In Rice Media October 30th, 2019: “For these women who come from the lower-income community, self-care is Whampoa Drive, friendship, walks in the park, spending time with children, sitting at …
This Charity Lets Communities Solve Their Own Problems, And It’s Working
In Rice Media October 19, 2019: “If we, the public, truly want to help, the best solution is often the simplest one: to listen and pay attention to the communities …
Attaining New Baking Skills: Turning Lives arounds at Beyond
In Lianhe Zaobao newspaper November 26, 2019: “In five years, not only has Yashmin moved from the shelter to a rental flat, she has also met her husband, who also …
Helping the needy ‘makes the days more bearable’ for mother of four
In The New Paper newspaper August 26, 2019: “Madam Zuraida, 42, had given up hope of finding work but Beyond Social Services, a voluntary welfare organisation, did not give up …
Youth theatre festival takes hard look at poverty in Singapore
In The Straits Times newspaper July 23, 2019: “There are many misconceptions about poverty in Singapore: that people are poor because they are lazy, or that there is no such …
Is meritocracy preventing Singaporeans from giving back?
In Straits Times newspaper July 7, 2019: Our Deputy Executive Director T. Ranganayaki took part in a panel discussion on privilege and giving back to society, organised by The Straits …
Ground-Up Efforts at Community Development in Singapore
The Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) organised a workshop to showcase findings from two case studies conducted by IPS on organisations that adopt ground-up approaches to community building: Beyond Social …
Labelled ‘Kepoh’ for ‘watching’ the neighbour’s son
In Berita Harian newspaper May 20, 2019: Originally labelled as nosy by her neighbours, Ms Siti Fadillah Abdullah gradually won their trust when they saw that she meant well. Now, …
Beyond Social Services volunteer plays the role of ‘neighbourhood’ mother.
In Berita Harian newspaper, May 20, 2019: In addition to carrying out her responsibilities as a mother of five, Ms. Suraiyah Mohamed Ghaus also shows concern and affection for other …
Building connections with residents of rental flats
In ZaoBao newspaper, May 15, 2019: Joanne Yau, a community worker at Beyond Social Services, is also a mother of two. She shares, “My conversations with parents who live in …