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About Us
​Vision
A world where everyone has
a decent place to live.
​Mission
Seeking to put God's love into action,
Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities and hope.
Habitat for Humanity's Founding
Founded by the late Millard Fuller and his wife Linda in 1976, Habitat for Humanity started off as a grassroots efforts on a community farm in Georgia, United States. The concept of "partnership housing" centered on those in need of adequate shelter working side by side with volunteers to build decent, affordable houses.
In 1973, the Fullers decided to take the concept to Zaire, now the Democratic Republic of Congo. After three years of hard work to launch a successful house building program there, the Fullers then returned to the United States and called together a group of supporters to discuss the future of their dream: Habitat for Humanity International.
Since then, Habitat has grown into an international housing organisation with affiliates in over 70 countries around the world.
Habitat believes in builds with and for people of all backgrounds, races and religion, and has provided safe, decent shelter for more than 9.8 million people in over 3,000 communities in North America, Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa, Europe and throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
“I see life as both a gift and a responsibility. My responsibility is to use what God has given me to help his people in need.”
Millard Fuller,
Founder of Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity Singapore
Habitat Singapore is part of the international Habitat non-profit organisation that seeks to eliminate poverty housing worldwide. Convicted that safe and affordable housing provides a path out of poverty, we have been working alongside low-income communities to increase their access to improved living conditions.
Since 2004, Habitat Singapore regularly sends volunteer teams to build decent and affordable houses across Asia-Pacific. Locally, we provide intensive home rehabilitation programme for vulnerable individuals and families so they can have a safe and sanitary place to call home.
Leadership
Patron
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Mr. S. Dhanabalan
Habitat for Humanity Singapore is very proud to have Mr. S. Dhanabalan as its patron. Mr. Dhanabalan was an active Habitat volunteer who participated in Habitat builds and events throughout the years. He was also in the Singapore cabinet, holding various portfolios from 1976-1993, Chairman of Temasek holdings from 1996-2013, and ex-Chairman of Singapore Airlines and DBS Group Holdings Ltd prior.
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Board of Directors
Mr. See Han Chiang, Daniel (Acting Chairman)
VP, General Counsel, APJ
Tech Data (Singapore) Pte Ltd​​​​
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Mr. Sabapathy Ravindranath Vijay
Corporate Secretary
Integrity Corporate Services Pte Ltd​​​
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Mr. Chua Wee Kiong
Advisor
Serba Mulia Group​​​​​​​
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Ms. Low Wye Yee
Marketing Team Lead (APAC)
GlobalSign APAC​​​​​
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Mr. Leslie Shih
Director
West 67 Investment Pte Ltd​​
Mr. Liew Tian Seng, Alvin (Vice-Chairman & Treasurer)
Senior Economist
United Overseas Bank Limited​​​​
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Ms. Sharon Cheah Ui Hoon
Communication Consultant
SPH, Oglivy​​​​
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Mr. Giam Kee Choo, Richard
Founder and CEO
Rainmakerz Pte Ltd​​​​​​​
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Ms. Christina Lu Qiu Xia
HR Head APAC
Neste APAC PL​​​​​
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Ms. Lydia Kam
CFO & Financial Management Consultant