Living sustainably in an unsustainable world | Heartware Network

May 01, 2023 | Tejal

Living sustainably in an unsustainable world

Our human population has consistently ignored the effects we have on our planet. Sustainable living has probably never occurred to most of us among our long list of tasks for the day. With our fast-paced lifestyle, we are always looking for alternatives that can make our daily tasks more convenient. This could include ordering takeaway […]

May 01, 2023 | Riana

How to ‘KonMari’ your life – Decluttering for Better Clarity

Evolving to be a dashing cultural phenomenon, Marie Kondo’s book “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up” introduces the tenet behind the KonMari method. The KonMari method inspires people to do away with items that no longer have a purpose and keep items that are purposeful and meaningful. In contrast with true minimalism, which declares lowering […]

May 01, 2023 | Heartware Youth Volunteer Council

Caring for yourself first before you can look after others

The World Health Organisation defines self-care as caring for one’s well-being and taking the time to do things that help you live well. It is so important that there is an International Self-Care Day recognised on 24 July annually. Engaging in self-care routines can help to reduce negative emotions like anxiety, stress and increase […]

May 01, 2023 | Heartware Youth Volunteer Council

Are you experiencing “Time Poverty”?

Learning how to manage time is an important life skill. We all have the same number of hours daily but how each of us utilises them is different. Adding a new activity always requires dropping or reducing something else. The cost of the time spent on any given activity (e.g., earning money) is the value […]

May 01, 2023 | Lim Rae-Ann

Youth Dialogue on Seniors’ Well-being and Social Innovations

Organised by SUSS’s Gerontology Programme, a special dialogue on the topic of seniors’ well-being and social innovations was conducted at Heartbeat@Bedok on 11 March 2023. The panel consisted of invited speakers from Japan, as well as one of our very own Heartware volunteers, Ooi Lit Shen with Heartware youth volunteers in attendance. The dialogue was […]

Apr 03, 2023 | Felicia Ng Rui Xuan

Women of Future

International Women’s Day is a global holiday celebrated annually on March 8 as a focal point in the women’s rights movement, bringing attention to issues such as gender equality, reproductive rights, and violence and abuse against women. The role of women has evolved through the years, starting from before the 18th century, when women were […]

Apr 03, 2023 | Felicia Ng Rui Xuan

Conversations with our volunteers: Raising literacy for children in need

First started in 2020 during the pandemic, the Heartware-Tanoto Foundation Learning Together Programme (HW-TFLTP) aims to provide learning support for vulnerable children in the lower primary level who are below average literacy level and from low-income backgrounds. Literacy plays an important role as the foundation for one’s future higher education and job as comprehensive reading […]

Apr 03, 2023 | Sahaya Velanganni Emeline Riana

The Autumn of Life: The Elderly of Singapore

We all have our retirement plans… a comfortable house on the hills, globetrotting, reminiscing with children and grandchildren, financial security for the rest of the days, and good healthcare plans. Do we ever envision being lonesome in our final golden years, desolate and forgotten by the world? This is a bleak reality that an increasing […]

Feb 28, 2023 | Youth Volunteer Council

Do you want to lead The Pleasant Life, The Good Life or The Meaningful Life?

There are definitely highs and lows in everyone’s life. Positive Mental health is much more than just the absence of mental illness; it is also about the presence of positive qualities that promote overall well-being and happiness. For example, the joy and new skills learnt whenever a challenging task is completed. It is more fruitful […]

Feb 28, 2023 | Felicia Ng Rui Xuan

Lessons that Youths can learn from the past

When we hear the word “history”, images of dusty old books and decaying bones pop into most of our heads. Sounds boring, right? This disinterest is further exacerbated nowadays by the speed and convenience of modern technology. Who needs to know what someone back in the 1800s thought about the way the world works? You […]

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