The Stories Behind: After a week in Egypt overseeing aid to Gazans, she's trying to ease back into normal life without guilt

The Stories Behind : After a week in Egypt overseeing aid to Gaza ns, she's trying to ease back into normal life without guilt

Just a week or so ago, the 34-year-old had been packing essential supplies in North Sinai, Egypt to ensure that thousands of Palestinians would not starve. When I met Ms Ng, I was surprised. I had half-expected her to be an overzealous person who might rattle on at length about her experiences and charity work.

In the midst of several volunteering stints, she discovered the Singapore Red Cross after taking a boating licence class in 2014. "I tried to assure them of the Red Cross protocol... such as being cautious of my surroundings and a 'go pack' prepared. Nothing can stop me," she said.The"go pack" is an emergency bag packed with necessities such as documents and food that volunteers can quickly grab and run in an urgent situation.

"There were some things that you expect, like menstrual products. But we also took into account cultural and religious needs, such as providing prayer socks and hijabs ," she said of the parcels for women. Ms Ng was visibly upset when I asked her thoughts on this — admitting that this was a guilt many volunteers struggled to deal with when providing aid, especially since there is no end in sight for the conflict in Gaza.

"I think we had to manage our expectations, because some things were beyond our control. Of course, we wanted to be there, to provide aid in person and relieve some of the struggles Palestinians face, but it was not possible.adding that the ongoing Gaza war is"volatile".

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