"Covid-19 highlights importance of social sector and volunteerism: President Halimah"
The Straits Times | by Malavika Menon
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One of the winners was Ms Nazhath Faheema, 36. The founder of youth organisation hash.peace has been a vocal advocate for social harmony here since 2015, engaging strangers from all walks of life over coffee or a meal to build better understanding between communities.
While the incidents of racism earlier this year affected Ms Faheema deeply, it also strengthened her resolve to reach out to more people with her work.
For Ms Faheema, who won in the People of Good category, her award is motivation to continue her work of fostering dialogue both offline and online about race and religion.
"I hope to reach out to people one at a time, building trust and understanding through interpersonal communication. Through that, we can progress from tolerance to harmony, where we learn to understand each other better," she said.