Day: September 5, 2024

Sometimes, You Need A Leap Of Faith

National Young Leaders’ Day 2011 with Yam Ah Mee (People’s association), Lee Min Xuan (PlayMoolah), Kuik Shiao-Yin (The Thought Collective) and Emily Teng (Blessings in a Bag) We see some things right before our eyes, and other things, well – they require a leap of faith. When I decided to volunteer for Halogen, it was […]

Paying Tribute

To the people who made us who we are, thank you Some have planted trees. Some have come and watered the seeds within us. Someone along our leadership journey, through the hard knocks, rocky paths or turbulent skies was there for us. They gave us a word of encouragement, a reality check, a burst of […]

Women in Leadership

Women reinvest more in their communities and families. Pop Quiz: What percentage of their income do women reinvest in their communities and family? 90 percent. Yes, that’s right – 90 percent – compared to the less than 40 percent reinvested by men. That is why when women are included, economies thrive*. As U.S. Secretary of […]

Generation Divide or Unite

An adult and a youth offer their perspectives on their different generations

Instilling Values: A Parent’s Perspective

An Interview with Joni Ong, Mother of Five and Co-founder of  I Love Children Two is Company, Three is A Crowd. There might be the view some Singaporeans have on family, life, looking at the considerably low fertility rate of 1.20 Singapore had in 2011, but for Joni Ong, seven is a party! Having five […]