Humanitarian Mission
Yangon & Mandalay, the Union of Myanmar
In 2001, partnering with Burmese Buddhist Temple, Kong Meng San
Phor Khark See Monastery, National University of Singapore
Buddhist Society and Palelai Buddhist Temple; we embarked on the
“Song of Apsaras 2001” humanitarian mission to the Union of
Myanmar.
The project was divided into the Community Welfare & Education,
& the Hearing Aids Project. Over 50 volunteers from our
sponsoring organizations took part in this meaningful mission.
Community Welfare & Education
Project
Over 30 volunteers brought joy & happiness to more than 10
orphanages, schools (inc. special schools for the deaf, blinds &
disabled) and monasteries.
S$20,000 worth of goods was donated (medicine, milk powders,
books, stationeries, cloth, computers, printers, toys etc).
Another S$15,000 went to building a village school, constructing
a deep-well for drinking and purchasing a power generator for a
school.
Hearing Aids Project
The Hearing Aids team, which comprised of over 20 volunteers, of
whom majority are medical students at the National University of
Singapore and a surgeon.
They provided screening test and helped in the selection of
recipients for the 260 sets of hearing aids. Two sets of hearing
test equipments were donated to the Dept. of ENT Surgery, Yangon
General Hospital.
In December 2001, 2 doctors and an audiologist were sponsored
for the trainers’ training program at the Siemens Medical
Instruments, Singapore, by the Song of Apsaras 2001.
