Hope Place extends helping hand to visually impaired mother
KUCHING: As many gather with loved ones to celebrate the Gawai harvest festival, one family in Bandar Baru Semariang here is clinging to something far more essential – hope, strength and each other. For 61-year-old Sediah Sta, Gawai is a quiet affair this year. Visually impaired and battling multiple health complications including diabetes, hypertension, thyroid […]
Man surviving on fruit and water gets help
KUCHING: Imagine this: Eating rotten papayas and drinking plain water to keep living. Such is the cruel fate that has befallen a 51-year-old mentally impaired man living in dire conditions not too far from the city. Social workers from Sentosa Hospital, where he now receives outpatient treatment, alerted Hope Place Kuching and the non-governmental organisation […]
UNIMAS students bring hope to single mothers
KUCHING: The Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities at Universiti Sarwak Malaysia (UNIMAS) recently transcended the confines of their lecture halls and textbooks to impart the spirit of Christmas to three single mothers and their children. In a transformative initiative dubbed ‘Project Care’, four outstanding final-year students joined forces with Hope Place Kuching to rally […]
Widower receives food aid from Hope Place
KUCHING: A 67-year-old man living alone in a dilapidated house in Batu Kawa has received support from a local non-governmental organisation (NGO), Hope Place, after a relative asked for help. Despite battling heart problems and diabetes, former labourer, Sinin Nanam, struggles to make ends meet by collecting discarded cans around Batu Kawa, earning up to […]
Hope Place Kuching provides support to single mother battling cancer
KUCHING: Hope Place Kuching has extended support to a single mother, Rita Tanggei, 44, who is battling ovarian cancer while caring for her disabled daughter, Mang, 17. The non-governmental organisation (NGO) reported that Rita and Mang are facing significant challenges in their 6th Mile home. Rita is undergoing chemotherapy at Sarawak General Hospital for ovarian […]
New home for underserved builds hope
KUCHING: Hope Place Kuching expressed sincere gratitude to Ibraco Berhad for their generous contribution to the community. As part of their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program, Ibraco Berhad joined hands with Hope Place and Pembinaan JBS Sdn. Bhd. to construct a new home for an underprivileged family in Kuching. “The project lasted two months, during […]
Hope Place provides assistance to autistic boy and family
KUCHING: A 13-year-old boy received assistance from Hope Place, after the social worker’s department of Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) informed the non-governmental organisation (NGO) of the family’s struggles. Allence Alexson George has severe autism with intellectual disability, probably since birth but was only diagnosed when he was two-years-old after his mother realised his abnormal behaviour. […]
NGO Hope Place extends assistance to struggling family
KUCHING: Hope Place recently met with Burie, a 34-year-old woman whose husband, David Sidi, 41, is currently bedridden due to a traumatic brain injury (TBI) sustained in a motorbike accident in November 2022. In a press release, Burie shared that the tragic accident left David bedridden and unconscious for over a year. Presently, David relies […]
NGO helps widow with young children following hubby’s passing
KUCHING: Hope Place Kuching, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), has stepped in to help a widow after being alerted by a committee member of an apartment in Taman Dahlia. Nurul Iman Abdullah resides in Taman Dahlia, Matang, along with her three children, aged between three and 13. Her husband passed away a month ago due to […]
Hope Place visits widow
KUCHING: Hope Place Kuching recently paid a visit to a widow living in Puncak Borneo after her daughter made a call for help. The charitable non-governmental organisation (NGO) said Peni Junau was living alone at Kampung Giam after she lost her husband last year. The 61-year-old is struggling to cope with life on her own. […]
