It Wasn’t That Hard to Be Friends

Senthil and Sok Hwee: an uncommon friendship that helped a migrant worker feel at home in a foreign land.

He Was Facing Death for Drugs

Interpreting language takes on a whole different dimension when it involves the death penalty.

The Needs Can Be Overwhelming

A veteran of betrayal, riots and a successful social enterprise talks about not being able to help everyone.

‘Just Do Not Forget Me’

One year after Haiyan, Tatay's story reminds me that listening with empathy lets people know they are not forgotten.

You Can Read to Them on Skype

Offer "longhouse" kids dignity, literacy and hope: read them a book online.

Beauty and Heroism

We all have difficulties to overcome. It means we can all be heroic.

Standing on Strangers’ Shoulders

What it means to have someone believe in you, believe that you can run with the best.

Lost Her Voice and Found Her Song

Crystal thought she’d lost it forever. What the singer did in response made her stop seeing herself as a victim.

A Place They Can Call Home

A blind boy spurs a teacher to set up a place for abandoned disabled children in Nepal.

Confronted by Class

Finding common ground to perforate the superficial and enjoy other people.