Lunch for ISKL volunteers at Kampong Kiansom Lama

9th June 2008: Treasurer and Board Member Ms Mary Chai (centre) orders and delivers lunch every day to the ISKL volunteers at Kampong Kiansom Lama. Thanks Mary for your commitment and dedication. We are eternally grateful to you. PR Chairman Jeannette Tong (with large straw hat) also delivers the daily tea and coffee break and refreshments to the volunteers. Thanks Jeannette for your devotion and dedication. We appreciate all your invaluable contribution!

Showing how to saw and trim the edge of the timber

9th June 2008: Site supervisor showing the ISKL volunteers how the trimming of the rough edges of some of the wood materials is done. By watching and observing, the volunteers learn and catch on very quickly. Handling of tools require skills. A skilled workman may take less than a minute to cut a section of the timber. It may take you 5 times longer. Yes, several times longer. With practice, the ISKL volunteers learn to progressively speed up the process and at the same improving on the quality of the cut.

ISKL volunteers lighten the work for Habitat

9th June 2008: This is the 3rd year in a row that ISKL is participating as team volunteers in Kota Kinabalu Sabah. Habitat for Humanity Kota Kinabalu is happy to build and forge this relationship and partnership with you. We are sure that we can build a solid foundation together. Many hands make light work. Even though many of the volunteers are first-timers, they carry out their work diligently and intelligently. They systematically unload the timber from the lorry and place the building materials neatly at the build site.

ISKL volunteers practices safety at Habitat build site

9th June 2008: The student volunteers from ISKL practise safety by being appropriately attired: notice their shoes, their protective hand-gloves and the safety hard hats. Team leaders are encouraged to constantly keep an eye on team safety.

ISKL helping to build in Kota Kinabalu 8th to 14th June 2008

9th June 2008: ISKL volunteers helping to unload timber onto the build site.
Volunteers begin to settle in and familiarize with the work flow as they work in teams. Many hands make light work.

Home Partner's contribution of 'sweat equity'

9th June 2008: Nancy Kilintong (in red), wife of David Baba, the home partners helping at the build site. Nancy works as a clerk and helps with the family income and expenses. Nancy and David have 2 children.

No wasting time!

9th June 2008: Darren's team wasted no time and got to prepare the site for the sewerage and septic tank! This is the toughest part of the work and the boys proved themselves very well. Syabas boys!