Hope Place supports bedridden man with traumatic brain injury

KUCHING: Hope Place is providing support to 31-year-old Timothy Cornelius Dius who was involved in a tragic car accident earlier this year. Timothy, who lives in Kg Sebatuh, Puncak Borneo with his family, is now bedridden and suffers from severe traumatic brain injury, leaving him unable to speak or move much, even though he is […]

NGO lends help to cancer patient’s family

KUCHING: A father of one, who is diagnosed with colon cancer and unable to provide for his family, has received assistance from Hope Place. Yahya Umar who lives in Sungai Apong here, was first diagnosed with cancer at the end of last year, and he could no longer earn income for his wife and daughter. […]

Family in dire straits gets attention of NGO

KUCHING: A concerned public recently informed Hope Place of a family which has fallen into tragic circumstances, living in Siburan. Hope Place in its press statement here yesterday disclosed that Lai Nyong Hoi, 66, currently, lives with his wife and three children, whereby their youngest child is disabled since birth. “The family’s woes worsen when […]

Imagine moving about on gas cylinder wheels!

KUCHING: For nearly two years Misi anak Junau was relying on gas cylinder wheels to move about in her house. Problem is the amputee has had no cash to spare for a wheelchair. Fortunately for her, non-governmental organisation Hope Place came to know about her plight and reached out to help. It not only gave […]

NGO comes to aid of family in need

KUCHING: Non-governmental organisation (NGO), Hope Place has responded to a plea for assistance from a family in need after the sole provider suffered a stroke in Nov last year. Enggu Sampar, 65, who is bedridden after he suffered a stroke, used to work at a factory. He was admitted to the hospital. His spouse has […]

Local NGO assists man suffering from stroke

KUCHING: Hope Place Kuching recently provided assistance to a stroke patient and his family. The charitable non-governmental organisation (NGO) said 55-year-old Fozi Assek is currently bedridden, and living in Kota Samarahan. Fozi, who used to be a driver, suffered a stroke in November last year which left him incapacitated. Although the doctors have said that […]

Hope Place steps forward to help malnourished baby

KUCHING: A social worker from the Batu Kawa Health Clinic referred a family with a malnourished baby to Hope Place recently. A spokesperson for the NGO said the mother, Donnycia Kumin, 36, and her husband, Wema live at MJC Batu Kawa with their five children, aged between one and 14. She added that Donnycia’s youngest […]

NGO brings hope and love to lonely elderly woman

KUCHING: Hope Place Kuching visited an elderly woman at her dilapidated old house yesterday (Jan 31) to check on her and show the woman who lives by herself their love. Describing it as a humbling experience, the charitable non-governmental organisation (NGO). said the 76-year-old woman was initially very reluctant to open the door to the […]

Kimgres Club delivers food aid and donations to Hope Place

KUCHING: Local non-governmental organisation (NGO) Hope Place Kuching received food aid and donations from Kim Hin Social, Welfare and Recreation Club (Kimgres Club). As part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme, Kimgres Club. – a regular donor – donated rice, dry noodles and cooking oil to Hope Place for the latter to continue its […]

Hope Place assists bedridden stroke patient

KUCHING: Hope Place Kuching visited a bedridden stroke patient and his family recently after being informed by a Sarawak General Hospital Social Welfare officer. Bong Ching Tse, 35, suffered a stroke last October and lives with his mother and younger brother. The non-governmental organisation (NGO) said Bong also had a major operation last year and […]