Elderly bedridden man gets a helping hand
KUCHING: Hope Place Kuching recently visited and provided assistance to an elderly man who is bedridden. This was done after receiving a call from his daughter who requested for help. Ali Abg Dondang, 70, has been bedridden since March this year and he lives with his wife in Kampung Rampangi. The non-governmental organisation (NGO) stated […]
Aid for woman with bedridden daughter
KUCHING: Hope Place recently came to the aid of a woman known as Timah, 59, who needed urgent assistance for her bedridden daughter and four young grandchildren. Timah’s daughter, Dyg Hasni Awang Selan, 31, is bedridden due to Tuberculous Meningitis which affected her lungs and brain. She contracted this disease from her late husband, who […]
Single mum gets help from Hope Place
BY ALVERDTEKOSTER ANYAP KUCHING: A struggling single mother has reached out to Hope Place, a local charity body for help. Norhayati Abdullah, 58, lives in a rundown wooden house at Kampung Kemayau, Serian with her two children who are still studying, namely one in Form 2 and another is studying for her diploma. “I am […]
Entrepreneurs hold joint charity sale
TOWARDS HELPING THE NEEDY KUCHING: A group of local Kuching entrepreneurs are collaborating together to contribute to the needy community through Hope Place by organising a charity sale. These business owners will contribute RM2 for every sale they make from a box of face masks, and they target to sell 8,000 boxes of face masks […]
Jobless man finds hope
KUCHING: Hope Place Kuching recently came to the aid of a jobless man in his early sixties who had called the non-governmental organisation (NGO) for food aid. Wong Yuan Chang, 61, lives alone in Mile Seven here. He used to be a store helper at a café at Mile 7 bazaar but has been out […]
NGO answers call for help
KUCHING: Hope Place donated food aid and face masks to a needy elderly couple found to be taking care of their three abandoned grandchildren. A local non-governmental organisation (NGO), Hope Place received several distressed calls during movement control order (MCO) period, and one of those calls for help came from an elderly couple who needed […]
Soap, face masks for needy from Hope Place
KUCHING: Charity body Hope Place will distribute handmade soaps and face masks to families under its care. ‘Solution For Life’, a joint-venture project between Hope Place, Hilton Kuching and Eco Lab, has produced many handmade soaps since last year. “Hope Place will give out the soaps to the needy, including face masks donated by Affin […]
Elderly woman receives aid from Hope Place
KUCHING: An elderly woman received aid and donation from Hope Place, at Kampung Haji Baki, here on yesterday. Hope Place founder Kelvin Wan along with Batu Kitang assemblyman Lo Khere Chiang visited the woman, Zubaidah Abdullah, 67, who was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer. She also suffers from leg problem and is currently on […]
Hope Place helps baby with lung problems
KUCHING: Hope Place recently came to a concerned mother’s aid after receiving her request for special milk for her baby, who suffers from lung problems. Thirty-year-old housewife Pui Kiaw Inn’s seven-month-old infant uses an oxygen machine to help him breathe normally. She explained that her baby was born premature as she had given birth to […]
Hotel recycles soap for the needy
KUCHING: Hilton Kuching’s team members have taken the opportunity to support Hope Place Kuching by repurposing used soaps from guest rooms into bars for the poor and needy in Sarawak. The soap bars will be distributed to needy families by Hope Place. Hygiene is a top priority now with many people increasing their frequency of […]
