About 100 uneaten lunch boxes left to be discarded during Asian Youth Organisation charity event at HarbourFront

Stomp.com.sg,  3 Dec 2013
STOMPer Lim saw almost 100 packets of food, some of which were open, left unattended after a charity event at HarbourFront yesterday (Dec 2).
The STOMPer said the event was to mark an Asian youth organisation visiting Singapore before heading to the Philippines to do charity.
"About 100 packets of food were not consumed by the students and were left wasted," said Lim.
"What is the meaning of doing charity when they are wasting the food while people are starving," added the STOMPer. Full story

Singapore to make financial statements of all charities available online

China.org.cn, 24 Jul 2013
Singapore will soon make the financial statements of all charity organizations available on an official Charity Portal shortly, the Office of the Commissioner of Charities said on Wednesday.
This is part of the changes in regulations made by the Commissioner of Charities to better protect charities and donors following the Charities Act Amendment Bill that was passed in parliament in 2010.
Now all externally-audited charities, including all charities set up as companies, and all other charities with annual income or expenditure over 500,000 Singapore dollars (393,701 U.S. dollars), will have to post a summary of their financial information online on the Charity Portal. Full story

Singapore Charity Group Targets Poor Children in Laos and Vietnam

Global Voices Online, 24 Sep 2012
A group of seven professional Swedish women in Singapore have formed the charity organization Together for Charity. As expat wives, they realized that their life situation in affluent Singapore is extremely privileged compared to that of most people in the neighboring countries, and they want to make a difference where they can.
The group has a simple but noble objective:
"We wanted to change the lives of children who are less fortunate, by changing our own behaviors in our daily lives. We also wanted to show others how fun and easy it can be to give a little or a lot to those with less. We wanted to find simple ways to contribute and then make them a part of our and many other people’s lives."
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S'pore samaritan pays bills for 60 needy families. Why are their MPs not helping them?

inSing.com, 6 Aug 2012
The “heroine” of Henderson Road strikes again.
In June 2010, she helped 13 needy households pay more than S$10,000 in expenses. Now, she has helped 60 needy families pay more than S$30,000 in utility bills, expenses and rent.
One of these families had an outstanding utility bill of S$8,500, and water and power supply have been cut for some time. Full story

Singapore institutions and philanthropists donate community health center in Xiamen

What's On Xiamen, 31 Aug 2011
Xiamen- Singapore Friendship Healthcare Center was opened on Monday in Qianpu as the first foreign-invested healthcare facility in Fujian, reports Xiamen Economic Daily.
The health center provides healthcare services for 200,000 people who live in Lianqian Community.
Donated by Singaporean institutes and philanthropists, the center is the first in China to adopt the Singapore healthcare system, which is hailed as one of the most successful in the world. Full story

Singapore charities to receive digital and social networking training

Campaign Asia-Pacific, 8 Jul 2011
SINGAPORE – Volunteer and non-profit organisations are often the last to adapt new technologies. But a new initiative, driven by Text 100 Singapore and the National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre (NVPC), could change that lag.
Philip Raskin, managing consultant at Text 100 Singapore, says the PR agency has recently been awarded a new initiative grant by the NVPC to run its ‘Digitalising volunteerism and philanthropy’ programme. He tells Campaign that the programme will provide counselling, hands-on expertise and coaching to help over 200 registered charities, guiding them to be self-sustaining through online channels that drive volunteerism and donations. Full story

Free man hours worth $700,000 put in by Red Cross

TopNews Arab Emirates, 26 Jan 2011
A study that was released stated that last year free man hours worth $700,000 were put in by Red Cross volunteers in Singapore. The study was released by the humanitarian organization.
There are about 7,000 volunteers that are working here and they all contributed about $100 and this would have been worth something if they got money for their work. Full story

Singaporeans donate bras for poor, deprived women

Sify News, 6 Jan 2011
Singapore: A Singaporean website dealing with women's issues has collected over 10,000 bras donated by people to give to poor and underprivileged women in slums and orphanages.
The website Cozycot initially had a target of just 1,000, but has now far exceeded its expectations,..... The bras will benefit young women in orphanages and slums in Bali and Cambodia. Full story

Related:
Singaporeans donate bras to deprived women - IBNLive
Donations of Bras to Support Underprivileged Young Ladies - TopNews New Zealand
Bras for the disadvantaged - TopNews Arab Emirates
Singaporeans donate bras for poor, deprived women - South Asia Mail

Singapore charity Lien Foundation uses 'happy coffins' to celebrate life

MSN Philippines News, 28 Sep 2010
A Singapore charity on Tuesday announced the winners of an international art competition to design "happy coffins" to encourage the elderly and dying to celebrate life.
Six winning designs out of 733 entries from 37 countries were made into personalised coffins in cooperation with a local funeral home.
The project was spearheaded by the local Lien Foundation, which favours non-traditional forms of philanthropy. Full story

Related:
Singapore charity uses happy coffins to celebrate life - Sin Chew Jit Poh
Singapore's 'happy coffins' celebrate life - AFP
Singapore charity uses 'happy coffins'- Sky News

Chinese netizens question Jet Li's citizenship change to his charity drive

ShanghaiDaily.com, 15 Sep 2010
Public doubts are building up as Li hasn't donated a penny from his own earnings to charity organizations, even after he was said to gain 10 million yuan from performing in the latest action thriller "The Expendables."
Some netizens questioned Li's honesty by asking online why Li wants others to help while he stands by in a luxurious villa.
Some took digs at his nationality, which he changed to Singaporean, wondering why a Singaporean is doing deeds for Chinese. Full story