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A Mother’s Grief Turned Into Advocacy

Dengue claimed her only daughter’s life. Now this mother is on a mission to help prevent the same fate from happening to others. Losing a child is one of the...

Loida Nicolas Lewis: Trailblazer Extraordinaire

Decades before ‘women empowerment’ became mainstream buzzwords, Filipino-American Loida Nicolas Lewis had shattered the glass ceiling many times over. Business icon. Lawyer. Philanthropist. Human rights advocate. One of the world’s...

Nina Daza Puyat: The Making of Food Legends

Filipino food connoisseur and writer Nina Daza Puyat is on a mission to advocate flavoursome food journeys from farm to table for kids to appreciate where their food comes from....

Shawntel Nieto: Serving The Underserved

If you have food on the table, a roof over your head, clothes on your back, kids in school, running water and electricity, and a job that pays for the...

Ruth Yu-Owen: Failures Fuel Success

“If you grew up poor, you grew up dreaming, you grew up tough. If you grew up poor, you grew up thankful. But mostly you grew up too quickly.” This...

Ana Zigic: Everyone Has Their Own Ocean

At the end of 2023, Ana Žigić and three other brave women set out to row across the Atlantic in a human power boat. For 39.5 days, through walls of...

Marie Kondo: Putting Order In What Matters Most

“Does this spark joy?” The quintessential catchphrase prompted us to clear our closets following KonMari method: tidying up by "quickly and completely" discarding whatever it is in the house that...

Gemma Correll: Her Life In Comic Strips

Decades before mental health became mainstream British cartoonist, writer and illustrator Gemma Correll has given voice to issues such as anxiety and depression through her witty yet punchy comic strips....
WOW was founded as a response to the issue of the underrepresentation of women in leadership positions in all sectors worldwide. (Image: WOW)

Jocelyn Goh: Boundaries Matter

Do boundaries keep people out or fence you in? For Jocelyn Goh the answer lies in why they were put up in the first place. Boundaries shield us mentally, emotionally...
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