Ops SQUARE Update #02 – Emergency leg ends, recovery steps start

Ops SQUARE Update #02 – Emergency leg ends, recovery steps start

Ten days after Sichuan province was rocked and rattled by a 6.6-magnitude earthquake, displacing more than a quarter million people, Singaporean humanitarian NGO Mercy Relief (MR) continues to personally procure and deliver aid supplies to the affected communities....
Two Mercy Relief Teams in quake-hit Sichuan

Two Mercy Relief Teams in quake-hit Sichuan

In response to a direct request for international humanitarian assistance by the Sichuan Province Foundation for Poverty Alleviation (SFPA) late Sunday afternoon, Mercy Relief (MR) deployed its first response team on the same night to Sichuan.  The 3-man team headed...
Towards a concerted regional disaster response

Towards a concerted regional disaster response

Two Mercy Relief (MR) personnel participated in the 3rd ASEAN-Emergency Rapid Assessment Team (ASEAN-ERAT) Training Course last week, conducted by the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF), in cooperation with the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance...
Making volunteering a lasting gene

Making volunteering a lasting gene

Mercy Relief (MR) embarked towards its vision in sustaining the spirit of serving amongst its volunteers through the launch of its first ‘Clansmen Workshop’ today. The ‘Clansmen Workshop’ is a structured training programme to equip the volunteers with relevant...
Alternative livelihood alters lives

Alternative livelihood alters lives

Two years since the earthquake and tsunami wreck the lives of millions along the coastline of Japan’s northern islands, Singapore-born humanitarian NGO, Mercy Relief, completed its Livelihood and Recovery programme for the survivors of the colossal crisis. In support...