Retiree donates $1 million to start the Sunshine Trust to give a light of hope to those in need

Retiree Rajan Jain hopes the Sunshine Trust can bring "light and sunshine" into the lives of those in need here. ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG
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SINGAPORE - Mr Rajan Jain, 67, is not some fabulously rich multi-millionaire, but he is donating $1 million to start a charitable trust to help those in need.

He retired in 2018 as the chief of global sales at Schmetz, a German firm that produces needles.

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