The family had been residing in a dilapidated house for over a decade. To qualify for assistance, he said, a family's monthly income must be less than RM1000, a land to build the house and a willingness to repay the costs of building materials. The project to build a house for Simon's family started on 7 June and is expected to be completed on 24 June. Building materials are provided by the organisation. Local students are also helping the houseowner.
Teamwork makes boring jobs interesting.
All the volunteers 'pay to work' meaning they have to source their own fundings for their flight, food, transportation and accommodation while volunteering their services. Most of the students are from Holland, Germany, United States, Canada, Japan, Singapore and Taiwan. Volunteers of Habitat for Humanity has to date carried out similar projects in other countries around the world and the Kuching chapter was involved in Sri Lanka and the Phillipines. They had built eight houses in Kuching since its establishment in 1998. These houses were built for the poor and needy regardless of race, colour and religion.