SINGAPORE — Secondhand goods donated by people in Singapore for the victims of last month’s deadly Turkiye-Syria earthquake were either disposed of or handed over to a non-governmental organisation (NGO) due to hygiene reasons, CNA has learnt. The 7.8-magnitude quake, which claimed more than 50,000 liv
SINGAPORE — Secondhand goods donated by people in Singapore for the victims of last month’s deadly Turkiye-Syria earthquake were either disposed of or handed over to a non-governmental organisation due to hygiene reasons, CNA has learnt.
Because of this, the embassy “got in touch with some NGOs” in order to"establish co-operation with them with the intention of sending secondhand clothing to people in need", he said. Mr Gonenli added that the embassy sent some secondhand clothing donations to Global Ehsan Relief, a humanitarian aid group based in Malaysia with branches in other countries such as Singapore, Indonesia and Sri Lanka.Another company that the Turkish embassy got help from was homegrown recycler Tay Paper Recycling. Its general manager Daryl Chew said that it “disposed of unwanted clothing” amounting to an estimated 16 tonnes .
The Singapore Red Cross said it has “built a network of donor-partners that provides a steady stream of brand new or pre-loved clothes”. Mr Gonenli revealed that so far, the Turkish embassy has sent 116 tonnes of donations – including tents, sleeping bags, clothing, baby food and blankets – to Turkiye via air.
However, it was soon overwhelmed with donations at its premises in the SGX Centre 1 Building. Two other donation collection centres opened to help out.
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