For most of us blessed to be born in Singapore, the idea of staying in a house that is deemed unfit for human habitation is too far-fetched to even cross our minds.

But did you know that every year, Habitat for Humanity Singapore serves about 400 elderly citizens and low-income families who are on Public Assistance and living in rental or purchased flats?

Since 2006, the housing charity organises volunteer-driven projects to intensively de-clutter, paint and rehabilitate their cramped, dirty and sometimes pest-infested flats.

In this interview series, The Everyday People joins forces with Habitat Singapore to tell the stories of homeowners, volunteers, staff and other champions who believe in a world where everyone has a decent place to call home.