More About Us
1.
We are group of people, some young and
some old, male and female, who understand that we are indeed a
privileged lot, with the means and the capacity to give,
particularly to the less fortunate ones.
2. Supporting or giving to the less fortunate ones is also one of
the basic Teachings of Buddhism, and we wish to practise this, and
also to encourage others to enjoy the pleasure of giving.
3.
Our focus is in the poor countryside
of our less developed neighbours, such as Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri
Lanka, Nepal, India and Thai-Border.
4.
Our support and/or giving is in basic
needs, such as funding the building of schools, students hostels,
supplying of stationary and refurbished used computers, and +++
(please click
here on to
"where
does the money go" & "projects"
- to see the full list of the things that we have
and will be doing).
ACCOUNTABILITY
1. We
are a 100% volunteer charitable organization. Nobody gets paid in
this organization.
2. Our
overhead is 0% because we work from our home. We meet at hawker’s
center or wherever is convenient and free.
3. Our
registered office is currently the home address of our President.
Our current President is Dr. Ng Yee Kong, Associate Professor in the
Department of Anatomy, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National
University of Singapore.
4. When
you donate, you will be issued an official numbered receipt that
will also indicate the project that you are supporting.
5. Our
projects do involve overseas travelling. The cost of such travelling
and its attendant cost is 100% borne by the volunteers. In other
words, the volunteers donate both the time and money. This selfless
giving is as a result of the volunteers’ recognition that they are
in such a privileged position to give than to receive.
6.
We do not
out-source any aspect of our projects. Thus, there is no
opportunity for any volunteer to take a financial interest in the
outsourced business.
7. The
collection of donations and its disbursements is audited by an
independent person NOT associated with any project that is
benefiting from the donation. This is to ensure absolutely
transparency and objectivity. Currently the independent person is
Dr. Ong Poh Seng, retired CEO of New Zealand Dairy Board Asia
Region.
