MR Corporate Profile

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Extending Hands, Connecting Hearts

Charity Reg No: 01748

“We do not have to know the victims to understand the anguish of

a man who lost his wife, a mother who lost her son, a child who

has been orphaned or a family still searching for missing

members, hoping against hope that somehow somewhere they are

safe. We all have our own families, and we know what our families

mean to us.”

– Lee Hsien Loong

Prime Minister Singapore

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INTRODUCTION

Mercy Relief was established in May 2001 as a voluntary wing of Perdaus, torespond to tragedies befalling mankind as a result of natural or man-madedisasters. The organisation’s aim was to promote a civil life of compassion, careand volunteerism amongst man. Mercy Relief extends humanitarian services toall regardless of race, culture or creed.

On 19th September 2003, Mercy Relief was officially launched as a charitable non-governmental humanitarian Organisation (NGO) by then Deputy Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong. Mercy Relief was registered as a Company Limited byGuarantee on 27 June 2003. The organisation was conferred the Institute ofPublic Character (IPC) status on 1 December 2003. It was launched as a secularorganisation so that more people in Singapore can have the opportunity to beinvolved in volunteerism and humanitarian work.

THE HANDS

The logo reflects peace, unity and mercy amongst man. The two hands depictassistance rendered by a more privileged to one in need. The different colours ofthe hands exemplifies Mercy Relief’s unconditional provision of humanitarianassistance, regardless of race, culture and creed. The upward-pointing indexfinger represents the numeral one and significantly our common origin - Mankind.

ORGANISATION STRUCTURE

A Board of Directors (BOD), comprising multi-racial corporate and social leaders,oversees, advises and charts the direction of Mercy Relief.

Mr Abdullah Tarmugi - Speaker of ParliamentAdvisor

Mr TK Udairam - CEO, Changi General HospitalChairman

Mr Chelva R Rajah - Sr Counsel, Tan Rajah & CheahDeputy Chairman

Dr Abdul Wahab - A/Prof, Nayang Technological UniversityDeputy Chairman

Mr Satwant Singh - Barrister, Sim Mong Teck & PartnersCompany Secretary

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Immediate Past Chairman

Mr Zulkifli Baharudin - MD, Global Business Integrators Pte Ltd

Board members

Dr Fatimah Lateef - MP, Marine Parade GRC Consultant, A&E, Singapore General

Hospital

Dr Ivy Ng - CEO, Kandang Kerbau Women’s andChildren’s Hospital

Sr Janet Wang - Canossian Sister, St Anthony’sCanossian Convent

Ms Dawn Westerhout - Associate Director, KPMG

Mr Ong Bon Chai - Chairman, Singapore Soka Association

Dr AAhad M. Osman-Gani - A/Prof, Nanyang Technological University

Mr Jolyon Caplin - Lecturer, Singapore Polytechnic

Dr Kevin Chan - MD, Flinder’s Practice

Dr Mohd Mukhlis Bin Abu Bakar - Lecturer, Nanyang Technological University

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HUMANITARIAN RELIEF ASSISTANCE PROVIDE BEFORE INAUGURATION

Afghanistan

• Between Oct – Nov 2001, raised S$128,000 in aid of the Afghan refugees.

• In January 2002, partnered the Singapore International Foundation (SIF)and SingHealth in a Joint-assessment Mission in preparation for theSingapore-Afghan Medical Relief Mission.

• From March – May 2002, organised and led 5 medical relief missions,comprising 18 doctors, nurses and logisticians to Spin Boldak to providemedical healthcare to flood victims.

• In June 2002, conducted a food relief programme of 28,800 cans of meat toflood victims in Spin Boldak, Zabul and Kandahar.

• In September 02, sent a shipment of blankets to the Spin Boldak MedicalCentre.

• Co-sponsored with Muslim Aid Australia (MAA) to pay the salaries of 2medical General Practioners (Doctors) to work at the medical centre andhospital in Spin Boldak and Kandahar respectively for a period of 1 years(September 2002 – September 2003)

• Co-sponsored with Muslim Aid Australia (MAA) the operations costs of twoelementary schools for the child refugees in Spin Boldak during that sameperiod.

• In July 2003, provided and co-ordinated food relief programme in NorthernAfghan-Pakistan border near Sada, Peshawar and Dera Ismail Khan. Thisprogramme with in partnership with the Singapore Red Cross Society(SRCS). 31,000 cans of corned mutton and fresh meat from the slaughterof 22 cows (Qurban – EID Celebrations) were distributed. The total cost ofthis programme which included the processing, canning, freight, livestock,transport, slaughter and distribution was to S$100, 000/-.

Bangladesh

• In May 2001, adopted and maintained 7 orphans in Dhaka.Cambodia

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• In June 2001, facilitated a youth expedition to Kampong Cham.

• From Nov – Dec 2001, raised more than S$18,000 for the Cambodian floodvictims.

• In December 2002, partnered the Singapore Soka Association (SSA) andsent a team of 31 youths from MR, SSA and YEP/SIF on a 3 weeksmission to refurbish the Aspeca Orphanage in Takeo, conduct earlychildhood development & educational programmes, and mentoringmembers from the Khmer Youth Association. This team was called “Ridingthe Rapids”

• In June 2003, implemented short-to-medium term developmental projectsin Takeo and Kandal provinces. This included building wells and schools;acquisition of rice fields, farming tools and animals; and improving of thewater sanitation systems. Costing some S$60,000 the aim of the projectswere to provide the locals with the means to sustain their livelihood.

Indonesia

• In September 2001, partnered Singapore Red Cross and deployed a doctorand a nurse with the SRC medical team to Lampong to provide medicalscreening and healthcare to villagers.

Iraq

• In March 2003, MR raised funds for a Food Aid Programme in the form ofmeat and porridge to 500 hungry Iraqis who were victims of war inBaghdad.

Palestine

• From May – Jun 2002, MR collaborated with the Yuan Meng Shih Templeand the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS) and raisedS$383,000 for the victims of the conflict.

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• In February 2003, S$200,000 was spent to donate an ambulance, anultrasound machine, medicines, hospital beds and wheelchairs to the ElWafa hospital and rehabilitation centre in Gaza.

Sri Lanka

• On July 02 and July 03, Sent four volunteers to Colombo and Kandyrespectively to conduct early childhood development and educationalprogrammes.

Singapore

• .The Mercy First Aid (MFA) volunteer team provides free first aid coveragefor corporate and social events.

• During the SARS outbreak in Singapore in 2003, the MFA team supportedcorporate and social organisations at their functions by attending to andscreening the participants and attendees

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HUMANITARIAN RELIEF ASSISTANCE PROVIDE AFTER INAUGURATIONON 19 SEPTEMBER 2003

Bangladesh

• In November 2004, conducted an assessment mission in the outskirts ofDaud Kandi which were devastated by floods . However, the location andground situation were not suitable for a follow-up at that point of time.

Cambodia

• From Nov - Dec 2003, partnered the SSA and deploy a youth expedition toTakeo. MR’s project leader, Jyoji Numayama from the SSA, led a 30members team called “Riding the Rapids II”. The project was to continuethe work done at the same orphanage. More repair, refurbishment andinstallation work were carried out in and around the premises e.g. theconstruction of a drainage system around the perimeter of the orphanage.The 18-day expedition also included an educational programme andcultural exchange for the orphans.

• In February 2004, built 2 schools in the provinces of Kampong Thom andKampong Cham. Both schools were officially opened on 19 Feb 2004 byMr Zulkifli Baharudin, Chairman of Mercy Relief and the ProvincialGovernor of Kampong Cham, H.E. Cheang Om. New books andstationeries were also distributed to more than 500 students.

• In March 2004, Mercy Relief received the Gold Community Service Awardfrom the Cambodian Prime Minister’s Office in recognition of Singaporeans’contribution in helping the development of the Cambodian people.

• In October 2004, 24 youth volunteers built a high-temperature kiln, apottery house and kiln studio for a Handicraft Training Centre (ProlengKhmer) in Siem Reap. The purpose was to equip the youths with relevantpottery and weaving skills to provide them with better employmentopportunities.

• Mr Abdullah Tarmugi, Speaker for Parliament & Advisor to Mercy Reliefgraced the opening ceremony. He was accompanied by Mr LawrenceAnderson, Singapore’s Ambassador to Cambodia. Mr Chap Nhalyvoud,Governor of Siem Reap witnessed the ceremony.

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• In January 2005, provided food relief to more than 600 poverty strickenpeople whose crops were destroyed by the seasonal monsoon.

China

• In October 2003, a 4 member team, led by Dr Fatimah Lateef, a member ofMR’s Board of Directors, visited Zhaotong and Weixing counties to finaliseplans and arrangements to provide assistance in education and healthcare.

• Implemented an educational project called Project Books & Beds inWeiXing County. This project funded students from poor villages to residein the school’s dormitories and continue their education. S$15,000 wasgiven as bursaries for 300 needy students to continue their education for 3years.

• MR’s China coordinator, Dr Tan Lai Yong, a Singaporean medicalpractitioner, based in Kunming, oversaw and monitored the progress of thestudents who have received the bursaries.

• Distributed food rations such as rice, cooking oil, milk powder and biscuitsto poor students at 2 school dormitories in the mountainous region. Theteam also purchased and distributed story books to the students.

• In October 2004, carried out an eye-care project in Xishuangbanna which islocated at the southern-most part of China. MR’s project leader, Dr LiowChee Hsiang, another China based Singaporean doctor, handled theproject.

• In November 2004, MR distributed medicine, quilts and school suppliesworth S$5,000 to a primary school in flood-hit Mingle Town, Jinggu County- Yunnan. RMB$5,000 was paid as school fees to enable needy studentscontinue their education.

India

• In December 2003, partnered the Young Sikh Association youthexpeditions by providing 8 cartons of brand new winter-wear for theimpoverished in Punjab.

• In November 2004, deployed a mission to a coastal village on theSundarbands which was devastated by floods in September 2004. The

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team distributed S$5,000 worth of warm clothing and food supplies toorphans in the village of Ullon.

Indonesia

• In November 2003, provided relief supplies to victims of flash floods inBahorok, Sumatra. More than S$18,000 was spent in constructionmaterials to build homes and buying food, hygiene packs, blankets andchildren treat packs for the victims.

• In February 2004, provided food relief (Qurban – EID Celebration) in theform of fresh meat (200 sheep) to the flood victims in Bahorok. TheseAcehnese were displaced by the political conflict in Aceh.

• In June 2004, sent 29 youths on a 15-day expedition to Medan. The teambuilt extensions to overcrowded dormitories of an orphanage, conductededucational programs, and gave food to the orphans.

• In December 2004, sent 2 more expeditions comprising 60 youths toMedan. They spent 18 days conducting English and IT classes at to 259children in 4 orphanages. The team also refurbished facilities and rooms inthe orphanages. A team of doctors and dental nurses was also sent toprovide medical and dental check-up for the children.

Iran

• In January 2004, MR partnered the Inter-Religious Organisation (IRO), theIslamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS), the Singapore CatholicArchdiocese, the Singapore Soka Association (SSA), and the Young SikhAssociation (YSA), and raised S$484,000 for the victims of an earthquakewhich devastated Bam on 26 December 2003.

• With the donations raised, MR sent 2 containers of relief suppliesconsisting 18,500 units of brand new clothes and winter-wear, food,household items, personal hygiene packs and medicine to Bam .

• In April 2004, MR partnered the Catholic Medical Guild and SRCS andcarried out further assessment of the situation in Bam.

• Thereafter, 2 orphanages and 2 relief warehouses were constructed withthe remaining money from the donations received.

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Myanmar

• In October 2004, MR sent an assessment team to Yangon to verify projectswhich were requested by the Ministry of Social Welfare. Through CEDS(Myanmar), MR purchased sewing machines, computers, blankets,mosquito nets and mosquito coils for 200 boys and girls in homes operatedby the local government.

Palestine

• From May – Jun 2002, MR collaborated with the Yuan Meng Shih Templeand the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS) and raisedS$383,000 for the victims of the conflict.

• In February 2003, S$200,000 was spent to donate an ambulance, anultrasound machine, medicines, hospital beds and wheelchairs to the ElWafa hospital and rehabilitation centre in Gaza.

• In January 2004, MR provided an orthopaedic operation table, ananaesthesia machine and lighting equipment worth S$140,000 for theorthopaedic surgery room at the El Wafa hospital.

The Philippines

• In December 2004, MR sent a 27 strong youth team to Iloilo City. They builta poultry farm (S$5,000) as part of the economic sustenance programmefor the squatter population.

• The team also visited Umiray village in Quezon province and donated$10,000 worth of medicines and blankets to 1,200 victims of thedevastating typhoon..

Sri Lanka

• Between July2002 and July 2003, sent four volunteers to Colombo andKandy respectively to conduct early childhood development andeducational programmes.


Thailand

• In November 2004, conducted an assessment at a Government NursingHome in Pakkred which housed abandoned disabled children.


HUMANITARIAN RELIEF ASSISTANCE PROVIDE AFTER 26 DECEMBER2004

Cambodia

• In January 2005, provided food relief to more than 600 poverty strickenpeople whose crops were destroyed by the seasonal monsoon.

Indonesia

• Responded to the 2004 Boxing Day Indian Ocean Tsunami and sent 17Disaster Response Missions, comprising 120 volunteers, to Meulaboh,Banda Aceh and Nias from between January – April 2005.

• Sent a total of 900 tonnes of relief supplies (est. $3 million) through theIndonesian Ports of Belawan and Sibolga. The supplies comprised food,water, medicine, body bags, clothes and blankets.

• Awarded 103 scholarships (worth S$50,000) to Acehnese undergraduatesto allow them to continue their education at the Universitas Sumatera Utara(USU).

• 16,000 Play Packs (worth S$60,000) were distributed to the children inAceh.

• In January 2005, organised a Food Aid programme (Qurban – EIDCelebration) at the cost of S$165,000 in Medan for the poor, orphaned anddisplaced people affected by the 2004 tsunami.

• In January 2005, established Singapore Liaison Offices (Posko Temasek)in Medan and Meulaboh to manage & facilitate the movements of disasterresponse teams and monitor Singapore projects in Banda Aceh, Meulabohand Nias.

• 50 kit-houses were built as temporary classrooms in Nias (worthS$300,000), after it was devastated by major earthquake in March 2005.The schools were officially opened in September 2005.

• Reconstructed 2 Muhammadiyah orphanages at the cost of S$600,000 inMeulaboh. They were officially opened by Mr Abdullah Tarmugi, Speaker ofParliament and Advisor to Mercy Relief on September 2005.


• Contracted PT PAL Indonesia (A ship builder) to build 10 modern motorisedfishing vessels (worth almost S$2.3M) to help revive the fishing industry inAceh and Nias. These boat are capable of sailing further out to sea toenable better catch for the fishermen.

• In April 05, brought Singapore's Inter-Religious leaders to Banda Aceh topartake in the 100th Day Memorial Service of the 2004 Tsunami tragedy.

• In May 2005, organised a youth soccer tournament called Piala SingaMuda in Meulaboh to coincide with the 100th day Memorial Service. Thetheme of the tournament was “Aceh – Ke Hadapan” (Aceh Moving Ahead)

• In January 06, carried out a Food Aid Programme (Qurban – EIDCelebration) at the cost of S$94,500 to distribute food to the needy peopleof Meulaboh.

• Between May – Jul 2006, sent 4 Disaster Response Teams to Central Javato assist at evacuation centers near Mt Merapi for an impending volcaniceruption.

• On 27 May 06, responded to the aftermath of an earthquake which struckJogjakarta. Medicine and relief supplies worth S$15,000 were distributedto the survivors. S$5,000 was spent to upgrade the toilet and bathfacilities, store and kitchens in evacuation centres.

• In July 2006, sent a Disaster Response Team to West Java which wasstuck by an earthquake followed by a minor tsunami. Relief suppliescomprising tents, blankets and hygiene packs worth S$30,000 wheredistributed to 300 families.

• In July 2006, facilitated and managed a community project by NeptuneOrient Line (NOL) which donated 2 containers each to KPPL, a women co-operative and a community kindergarten in Meulaboh. NOL also sent 13staff to position, paint and landscape the containers for use as sewingworkshops and kindergarten classrooms respectively.

• In December 2006, rebuilt a school in Yogjakarta and Central Javarespectively at the cost of S$75,000/- each. The schools were badlydamaged during the earthquake on 27 May 06. Payments for thereconstruction work were made in progress installments, as a measure ofcontrol, to ensure that work is completed on schedule and within expectedstandards.

• In January 2007, a dispatched a Disaster Response Team to AcehTamiang to assist the flood victims. The team provided medical assistanceand distributed water filters to the victims.


Malaysia

• In December 2006, MR supported Mercy Malaysia (a Malaysian NGO andnot affiliated to Mercy Relief) in their effort to provide humanitarian reliefassistance to their own countrymen who were affected by floods whichsubmerged towns and villages in Kota Tinggi, Muar and Batu Pahat. MRorganised a convoy of 9 Land Rover 4 wheel drive vehicles to distribute3000 hygiene kits and 100 water filters to the internally displaced peoplewho were seeking shelter at evacuation centres.

• MR also sent a 6 man team, from 24 – 29 December 2006, to workalongside Mercy Malaysia staff to help distribute relief supplies to theevacuation centres. The team also repacked and inventorised MercyMalaysia’s temporary warehouse in Muar Town so that relief supplies werebetter managed and stored.

The Maldives

• In September 2005, MR distributed 2,000 Play Packs to children to helprestore normalcy to their lives in the aftermath of the 2004 Boxing Daytsunami. The Play Packs contained educational, recreational and hygieneitems.

Myanmar

• In October 2005, MR sent a team of 10 youths to Grace Home in Bego.The team set-up a computer lab and formulated a syllabus in basiccomputer skills to train 150 children.

Pakistan

• From Oct – Nov 2005, MR sent 5 Disaster Response Teams toMuzaffarabad in the Northern West Frontier of Pakistan in response to theearthquake which devastated parts of Pakistan and killed more than 74,000on 8 October 2005.

• This disaster response was with the cooperation of the Singapore RedCross Society, SingHealth, the Parkway Group Healthcare, National


Healthcare Group, NVPC and SIF. In total, 48 volunteers, comprisingdoctors, nurses, logisticians and generalists were deployed under the“Team Singapore” banner.

• The teams attended to the medical needs of the quake survivors at a fieldhospital operated by MR’s local partner, the Pakistani Islamic MedicalAssociation (PIMA), as well as the Abbas tertiary hospital, a PakistaniMinistry of Health facility.

• In collaboration with the Singapore Pakistani Association, Ba’alwie Mosque,Pakistani International Airlines, and the High Commission for the IslamicRepublic of Pakistan in Singapore, MR also sent and distributed S$222,000worth of relief supplies to survivors in Muzaffarabad and Balakot. MR’spartners in the relief distribution were the Pakistani Armed Forces, PIMAand The Citizen’s Foundation (TCF).

• The relief supplies comprised winterised tents, blankets, medicine, sleepingbags, medical equipment and food supplies.

• In July 2006, MR distributed 20,000 Play Packs to school children inMuzaffarabad and Battal. These schools were looked after by TCF. Thisdistribution was made possible with the help of Mediacorp Radio andCargill Singapore who co-funded Project Playpacks respectively.

The Philippines

• In December 2006, MR sent 2 Disaster Response Teams to Albay whichwas badly affected by Typhoon Reming and Utor. The teams providedmedical, psycho-social and reconstruction assistance. They also distributedwater filters to communities around in Albay Province..

Sri Lanka

• In January 05, conducted an assessment of relief projects in Galle whichwas devastated by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Thereafter, inpartnership with the Singapore Soka Association, MR distributed more than$5,000 NTUC food packs and daily necessities to the Internally DisplacedPeople (IDP) camps.

• In September 05, distributed 3,000 Play Packs to cater to the children’seducational, recreational and psycho-socio needs.


Singapore

• On 21 September 2006, organised an Observance for International Day ofPeace which is a day designated and recognised by the United Nations. Itwas held at the Arts House to create an awareness of peace for humanity.Tanglin Trust School, Mendaki and SOKA have pledged their support toorganise future observance ceremonies on an annual basis.

Thailand

• In January 05, conducted a food distribution (Qurban Food Aid) worthS$46,600/- for the poverty stricken people plagued by drought and conflictin Haadyai. More than 2,000 people benefited from the distribution that wasled by a member of MR’s Board of Directors.

• In December 06, another food distribution programme was conducted inSouthern Thailand for the poor villagers. Owing to the security instability inthe area, the distribution was handled by MR’s Thai partner, Dr SurinPitsuwan, who was Thailands former Minister of Foreign Affiars.


MAJOR DISASTERS IN 2004/2005 HICH MERCY RELIEF RESPONDED

26 DECEMBER 2004 BOXING DAY TSUNAMI – ACEH, INDONESIA

Arial view of Meulaboh in Aceh – Before and After – it was devastated by 4 storey high waves

250 km of Acehnese coast destroyed Over 170,000 people perished in Indonesia

The 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami devastated - Banda Aceh / Meulaboh / Sri Lanka / Maldives

Mercy Relief deployed :

- 11 Missions, comprising 51 medical personnel, 15 para-medics, 54 logisticians / generalists

- Treated over 20,000 patients

- Supplied over 100 tons of relief supplies

- Distributed 19,500 Play packs to childred to address their psycho-socio needs

- 3,000 volunteers help to pack and ship relief supplies in Singapore


Mercy Relief deployed :

- 2 Missions, comprising 8 medical personnel, 2 para-medics and 4 logisticians

- Treated over 4,000 patients

- Distributed 500 Play packs to children to address their psycho-socio needs

EARTHQUAKE ON NIAS ISLAND, INDONESIA - 28 MARCH 2005


A total of 118 passengers and crew perished in the crash.

The Governor of North Sumatera, Tengku Rizal, was one of those on board the ill fated aircraft

Mercy Relief deployed 2 para-medics and 2 logisticians to assist at the Adam Malik Hospital

where the deceased were brought to for identification and documentation

Provided 2 tons of dry ice to help maintain the cadavers and slow down the decomposition

process.

Crash site just 40 meters outside of Medan’s Polonia International Airport

Victim identification and funeral arrangements at Adam Malik General Hospital

AIR CRASH IN MEDAN, INDONESIA - 5 SEPTEMBER 2005

Polonia Airport

Crash path


EARTHQUAKE - MUZAFFARABAD, PAKISTAN - 8 OCTOBER 2005

First Disaster Response Team arrived in Muzaffarabad on 11 October 05 and established

base camp in a school compound. The team’s medical personnel worked in a field hospital

together with local partner, the Pakistan Islamic Medical Association (PIMA) and Abbas

Tertiary Hospital.

- 5 Missions

- 32 Medical personnel

- 11 Logisticians

- Over 20,000 patients treated

- 1000 tents distributed to internally displaced people (IDP)

- 14 tons of relief supplies distributed

Devastation caused by the earthquake

Mercy Relief’s base camp Makeshift airfield in a school field


An Internally Displaced People’s Camp Working in the field hospital

Operating on a broken lower limb

in field condition

Close up of an open head wound being

sutured without pain killers

Mountain rescue with the assistance of SCDF

of a victim who was malnourished and with both legs broken


MAJOR DISASTERS IN 2006 WHICH MERCY RELIEF RESPONDED

In May 2006, a Medical Mission was deployed to Bantul District to assist in evacuation centres

there in the wake of an impending eruption of Mount Merapi. Mercy Relief was aware that

evacuation centres would be overcrowded, thus resulting in over used sanitation facilities and poor

water quality. These inadequacies would result in the spread of water borne diseases and general

deterioration of health in the centres

Mount Merapi in Central Java is a volcano and

was spewing pyroclastic clouds and lava

Villagers given medication for sore throats and

eyes caused by the pyroclastic ashes in the air

Medical volunteers attending to villagers’ medical needs and

teaching them hygiene techniques

IMPENDING ERUPTION OF MOUNT MERAPI, JAVA, INDONESIA


On 27 May 2006, Jogjakarta and Central Java was hit by an earthquake which caused

extensive damage. Meryc Relief deployed 2 Disaster Response Teams to provide

emergency medical assistance and distributed relief supplies.

We also upgraded sanitation facilities, stores and common kitchens in the evacuation

centres in order to meet demand by the internally displaced people.

Waiting to collect supplies ferried from

Singapore on a SAF C130 military aircraft

Medical volunteers attending to casualties

EARTHQUAKE IN JOGJAKARTA AND CENTRAL JAVA


Heavy torrential rains in December 2006 caused massive flooding in several states in West

Malaysia. Worst hit was Johor and its surrounding areas.

On the request of our counterpart in Malaysia called Mercy Malaysia (not related to Mercy

Relief), Mercy Relief deployed a 6 men team to pack and distribute hygiene packs and

water filters to displaced villagers taking shelter in evacuation centres.

Working with Singapore 4-wheel drive vehicle owners, Mercy Relief deployed a convoy

of 9 4-wheel drive vehicles to plough through the flood waters to deliver the hygiene pack

and water filters to the evacuation centres.

Flood waters rising as high as roof tops in the lower parts of Kota Tinggi and Muar.

In other areas, the water was at waist level

In the evacuation

centres

Displacement severely affects children and the elderly. Having no drinking water available,

the elderly cannot take their medicines and children cannot have their milk and beverages.

Some consume contaminated water and suffer diarrhea and dysentery

FLOODS IN JOHOR, WEST MALAYSIA


Disaster Response team members packing hygiene pack and delivering them to

internally displaced people at evacuation centres

Convoy of 4-wheel drive vehicles ploughing through flood to get to the evacuation centres


Conflict in Lebanon

LEBANON – AFTERMATH OF AN ARMED CONFLICT

There are still an estimated 1 million

unexploded explosive devises which

remain uncleared. These are life

threatening, especially to children

who pick them up to play.There are no winners amongst the civilian population

in an armed conflict


ALBAY, PHILIPPINES – TYPHOONS UTOR AND REMING

- 2 Missions

- 6 Med. personnel, 2 Paramedics & 2 Logisticians

- Operated Mobile Clinic to serve over 1,000 patients

- Implemented Hygiene & Head Lice Programmes in evacuation centres

- Organised Christmas party for 700 children in evacuation centre

- Distributed school kits

- Re-roofed 3 classrooms in a school so that it can be used as an

evacuation centre

Mercy Relief medical volunteers at work in the evacuation centres attending to the

medical needs of villagers

The typhoons wrecked destruction and caused thousands of people in the communities

to seek shelter at evacuation centres. These centres were overcrowded and sanitary

facilities were over used.

Mercy Relief implemented hugiene programmes to prevent diseases and paid for the re-

roofing of 3 classrooms so that the IDP can use them as shelters


The Department of Health, Centre for Health Development, Bicol, Legaspi City,

Philippines, awarded Mercy Relief with a Certificate of Commendation for our

medical assistance rendered in the aftermath of the disaster


- Deployed 1 Disaster Mission

- 3 Med. personnel & a Logistician

- Attended to 250 patients in 3 villages

- Provided Primary Health Care

- Provided 40 water filters so that villagers can have drinking water

FLOOD IN ACEH TAMIANG, INDONESIA

Devastation caused by torrential rains.

Many villages under water , isolated by

floods or washed away by the swollen

rivers.

Mercy Relief medical volunteers attending

to the medical needs of villagers

Demonstrating to villagers the use of water

filters which will filter dirty water and

make it drinkable. As a measure of safety,

the villagers are told to boil the filtered

water before consuming


Various Existing Donation Facilities

MODES DESCRIPTION

Tele-MERCY 1900 - 911 1150 (for SGD50 donation)

1900 - 911 1110 (for SGD10 donation)

Cheque Cross to MERCY RELIEF

Send cheque to:

11 Keng Cheow Street

Riverside Piazza, #04-10

Singapore 059608

Credit Card Visit www.mercyrelief.org

ATM Transfer At any POSB / DBS ATM kiosk to

Mercy Relief’s DBS account:

054-900493-6

Internet Banking To Mercy Relief’s DBS account:

054-900493-6

Cash / Quick-Cheque deposits At any POSB / DBS Branch to

Mercy Relief’s DBS account:

MERCY RELIEF

054-900493-6

Inter-Bank GIRO Visit www.mercyrelief.org

or request through [email protected]

INFORMATION

To be a volunteer with MR, or for more information on MR, please visit www.mercyrelief.org, orcall 6514 6320. For enquiry / feedback, please write to [email protected]

MR is located at 11 Keng Cheow Street, Riverside Piazza, #04-10, S(059608)


Company Registration

Mercy Relief Limited (Company limited by guarantee)Company registration no. : 200306035ZDated : 5 July 2003

Institution of a Public Character

Approved as an Institution of a Public Character (IPC) by th Comptroller of IncomeTax, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore on 1 December 2005

Auditors

Helmi Talib & CoCertified Public Accountants20 Kramat Lane #05-05United HouseSingapore 228773E-mail : [email protected]

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