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Students display spirit of altruism

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 [...]

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The People that Habitat built

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 [...]

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Habitat for Humanity begins its 300,001st house

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.     [...]

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HfH visits Lodge School

HfH rep visits Lodge School Eastern Times, 22 Oct 2008 (click for larger image) 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 [...]

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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.

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