SINGAPORE - The National Skin Centre is organising a charity walk this Saturday to raise money for a tattoo removal programme for former drug addicts.
Under the programme, which was started last August by the Singapore Anti Narcotics Association, ex-addicts only have to pay 10 per cent of the total cost, or about $120.
It can take up to 10 sessions to remove a tattoo, depending on its size and colour, said associate prof Tan Suat Hoon, director of the National Skin Centre.
Both the NSC and SANA are hoping to raise $50,000, which will help improve the employability of 80 former drug offenders who have come clean
Mr Mohd Iswandy Aziz, 31, completed his 10 sessions last month. The logistics assistant said: "My bosses were very happy, they said it was a good thing for me."