We had just completed the 1st batch of cataract surgeries at Suwanetha Eye Hospital, Sri Lanka. The eye camp started on 25 July 2020 and will complete on 15 Aug 2020. The next group of patients will be operated in August by our partner, the Karuna Trust & supported by…
Dear Member, Notice is hereby given that the Extraordinary General Meeting (EOGM) of members of Firefly Mission will be held by way of electronic means using ZOOM platform hosted at 148 Chestnut Crescent Singapore 679855 on Friday 31 July at 3pm. EOGM required a quorum of 30. Please email: leebengtzen@gmail.com or WhatsApp…
Covid19 pandemic has not stopped Firefly Mission from doing its work for the benefit of the disadvantaged in society. Despite a two month lockdown in April and May, our team in Laos managed to complete the construction of two schools at Savannakhet and Saravan Province, Southern Laos. The completion is…
Funerals Support for the Poor & Vulnerable in Cambodia Since 2008, together with our partner in compassion, Salvation Center Cambodia (SCC), we have been running the funerals support, initially for people who died from AIDs, and then extended to the very poor and vulnerable in Phnom Penh Municipality, Siemreap and…
PROJECT BRIEF Background Since the beginning of 2020, the spread of Covid-19 has impacted the lives of millions of people worldwide. While Singapore has its fair share of Covid-19 infections, overall, what most Singaporeans suffer are mere inconveniences as a result of restrictions in our daily lives. In comparison, for…
Happy VESAK 2020. Wishing all our members, volunteers, friends and supporters a Happy Vesak. This is a very unique year where most of us celebrate this Triple Glory Day (the Birth, Enlightenment & Parinibbana) at home. Today, not only we celebrate this holy day by doing puja and all other…
Firefly Mission has just concluded the 14th FFM-AGM over ZOOM on 1st May 2020. We thank all that have taken time to join us this morning. We extend our thanks to the outgoing Exco members (2018-2020) for their dedicated & valuable contributions, and thank those who have stepped forward to…
During this CoVid-19 time of crisis, everyone has been affected by uncertainties, fears, lost of hope, shortage of food supplies, etc. This is more so in many developing countries such as India and Sri Lanka. FFM continues to work with our partners in compassion, Nagaloka Training Institute and its Alumni…
Dear Member, NOTICE OF 14th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, 2020 (Rescheduled) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Management Committee (“the Committee”) that the 14th Annual General Meeting of Firefly Mission (“FFM”) will take place virtually on Friday, 1 May 2020 10am. All members who would like to join the AGM are required to submit their name,…
In the midst of so much uncertainties and challenges, we received some happy updates from our team in Laos PDR on 2 school projects.– Laos Project #17Dongkhankhou Village Secondary School, Chomphet District, Savannakhet province– Laos Project #18Fungthanyai Village Lower Secondary SchoolSaravan province Projects progressing ahead of schedule and expect completion…