Our Better World tells compelling stories of people doing good all over Asia to inspire action for a better world.
Amidst a pandemic, we told you stories.
These stories inspired you to take action.
Here’s the impact we created together in 2020.
CONTENT SERIES
We dived into causes and themes for a bigger, collective impact.
ORIGINAL STORIES
A selection of our stories that moved your hearts to take action.
FIRSTS
We pushed creative boundaries to deliver compelling content and constructive conversations.
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AT A GLANCE
Stories of people helping the marginalised, saving the endangered, protecting the vulnerable, eradicating stigma and advocating for the underprivileged.
With your help
we garnered
32,051,286
online views
across all platforms
inspired
228,319
actions
through shares, comments, visits to related websites and story actions (volunteer, donate or support for featured causes)
with
755,535
in our community
social media followers, newsletter subscribers and account holders
Here’s what you said in our 2020 community survey
After viewing our stories
became more aware of people
doing good in Asia
felt inspired to contribute to social causes
took action
The mix of actions you took
shared our stories with others
learnt more about featured causes
recommended others to join our community
volunteered for featured causes
collaborated with us
pitched a story to us
donated to featured causes
Survey results from 495 respondents
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CONTENT SERIES
Our content series focused on wildlife, refugees, mental health and specially for 2020 - kindness amidst COVID-19. Each focuses on specific causes or themes for a bigger, collective impact.
HumanKind
Stories of humans being kind
amidst COVID-19
11,763,216 reach
10,418,516 online views
79,568 actions taken
through shares, comments, visits to related websites and story actions (volunteer, donate or support for featured causes)
HumanKind are stories of kindness in action - people taking care of each other during a global pandemic.
Our Impact
S$14,617
cash donations
105
volunteer leads
75
personal stories
After viewing our stories,
were more aware of the
good and kindness humans
are capable of
felt hopeful/very
hopeful
felt inspired to
take action
Survey results from 117 viewers
A Wild Life
Hope for the hunted
9,531,393 reach
4,837,931 online views
121,177 actions taken
through shares, comments, visits to related websites and story actions (volunteer, donate or support for featured causes)
This series spotlights people in Asia giving endangered animals a chance to thrive in the wild and how you can help them do that.
Our Impact
109,488
clicks to donation pages
14
volunteer leads
After viewing our stories,
have increased their awareness of the dangers wildlife face
cared more about wildlife
were more inclined to do their part to protect wildlife
Survey results from 448 viewers
Refugees
Displaced, Not Discouraged
6,779,201 reach
1,816,485 online views
6,686 actions taken
through shares, comments, visits to related websites and story actions (volunteer, donate or support for featured causes)
Stories of refugees in Asia — How they are finding ways to thrive while awaiting resettlement, and the local communities helping them to get back on their feet.
Our Impact
S$9,042
cash donations
23
volunteer leads
After viewing our stories,
think the stories will help create awareness for refugees
say the stories help them better understand refugees
were more inclined to help refugees
Survey results from 58 viewers
Mental Health
Silent No More — Giving Voice to Mental Illness
9,488,298 reach
4,290,202 online views
51,237 actions taken
through shares, comments, visits to related websites and story actions (volunteer, donate or support for featured causes)
This series examines stories about how people with mental illness and their caregivers are eradicating stigma, while supporting each other to get better.
Our Impact
44,927
clicks to donation pages
39
enquiries
After viewing our stories,
were more aware of stigma around mental illness
of caregivers and people with mental illness think these stories will reduce stigma around mental illness
think the stories will improve understanding for caregivers
Survey results from 150 viewers
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Original Stories
We tell stories of people across Asia making a difference in the world. Here are examples of six stories that made a difference.
Ant man en-armoured of his ‘beloved’ pangolin
Save Vietnam’s Wildlife
1,038,724 online views
30,136 actions taken
through shares, comments, visits to related websites and story actions (volunteer, donate or support for featured causes)
As the most trafficked mammal on the planet, pangolins are now critically endangered. Save Vietnam’s Wildlife protects, rescues and rehabilitates pangolins to save them from extinction.
Our Impact
1,653
shares
In March
Save Vietnam’s Wildlife and other conservationists demanded a stop to wildlife trade.
By July
Vietnam had banned wildlife trade to reduce the risks of new pandemics.
A lifeline to others and oneself
#OpsRoofUp
722,659 online views
3,441 actions taken
through shares, comments, visits to related websites and story actions (volunteer, donate or support for featured causes)
When Singapore went into lockdown, social entrepreneur Delane founded #OpsRoofUp to provide food to the vulnerable and support the livelihoods of taxi drivers by hiring them to deliver the food.
Our Impact
S$5,560
cash donations
3,000
in-kind donations (food kits)
When help doesn't go to waste
BasuHero
1,466,528 online views
15,524 actions taken
through shares, comments, visits to related websites and story actions (volunteer, donate or support for featured causes)
A group of college graduates in Manila saw the need to protect a different kind of frontliner — waste collectors (basureros). They started Baon Para Sa BasuHero to raise funds for their needs.
Our Impact
S$1,272
cash donations
2,020
shares
5
in-kind donations
From fleeing for their lives, to finding peace of mind
Health Equity Initiatives
679,792 online views
3,601 actions taken
through shares, comments, visits to related websites and story actions (volunteer, donate or support for featured causes)
Refugees need mental healthcare to heal from trauma. Health Equity Initiatives (HEI) in Malaysia works with volunteers within the refugee community to provide mental health services to one another.
Our Impact
S$213
cash donations
246
shares
Compassion Fatigue: A mental health caregiver's story
Caregivers Alliance Limited
601,722 online views
1,011 actions taken
through shares, comments, visits to related websites and story actions (volunteer, donate or support for featured causes)
Caregivers of persons with mental illness are burdened too by the stigma around mental health. Caregivers Alliance Limited in Singapore provides support for caregivers to care for themselves.
Our Impact
797
shares
39
enquiries
Pedal to the metal for gender justice
Azad Foundation
1,111,005 online views
23,599 actions taken
through shares, comments, visits to related websites and story actions (volunteer, donate or support for featured causes)
Azad Foundation is building a more gender-just India by empowering women to be commercial drivers, who break gender barriers on their ride to financial freedom.
Our Impact
S$189
cash donations
1,129
shares
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FIRSTS
It was a year of firsts for Our Better World, with the team pushing creative boundaries to deliver compelling content and constructive conversations.
Webby Nomination
Phool
2020 was the first year we became a nominee at The Webby Awards, the leading international awards honouring excellence on the Internet. Our story on Phool was singled out as one of the five best in the world in the Diversity and Inclusion category.
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Interactive Drama
A Quiet Ripple
In 2020, we produced A Quiet Ripple, our first interactive video that gives viewers an experiential understanding of the challenges and choices faced by caregivers of people with mental illness.
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Virtual Event
Story Talk - Caring for the Caregivers
In 2020, we held our first virtual community event attended by our community from across Asia. It focused on caring for the caregivers of people with mental illness.
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113
attendees from 9 countries
77%
stayed till the end of the event
4.7
out of 5 event rating
9.1
out of 10 would recommend to others
97%
interested to attend more virtual events
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