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is to provide support to the non-governmental organisation, Habitat for Humanity.
The Singapore-based
organisation builds and rehabilitates simple and decent houses for poor families throughout
Asia. Habitats are constructed with the help of the homeowner (partner) families. They are then sold to partner families
at no profit, financed with affordable, no-interest loans. Habitat for Humanity works thanks to volunteer labour
contributions as well as donations of money and materials. Since 1976, Habitat has built more than 150,000
houses in more than 90 countries.
From January 2 to 9, a group of 10 to 15 volunteers will fly on Thai AirAsia from Singapore to Bangkok as well as
on AirAsia from Kuala Lumpur to Bangkok. They will then transfer to Korat, 260 km northeast of Bangkok.
Volunteers will start to build houses of concrete blocks, cement floors and steel roof frames with tiles. HFH
Thailand houses consist of two bedrooms and have optional electric wiring and plumbing. These houses will
replace makeshift structures composed of canvas, cardboard, leaves and wire mesh walls and patched together
with rusted scrap metal and wooden planks.
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