Women of WT – L
Here are the profiles of the incredible ‘sheroines’ we have had the privilege to interview
Lena Sim was abandoned by her parents and raised in a one-room rented apartment shared with her only guardian, her grandmother. Today, this self-made woman is one of Singapore’s top restaurateurs, having built a casual dining empire virtually from scratch.
Lek has dedicated her life to the cause of elephants in Northern Thailand for over 20 years. Lek rescues the orphaned and unwanted, the sick and the injured, and cares for them in her elephant sanctuary near Chiang Mai.
Lily is the founder of Lily Low Shelter, where she rescues abandoned and stray cats to look after and she nurses them back to health.
Wong Li Er is a compassionate and selfless hawker at Pek Kio Market. What started out as a small gesture to pack rice for the elderly at her neighbourhood elderly activity centre, Mdm Wong now regularly gives out meal coupons to them on a monthly basis that they can claim at her stall.
Lily Goh is the founder and director of ExtraOrdinary Horizons, a social enterprise that aims to help raise greater awareness for the deaf community.
Lena Ng is the founder of Flour Power, a social enterprise bakery that trains people with special needs to bake.
Ng Li Zhen is a violinist with The Purple Symphony. She picked up the violin in school as part of her CCA (Co-Curricular Activity) but was forced to take a break from it after being diagnosed with lupus at 14. However, an invitation to join The Purple Symphony by her friend reignited her passion for music and Li Zhen is now living her dreams of becoming a violinist.
Poh Li San is the current Vice President of the Terminal 5 Planning Group in Changi Airport. Before moving to the private sector, she was serving in the RSAF as a Super Puma rescue pilot and was also the first female ADC (aide-de-camp) to the President of Singapore.
