Alongsiders International is now
incorporated in Singapore. We chose Singapore as an ideal place to
establish our initial legal foundations for a number of key reasons.
Many countries have no established culture of volunteerism. In that context it can be hard to imagine how to mobilize young people to mentor at risk kids, without using money.
The Alongsiders logo design contest attracted more than 130 entries. We had designers from all over the world creating some beautiful and thoughtful symbols to represent who we are. But we chose THIS one.
We first met Teara and his siblings when their mother was dying. The last few months of her life were hard and they struggled to survive in a tiny shack that had a broken roof and walls.
“I grew up without a father and we were very poor and it was difficult to get by. One day, a young man, Lee, who was older than me, asked me if I wanted to become his little brother…
