You Can Donate Your ART Kits to Migrant Workers for Them to Take S’pore Flyer Rides

Last Updated on 2022-01-05 , 10:56 am

New year, new me. Is doing more for charity one of the items on your new year’s resolutions?

Chances are, you have a few spare ART kits lying around your house, from the government-sponsored ART kits to the ones your parents bought because aiyo, it’s better to stock up, who knows when it’ll go out of stock!

Well, if you haven’t been using your ART kits, why not donate them for a good cause?

ItsRainingRaincoats, an initiative that aims to improve the lives of migrant workers in Singapore, posted on Facebook on Wednesday (29 December 2021) calling for donations of 2000 ART kits.

The reason? To be able to take 1,000 migrant workers on Singapore Flyer rides!

You can donate any number of kits, whether it be one or 20, so feel free to donate half of your family’s hoard if you want to.

If you’re interested in donating, WTF Technology has graciously lent their space as a drop-off point. You can find it on Google Maps at here.

You can drop the kits off in one of three ways:

1. Send the kits via trackable couriers such as J&T or Ninja Van, (Take note to avoid using Singpost mail as their letterbox is unable to accept these packages due to size constraints!)
2. Drop it off yourself at the 24-hour self drop-off box, or
3. Purchase the kits online, and add a note to the courier to drop it off at the donation box.

What are ART Kits?

In case you’ve been living under a rock, ART kits stand for Antigen Rapid Test Kits, which is a self-test that screens for the SARS-Cov-2 virus that causes COVID-19.

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It uses a shallow nasal swab method and is now commonly used as part of pre-event testing.

If you want all the nitty-gritty details on ART kits, you can read about them here, or watch this video to the end:

So no, people are NOT digging their noses with cotton buds now, ew. They’re just testing themselves for COVID-19 like a responsible citizen.

In additional, the government has been distributing ART kits nationwide for free, but you can also get them in any pharmacy or supermarket near you.

It’s been a tough year for everyone, but especially the migrant workers, who suffered the brunt of the COVID-19 cases while being far from home. Let’s do what we can to help the community overcome the pandemic together!

For further initiatives related to migrant workers, you can check out ItsRainingRaincoats’ Facebook page, or another non-profit organisation, Transient Workers Count Too (TWC2)’s website, for more information.

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Featured Image: Facebook (@ItsRainingRaincoats)