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Mercy Relief responds to Southeast Asia Flood & Typhoon with distribution of food packs, clean water, hygiene kits & blankets.

by Mercy Relief | Nov 12, 2020 | News |

SINGAPORE, 11 November 2020 – Mercy Relief, Singapore’s leading independent disaster relief agency, is responding to the torrential flood and storm surges that are affecting communities in Southeast Asia. Vietnam and the Philippines have been experiencing heavy...

Mercy Relief responds to floods in Jakarta with hot meals, clean water and solar lights distribution

by Mercy Relief | Jan 7, 2020 | News |

SINGAPORE, 07 January 2020 – Mercy Relief, Singapore’s leading independent disaster relief agency, will deploy a disaster response team today to Jakarta to aid victims of the floods and landslides caused by torrential rains which pounded the region last week. The...

Mercy Relief responds to typhoon-hit Japan with the first phase of hot meals distribution

by Mercy Relief | Oct 17, 2019 | News |

SINGAPORE, 17 October 2019 Mercy Relief, Singapore’s leading independent disaster relief agency, will deploy a disaster response team today to Miyagi and Fukushima, Japan where Typhoon Hagibis, one of the worst typhoons to hit Japan in the six decades, has devastated...

Mercy Relief responds to Sunda Strait Tsunami with the first phase of distribution

by Mercy Relief | Dec 24, 2018 | News |

SINGAPORE, 24 December 2018 – Mercy Relief, Singapore’s homegrown humanitarian non-governmental organisation (NGO), will be sending its disaster assessment and response team to Lampung Province, Sumatra and Banten Province, Java where a tsunami has struck coastal...

Mercy Relief mobilises support following devastation in Sulawesi

by Mercy Relief | Oct 1, 2018 | News |

SINGAPORE, 1 October 2018 – Mercy Relief, Singapore’s homegrown humanitarian non-governmental organisation (NGO), will be sending its disaster response team to Palu, Central Sulawesi,  where aftershocks from a 7.4-magnitude earthquake had triggered a tsunami with...
Celebrating Mercy Relief’s 15 Years at Ground Zero Carnival

Celebrating Mercy Relief’s 15 Years at Ground Zero Carnival

by Mercy Relief | Aug 28, 2018 | News |

Celebrating Mercy Relief’s 15 Years at Ground Zero Carnival An interactive exhibition to engage Singaporeans on disaster readiness Singapore, 28 August 2018 – $34.3 million. 25 countries. 2 million lives touched. It has been 15 years since Mercy Relief (MR), a...
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Press Archives

  • ► 2020
    • ► November
      • Mercy Relief responds to Southeast Asia Flood & Typhoon with distribution of food packs, clean water, hygiene kits & blankets.
    • ► January
      • Mercy Relief responds to floods in Jakarta with hot meals, clean water and solar lights distribution
  • ► 2019
    • ► October
      • Mercy Relief responds to typhoon-hit Japan with the first phase of hot meals distribution
  • ▼ 2018
    • ► December
      • Mercy Relief responds to Sunda Strait Tsunami with the first phase of distribution
    • ► October
      • Mercy Relief mobilises support following devastation in Sulawesi
    • ▼ August
      • Celebrating Mercy Relief’s 15 Years at Ground Zero Carnival
      • Mercy Relief launches public fundraising appeal for flood-hit Kerala
      • Mercy Relief responds to flood-hit Kerala with first phase of disaster relief
      • Mercy Relief to deploy disaster response team to earthquake-hit Lombok Island in Indonesia
      • Mercy Relief to deploy disaster response team to flood-hit Laos
    • ► July
      • Mercy Relief responds to Japan floods with first phase of emergency relief distribution
    • ► June
      • Bringing Clean Water to Communities in Timor-Leste
    • ► January
      • Mercy Relief continues to provide aid to stricken communities in the northern Philippines affected by the Mount Mayon eruption
  • ► 2017
    • ► October
      • Mercy Relief facilitates on-ground aid distribution to communities affected by humanitarian crisis in Rakhine state
    • ► September
      • Mercy Relief deploys team to Bangladesh for aid distribution to communities affected by humanitarian crisis in Rakhine state
      • Mercy Relief continues South Asia Floods aid distribution in multi-country disaster response - Club 21 partners with Mercy Relief to support fundraising
    • ► August
      • Mercy Relief responds to South Asia Floods in a multi-country relief distribution operation
      • 1,500 participants take part in Ground Zero Run for Humanity 2017 to support humanitarian causes in the region
    • ► June
      • Mercy Relief responds to Sri Lanka floods with first phase of emergency relief distribution
    • ► May
      • Mercy Relief to deploy disaster response team to flood-hit Sri Lanka
    • ► April
      • Leading luxury watch retail group, The Hour Glass announced as new title sponsor of Ground Zero Run for Humanity 2017
      • Mercy Relief marks two-year anniversary of the 2015 Nepal Earthquake
      • Mercy Relief completes humanitarian efforts in Japan, a year after twin earthquakes struck in Kumamoto Prefecture
    • ► January
      • Mercy Relief heartened by community support in raising funds for typhoon survivors in the Philippines
  • ► 2016
    • ► December
      • Mercy Relief responds to Typhoon Nock-Ten with first phase of emergency relief distribution
      • Mercy Relief addresses food and healthcare needs of mothers and children in Aceh
      • Mercy Relief to deploy two-man disaster response team to quake-hit Aceh
    • ► November
      • Partnership between Mercy Relief and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore to support water, sanitation and hygiene development in Timor-Leste
    • ► October
      • Mercy Relief raises S$170,000 for Typhoon Haima survivors
      • Mercy Relief continues on-ground aid distribution in typhoon-ravaged Cagayan, Philippines
      • Mercy Relief stands ready to respond upon Super Typhoon Haima’s landfall
    • ► August
      • Participants of Singapore’s only humanitarian-themed run race in honour of disaster survivors worldwide
    • ► June
      • Mercy Relief selected as Netball Singapore’s official adopted charity
    • ► May
      • Mercy Relief responds to Cyclone Roanu with delivery of essential relief supplies to Sri Lanka
    • ► April
      • Mercy Relief receives S$300,000 for Kumamoto Earthquake Relief
      • Ground Zero - Run for Humanity returns to give runners an insight to the lives of disaster survivors
      • Mercy Relief to distribute critical relief aid to communities hit by powerful twin earthquakes in Kumamoto, Japan
    • ► January
      • Mercy Relief’s ongoing relief assistance in South India to benefit another 305 families in flood-hit rural villages
      • Mercy Relief holds inauguration ceremony for Typhoon Haiyan rebuilding project in the Philippines
      • Mercy Relief deploys team to help South India’s flood survivors address livelihood recovery concerns
      • Channel News Asia, 15 January 2016 - Muslim Community in Singapore Raises $98,216 for South India flood victims
  • ► 2015
    • ► December
      • Mercy Relief’s first relief supplies distribution to benefit 300 families in Chennai’s flood-hit slums
      • Mercy Relief launches public fundraising appeal in response to South India floods
    • ► October
      • Participants experience hardship over a 5KM course at Singapore’s First Humanitarian Run
    • ► August
      • Mercy Relief gears up for future challenges
      • Mercy Relief distributes critical food supplies to Rakhine state’s flood stricken communities
      • Rising rivers threatens Myanmar’s flood plagued communities
      • Mercy Relief to distribute food aid in Myanmar over Jubilee Weekend
    • ► June
      • Mercy Relief's transitional shelter projects in Nepal comes to a completion
    • ► May
      • Mercy Relief launches Singapore's First Humanitarian Run
      • Mercy Relief Team Safe and Planning Next Phase of Operations in Nepal
      • Mercy Relief Ventures into remote areas to deliver relief and medical treatment
    • ► April
      • Mercy Relief sends Medical Mission to Nepal
      • Mercy Relief brings emergency supplies to devastated village despite aftershocks and challenging logistics
      • Mercy Relief Deploys 1st Disaster Response Team to Ground Zero in Nepal
    • ► February
      • Humanitarian Lessons goes on The Digital Gaming Platform
    • ► January
      • Mercy Relief empowers Remote Communities affected by Typhoon Hagupit to rebuild livelihoods
  • ► 2014
    • ► December
      • Mercy Relief to disburse $30,000 in aid to Masbate
    • ► October
      • Mercy Relief to disburse $30,000 in response to South Asian Floods 2014
    • ► August
      • Mercy Relief delivers aid amid logistical constraints
      • Mercy Relief deploys aid workers to Earthquake in Yunnan
      • Mercy Relief to disburse $400,000 to Gaza Victims
    • ► July
      • Mercy Relief raises funds for Gaza Victims
    • ► June
      • Young Volunteers contribute to development projects in The Philippines
    • ► May
      • Poverty-stricken Filipino Community now empowered to fight disasters
    • ► April
      • 10,500 Cambodians benefit from MR Community Development Initiative
      • 7 April 2014, Sumbar Online (Indonesia) - Singapore Nursing Students Give Free Medical Checkups
      • Volunteers unite for first-ever Water Outreach Event
    • ► March
      • Young Laos lives uplifted with improved accessed to clean water
  • ► 2013
    • ► December
      • Ops THR Update #06 - Rebuilding starts at year end with Christmas spirit
      • Ops THR Update #05 - Healthcare reaches the less served communities
      • Ops THR Update #04 - Recovery effort restores lives and livelihood
      • Ops THR Update #03 - Spirit of camaraderie in times of crisis
    • ► November
      • Ops THR Update #02 - Aid arrives for affected thousands at Tanauan
      • Ops THR Update #01 - Leyte struggles with late supplies
      • Breaking News – Visayas crippled by double jeopardy
      • Ops PQ Relief Update #3 - Bringing Bohol back to balance
    • ► October
      • Appointment of New Chief Executive of Mercy Relief
      • Ops PQ Relief Update #1 - Quake hit Bohol requires urgent relief
      • Ops PQ Relief Update #2 - Persistent downpours pose problems
      • Mercy welcomed at ASEAN Summit
    • ► September
      • Young Professionals pool with purpose
      • Building blocks to breaking poverty
    • ► August
      • Making available assets accessible to humanitarian assistance
    • ► July
      • Ops GQ Relief Update #02 - Seeking support for shelter shortage
      • Ops GQ Relief Update #01 - Gansu grapples with wet weather
      • MR deploys team to quake-hit Gansu
    • ► June
      • Teach the Man to Fish, then what?
    • ► May
      • Breeding special species of social servants
      • A step towards empowerment and employment
      • PurHeart patent promises potability
    • ► April
      • Ops SQUARE Update #02 - Emergency leg ends, recovery steps start
      • Ops SQUARE Update #01 - Aid continues amidst continuing rains and challenging terrains
      • Two Mercy Relief Teams in quake-hit Sichuan
      • Towards a concerted regional disaster response
      • Making volunteering a lasting gene
    • ► March
      • Alternative livelihood alters lives
    • ► January
      • Fostering fluency for finer future
  • ► 2012
    • ► December
      • Gaza Conflict Relief Ops Update #03 - More relief arrives on tracks less travelled
      • Typhoon Bopha Ops Update #02 - Rehab phase sees relieved faces
      • Gaza Conflict Relief Ops Update #2 - Singaporean donation reaches Gaza
      • Typhoon Bopha Relief Ops Update #01 - Relief reaches devastated Davao
      • Clansmen celebrate courage, compassion & conviction
      • Mercy Relief responds to Typhoon Bopha
      • Mount Merapi rumbles with mystical moves
    • ► November
      • Gaza Conflict Relief Ops Update #01 - Supply chain for Gaza secured
      • Mercy Relief responds to Gaza armed conflict
    • ► October
      • DPR Korea Floods Relief Ops - Update #03
    • ► September
      • DPR Korea Floods Relief Ops - Update #02
      • Myanmar conflicts & floods relief Ops, Update #03
      • Myanmar conflict & floods relief Ops - Update #02
      • Philippines floods Relief Ops - Update #02
    • ► August
      • Flood the streets for the floods-stricken - A call for hands
      • Reminiscing the fallen, moulding the future
      • DPR Korea floods relief Ops - Update #01
      • Ethnic enmity triggers tension, turmoil and torment
      • Philippines floods relief Ops - Update #01
      • MR's 47 for Nation's 47th
      • Mercy Relief responds to killer floods in Philippines and DPRK
    • ► July
      • Art of resilience - Overcoming crisis from within
      • The hearts that make a global a nation of distinction
    • ► June
      • Sowing the Seeds for Pinker & Safer Future
      • Crisis-prone communities maximise resources for sustenance and resilience
    • ► April
      • Pakistan floods victims get new housing estate and lease of life
      • Quake-prone Padang reconstructs with risk preparedness
      • Mercy Relief and SCDF not waiting for next regional disaster, cements partnership
      • Water washes worries off farmers, ripples real livelihood likelihood
    • ► March
      • MR Celebrates World Water Day with in-house innovations for global good
      • Focus Media and Mercy Relief pen partnership to promote regional humanitarian aid programmes
    • ► February
      • MR Presented @ Tohoku Photo Exhibition
    • ► January
      • Storm Washi Relief Update #3 - Disaster Preparedness and Risk Reduction Programme prevented further loss of lives
      • Mercy Relief returns to Tohoku to serve survivors' winter woes
      • SPENT Project adds value to South Sumatran Education
  • ► 2011
    • ► December
      • Storm Washi Relief Update #2 - Affected communities benefit from Mercy Relief’s fresh food, water and shelter programme
      • Storm Washi Relief Update #1 - Mercy Relief distributes first tranche of aid in Mindanao
      • Mercy Relief responds to Storm Washi
    • ► November
      • Development and Disaster Preparedness Initiatives for Typhoon-Prone Central Vietnam
      • Learn-A-Thon Fundraising Seminar for Southeast Asian floods exceeds S$100,000 target
      • Art for the Heart - Perpetual Spirit
      • Mercy Relief continues aid to Pakistan flood victims
      • Palembang SEA Games gets English boost from Singapore NGO
      • SEA Floods Relief Update #5 - Bangkok battles embankment breaches
    • ► October
      • ‘Cyclothon’ – Pedalling for fun and funds
      • SEA Floods Relief Update #4 - Bangkok safe for now, Ayutthaya remains submerged
      • SEA Floods Relief Update #3 - Singapore's 'Blue Shirts' Meet Thai PM Yingluck on Floods
      • SEA Floods Relief Update #2 - Cambodian DPM Sok An Thanks Singaporean Hands & Hearts
      • SEA Floods Relief Update #1 - Singaporean Relief Arrives At Floods-Hit Cambodia, Another Leaves For Typhoons-Hit Philippines
      • MR Responds to Massive Floods Across Southeast Asia
      • MR pays Special Tribute to Global Peace Crusader
    • ► September
      • The Limit to a Man's Language may Limit His World
      • Mercy Relief serves 'Healthy Community' in Cambodia
      • 11.9.11 - Chord For Peace
    • ► August
      • Youths urged to feel bad after doing good
      • 3rd World Humanitarian Day - AIDER unveiled, Advisor honoured
    • ► July
      • 1st Youth Humanitarian Seminar, 2011: Global Citizenry
    • ► June
      • Mercy Relief | 2010
    • ► May
      • Natural Disasters & Humanity Seminar
      • Ops JET Relief Update #10: Iwate Kids Benefit From Latest Nutrition Programme & New Friends
      • Ops JET Relief Update #9 : Japan's Foreign Minister Thanks MR And Its Donors
      • CGGS 2011 Campaign launched! Weaving heartstrings around heartlands
      • Singapore Soka Raised Over $710,000 for Tohoku Tsunami Relief
    • ► April
      • Ops JET Relief Update #8 - Mercy Relief Team 6 Established Cold Storage Facility in Iwate
      • Ops JET Relief Update #7 : Mercy Relief team 5 shifts focus from survival to wellness essentials
      • Ops JET Relief Update #6 : Singapore's Mercy Relief delivers food aid to devastated village (The Straits Times)
    • ► March
      • Ops JET Relief Update #5: Team3 moves into Miyagi, SM Goh boosts MR Street Collection Party
      • Ops JET Relief Update #4: MR Delivered 3rd Batch of Supplies, 3rd Relief Team Deployed
      • OPS JET Relief - Update #3: MR meets tsunami survivors
      • Ops Japan Earthquake & Tsunami (JET) Relief Update #2: MR supplies reached affected locations
      • Ops Japan Earthquake & Tsunami (JET) Relief Update #1: MR Established Logistics Network, Second Relief Team Deployed
      • Mercy Relief Responds to quake in Japan
      • Mercy Relief Responds to quake in Japan
      • Japan Quake Update
    • ► February
      • Happy Lunar New Year!
      • Mercy Relief Prepares Merapi Communities with $400,000 Programme
    • ► January
      • Mercy Relief Responds to Floods in Sri Lanka and Philippines
  • ► 2010
    • ► December
      • A New Year's Greeting from Mercy Relief
    • ► November
      • Pitching for Mercy, putting Asia right
      • MR's Stakeholders' Charity Golf & Dinner 2010
      • Mercy Relief - in the thick of ashes in Merapi
    • ► October
      • Mercy Relief Responds to Merapi and Mentawai
      • Mercy Relief - Singhealth Medical Relief Mission Enters Second Phase Amidst Second Displacement of Sukkur Locals
      • New Diploma Plus in Humanitarian Affairs takes off
      • Mercy Relief - SingHealth Team sets up Singapore Field Medical Centre in Sukkur
    • ► September
      • Royal Bank of Scotland supports Mercy Relief’s flood relief efforts in Pakistan
      • Remembrance, Reflection and Connection
      • Pakistan floods relief Update - 8th September 2010
      • Pakistan Floods Relief Update - 5th September 2010
      • Pakistan floods relief Update - 2nd September 2010
    • ► August
      • Pakistan floods relief Update - 11th August 2010
      • Pakistan Floods Relief Update - 5th August 2010
      • Shangwa - Pride of Yuanqu Country
      • One from the road
      • Kangyao Springs to life
      • A home regains its heart and soul
    • ► July
      • Singaporean entities to cooperate on disaster risk mitigation for disadvantaged regional coastal communities
      • Sustainable development in Sumatra - Driven by Mercy Relief, powered by the Community
    • ► June
      • Mercy Relief digs up economical possibilities for the disadvantaged in Sichuan
    • ► May
      • Serving the regional social cause
      • Mercy Relief Team Home Convention 2010
    • ► April
      • Mercy Relief and Singapore Polytechnic seek to mould new breed of humanitarian volunteers
      • Mercy Relief return from Qinghai quake relief mission; look to do more for the afflicted communities
      • Mercy Relief respond to second worst quake in China over 20 years
      • Haiti earthquake update
      • MR is recruiting!
    • ► March
      • Make Your MOVE! – MOVE Logo Design Competition Announcement
      • Mercy Relief keeps wake on Chilean quake
    • ► February
      • Make your MOVE! – MOVE Logo Design Competition
      • A Blessing for the Lunar New Year 2010
    • ► January
      • MR unveils its new overseas volunteer expeditions programme – MOVE!
      • Update on Haiti Quake
      • Reflections 2009
  • ► 2009
    • ► December
      • A Peaceful 2010 – A Wish for Asia
      • Indian Ocean Tsunami 5 Years On – An Observance of Silent Remembrance
      • A season of joy & grace – make a wish for Mt Mayon residents. Happy Holidays!
      • Support Charity Journal!
      • Support MR’s International Programmes!
      • A tribute to MR’s volunteers- Happy International Volunteers Day!
      • Ongoing efforts in Padang, the Philippines and Vietnam
    • ► October
      • Latest updates on South Pacific Tropical Storm Relief – The Philippines and Vietnam
      • Latest Updates on Sumatra Quake Relief – Padang & Pariaman, Indonesia
      • Sumatra Quake Relief – On the ground from Padang and Pariaman
    • ► September
      • Media Reports: South Pacific Tropical Storm in the Philippines
      • Mercy Relief responds to South Pacific Tropical Storm in the Philippines
      • Royal Bank of Scotland supports Mercy Relief’s humanitarian efforts
      • Thank you for supporting the MercyAid Concert & Road Show!
      • Mercy Relief’s humanitarian efforts for Java quake victims
      • Loss of a fellow tribesmen
    • ► August
      • Media Report- International Programme
      • Mercy Relief sends aid to Typhoon Morakot victims in Taiwan and the Philippines
      • Humanitarian Relief: Typhoons Morakot & Kiko (Taiwan & the Philippines)
      • "Little Mercy" Web Games
      • Mercy Relief’s Observance of the 1st World Humanitarian Day
    • ► June
      • Mercy Relief Preliminary Mission to NWFP, Pakistan
    • ► May
      • Sri Lanka Armed Conflict 2009
  • ► 2008
    • ► October
      • Yemen flood 2008
      • Hadramaut Flood
    • ► May
      • Sichuan Earthquake 2008, China
      • Cyclone Nargis 2008, Myanmar
      • MR Reaches Ground Zero in Sichuan
    • ► February
      • Gaza Armed Conflict 2008, Palestine
  • ► 2007
    • ► November
      • Cyclone Sidr 2007, Bangladesh
    • ► March
      • Jakarta Floods 2007, Indonesia
  • ► 2006
    • ► December
      • Aceh Floods 2006, Indonesia
      • Typhoons Durian and Utor 2006, the Philippines
      • Muar Flood 2006, Malaysia
    • ► August
      • Lebanon Armed Conflict 2006
    • ► July
      • West Java Earthquake 2006, Indonesia
    • ► May
      • Bantul Earthquake 2006, Indonesia
      • Mt Merapi Eruption 2006, Indonesia
  • ► 2005
    • ► October
      • Muzaffarabad Earthquake 2005, Pakistan
    • ► March
      • Nias Earthquake 2005, Indonesia
  • ► 2004
    • ► December
      • Quezon Typhoon 2004, Philippines
      • Boxing Day Tsunami 2004, Indonesia
    • ► August
      • South Asia Floods 2004, India
  • ► 2003
    • ► December
      • Bam Earthquake 2003, Iran
      • International Development – Cambodia
    • ► November
      • Bahorok Floods 2003, Indonesia
    • ► July
      • Refugee Crisis 2003, Afghanistan

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