Volunteer's Hangout
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One Year in Timor, 6 Feb
Singapore Kopitiam Team | 04 February 2012
One Year in Timor, a photo exhibition by Singapore International Volunteer, Alvan Yap, captures memoirs of his year, living and volunteering in Timor Leste.
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Paddling against cancer
Clifford Wong | 03 February 2012
Clifford Wong on how a team of breast cancer survivors from Singapore use dragonboat racing to lead healthy lives - and win a world cup along the way.
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A man for all seasons
Singapore Kopitiam Team | 25 January 2012
Eco Warrior-university lecturer-cyclist N. Sivasothi doesn't know how to stop at 100 per cent.
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Bread of life
Singapore Kopitiam Team | 13 January 2012
Christine and her husband, Henry Laime, took action when they heard good bread was being thrown away at the end of a business day.
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Getting Bhutan wired up
Singapore Kopitiam Team | 06 January 2012
SIF volunteer, Germaine Cheong, found that every time she travelled on a public bus in Bhutan, it was a start of a new adventure.
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Law for the underdogs
Singapore Kopitiam Team | 27 December 2011
Singaporean lawyer Mahdev Mohan talks about his work with the victims of the Cambodian genocide.
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Water for life
Singapore Kopitiam Team | 14 December 2011
Investment advisor Geraldine D’Cotta’s trip to the Cambodian commune of Dan Run in Siem Reap opened her eyes in more ways than one.
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Unexpected gains
Singapore Kopitiam Team | 21 November 2011
A volunteer with the Singapore International Foundation got more than she bargained for while on a volunteering stint in Cambodia.
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The sky's the limit
Singapore Kopitiam Team | 09 November 2011
One of 10 finalists for the CNN Heroes Award in 2009, Budiharja Soehardi, a Singapore-based airline pilot, is a firm believer in doing what can be done now.
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Thorns, bombs and other obstacles
Eugene Han | 05 October 2011
English teacher Lucilla Teoh wasn’t going to let high walls, suicide attacks or even a spiky foe stand in the way of her helping shanty town kids in Sri Lanka.
Kopi-TV: Volunteers Hangout
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Water for Life Video
On Thursday, 29 July 2010, the Singapore International Foundation (SIF) launched Water for Life in Siem Reap, Cambodia, a project which aims to provide over 9,000 villagers with convenient access to clean drinking water through the installation of bio-sand water filters in their homes.
