Charity body hands out supplies to frontliners

KUCHING: Charity body Hope Place Kuching recently contributed food supplies and other essential necessities to frontliners stationed in enhanced movement control order (EMCO) areas as a show of support. Its president Kelvin Wan said the frontliners were given items such as biscuits, instant noodles, beverages as well as face masks. Along with the donation, the […]

Rela personnel receive hand sanitisers, face masks

KUCHING: Members of the People’s Volunteer Corps (Rela) who are stationed at hotels used as quarantine centres here received hand sanitisers and medical face masks from Hope Place Kuching recently. The charitable non-governmental organisation (NGO) said the small but meaningful contribution was to help ease the burden faced by Rela members. “Rela members who are […]

Volunteers get items from Hope Place

KUCHING: Volunteers who are on duty at Stadium Perpaduan vaccination centre (PPV) in Petra Jaya here received contribution from Hope Place Kuching recently. The charitable non-governmental organisation said there are over 200 volunteers who are helping out in the mass vaccination programme at the centre. “The volunteers are under the Malaysian Vaccine Support Volunteers (MyVac) […]

Two frontline teams given help by NGO

KUCHING: Two teams of frontliners involved in the of enhanced movement control order (EMCO) received donations from Hope Place today. Both Maliha Kolong 2 and Desa Wira Kampung Sinar Budi frontline teams received drinking water, noodles, biscuits, 3-in-1 coffee, Milo, medical face masks, and hand sanitisers. “The donation is a gesture of appreciation to all […]

Hope Place now turns attention to frontliners

KUCHING: Non-governmental organisation (NGO) Hope Place never fails to bring hope to those in need – the poor in particular – providing humanitarian and other forms of assistance. This time around it has taken its charity work to a different level. The NGO is collaborating with the Federation of Chinese Association of Kuching, Samarahan and […]

NGO presents face masks to SGH

KUCHING: Caring bodies and individuals are encouraged to play vital roles in alleviating the burden of frontliners, including public healthcare facilities during this challenging time. The exemplary step taken by Hope Place Kuching, a non-governmental organisation, to contribute 1,000 pieces of N95 face masks to the Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) today was a much-lauded effort. […]

Sickly senior citizen finally gets help

KUCHING: The hopes and prayers of a sickly senior citizen have finally been answered. Charity non-governmental organisation (NGO) Hope Place came calling recently, bringing along various contributions for the 69-year-old. Hope Place revealed that Beti Kada, who suffers from multiple illnesses, is temporarily putting up at Anjung Singgah (social intervention centre) in Satok here. “Beti […]

Answering a call to help others

KUCHING: After experiencing hardships in life, Kelvin Wan was determined to help as many needy people as possible.  He considers his mission to help others as God’s call. The 49-year-old Hope Place Kuching founder, who has been actively involved in humanitarian work since young, also wishes to inspire others to help the less fortunate. Formally […]

Hope Place gives one-off assistance to two

KUCHING: Two temporary tenants from Anjung Singgah recently received one-off assistance from Hope Place. Anjung Singgah, known as a temporary shelter for homeless people, is operated under a governmental body, Yayasan Kebajikan Masyarakat (YKM), that has been collaborating with Hope Place for several years. According to Hope Place, the first recipient was Beti Kada, 69, […]

NGO lightens burden of frontliners with donations

KUCHING: Frontline personnel based in Kampung Bako Hilir today received food donations and supplies from a local non-government organisation (NGO). The contributions from Hope Place Kuching comprised drinking water, biscuits, instant cup noodles, instant coffee and other drinks, face masks as well as hand sanitisers. Malaysian Red Crescent (MRC) Kuching Chapter sponsored 12 bottles of […]