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Disabled single father gets NGO’s attention

KUCHING: A disabled single father received aid from charity body Hope Place recently after a social worker from Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) contacted them. Gerald Dato, 44, has schizophrenia, a type of mental disability and is also suffering from other chronic illnesses. According to Gerald’s mother Biku Empenit, 73, her son started suffering from depression […]

Alone and in need of food

BY ANNABELL NAJA TOMMY KUCHING: Hope Place has helped a 74-year-old man who lives alone at a shop lot along the Kuching Waterfront. The non-governmental organization (NGO) immediately visited Yusof Reduan after receiving an urgent call requesting for food aid to be delivered to an elderly person “Hope Place is helping Yusof with supplies of […]

H&L continues to show it cares

KUCHING: H&L Retail Sdn Bhd continues to show its commitment in giving back to the community by requesting for four donation boxes from Hope Place Kuching (Hope Place) to be placed at its newest outlet in Petra Jaya. Hope Place Kuching was invited to the launching of its new outlet and expressed its appreciation to […]

Aid for woman with bedridden daughter

KUCHING: Hope Place recently came to the aid of a woman known as Timah, 59, who needed urgent assistance for her bedridden daughter and four young grandchildren. Timah’s daughter, Dyg Hasni Awang Selan, 31, is bedridden due to Tuberculous Meningitis which affected her lungs and brain. She contracted this disease from her late husband, who […]

Puroberg charity sale at Hope Place

KUCHING: Puroberg, a New Zealand brand is having a charity sale of some of their signature merchandise, which is only available at Hope Place Kuching in Jalan Canna here. Puroberg representative Jong Soon Loong handed over all sales merchandise to Kelvin Wan, founder of Hope Place, recently at their centre in TT3. Products available are […]