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Sep 21

Monthly Supporter Spotlight: Darren Lee

Former student volunteer leader Darren is back to partner Habitat Singapore and engage youths through a song inspired by Project HomeWorks.

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Monthly Supporter Spotlight: Russel Morino

Habitat for Humanity Singapore

Aug 21

Monthly Supporter Spotlight: Russel Morino

Russel Morina is not your average teenager. At 18 years old, he is our youngest Project HomeWorks Champion on record.

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Project Hiraeth: A beacon of youth activism in times of crisis

Habitat for Humanity Singapore

Aug 7

Project Hiraeth: A beacon of youth activism in times of crisis

It was unfathomable to us to know that in a country being lauded as a successful metropolitan, there are people living in such conditions.

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Habitat for Humanity Singapore

Jul 20

Monthly Supporter Spotlight: Pinaki Ray

Volunteer-turned-fundraiser Pinaki had an ambitious goal: He and his wife were going to run 15km every day for 15 days for Project HomeWorks

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Paint for a cause: Blending art & community service

Habitat for Humanity Singapore

May 20

Paint for a cause: Blending art & community service

A group of local art instructors give back to vulnerable communities through a Japanese healing art form called Nagomi Art.

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Habitat for Humanity Singapore

Feb 25

We Are HopeBuilders: Ashok Menghani

When our volunteers become heroes in more ways than one.

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Habitat for Humanity Singapore

Feb 10

We Are HopeBuilders: Maskim Dmitriev

How you can empower families every month, all year long.

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Committed to Serving: Insights from a Student Volunteer Leader

Arman Shah, Habitat Contributor

Jan 22

Committed to Serving: Insights from a Student Volunteer Leader

Committed to serving, we sit down with Tricia to find out why she continues to volunteer even after stepping down from her leadership post.

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Habitat for Humanity Singapore

Nov 7, 2019

Corporates Give Back: Tiffany & Co.

When Tiffany & Co.'s training manager Charles Pang signed up to be a volunteer with his company team for Project HomeWorks, little d

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Shila Naidu, Resource Development Manager

Sep 25, 2019

Living Out a Personal Motto

Nadim van der Ros, Founder of Be An Idea, shares his personal motivations for bringing people together to build homes under Habitat for H...

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Liberation & the life that comes after: Aditi Bisen, reflections of a team leader

Arman Shah, Habitat Contributor

Sep 24, 2019

Liberation & the life that comes after: Aditi Bisen, reflections of a team leader

“We’re only there for a week, but the stories stick with you.” Aditi Bisen has gone for enough build trips to know that the physical hous...

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Dunman High student volunteer leaders inspiring the next generation

Arman Shah, Habitat Contributor

Aug 29, 2019

Dunman High student volunteer leaders inspiring the next generation

If the youths of today hold the key to our future, we foresee bright days ahead thanks to the dream team of 17-year-old Ng Yi Jiat, Koh P...

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Habitat for Humanity Singapore

Aug 15, 2019

Corporates Giving Back: Splunk

There was no better way to get into the spirit of celebrating our home and country in August than with a hardworking group of volunteers ...

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Monthly Supporter Spotlight: Charles Thomson

Shila Naidu, Resource Development Manager

Jul 24, 2019

Monthly Supporter Spotlight: Charles Thomson

Ask any non-profit what they need, and the resounding answer would be “funding and volunteers”. This is why tech-volunteer and monthly do...

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Christianne Cheong: Habitat Singapore’s youngest fundraiser

Saira Nazarali, Volunteer Management

Jun 18, 2019

Christianne Cheong: Habitat Singapore’s youngest fundraiser

Eight-year-old Christianne had an idea: she wanted to design her very own bookmarks to sell and raise funds for charity - in particular, ...

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Monthly Volunteer Spotlight: Matthew Aujla

Saira Nazarali, Volunteer Management

Jun 18, 2019

Monthly Volunteer Spotlight: Matthew Aujla

Growing up with an architect for a father, Matthew (pictured in blue) learnt very early about the importance of a home and what it means ...

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Building A Sense of Community with Hampton Pre-School

Saira Nazarali Senior Executive

May 16, 2019

Building A Sense of Community with Hampton Pre-School

In October 2018, Hampton Pre-School (Tanjong Pagar) celebrated Children’s Day with the theme ‘Music, Art, Love’. Staff and children want...

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Monthly Volunteer Spotlight: JP Vermette

Saira Nazarali, Volunteer Management

May 16, 2019

Monthly Volunteer Spotlight: JP Vermette

As a master electrician by trade, JP (pictured right in the photo above) had spent time volunteering with Habitat for Humanity Canada to ...

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Saira Nazarali, Volunteer Management

Apr 24, 2019

Monthly Volunteer Spotlight: Ru Yi Yap

Ru Yi first volunteered with Habitat Singapore for Home Sweep Home 2017 before embarking on a internship as a Project HomeWorks Programme...

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Women building for women: Helping two mothers' quest for their dream homes

Habitat for Humanity Singapore

Mar 19, 2019

Women building for women: Helping two mothers' quest for their dream homes

As women everywhere were championing female rights on International Women's Day, Hesti only had 1 wish: to bring her children back under ...

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