Top stories published by Social Entrepreneur Snapshots in 2016

“Jaga-Me was founded because many of us have personally witnessed the stress and lostness caregivers face when providing long-term health care at home. And all of us wanted to do something about it.”

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Dec 5, 2016

Debra Lam, Co-founder of Society Staples — Making Waves of Change

Debra Lam, co-founder of Society Staples, shares how she navigates the choppy waters of improving society through entrepreneurship.

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Dec 1, 2016

Esther Wang, Founder of Joytingle — Design as a Gateway

“I always tell kids: there’s a river in your body, and floating on it are many of these tiny red messengers. Now, we need to invite these messengers out to tell the doctor secrets about your health. Don’t be afraid! If Rabbit Ray can…

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Dec 27, 2016

Sazzad Hossain and Manas Punhani, Co-founders of SDI Academy — Think global, act local

SDI Academy empowers migrant workers with language, vocational and computer skills to improve their economic prospects.

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Nov 30, 2016

Aseem Thakur, Serial Entrepeneur — Creativity & Curiosity

Aseem Thakur, serial social entrepreneur and co-inventor of two bio-medical device patents and startups, shares what gives a person an entrepreneurial edge.

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Nov 30, 2016

Alina Amir, Co-founder of Arus Academy — A Passion for Education

Malaysian-born Alina Amir has contagious courage on behalf of the children she teaches, for a better Malaysia.

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Dec 6, 2016

Jamon Mok, Founder of Backstreet Academy — Changing Minds Through Travel

Jamon Mok is the adventurous founder of Backstreet Academy. Since its inception in 2014, Backstreet Academy has emerged as the 2015 DBS-NUS Social Venture Challenge Asia semi-finalist and has won the…

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Dec 18, 2016

[Special feature] Ken Chua, Founder of (these)abilities — Designing Change

Ken Chua is social entrepreneur who graduated from the Singapore University of Technology and Design. He designs technologies and systems to promote a society inclusive to persons-with-disabilities.

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Dec 6, 2016

Lee Zhihan, Co-founder of BagoSphere — Think Different

BagoSphere co-founder Lee Zhihan loves creating things. Structures, music, business, and above all — hope.

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Nov 30, 2016

David, Chong Tee and Vincent of WateROAM — Water for Life

WateROAM’s co-founders — David Pong, Lim Chong Tee and Vincent Loka — share about the importance of total commitment.

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These were the top 10 stories published by Social Entrepreneur Snapshots in 2016. You can also dive into monthly archives for 2016 by using the calendar at the top of this page.

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