Sowing Care for Guest Workers Amidst COVID-19

How Your Donation Makes a Difference

$50

Thank you for donating $50 dollars. $50 would mean providing approximately 25 meals to guest workers in times of need.

$500

Thank you for donating $500. $500 would mean providing approximately 250 meals to guest workers in times of need.

$1,000

Thank you for donating $1,000. $1,000 would mean providing approximately 500 meals to guest workers in times of need.

$5,000

Thank you for donating $5,000. $5,000 would mean providing approximately 2,500 meals to guest workers in times of need.

Other amount

Thank you for your donation. Your donation will go a long way to support the guest workers in our midst during this difficult and trying time.

About Campaign

ends 30 Jun 2020, 11:59 PM

With $3 on average and $5 at most, we will be able to provide a simple Care Meal for a guest worker. Through your generous giving since Good Friday (10 Apr), we have been able to distribute 313,435 Care Meals across 233 factory-converted dormitories (FCD), as of the writing.

Going forward, we still appeal for your continued support as the Circuit Breaker period has been extended to 1 June 2020. Additional funds are needed to cover and provide meals for the next 32 days (i.e. 32 days x $3 x 2 meals x 10,000 workers = $1.92M.)

The cost per meal has increased from $2 to $3-$5 on average due to price surge and increased demand. The provision of early morning meals for Muslim guest workers during the Ramadan period has also induced the increase of costs.

On top of the daily Care Meals, we also aim to reach more guest workers across an estimated 260 FCDs with essentials items and hygiene products. Thus, please allow us to utilise any excess funds to provide them with holistic care, ex gratia or small allowance, medical and/or mental health assistance. Your generous giving will impact thousands of lives.

We are thankful for our partnership with the Ministry of Manpower and Migrant Workers Centre for engaging us to supply food and essentials to the guest workers. With their invaluable assistance, we have been able to gain access to these dormitories.

Visit www.hia.sg/guestworkers for more information.

About the Charity

Hope Initiative Alliance (HIA) is an inter-racial and inter-religious charity organisation that aims to provide holistic care for Singapore citizens, residents and migrant workers who are lesser privileged and require social welfare assistance.

With the support of partners from the public, people and private sectors, HIA serves as an aggregator to provide services that improve the lives of people with diverse social welfare needs. In this regard, HIA works closely with over 100 social service organisations, civil society organisations, corporations and government agencies.

HIA serves its beneficiaries through various movements that serve the following beneficiaries:
- Families with low household income
- Children from lesser privileged families
- Homeless people and rough sleepers
- Migrant workers living in dormitories
- Migrant domestic workers

HIA has been recognised for its contributions by the government and partners. In 2020, HIA was the recipient of the President's Volunteerism & Philanthropy Award for the Organisation of Good category for contributions to society amidst the Covid-19 Pandemic. This award was presented by Mdm Halimah Yacob, the President of the Republic of Singapore.

For more information, visit hia.sg