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Supporter Spotlight: FiveFinds Thrift Market by Christel & Rachel

Habitat for Humanity Singapore

Jan 20

Supporter Spotlight: FiveFinds Thrift Market by Christel & Rachel

When it comes to inventive ideas that can hook people onto the idea of giving back, our youths supporters have been the trailblazers. Polytechnic graduates Christel Gan, 23 (L) and Rachel Wong, 22 (R) saw the potential for thrift shopping to not only benefit the planet and wallets, but also an easily accessible way for people to do good. "FiveFinds was born out of a love for thrifted clothing as more sustainable way to shop. At the same time, we wanted to add a different take

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More than usual

Yong Teck Meng, National Director

Nov 23, 2020

More than usual

I suppose many of us are looking at this Christmas with a feeling that must be very unusual compared with all previous years; after all, this must be the first time that many people are not allowed to do whatever they usually do during Christmas time. There will be no travels to favorite vacation spots, no fun parties larger than 5 participants (and can a party be fun with less than 5 persons?), no familiar large-scale church Christmas eve worship services (candlelight servic

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IN PHOTOS: The Itch Scale

Habitat for Humanity Singapore

Nov 19, 2020

IN PHOTOS: The Itch Scale

Did you know that Project HomeWorks cases with pest infestations are rated on a severity scale of 1 to 10? Can you place this case on the scale? If you guessed level 8, you’re absolutely right. The ratings for each pest-infested Project HomeWorks case is actually given by our long-time fumigation partner Wipeout Pest Control. Speaking to WipeOut’s Managing Director for this blog post, he gave us a low-down on tell-tale signs their experienced technicians look out for and the

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Reclaiming their home

Habitat for Humanity Singapore

Nov 28, 2018

Reclaiming their home

"How did the house get to this state?" It's one of the most common questions we're asked when we talk to potential partners and the public at advocacy events about Project HomeWorks. And as all our volunteers would know, there's never a simple answer. Vulnerability is not a state that anyone consciously crosses into overnight; it starts slow. For 77-year-old Mdm Chow (pictured right), working and caring for her 54-year-old daughter May Leng, who was born with Cerebral Palsy,

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Turning a house 'squeaky clean'

Habitat for Humanity Singapore

Nov 15, 2018

Turning a house 'squeaky clean'

"Every night I sleep, I hear them squeak." The worst part about rats infesting their house for 3 years was not the sounds they made at night. To Mdm Kng, it was the damage they left in their wake after scurrying around the house. “I bought a lot of the Mortein (household insecticide) to spray, and I just keep spraying. Some die but they still keep coming back. The troublesome thing was the rats keep biting & spoiling my things like the cupboard, electrical wires... I had to c

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