S'pore Red Cross to send another S$550,000 tranche of aid to Myanmar

The Singapore Red Cross (SRC) is sending another round of humanitarian aid to support communities affected by the devastating earthquake in Myanmar, the organisation announced in a press release on Apr. 10.

The contribution, worth S$550,000 in total, is expected to support around 8,000 households from affected regions, with items including hygiene kits, jerry cans, mosquito nets, and tarpaulins.

A three-person team was deployed to Yangon, Myanmar, to assess the evolving humanitarian situation in the country and coordinate further relief efforts.

The team, comprising two SRC staff and a volunteer, is working closely with the Myanmar Red Cross (MRC), IFRC (International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies), and ICRC (International Committee of the Red Cross) to identify urgent needs and determine how SRC can best support the affected communities.

SRC also worked together with MRC to deploy MRC volunteers and two ambulances to support the transfer of patients between the Singapore Emergency Medical Team (SGEMT) Field Hospital and the Mandalay General Hospital.

SRC has also been coordinating closely with Changi Regional HADR Coordination Centre (RHCC), Asean Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on Disaster Management (AHA Centre), and the MRC to consolidate humanitarian aid from Singapore, working together with other non-government organisations such as Mercy Relief and Relief Singapore, to be delivered to Myanmar.

Two shipments, which include water filters and solar-powered lights, have also been delivered to Myanmar since the earthquake.

The organisation has also dispatched close to 300 water filters to regions, such as Mandalay and Sagaing, to improve access to clean, safe drinking water, and nearly 900 solar-powered lights to support communities without power.

"Safe spaces" in Singapore

Beyond humanitarian aid, SRC has also set up two walk-in "safe spaces" at Singapore's Red Cross House to provide psychosocial and mental health support to Myanmar and Thai residents in Singapore who have loved ones affected by the earthquake.

Trained SRC volunteers were also on standby to share more about the tracing service “Restoring Family Links” (RFL), aimed to assist Singapore residents in locating their immediate family members who may have been affected by the disaster and have difficulty contacting.

An initial S$150,000 was deployed by SRC to support emergency relief efforts in Central Myanmar, which addressed immediate needs, including the distribution of essential supplies.

To date, the SRC has disbursed close to SGD$700,000 worth of life-saving humanitarian aid.

https://mothership.sg/2025/03/singapore-red-cross-150000-myanmar-thailand-quake

Donation

Those who wish to donate can do so via this link till May 31.

They can also donate via cheque or in person by donating at the Singapore Red Cross at Red Cross House.

Through public fundraising from the Singapore government and citizens, SRC raised over S$2.7 million for humanitarian relief.

Top image courtesy of Singapore Red Cross.