Epic meaning to building homes


Home on the range: Volunteers undertaking the task of building and completing a home in three days under an Epic Homes programme. In the process they build a relationship too with the family they are building the home for. — Pictures courtesy of Epic Homes

Being in their 20s and not wanting to be labelled a hypocrite got John-Son Oei and Jayne Kennedy started on a bigger cause of building homes for the orang asli.

IT all started with a challenge. Like many young people, John-Son Oei and Jayne Kennedy love parties, having fun and doing their own thing but at a young leadership programme, someone told them “you guys talk a lot but don’t do much”.

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Monthly Plan

RM 13.90/month

Best Value

Annual Plan

RM 12.33/month

RM 8.02/month

Billed as RM 96.20 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

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