More Singaporeans were moved to help others in 2019 through various online platforms and physical volunteer centres, said the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY).
Online charity portal Giving.sg saw a 35% growth in the number of registered users in the past year. Volunteer sign-ups through the portal also increased from 22,000 in 2018 to over 28,000 last year (2019).
MCCY Minister Grace Fu revealed the statistics during the ministry’s year-in-review event on 17 January 2020.
There were also 9,500 new account sign-ups last year on volunteer.sg, an online platform by MCCY that connects volunteers with public agencies, bringing the total to 31,000. At least 4,000 volunteers volunteer regularly through the portal.
With the launch of four new volunteer centres last year, MCCY now has six avenues run in collaboration with community-based organisations to encourage people to help out in neighbourhoods.
Through these centres, more than 4,000 have stepped up to contribute in various ways, said MCCY.
Throughout last year, over a million acts of care were also carried out by various organisations and individuals, the ministry added.
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Source: The Straits Times, 17 January 2020