Students display spirit of altruism
by Georgette Tan
Wilson (left) and Jin whittles a piece of board down to size.
When Bambang Sudarmono, 31, learned that Habitat for Humanity (HfH) is helping to build a house in his in-laws’s village, he went over to have a look and make some inquiries. He even found time to pitch in [...]
The People that Habitat built
By Georgette Tan
It was a beautiful day to be lost in the intestinal tract of roads near Kota Sentosa. I was already an hour late to my appointment and was starting to think that it was One of Those Days. Brilliant blue skies and fat white clouds mocked my inability to [...]
In the midst of a housing crisis in which thousands of families are losing their homes, Habitat for Humanity is determined to continue building hope. After marking milestone growth with house number 300,000, Habitat turns toward the 1.5 billion people worldwide still in need of adequate shelter, and breaks ground on number 300,001.
José Miguel and [...]
HfH rep visits Lodge School
Eastern Times, 22 Oct 2008
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Building social conscience among the youth
Borneo Post, 22 Oct 2008
WHEN DO WE START: Habitat for Humanity Kuching’s VP and Public Relations Officer, James Lo, HfH Family Mentor Foo Ai Fung and volunteers from Holland, Joost Craenmehr and Joyce Verschuren posing with the [...]
Amanda Newcomb at the Kuching affiliate office.
Amanda Newcomb didn’t know she would find herself in the wilds of Borneo towards the end of her 4-month internship with Habitat for Humanity (HfH) affiliate office in Singapore. When the chance to go and work in Kuching came unexpectedly, she jumped at it.
Charity group looking for land to build homes for the poor
By M. KRISHNAMOORTHY
KUALA LUMPUR: Habitat for Humanity (HH), an international charitable organisation which builds houses for the poor, is looking for land in Malaysia for its projects.
Through its newly-established office here, it is looking for land in urban and rural areas to build low-cost terrace [...]