Social Action Initiative

SAI-CARE
An Offering for Humanity and Nation Building
Shelter Project - Refurbishing Home of Mr. Guna’s Family
Project Location: Lee Rubber Estate, Senai, Johor
“ A house belonging to a family of seven (parents and 5 kids between the ages of 13
months to 7 yrs) was
refurbished as part of the Shelter Project initiative. The original plan of this Shelter
Project was to provide drains around the rear of the house to remove water which
was discharged from the kitchen and bathroom away from the home. We found
stagnant water from the kitchen and bathroom outside the house which was a
breeding ground for mosquitoes and other vermin. Water for domestic use was being
piped directly from a pond located just outside the home via an old pump which
used to malfunction ever so often. A water tank was built to collect rain water and
this was supplemented by a new suction pump taking water from the same pond.
More than 20 volunteers gathered at this humble home in the rubber estate of Senai
to carry out the work that was planned. The youths and male adults painted the
entire house (exterior and interior). We also installed new doors for the bathroom and
toilet as they were in a state of disrepair and were falling off their hinges. We installed
a spare wooden door for one of the bedrooms and installed a new prayer altar in
the family hall.