Home Improvement Philippines

The situation of houses in the Philippines is different to that of Singapore. The physical aspect itself is enough proof of the disparity of the living conditions. Most houses in the Philippines are erected on the soil, only flooring is made of solid materials, for some of the poorer families, sack cloths are used. The walls are made up of cheap ply wood and the ceiling is expected to leak during rainy season, in some cases, heavy rain can wash out the entire house. Home Improvement in the Philippines means tearing down house to build an entirely new one. That is exactly what the team of SAC did for one family. Through the efforts of SAC and the Rise Above Foundation, our charity partner in the Philippines, we carefully surveyed which family to sponsor. The SAC Team composed of Mr. Sein Lyan Tun and Ms. Jennifer Jularbal and yours truly, arrived on April 30 and commenced planning the Home Improvement Project. After buying the required house materials the team gathered four more volunteers for the task and began to embark for the day-long construction on 1 May. The Ciarot Family have 6 people living in the house. The husband is a construction worker and played an active role in building his house, his wife is a bag maker and a scavenger in her free time and they have four children. The house is located in a congested slum in Cebu. The construction did not finish in a day as there was major work to be done. With the major work done and sufficient materials provided, the home owners were able to complete the rest of the house on their own. The team made a significant difference in the house by providing the resources and volunteering their time. It is yet another successful Home Improvement Project, Philippines edition.