Largest edition of Girls' Brigade project to grant 5,000 wishes

Madam Noorashikin Ahamed, 34, can now prepare healthier meals for her husband, who has asthma that has affected his brain function, using an air fryer she received on May 22.

- Emerald Lo

"My husband is on a strict diet. (With this air fryer), I can now cook air-fried chicken meat or fish. No need to add pan-fried oil, so his meals are healthier," said the homemaker, whose wish was granted by the Girls' Brigade Singapore (GBS).

Other wishes fulfilled as part of a project to support vulnerable Singaporeans included a speed agility training set for 12-year-old Haiyul Qhayyum Abdullah from Cantonment Primary School.

"I have wanted a speed agility ladder training set for a very long time," said the Primary 6 pupil. "I will try to lend this stuff to my friend to train in football together."

Haiyul and Madam Noorashikin are among 5,000 residents whose wishes are being fulfilled between May 22 and July 31 as part of the fifth and largest edition of GBS' annual Girls' Brigade Friend in Deed project.