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#2020 was tough, but we’ve proven that we're tougher. As we mark the holidays, we draw strength for a better #2021 from our seniors. Thru their examples of passion and tenacity amid adversity, we know we can overcome. Because #ThisisSG.⠀ #PassionMadePossible #StrongerTogether

2020. A year unlike any other. As we look forward to a new phase, a new year, let us also look back and remember how we took on a challenging year with love, with courage, and with passion. This is our 2020. #ThisisSG. #Singapore #PassionMadePossible #StrongerTogether

#ThisisSG: 8 products invented by creative agency STUCK in response to #COVID19. Most notable is the Parashield: a flexible, light-weight & low-cost shield that challenges the heavy shields currently in use. Their designs are free for use under the #COVID19 Open License. 👩🏻⚕️🏥💓

#ThisisSG: 418 medical requests— including accompanying seniors to medical appts & collecting medications on their behalf — were facilitated via SG Assist, a mobile app which crowdsources volunteers, or Kampong Heroes, to assist. Keeping the Kampung spirit going! 🙆🏻♀️📱👨👨👧

#ThisisSG: 1,206 orders made thru Halal with Hew, an online ordering platform for Halal home-based F&B businesses, launched in Apr by Shane & Junisa to help HBBs during #circuitbreaker. Encouraged by positive response, they plan to add hawkers & restaurants soon! 🥡🥘🤤

#ThisisSG: Created as a space for persons with disabilities & art makers to come together, Diverse Abilities Dance Collective (DADC) by Maya Dance Theatre (MDT) hopes to empower students thru dance. 💃✨🕺

#ThisisSG: 19,500 bottles of beer brewed by CRUST, who turn excess bread into beer. Some notable brews include the ‘Beerguette’ & even a Kaya Toast stout! Founders Travin Singh and Ben Phua launched CRUST last yr with the intention of reducing global food waste by. 🥖🍻🙌

#ThisisSG: The team of volunteer coaches at Repair Kopitiam teach members of the public skills to fix the broken items they bring. What was one location has grown to three, and will soon be six, as their repair community continues to grow! 🧰 💪 🔌

#ThisisSG: 210 senior citizens helped by Empower Ageing. Thru scientific & evidence-based solutions, Empower Ageing enhances seniors’ sense of independence. During #COVID19, they helped seniors cope thru WhatsApp groups, sharing motivational videos & activities. ⛰👵🏼🤳

#ThisisSG: 825 plastic bags diverted from landfills thru home-compostable packaging by The Dog Grocer, SG’s 1st sustainability concept pet food store providing quality products while staying true to principles like ethically sourced meat & home-compostable packaging. 🐶🦴♻️

#ThisisSG: In the book Entrepreneurship Unlimited, 17 homegrown brand founders shared how they overcame adversity & achieved success. Youth development charity Halogen Foundation launched the book to mark their 17th anniversary & inspire entrepreneurship among SG youth.👩🏽🎓🙌🏼😎

#ThisisSG: 100 restaurants adopted barePack — the world’s first returnable container subscription platform — with the goal of reducing takeaway waste & carbon emissions. Singaporeans keen to adopt a more sustainable lifestyle can now opt for a barePack container! 🥙🥡😋

#ThisisSG: A history of diabetes in the family inspired Alan Phua & co-founder Verleen Goh to start, Alchemy Foods & develop Alchemy Fibre - a product that is added to carbohydrates to prevent blood sugar spikes, all without altering the taste or texture of the food! 🇸🇬 🍚 🧑🔬

#ThisisSG: 86,000 Singaporeans subscribed to Koobits, an online learning platform tt combines gamification & community-based learning to make studying fun. The startup saw exceptional success during the #COVID19 circuit breaker when students adopted home-based learning. 💯👩💻👏🏼

#ThisisSG: A passion for local football led 3 fans to create The Final Whistle podcast. Interviewing local footballers & coaches from past and present, focusing on stories not previously told, they aim to give football in Singapore the attention they feel it deserves! 🦁 ⚽️ 🇸🇬

#ThisisSG: 4065 participants took part in the Singtel-SCS Race Against Cancer. Since 2009, RAC has been raising funds for cancer treatment subsidies, welfare assistance, rehabilitation, hospice care, screenings, research, public education & support grp initiatives. 🏃♂️ 🏃♀️ 🎗️

#ThisisSG: Stuck at home during circuit breaker, Anna Lam launched Crunch — a company selling edible spoons in 7 flavours. Months of trial & error led to spoons tt were both delicious & nutritious! Anna hopes to see her cutlery available in cafes & dessert kiosks soon. 🍨🥄🤤

#ThisisSG: Seeing his family wasting food sparked Preston into action. Together w schoolmate Kenneth, they started treatsure - an app connecting customers to businesses w surplus food. Now with >20,000 users, they aim to get businesses & customers to treat food as treasure 🥦❤️📱

#ThisisSG: 180 DIY kits sold by Studio MU/YU, a business that turns salvaged wood into accessories for women. With business on hold due to #COVID19, founder Lyn Ng came up with DIY kits for customers to create their own organic wooden jewellery from upcycled wood! 😌✨🔧

#ThisisSG: >60,000 free meals have been served by charity org Free Food For All (FFFA) in 2020. Since 2015, the organisation has provided Halal meals to the less fortunate, empowering them to become contributing members of society.