Donate to homeless when you fill up petrol
SIBU: Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in the state have been urged to emulate Petronas fuel stations in raising funds for the operations of a temporary transit centre (TTG) for the homeless. Deputy Minister for Women, Childhood and Community Development, Mohamad Razi Sitam said Petronas Lanang Barat will be the first of 50 Petronas stations state-wide to […]
Stop gap help for mentally challenged homeless
SIBU: A special operation was mounted here on Monday night (Aug 1) to rescue the homeless, particularly the mentally challenged, from the streets. It was a pilot exchange project between Sibu Hospital and the Temporary Transit Centre for the Homeless (TTG) Sibu. Women, Early Childhood, and Community Well-being Development Minister, Datuk Sri Fatimah Abdullah who […]
TTGs as part of efforts to address homelessness
SIBU: The temporary transit centre for the homeless (TTG) here will be the benchmark for other TTGs as Sarawak seek to address this issue. State Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said the establishment of the TTG was part of Gabungan Parti Sarawak’s (GPS) social inclusivity commitment. “In […]
Welfare of homeless assured, asserts Fatimah
MIRI: The Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) state government is committed to ensuring the welfare of homeless persons are being taken care of. Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Minister Datuk Sri Fatimah Abdullah said one of the efforts towards this end was to establish Temporary Transit Centres (TTC) to accommodate these people. She explained that […]
Transit centre on the cards for Miri homeless
MIRI: Another temporary transit centre will be set up, this time in this division, to help those living life on the periphery to get back on the rails. Women, Childhood and Community Well-being Development Minister Datuk Sri Fatimah Abdullah who disclosed this here Saturday (Jan 15) said the first was set up in Sibu and […]
Caring for Sibu’s homeless during MCO
KUCHING: The Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Ministry has reactivated the temporary transit centre for the homeless (TTG) in Sibu, said its minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. She said the reactivation of the TTG using the government rest house is to provide temporary shelter for the homeless in compliance with the implementation […]
Homeless in Sarawak given due attention
KUCHING: The enforcement of the Movement Control Order (MCO) may be a blessing in disguise for the Sarawak government in dealing with the homelessness issue. Sarawak Welfare, Community Well-being, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister, Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah today said the number of the homeless people in the state had dwindled by nearly half from 120 last […]
