• People

    November 28th, 2008

    by Georgette Tan

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    One Morning at Kpg Senibong

    One Morning at Kpg Senibong

    Rose Wong is the latest to blog about her build experience. She joined me and two other friends at a site in Kampung Senibong last Sunday for a half day build. She’s been wanting to come along ever since I blogged about my first trip, so I’m glad she finally made it!
    Half a day doesn’t [...]

  • People

    November 2nd, 2008

    by Georgette Tan

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    Joyce & Joost, The Netherlands

    Hey hello, we’re Joyce and Joost from the Netherlands and we’ve been travelling through South East Asia for 9 months before we came to Kuching. After 9 months of travelling we really wanted to do something useful and stay in one place a little longer.
    On the internet we found out about Habitat for Humanity Kuching. [...]

  • Media Coverage, People

    October 29th, 2008

    by Georgette Tan

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    Touching lives globally

    Touching lives globally

    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.

  • People

    May 9th, 2008

    by James Lo

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    A Boston College Intern in Kuching - Concludes

    Office work, yes.
    I actually do have some contribution to make to the Kuching office instead of just touring around, you know. I am working on developing HFH’s profile on ammado (a kind of Facebook for Non Profit Organizations). In particular, I have been tasked with setting up an online community for volunteers and friends to [...]

  • People

    May 5th, 2008

    by James Lo

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    A Boston College Intern in Kuching - Monkey Business

    ORANGUTANS
    One of the best reasons to come to Kuching is the amazing amount of wildlife and eco-system you can explore.
    After my day of sweat and exercise at the Law house, I had the opportunity to do some sightseeing of this region. My tour guide was the fabulously knowledgeable, as well as newly elected President of [...]

  • People

    April 21st, 2008

    by James Lo

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    A Boston College Intern in Kuching - Twisting Wires

    I feel like I have been given a crash course overview of Kuching, Malaysia and the Habitat for Humanity affiliate office here. I cannot say anything negative about my experience here, well except for the heat, but everything else exceeded my expectations.
     
    On Saturday morning, I arrived at the build site for Law Moi Nui’s family, and [...]

  • People

    April 21st, 2008

    by James Lo

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    A Boston College Intern in Kuching — 1st Impressions

    Hi! I am a graduate student at Boston College in the United States and have had an internship with Habitat for Humanity for four months. I spent three and a half months working at the Habitat for Humanity (HFH) affiliate office in Singapore. I transferred to Kuching for my last week of the internship in [...]