More than 300 volunteers signed up and took to the streets to collect donations on Nov 17.
Senior Minister of State for Defence and Manpower Zaqy Mohamad flagging off the Street Collection For Gaza Relief initiative on Nov 17.
The charity also announced a new initiative, Street Collection For Gaza Relief, which saw volunteers taking to the streets to collect donations from the public. The funds and supplies collected will be packed and shipped by Dec 1 to Jordan, where they will be transferred to Gaza by land in January 2025.
The street collection effort was a way Singaporeans can unite to support a common cause, he said, commending volunteers and the organisers for their efforts. Humanity Matters has led four relief deployments to Jordan and Egypt since November 2023, said the organisation’s chairman, Ambassador Ong Keng Yong.
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