2022 was the year where Singapore regained a sense of normalcy since the pandemic began in 2020. With the social restrictions easing, local co-operatives have begun hosting and attending events held by Singapore National Co-operative Federation (SNCF) and other stakeholders.
It was also the year where SNCF brought some of our co-operative members overseas to learn what other overseas co-ops are faring during the pandemic and network with them. Recounting the memorable happenings in the past year, here are the most read stories that our fellow co-operators have read and view for the year 2022.
1. Sharon Au finds lessons in failure and wants more to embrace them
This International Women’s Day, SNCF spoke with former Mediacorp actress Sharon Au on how she embodies the co-operative value of self-help, or in her own terms embracing failures as catalyst of change.
She said: “I embrace failure, the same way I embrace success. Accept it, don’t let it get to your head, it shouldn’t change your character, integrity, and values, and then move on.”
Read more here.
2. Doing Good: What did SNCF do to celebrate National Day 2022
On the eve of National Day, SNCF staff spent half a day out in the energetic neighbourhood of Toa Payoh to donate second-hand books.
Read more here.
3. Faces of Co-operators: Ceramist Kim Whye Kee is an ISCOS Titan who finds zen in hand-made crafts
SNCF’s in-house writer and content strategist spoke with Kim Whye Kee, a talented ceramist who finds zen in making tea and coffee wares in his abode in north-eastern Singapore. Whye Kee is an ISCOS Titan, an initiative by local co-operative ISCOS that seeks to empower ex-offenders.
Read more here.
4. New SNCF Staff Members on their take on volunteering and easing of social restriction
Giving back to society has been something that SNCF and many other local co-operatives advocate for. Here, SNCF’s in-house writer and content strategist spoke with the federation’s newer staffers on what they think of their experience volunteering on the ground.
Read more here.
5. Faces of Co-operators: Bernard Yu of E4PID wants more people to support Mushroom Buddies initiative
SNCF’s in-house writer and content strategist reports on an interesting initiative by service co-operative E4PID. The Mushroom Buddies initiative seeks to empower persons with intellectual disabilities by giving them a space—in this case, an urban mushroom farm in the heart of Henderson estate—to learn
Read more here.
6. We are all wired to care, so how can we improve empathy in the workplace – with Decathlon SG
Whether you are a CEO, a manager or an intern, we are all wired to care. How then can we make a workplace a place of compassion and humanity? SNCF reached out to Decathlon Singapore's Fazrie Pawzni for his inputs on how organisations can improve empathy in the workplace.
Read more here.
7. 66-year-old Fashion model and entrepreneur Ong Bee Yan is not letting age define who she is
Fashion model and entrepreneur Ong Bee Yan is a force to be reckoned with. She shares with our in-house writer and content strategist why age is just a number and how she finds purpose at different phases in life.
Read more here.
8. We are all wired to care, so how can we improve empathy in the workplace – with Hub Spot
In part two of our empathy series, SNCF reached out to HubSpot's Community Builder Andee Chua for his inputs on how organisations can improve empathy in the workplace.
Read more here.
9. NTUC Income’s Corporatisation Does Not Compromise Co-op Values: NTUC Income’s CEO Andrew Yeo
NTUC Income may have corporatised, but the former co-operative still has its sights set on doing good for the community at large. In this feature story, our writer and content strategist documents Income’s history and how its chief executive navigates trying headwinds.
Read more here.
10. Faces of Co-operators: Mature career switcher – Chong Ooi, a senior care coordinator, at NTUC Health
Having worked with NTUC Health for eight years as a senior care coordinator, 70-year-old Chong Ooi has connected more than 300 families with the healthcare co-operatives’ health services; and in doing so, made a difference in their lives.
Read more here.
By Sng Ler Jun
