Singapore Red Cross society filed a police report against a woman employee for misappropriating $90000. The woman employee who started as a temporary staff in 2009, was made a permanent staff last December. It was believed that she take the money over the course of this year.

All fund-raising activities are advised to stop for the time being until internal investigations are carried out. The Red Cross general secretary issued an open apology to all donors yesterday. This is the first such incident since it begun in 1949.

Firstly, such incident should not happen in a charity organization. I think the charity organization should have a set of criterias to employ a worker. For example, do a little background research on their employees. I say this is important because misappropriating of funds in an organozation such as Red Cross should not have happen since it was established in 1949. The trust that Red Cross has place upon itself is tarnished by this women who took with her $90000.

Secondly, the women who misappropriate funds should know that the funds collected for people who needs them. It is for people who encounter natural disasters in their country and it is not human to take the money away from them.

Because of this woman, who I think is greedy and self-centred, Red Cross reputation is tarnished and people who needs help has to wait and their suffering is prolonged.

The world is filled with self-centred people.I hope this will change in time to come.

NURHIDAYAH NAAIM