Happy Mart, a community mart established by the charity Hao Ren Hao Shi, provides free groceries and necessities to 160 low-income residents in Singapore. The mart aims to serve between 300 and 500 residents in the future.
Happy Mart was set up by the charity Hao Ren Hao Shi , which translates into Good People, Good Deeds from Mandarin. Happy Mart @ Stirling, at Block 49 Stirling Road, is open only two days a week – on Wednesday and Sunday – from 10am to 2pm. They can get fresh produce, such as fruits, eggs and vegetables, canned food and frozen food, among others. There are also items such as milk, cake and even roast chicken, and household necessities such as toilet paper, washing detergent and adult diapers.
Happy Mart was set up by the charity Hao Ren Hao Shi, which means “good people, good deeds” in Mandarin. It was officially opened on Jan 4 by Education Minister Chan Chun Sing, who is an MP for Tanjong Pagar GRC. Happy Mart is the charity’s first community mart. On the selection of food items for beneficiaries, Hao Ren Hao Shi founder Anson Ng said: “We have roast chicken and cake so that if it’s their birthday, they can come take these (cake or roast chicken) to celebrate, even if they live in rental flats.” Mr Ng said that 160 residents currently get the free credits to shop at the mart, but the charity hopes to serve between 300 and 500 residents eventually. Hao Ren Hao Shi has been giving free groceries and necessities to low-income Singaporeans since 2017, and currently helps 1,600 families a month in this way, Mr Ng said. For example, its mobile grocery trucks deliver groceries and necessities to low-income residents in the South West District in a partnership between Hao Ren Hao Shi and the South West Community Development Council. Madam Krishnavainy Kannoo Sutheyvall, a 77-year-old widow who lives alone in a one-room rental flat in Queenstown, is thankful for the free groceries. Madam Krishnavainy Kannoo Sutheyvall leaving Hao Ren Hao Shi minimart with selected grocery items on Jan
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