
Food Aid Foundation
The Food Aid Foundation is led by a team of experienced professionals from the food services industry, supported by a dedicated staff comprising both employees and volunteers. Their team includes skilled cooks and drivers, all prepared to assist those in need. The organization upholds a set of core values and principles: 1. **Respect for All:** They hold high regard for every individual’s life and treat all, regardless of their race or religion, with dignity, respect, and compassion. 2. **Accountability:** The Food Aid Foundation is committed to maintaining the public’s trust by...
Health Equity Initiative (HEI)
Established in 2007, Health Equity Initiatives (HEI) is a Malaysian non-government organization based in Kuala Lumpur that is committed to advancing the right to health of marginalized populations through its integrated core programs, which include community based health interventions, professional mental health services, research and monitoring activities, and evidence based advocacy. HEI also has an internship program for students of medicine and psychology. HEI primarily works with refugees and asylum seekers in Malaysia, and the organization believes community decision-making and...
Universiti Bangsar Utama (UBU)
Who are we UBU comprises of youth and universities students from various areas in Kuala Lumpur. As a progressive, democratic and concerned youth and students group, we are very much involved in providing our energy, creativity, ideas and ideals in community based activities and programmes with underprivileged and marginalised communities. We feel that a bridge between student sector and other oppressed sectors from society should be built to link and strengthen the various pro-democracy forces in our country. For a long time a vacuum has existed between the student sector and other sectors in...
Tenaganita
Who are we Tenaganita was founded in 1991, born out of the struggles of women workers in the plantations and industrial sectors to gain their rights as workers; for decent wages, decent living conditions and to stop discrimination and gender based-violence. In responding to the grievous human rights violations affecting various sectors of the population, Tenaganita’s scope has grown to address issues of exploitation, discrimination, unequal treatment and violence not just against women, but also against refugees, documented and undocumented migrant workers, trafficked persons, domestic...
MEMSA Charitable Society
The Malaysian Emergency Medical Support Association (MEMSA) is a non-governmental organistion that promotes health and well-being among street people, the Orang Asli, the stateless, the poor and needy in the peninsula. The acronym, MEMSA not only represents the initials of the organisation name, but it also stands for Mercy, Education, Medical, Social Involvement and Aid to the poor and the needy. MEMSA was founded by Dr Patrick Teo and a group of professionals trained in emergency or medical crisis on 30 January 2005. After the December 2004 tsunami, MEMSA has networked with groups...
Malaysian Social Research Institute (MSRI)
Malaysian Social Research Institute (MSRI) is primarily a service delivery non-profit organization working with refugee and asylum-seeker communities whose country of origins are those within the Middle Eastern, Central Asian and African regions; which include Afghanistan, Iraq, Palestine, Syria, Pakistan, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. Our services focus on education, health, livelihood and emergency support. MSRI has 3 core programmes, namely an education programme for children (from 4 to 18 years of age) and adults, a family health programme offering primary healthcare, mental health and...

Fugee School
Who are we Fugee School is on a mission to enable refugee children to realise their potential – by equipping them with academic, vocational and life-skills, in an environment free from discrimination and exclusion. We live to develop our students critical and creative thinking. tailor our curriculum to address the specific needs refugee children face due to trauma and disruption as a result of displacement. encourage our students to discover their strengths and develop them. We believe that every child deserves the right to have dreams and ambition, and the chances to achieve...

United Learning Centre
Who are we United Learning Centre (ULC) is a volunteer driven centre providing children of Burmese refugees with an education. These children do not have access to schools in Malaysia due to their parents’ refugee status. The centre provides education for the children to help prepare them for resettlement in a third country, without this education, especially learning the English language, most of these children end up begging on the streets or be victims of human traffickers. School equipment such as computers, books and meals, as well as activities to complete the education...

Hilla Community Centre
History A small group of Korean expatriates and Malaysians living in Kuala Lumpur (Ampang, Selangor) recognised the predicament faced by the refugees and started an initiative to help them. The main effort is to provide basic education for children and was started in premises provided by a Korean language studio in Ampang. Initially an informal class had been started to teach simple English to Afghan children. A small group of 7 children started class in October 2007. Teachers served on a voluntary basis. Some Korean expatriates, Malaysian individuals, Uzbekistan nationals and a German...
Yellow House
Who are we Yellow House Society of Kuala Lumpur is an non-profit organisation registered with the Register of Societies, Malaysia. In 2005, Yellow House was appointed the programme partner of the International Child Art Foundation (ICAF) in Malaysia. It’s vision is to provide opportunities through arts to cultivate the potential of children of diverse backgrounds and capacities, with focus on children in residential care, poor communities and those with special needs. Yellow House has seen more than 600 children pass its gates. It believes in creating a long-term beneficial association...