/articles/staying-socially-connected-3-seniors-staying-healthy-meaningful-work
Meet three seniors who show what it means to care of your health, contribute through meaningful work and connect with others to ward off loneliness. It’s at the heart of Singapore’s new action plan…
/articles/action-plan-help-older-singaporeans-live-well-they-age-and-work-longer
SINGAPORE – Singapore will reach out to more than half a million of its older adults over the next five years through a programme that empowers them to improve and maintain their health as they age…
/articles/new-saudi-arabia-welcomes-world
SAUDI ARABIA – She has a PhD degree from the United States, speaks fluent English and would prefer arranged marriages for her two daughters who are entering the marriage bracket soon.
A single…
/articles/seniors-who-strength-train-struggling-bag-groceries-deadlifting-50kg
SINGAPORE – Madam Samantha Thio used to struggle to carry a bag of groceries, but now she can deadlift 50kg.
In the past 20 years, the 67-year-old retiree has undergone multiple surgical…
/articles/best-friends-work-lost-touch-about-45-years-ago-until-one-them-was-asked-befriend-lonely
SINGAPORE - When she was in her teens, Madam Alijah Baji, 64, had a close workplace buddy called Santha. But they lost contact about 45 years ago after Santha had an accident at work and resigned…
/articles/old-and-bold-85-year-old-dynamo-role-model-living-longer-fuller-life
Go-getter Ratnam Periowsamy, a tech-savvy, friend-making public speaker, is inspiring this director of a longevity centre to rewrite the next chapter of her life.
Susana Concordo Harding…
/articles/retiree-77-turns-heads-community-work-art-using-80000-bottle-caps-bedok
SINGAPORE - Crouching down, a man in a batik shirt gingerly hammered another bottle cap into cement for a mosaic work of art in the middle of an open neighbourhood square in Bedok.
The artist…
/articles/healthy-festive-feasting-fill-plate-healthier-choices-watch-portion-eat-slowly
SINGAPORE – The year-end festive season is here and social gatherings are in full swing.
For some, it could be the first time in three years meeting friends and family and feasting together in…
/articles/picking-new-skills-and-making-friends-how-hes-living-purposeful-life-60
Apart from participating in volunteer-led activities for seniors at Lions Befrienders, he also gives back to the community by sharing his life experiences with students
/articles/sporean-year-two-dementia-help-others-caregivers-manage-condition
SINGAPORE – The phrase “person with dementia”, or PWD, often leads to a mental image of someone who is helpless and needs care.
But Singaporeans Alison Lim and Anjang Rosli are changing that…
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/articles/friendship-sparks-new-zest-life
As a befriender to seniors, Madam Tan Guek Kew has helped her peers gain a fresh perspective in their golden years
After her husband died at the start of Chinese New Year last year, the usually…
/articles/way-feel-young-again
It is around noon at the Reach Community Cafe, tucked away in Bukit Batok West Avenue 4.
Every Friday, a group of senior customers spend their morning there chatting over coffee and Western…
/articles/seniors-give-back-gusto
Growing number of people aged 55 and above choosing to volunteer time for various causes
Mr Ho Hew Lee is a 75-year-old retired engineer. Yet, it does not mean that he whiles away his hours sedately…
/articles/integrating-multi-generational-workforce
Fair consideration should not be equated with same consideration
Written by Lim Sia Hoe
With longer lifespans comes longer working years. Workplaces have become increasingly age diverse with…
/articles/know-more-about-health-ambassador
Are you passionate about health? Do you wish to contribute to Singapore’s health promotion efforts?
About us
We are a community of volunteers who live healthier lifestyles and inspire…
/articles/sungei-buloh-wetland-reserve-25
The Reserve is an ecological gem with an interesting history. Originally earmarked for agrotechnology, it was discovered by a group of avid bird watchers that the ponds and mudflats were actually a…
/articles/climate-fear-time-change-it-boils-down-you-acting-global-warming
The UN's climate change report calls for individuals to do their bit to stop the planet from overheating. Insight looks at where Singapore stands and what Singaporeans can do.
If there is one thing…
/articles/does-life-get-better-after-50
Adulthood happiness may be U-shaped, hitting a trough in late 40s before rising till 80s
When Mr Jonathan Rauch fell into the doldrums in his 40s, he had no idea why. He had a successful…
/articles/temasek-cares-project-hand-hand
Be a Volunteer and walk a child to or/and from home & his/her pre-school
Temasek Cares – Project Hand-in-Hand is a community self-help programme which aims to engage Seniors to be mentors to pre-…
/articles/causes-week-2016-helping-write-story-ages
Over this month and next, 500 elderly people in Singapore will be writing stories - without knowing how they end.
Each of them will be given a blank book and asked to fill its first five pages…
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