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Hope Place trains KK-based NGO

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(First row, from left) Wan, Deng. Second row, Ms. Yong far left with Ms. Josephine second left and Chong 4th from left. Second row, Ms. Yong far left with Ms. Josephine second left and Chong 4th from left.

BY FASIHA KHUSHIRI

KUCHING: Last weekend, Kelvin Wan, founder of Hope Place, and two Hope Place members conducted a two-and-a-half-day training session at Arms of Hope in Inanam, Kota Kinabalu.

Arms of Hope, a non-profit organisation founded by Chong Eng Lee in 2019 and modelled after Hope Place, provides basic relief to the underprivileged in Kota Kinabalu and the surrounding regions. This organisation now has 16 members on its committee board and is caring for 26 families, including those in Tenom, Nabawan, and Ranau.

The KK-based NGO has been linked with Hope Place since 2019, and this time, two Hope Place members,  Yong Tiong Yieng and Griffin Deng, went to give training on the basics of operating an NGO’s daily operations. The training programme covered store management, beneficiary assessments and management, volunteer activities and sponsorship collections

Yong, Hope Place’s supervisor, said the organisation was always eager to share its experiences and expertise with others.

“Hope Place is humbled yet happy that we were able to set an example for other NGOs. We also continue to learn from others in order to better and develop ourselves,” she said.

Wan was also invited to join the Arms of Hope committee board as an advisor, and he attended the NGO’s annual general meeting last Sunday.

You can call Hope Place or Persatuan Kebajikan Harapan Kuching (PKHK) at 082-505987 for further information from Monday to Friday (from 8 am to 5 pm) and Saturday (from 8 am to noon). All contributions are gratefully accepted, and receipts will be provided upon request. You can donate directly to its bank account MBB: 511289001160 or go to its Facebook page to get its Sarawak Pay / S PAY GLOBAL QR code.

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