Embracing Abilities: Female Social Entrepreneurs
On 27 July 2021, Soristic organised its annual Social Connex event. This year, the topic of focus is “Embracing Abilities: Female Social Entrepreneurs” where female social entrepreneurs are gathered to share the common challenges they have faced and motivation behind their work. The sharing of the webinar includes the general landscape of female social entrepreneurs and […]
Ask an Intern – Denise
As a final year undergraduate, I was looking for internship opportunities in the social sector when I chanced upon Soristic’s Research and Community Events internship opportunity. Soristic stood out because I could do both research work and outreach programmes, something that’s hard to find in other organisations. As an intern who has been on the team […]
Ask an Associate Consultant: Juliana
I joined Soristic as an Associate Consultant in May after having spent 13 years in the Banking industry advising clients on their corporate banking requirements. In my banking career, I had a chance to work in Indonesia and Malaysia. It allowed me to experience different cultures and traditions but also exposed me to the socio-economic […]
Soristic 2020 Year In Review
2020 was another year of growth for Soristic. Reflecting on the year, we would like to share some of our accomplishments and especially thank all our clients, partners, speakers, participants, and volunteers. Some of the highlights include: Programme evaluation (Life Community Services Society, Prudential, Touch Community Services and SHINE Children and Youth Services) Research in […]
Meet Our New Team Members
Soristic is excited to introduce our new team members who have just joined us this May 2021! Juliana Juliana joins Soristic as an Associate Consultant after having spent 13 years in the Banking industry advising clients on their corporate banking requirements. In her previous role which saw her covering countries in Southeast Asia including Indonesia […]
Ask an Intern: Yongliang
I chanced upon Soristic’s volunteer recruitment poster in one of my school newsletters. I was involved initially in revamping the website and later on took up an internship project where I worked with other interns to develop two interactive games about empathy. In the two games, players must make difficult decisions when presented with everyday […]
Defining Empathy in the Digital Age
A shoulder to cry on, a helping hand – we associate these images with what it means to be empathetic, but what happens when the pandemic has cut off physical touch? At Soristic, we had this question at the front of our minds when developing In Their Shoes, a project geared towards developing empathy as a […]
Ask an Associate Consultant: Saanjh
As a fresh graduate, I’d seen my peers take up roles in academia, large corporations, and non-profits, and was interested in all three. In 2020, with widespread funding cuts and hiring freezes, it seemed as though I had access to none. That is, until I found the Associate Consultant traineeship at Soristic through a listing […]
Brewing a Second Chance
Soristic, in collaboration with the British Council held a giveaway for participants who took part in our social enterprise survey. The lucky winner was The Caffeine Experience (TCE) and the Soristic team headed down to their outlet in Outcome Community Hospital last month to present the prize, an iPad to Matthew, the co-founder of TCE. […]
Soristic March 2020 Newsletter
Dear Friends of Soristic Hope you are safe and healthy in the current public health crisis. This extraordinary time has been even more trying for our vulnerable communities. Let’s rally and extend support for them as much as we can. 2019 – Meanwhile, we are happy to share with you a summary of our activities in […]