Compassion Fund is a crisis response fund set up for needy students from lowincome families in crisis as a result of the death of a breadwinner, a sudden illness or accident in the family. It aims to give early and timely assistance to PREVENT the students’ families from spiralling into poverty or developing other chronic family problems. It provides immediate assistance at the point of need to allow the family, time during the interim, to develop longer-term solutions. It is the intent of the Compassion Fund to complement and not replace existing assistance schemes.
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