Thursday, 7 January 2010
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Posted in International Development, International Relief, admin
Thursday, 3 December 2009
Over the past two months, Mercy Relief’s personnel have been back on the ground to continue with relief efforts in the quake devastated areas of Padang and typhoon-hit Vietnam and the Philippines.
In the months ahead, MR will be expanding its engagment into the rehabilitation and reconstruction phase.
Posted in Archive, Indonesia, International Relief, Philippines, Vietnam |
Monday, 19 October 2009
The 7-member medical relief team jointly deployed by Mercy Relief and SingHealth institutions returned on Saturday, 17 Oct from Padang, having completed their eight-day tour of duty there, addressing the nedical needs of the quake victims.
The team that consisted of doctors, nurses, paramedics and a logistician operated from a field clinic at Mercy Relief’s base [...]
Posted in Archive, Indonesia, International Relief, Sumatra Quake |
Monday, 19 October 2009
Mercy Relief’s 6-member response team returned from the Philippines on Wednesday 7 Oct having delivered and distributed essential supplies to the communities hit by Typhoon Ketsana. The team arrived in Manila on the Friday (2 Oct) after Ketsana struck Luzon and caused widespread devastation to the country which was already severely battered by Typhoon Morakot [...]
Posted in Archive, International Relief, Philippines, South Pacific Tropical Storm |
Monday, 28 September 2009
Thank you for partnering Mercy Relief in our effort to cushion the pains of the victims!
Warmest appreciation to all volunteers, donors and supporters who contributed to Mercy Relief’s South Pacific Tropical Storm fundraising efforts for the victims in The Philippines and Vietnam.
Do continue to look out for the latest updates on our relief efforts.
Posted in Archive, International Relief, Philippines, South Pacific Tropical Storm |
Saturday, 30 May 2009
Indonesia – Boxing Day Tsunami 2004
Relief efforts
On 26 December the Indian Ocean Tsunami was unleashed, claiming more than 200,000 lives in the region. Affected countries stretched from the Maldives and Indonesia to Sri Lanka and Somalia. MR sent a total of 17 medical relief missions, involving 120 volunteers over a period of four months. [...]
Posted in Indonesia, International Relief |
Saturday, 30 May 2009
Sri Lanka – Armed Conflict 2009
The armed conflict at the northern part of the islan nation led to an exodus of internally displaced people (IDPs) fleeing the conflict zone. Close to 300,000 people fled their homes in the north of the country. As the IDP crisis worsened, the Sri Lanka High Commission in Singapore made [...]
Posted in International Relief, Sri Lanka |
Saturday, 30 May 2009
Palestine – Gaza Armed Conflict, 2008
The humanitarian crisis resulting from political instability in Gaza led to the lost of over 2000 civilian lives. Intensifying conflict between the Palestinian and Israeli military prompted the United Nations to make an urgent international appeal for humanitarian assistance on 29 January to help the Palestinian refugees affected by the [...]
Posted in International Relief |
Saturday, 30 May 2009
Philippines – Quezon Typhoon 2004
In December, MR dispatched a youth volunteers team to Quezon province as part of our youth engagement programme that was organized in partnership with the Singapore Soka Association, Singapore International Foundation and Mendaki. The youths arrived in Iloilo City to implement a livelihood programme and distribute medicines to 1,200 villagers in [...]
Posted in International Relief, Philippines |
Saturday, 30 May 2009
Lebanon Armed Conflict 2006
Following the 34-day period of hostility between Lebanon and Israel, MR sent a 2-man recce mission to access the needs of affected communities and to establish partnership with local NGOs for a concerted aid effort. Following the assessment, MR linked up with the Lebanese Welfare Association for the Handicapped to distribute 1,000 [...]
Posted in International Relief |
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