Volunteer stories
Discovery Bay International School and Habitat
Discovery Bay International School (DBIS) has been an active supporter of Habitat for Humanity Hong Kong since August 2022. Over a dozen students are part of the Habitat for Humanity ECA (Extra Curricular Activity), driving various activities on campus to raise awareness of Habitat’s work and fundraise for the cause of decent and affordable housing.
Voices of volunteers: Jiwon Hwang
She was one of the 13 volunteers from Hilti Asia who joined one of our Project Home Works programme. The volunteers helped to renovate two homes, one for Grandma Chan and one for Grandpa Choi. Even though it was a very hot day, all the volunteers were eager and...
Meet Gabrielle
Meet Gabrielle. She joined our Project Home Works programme, as a part of the HandsOn Hong Kong Serve-a-thon in June 2022. She alongside two other young volunteers renovated ceilings for an elderly woman living alone in substandard housing. It was a very hot summer...
Voices of volunteers: Thomas Huang
In celebration of Habitat Young Leaders Build, we have invited one of our Development Committee members, Thomas Huang, to share why he decided to volunteer his time and expertise to the team and why he strongly believes that the younger generation can create an impact...
From the bottom of my heart
"It was a very hot and humid April morning, but the family made us feel right at home, and as we got to talking, the light in their eyes was visible as they talked about the safety and stability that the Habitat home brought to their lives."I am Julia! As part of the...
Walk the walk, don’t talk the talk
Cast your mind back six months and recall when Hong Kong was in fully-fledged Covid lockdown mode. Bars and restaurants were either closed or on reduced hours, gyms, my football league, sports grounds and clubs alike were closed. We couldn’t go to beaches and it felt...
