Going Hungry In Singapore, A Cheap nutrient Paradise | Special Report Part 1/2 (with MSF clarifications)
*Update: Clarifications from the Ministry of Social and house unit evolution have got been added to the comments.
Singapore is famous for its cheap hawker nutrient, including the cheapest Michelin-starred meal in the world. Why does hunger, or nutrient insecurity, still be in this city?
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nutrient insecurity refers to the lack of reliable access to nutritious nutrient due to financial constraints. But we found that it doesn’t be only among the lower-income or the elderly poor.
In a two-part special, CNA Insider investigates the issue of hunger, and the efforts to address it in Singapore. WATCH Part 2: Feeding the hungry – and how to do it better https://youtu.be/dLVSKx8Wl70
We spent months talking to recipients of nutrient aid, and groups like The nutrient Bank Singapore, release nutrient From All, nutrient From The ticker, Keeping Hope Alive, Willing Hearts, Volunteer Switchboard and SG nutrient Rescue.
UPDATE: Clarifications from the Ministry of Social and house unit evolution (MSF), which reached out to some of the profiles with their permission:
– (5:10-34) Income is not the sole criteria for ComCare assistance. Applicants’ needs are assessed holistically, such as nutrient, financial debts, healthcare, employment, house unit-relationship issues, and housing needs. In Sam’s case, he approached the SSO in 2015 over rental assistance and declined to apply for financial assistance.
– (9:35-10:40) Azhar has to apply to extend his ComCare assistance every 3 months, because the period of assistance is aligned with the three-month duration of his medical certificates. He had last applied in late August 2019, and submitted his medico’s memo (certifying him unfit for work) on Sept 25. His application was approved a week later, on Oct 3.
– (9:45-52) Most applications for assistance are processed in 2-4 weeks, once necessary documents are submitted. Almost all are processed within 6 weeks.
READ more: Why some are going hungry in a cheap nutrient paradise https://cna.asia/hungersg1
How you can donate or volunteer:
nutrient From The ticker: https://www.foodfromtheheart.sg
nutrient Bank Singapore: https://www.giving.sg/the-nutrient-bank-singapore-ltd
release nutrient For All: https://freefood.org.sg
Willing Hearts: http://www.willinghearts.org.sg
National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre: https://www.giving.sg/sgunited
TOUCH Community Services: To volunteer for Meals-On-Wheels delivery, call 68046565
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