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( 5 3 5 0 - X )
“The ultimate goal here is not to
make them dependant on us but to
give hope and encouragement for
them to continue with pride to be self
reliant, whilst knowing there will
always be people who care.”
Audrey Kwong,
Charlie’s Angels
Assistant Team Leader
(Personal Assistant to the Managing Director)
“We started this project to reach
out and touch the lives of those less
fortunate than us, but in reality we
are the true beneficiaries of this
project because it is our hearts that
have been touched and our lives
that have been enriched in more
ways than words could ever hope to
express or money can ever measure
or match. “
Tan Yew Luen,
Charlie’s Angels
Team Leader
(Head of Internal Audit)
Our Commitment to Enriching Communities
CASE STUDY
The Big Day Out – Charlie’s Angels
A small team of 10 employees started out on a project
to improve living conditions and elevate quality of life
for a low-income single-mother family of 6, with an
8-year old disabled son, living below the poverty line.
They were in dire need for material and financial aid.
Letchumy is a simple and pleasant lady, very
humble, unassuming, non-demanding and sincerely
appreciative. Her main request was for a wheelchair
for her handicap son because whenever they go out
he has to be carried piggy-back to and fro, which was
very difficult.
At Letchumy’s rented house, it was noted that there
was only the very bare make-shift essentials. There
was a glaring absence of some badly needed basic
household necessities, eg. table, chairs, cupboards,
mattresses. Although the (low-cost) house is double-
storey, the landlord has not maintained it and the
family basically occupies and lives only on the ground
floor because the roof is leaking in several places
upstairs. As the house is rented she declined the offer
to fix the roof or do any structural repairs.
For this project, the team focussed on providing the
following for Letchumy:
1. furnishing and equipping the home with basic
household items;
2. providing a wheelchair for the handicap son;
3. providing some food and provisions to help ease
their lives and see them through for a period of
time;
4. encouraging the only school-going son to study
by providing basic educational support;
5. highlighting the plight of this family to the
relevant social bodies to try solicit further
assistance for Letchumy and her children.
In addition to the above, and on a personal basis,
individual members of the team contributed a variety
of other items to bring more cheer to the family.
With the balance of funds, the team intends to do
a follow-up visit to the family during Deepavali and
before school reopens, to see how the family is faring
and if more can be done to help ease their plight.