Record $8.1m raised in Gaza fund-raiser by S’pore charity; sum dispensed to UNRWA
Another round of fundraising for Gaza by Rahmatan Lil Alamin (Blessings to all) Foundation will be held during Ramadan. ST PHOTO: AZMI ATHNI
Sherlyn Sim
UPDATED
MAR 10, 2024, 11:08 PM
SINGAPORE – A fund-raiser to provide aid for communities in Gaza raised over $8.1 million just slightly under a month after it was launched in Oct 2023.
The sum of $8,114,422, collected from Oct 19 to Nov 17, is the highest raised by the Rahmatan Lil Alamin (Blessings to all) Foundation, or RLAF.
Minister for Social and Family Development Masagos Zulkifli said at the sidelines of an event at the Assyafaah Mosque on March 9 that the sum has been dispensed to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, or UNRWA.
On the same day, RLAF said in a Facebook post: “We thank all individuals and groups who have come forward to generously contribute to provide aid in the form of health, relief and shelter for communities affected in Gaza.”
The foundation added that it has been monitoring and working closely with its partners on updates about delivery of aid to the beneficiaries in Gaza.
This included a session for various donors and donor organisations where the foundation’s partners provided updates and responded to questions via a video call.
Mr Masagos, who is also Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs, said that RLAF will hold another round of fund-raising for Gaza during the upcoming Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.
