OUR BELOVED HOME (SABAH)

we chose rustic green with white frames to convey a meaningful message (more about that in the next post 😃) Hello friends, as you can see, our house is almost completed! These pictures were taken on the 14th of April 2022.  Initially we had wanted to wait until we can show pictures of its full completion but have decided to go ahead with this latest post.  The reason is because we want to get down to grow the garden as soon as the workers finish the construction work, and clear up the compound. The garden is one of the firsts on our to-do list as plants take time to grow, and to flourish. A garden of flowering and edible plants will add to the homely atmosphere of this place, and also will be one of the economic activities for our residents and students. (Economic activities refer to work which generates income for them) A parent of a child with special needs has very kindly offered to work on designing a beautiful and at the same time, a practical garden for us. But we need ...

JANUARY - MARCH 2022  We are thankful for the constant good weather which had helped the new building to go up quite quickly.  The first picture is of the house at around sixty percent completion.  Once completed, there will be four bedrooms, shower rooms cum toilets on the first floor for the Group Home residents and their supervisor.  The ground floor will consist of a kitchen, a dining room, a living room, shower rooms cum toilets, two training rooms and an office space.  We have taken into account safety measures by building a fire escape from the first floor which is safe and suitable for persons with disabilities. Additionally, the ground floor entrance and toilets are accessible to wheelchair users. To fulfill one of OBH's goals, the garden and an open workshop which will be built at the back of the garden will be used for the Group Home residents' and Day Training Program students' economic activities.  Below are the different stages of the house co...