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Mercy Relief is a non-governmental humanitarian organization in Singapore. The organization was officially launched in 2003, by the then-Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore, Mr Lee Hsien Loong. Not only responding to disasters in the Asian region, its longer-term developmental projects also focuses on water & sanitation, shelter, sustainable livelihoods, healthcare and education. Over the past decade, Mercy Relief has reached to some 2 million beneficiaries in 23 different countries across Asia.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.blueoceansys.com.sg/blog/2013/11/13/helping-the-people-who-make-a-difference-in-the-world/ )〕 == Milestones == Officially launched in 2003, Mercy Relief is Singapore's only independent non-governmental organization (NGO) involved in humanitarian disaster relief. In December 2003, Mercy Relief was granted the Institution of Public Character (IPC) Status. The charity's first response since its official launch was to Bohorok River flash floods in North Sumatra in 2003, followed by the earthquake in Bam, Iran in the same year.〔 The next year, Mercy Relief was awarded the annual Singapore International Foundation Award for its efforts in spreading the Singaporean spirit in 11 countries through its works. Mercy Relief was invited by United Nations in 2008 to speak at the International Disaster and Risk Conference, on "Peace-time strategies that can ease relief operations and the management of risks during and after such calamities". In 2009, Singapore observed its inaugural World Humanitarian Day, where the works and sacrifices of humanitarians, including Mercy Relief's, was commemorated. It then partnered up with Singapore Polytechnic in 2010 to conduct a two-year diploma-plus certificate course in humanitarian affairs. Mercy Relief also hosted Singapore's President, President Tony Tan Keng Yam at a humanitarian assistance project site in Magelang, Indonesia in 2012. And in that same year, they participated in Singapore's National Day Parade for the first time, as part of the marching contingent. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mercy Relief」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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