Featured Stories

A Baby's Last Moments, Wrapped in Love

Angel Hearts is a volunteer group in Singapore that transforms wedding gowns into clothing for a baby's last rites, to comfort grieving parents.

After Our Better World (OBW) told their story, 341 signed up to volunteer - a significant increase from their usual 10 volunteers a month. This case study was part of OBW’s research entry submission that won ESOMAR’s Best International Not-For-Profit Case Study in their Making A Difference competition in 2018.

From 'Dirty' to Dignified: Those Flowers Transform Lives

Phool (formerly known as HelpUsGreen) is a social enterprise from India that employs marginalised women to upcycle waste flowers into incense products.

After OBW told their story, products they created for Diwali sold out, visitors to their website increased 15-fold and 1,823 new volunteers signed up. This story also won the Jury Prize Innovation Award at the Social Impact Media Awards 2019.

Breaking the Silence on Child Sexual Abuse

Cactus Foundation is a volunteer-driven non-profit that works with schools to educate children on child sexual abuse.

A month after OBW told the story, 1,021 volunteers signed up, compared to 10 in a year. OBW’s social media campaign for this story won Best in Youth and Family category in the Shorty Social Good Awards 2018. This story also won the Jury Prize Humanitas Award at the Social Impact Media Awards 2019.

Featured Series

OBW 2022 Wildlife event

A Wild Life

Stories of conservationists and communities giving Asia’s wildlife a chance to thrive in the wild.

Silent No More – Giving Voice to Mental Illness

Stories of people with mental illness and their caregivers and how they're eradicating stigma, while supporting one another. 

OBW 2022 Environment event

Our Better Earth

Stories of people working to stop the damage to our environment, reverse the impact, and find a better way towards a better world.

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