In response to various requests from the public, a ‘Sabah Earthquake Fund’ has been set up for the dependents of Singaporeans who have lost their lives, as well as for the trainers and guides in Sabah who have lost their lives or had their livelihoods affected by the 5^th June 2015 earthquake. The Ministry of Education (MOE) will handle the collection of donations to this Fund, which will be administered by the Temasek Foundation.  

Members of public who are keen to contribute to the Fund may wish to make their donations to one or more of the following groups of beneficiaries of the Fund:

• The family of the late Mr Mohammad Ghazi bin Mohamed (former teacher from Tanjong Katong Primary School or “TKPS”);
• The family of the late Mr Loo Jian Liang Terrence Sebastian (former teacher from TKPS);
• The family of the late Mr Muhammad Daanish Bin Amran (former instructor from Camp Challenge Pte Ltd assigned to TKPS);
• Mountain Torq trainers (or their families) and Sabahan mountain guides.

A Committee comprising representatives appointed by MOE and the Temasek Foundation will oversee the manner in which the donations received by the Fund in respect of each group of beneficiaries are allocated or used in order to assist the beneficiaries in rebuilding their lives and livelihoods.  Members of the Committee are:

• Mr Gerard Ee – Chairman of the Singapore Charity Council
• Mr Lim Boon Wee – Deputy Secretary (Services), MOE
• Mr Benedict Cheong – CEO, Temasek Foundation
• Ms Joanne Tan – Director, Programmes and Strategy, Temasek Foundation

Where appropriate, staff volunteers from Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited will provide advice to the Committee on how to structure the donations collected by the Fund to support the long-term well-being of the beneficiaries.

If no specific group of beneficiaries is identified by a donor, the way in which the donation will be allocated amongst the four beneficiary groups identified above will be decided by the Committee.

How to Donate

Members of public who are keen to make donations can do so via cheque from now until 22 July 2015. No tax-deductible receipts will be issued. Please also note that donations-in-kind will not be entertained.  

All cheques should be made payable to the “Sabah Earthquake Fund” and sent to the following address:

Ministry of Education
1 North Buona Vista Drive
MOE Building, #09-52
Singapore 138675
(Attn: Sabah Earthquake Fund)

For more information on how to make a donation to the Fund, please visit
www.moe.gov.sg/sabahearthquakefund.

For media enquiries, please contact:

Mr Jeffrey Fang

Associate Director, Strategic & Public Affairs
Temasek
DID: 6828 6857
jeffreyfang@temasek.com.sg

About Temasek Foundation, Singapore

Temasek Foundation is a non-profit philanthropic organisation anchored in Singapore that seeks to contribute to sustainable growth and a bright future of hope and opportunities for people in Asia. The foundation works with partners to support programmes that build people through health care and education, programmes that build bridges between peoples, programmes that build institutions of excellence through governance and ethics, and programmes that rebuild lives and livelihoods affected by natural disasters.

For more information, visit www.temasekfoundation.org.sg.