The “Blessings-To-All” Mosque Committee, representing all mosques in Singapore, is organising a special fund-raising effort in collaboration with the Rahmatan Lil Alamin Foundation (RLAF) to offer winter relief for Syrian refugees.
The committee notes that more than 4 million Syrians have fled the country and sought refuge in other countries,and that Jordan alone is hosting 650,000 refugees.
"The high concentration of refugees in the country has placed a tremendous strain on the resources of the nation which is also struggling to meet the demands of its own population. Our hearts are with the refugees and the nation that has so kindly accepted to host them," said the committee and the RLAF in a statement from the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis).
With severe winter conditions currently affecting the Middle East, the RLAF is working closely with mosques in Singapore to conduct a special winter collection to extend aid to Syrian refugees in the region.
The RLAF will further be working with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the Singaporean student body in Jordan to assist in the winter aid programme as well as education programmes for Syrian children.
In 2014, the RLAF and mosques in Singapore raised more than S$400,000 through two collections for the Syrian refugees. The funds collected were used to hand out cooked food, household rations to over 4,000 Syrian families, school packs for young children in three schools for Syrian refugees in Turkey, as well as medical kits for clinics treating injured and disabled refugees.
Interested?
RLAF donation boxes will be placed at all 70 mosques till 9 February 2017. All boxes will be marked Special Winter Collection in Aid of Syrian Refugees.
Members of the public can also donate cash or by cheque. All cheques should be made payable to RLAF with Special Winter Collection in Aid of Syrian Refugees written on the back. Cash and cheques can be delivered to the Muis Building at the Singapore Islamic Hub, 273, Braddell Road, Singapore 579702.
Online donations are accepted at the Muis website
The committee notes that more than 4 million Syrians have fled the country and sought refuge in other countries,and that Jordan alone is hosting 650,000 refugees.
"The high concentration of refugees in the country has placed a tremendous strain on the resources of the nation which is also struggling to meet the demands of its own population. Our hearts are with the refugees and the nation that has so kindly accepted to host them," said the committee and the RLAF in a statement from the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis).
With severe winter conditions currently affecting the Middle East, the RLAF is working closely with mosques in Singapore to conduct a special winter collection to extend aid to Syrian refugees in the region.
The RLAF will further be working with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the Singaporean student body in Jordan to assist in the winter aid programme as well as education programmes for Syrian children.
In 2014, the RLAF and mosques in Singapore raised more than S$400,000 through two collections for the Syrian refugees. The funds collected were used to hand out cooked food, household rations to over 4,000 Syrian families, school packs for young children in three schools for Syrian refugees in Turkey, as well as medical kits for clinics treating injured and disabled refugees.
Interested?
RLAF donation boxes will be placed at all 70 mosques till 9 February 2017. All boxes will be marked Special Winter Collection in Aid of Syrian Refugees.
Members of the public can also donate cash or by cheque. All cheques should be made payable to RLAF with Special Winter Collection in Aid of Syrian Refugees written on the back. Cash and cheques can be delivered to the Muis Building at the Singapore Islamic Hub, 273, Braddell Road, Singapore 579702.
Online donations are accepted at the Muis website
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