On 24 August 2013, 26 young professionals from all ten ASEAN countries landed in Palembang, South Sumatra, for the inaugural AYPVC regional joint community service there. The participants were divided into two groups –SPENT (Special Needs Training) and SPLASH (School...
Singapore’s Mercy Relief (MR) shared its perspectives, based on its works across Asia, at last week’s 4th Asia-Pacific Housing Forum (APHF) organised by Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI). The theme for this year’s biennial Forum was...
19 August 2013 marks the 5th World Humanitarian Day, a day designated by UN General Assembly Resolution A/63/L.49 to recognise all aid workers who have sacrificed or lost their lives in the line of duty and pay tribute to them by raising awareness on humanitarian...
45-year old Madam Zhang He Yan and her husband scrambled to get their physically-handicapped sons, their daughter-in-law and one year old grandson out to safety when their mud-brick house in Bai Yang Po village collapsed under a strong quake which struck the...
The devastating 6.6 magnitude earthquake which hit Gansu province on Monday morning caused immense damage across its Min and Zhang counties, where nearly 100 lives perished and 300,000 more displaced from their homes. Responding to a direct request for humanitarian...
