Names in the news Places in the news
Malala Yousafzai (pg8) Myanmar (pg20)
Words in the News
(pg4-5)shunnedvolunteerInternshipEmpower
(Pg8-9)assassination
AdvocatePhilanthropist
Gender inequality
(Pg16)informal
limited resourceshands-on
needy
(pg20)cry for helpstarvationbloodbank
In service to others (pg 4-5)
Many young people have felt the calling to help the less fortunate
Chan Wen Xin (right) is a volunteer with the Singapore Red Cross
She was on first-aid duty from 1.30 am to 9.30 am the day before Mr Lee’s state funeral
Read on and be inspired by how other teenagers are helping out in their own time
What is an activist? (pg 8-9)
An activist is someone in society who speaks up or takes action when they see problems that need to be fixed
Malala Yousafzai is an activist for female education
She is only 15, but has been the target of assassination
Read on to find out what many other good people around the world are doing to help change the world (for the better)
Joy of volunteering (pg 16)
Helping Joy is an informal group of volunteers who clean and paint homes of low-income families
The group was started after a discussion on how to help the needy with limited resources
We don’t need to be rich to help other people; we just need to have the heart
Helping others brings out the best in oneself (pg20)
Indonesian billionaire reads the newspapers for people in need of help
Famous footballer writes signatures of needy people on his chest
Security officer has donated blood at least 69 times
Art director visits orphanages in Myanmar to help less fortunate children