From an early age, Minh developed an appetite for the culinary arts, thanks to her father. Despite being dreadfully deformed by a severe spine injury, he took it upon himself to support the family, working multiple jobs as a waiter, kitchen hand and occasional chef....
Nishad repaid her father’s love with all she ever owned. Being the only child in the family, Nishad was loved and doted on by her father. He would come to her rescue whenever she was disciplined or bullied. Nishad lived with her grandmother and father. The family was...
When we are sick, we go and see a doctor. Medical treatment is relatively affordable and readily accessible in Singapore. But for many children living in impoverished conditions in Cambodia, medical care is far from their reach; something that they can only dream of....
Deborah: Befriending training taught me the value of empathy. I’ll admit it: I made too many new years resolutions. By the time February rolled around my focus predictably waned, but still I was determined to make one stick: that I would engage in more volunteer work....
6 January 2018 marked a special day for all of us at HAGAR. It was not a national holiday but the wedding of dear Longdy, a trafficking survivor that we had cared for since he was a child. Photo of Longdy by TNP Choo Chwee Hua Meet Longdy and you will quickly realise...
Seven months ago, our team in Vietnam received an emergency call in the middle of the night. It was from Hau, a 37 year old woman who had woken up to her drunk husband turning their house upside down. Hau feared for her life, he was violent and unpredictable. When her...
