Hans Sy continues to empower the Dreams Of The Kids at Child Haus

It all happened one night when Hans Sy, who was watching TV with the late Henry Sy Sr., saw the philanthropist and beauty guru Ricky Reyes crying and pleading to the government to stop an eviction proceeding on the news. Reyes’ Child Haus, a temporary home for cancer-stricken kids, was on the verge of getting evicted from the property where it was built. Little did Hans know that his curiosity as to why Ricky was crying on TV would be the start of something that would change his life forever.

“When he explained the incident, I myself felt that children should not suffer like this, and then I told Ricky, ‘Can you show me where you moved them temporarily?’ When I went to the house it was so crowded and felt it was not the right way. So immediately I decided to buy a house for them,” Hans recounted.

After just a few months, Hans handed the keys of the house he bought in Quezon City to Ricky. This served as a halfway house for cancer-stricken kids and their parents for more than three years. But as the need for a bigger and better shelter emerged, Hans did not hesitate to lend a helping hand. Hans, chairman of the executive committee of SM Prime, bought a piece of land near the Philippine General Hospital and built a seven-story building. And this building, which he bought and built using his own money, was donated to Child Haus as their permanent home on his 60th birthday.

“I tell myself at that age they don’t understand why they’re sick, why they can’t act like a normal kid. It really touched my heart and that’s why I’m all out to support them.” Hans added.