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LIFE&FAMILY
July14
UPLIFTING
SUPPORT
More than 650,000 unwanted
bras have found their way to the
chests of needy women through
the efforts of Uplift Project.
This volunteer group, founded
in Australia, collects and ships
secondhand and new bras to
underprivileged women across
Asia-Pacific. Uplift works with
NGOs and women’s organisations
in recipient countries, ensuring
culturally appropriate distribution
and fitting services. Now there’s
a chapter in Singapore, and
Uplift is looking for donations at
a giant swap-meet event; they’re
also on the hunt for corporate
shipping sponsors.
26 July.
*Scape, The Ground Theatre,
2 Orchard Link, 11am to 4pm.
upliftbrasinsingapore.org
BOOKS BUILD
LITERACY
Donate used and new children’s books and
dictionaries to help needy kids improve their
reading and literacy.
Project BookMATTERS
is a non-profit initiative aiming to collect 3,000
books in three months to help underprivileged
children in Singapore and neighbouring
countries by putting books in their hands.
Drop books off at Plain Vanilla Bakery outlets
at 1D Yong Siak Street and Holland Village
until 8 September, International Literacy Day.
projectbookmatters.com
GIFT OF SIGHT
The numbers say it all. In one eight-week
period earlier this year, the
John Fawcett
Foundation
, a Bali-based charity dedicated
to restoring sight, including children’s
corrective surgery, improved the lives of
thousands. The happy facts: it restored
sight to 141 blind adults and children,
provided 5,023 pairs of glasses, and
carried out nearly 400 cataract surgeries
in Bali, while at outreach centres and
mobile clinics on Lombok, 4,911 people
were screened and 229 sight-restoring
cataract surgeries performed. Donations are
always appreciated, including ophthalmic
equipment.
balieye.org
CYCLING
FOR A
CAUSE
Want to see the real Cambodia, and make a
contribution along the way? With seven riders
already signed up, the
Nokor Tep Foundation
is
seeking another 18 from around the world, along
with their mountain bikes, to raise funds for the
construction of the Nokor Tep Women’s Hospital.
As the first women’s hospital in Cambodia, where
women have an average life expectancy of 49, it will
provide free healthcare for the underprivileged. The
seven-day course covers 1,070km and will provide
safety and logistical support to riders. It starts in
Siem Reap on 10 August, and joins up with those
who’ve opted for the three-day ride that covers
the last 380km into Phnom Penh.
Sign up here:
lostowl.wix.com/ridefornokortep.
nokor-tep.net
Support the charities that help the needy in the region