monitoring device helps care for the elderly who live alone.

Our Better World inspires action through digital storytelling.

Supermama, a boutique retail store in Singapore, is helping to build bridges between Singapore and Japan through an exchange of ideas on design and craft. It works closely with art and design studios in Singapore to come up with meaningful designs for contemporary giftware that showcase Singapore’s unique culture. Traditional craftsmen in Japan then make these into products ranging from socks to ceramic plates to drinking glasses.

Realist painter Chua Mia Tee on his motivations for capturing scenes of Singapore and its people on paper.

Singaporean Nicholas Leong shares his ambitious plan of training Kenyan cyclists to win the Tour de France.

Social entrepreneur Gouri Mirpuri on her desire to make a positive difference in the world.

Former Googler Tan Chade-Meng on why he quit his job to focus on building a better world.

Designer and illustrator Clara Yee connects communities with art.