They say it takes a whole village to accomplish something great — and with every clear goal that benefits a good cause, all it takes is the initiative of one to inspire the many. This is a mantra TheOneHourProject (TOHP) has carried for five years. And through many of those years, BAGUS (Building All Groundups […]
It Takes a Village – We Found Ours. Read More »
Words from our founder, five years in. “I started TOHP believing my friends and I could help nonprofits. Five years later, it surprised me that we didn’t just get volunteers — we built a community that keeps showing up.” That’s how our founder, Madelene Ortega (Madz as she’s fondly called by her friends), put it
I Started Believing We Could Help. I Didn’t Expect to Build a Family. Read More »
Five years ago, TheOneHourProject started with a simple premise: that one hour — freely given — could matter. Half a decade later, the numbers bear it out. Over 500 volunteers across Singapore, the Philippines, and beyond. More than 100 organisations. An average of 500 hours of help logged every year since 2021. But numbers only
What Half a Decade of Hope in Action Looks Like: Notes and Numbers from the Field Read More »
Caring for the carer: a volunteer check-in this mental health awareness month May is often recognised as mental health awareness month in different countries and for us at TheOneHourProject, it feels especially relevant in two ways – the first being that we’re humbled to be partners with mental health NGOs and organisations and second, we’re
Caring for the Carers: A Volunteer Check-In Read More »
From a digital revolution to a gentle community revolution The world may feel increasingly digital and yes, guilty as charged, we’re all probably “chronically online”. But the surprising news is, there is a rise in community and ‘neighborism’ all over the world. It seems that despite the digital immersion, we are all seeking interactions that
The Future is (surprisingly)Still Community-Built Read More »
