Support Groups
Komuniti Cakna Terengganu
Foundation for Community Studies and Development (FOCUSED)
BACKGROUND/HISTORY When Established: 09/1993 FOCUSED’s objectives are :- 1. To uplift the quality and standard of living among the poor. 2. To transform the mindset of the poor towards self-reliance and development of their own communities. FOCUSED is in contact with over 30 villages under its Orang Asli community development programmes. They have adopted 1 low-cost flats community as their urban community building project. Its programmes include Teens’ Service Centre (serving the young people from 12-18 years old), Teens’ Voice Centre (serving the young people...
Pertubuhan Kebajikan Wanita Negeri Kedah Darul Aman
BACKGROUND/HISTORY By Whom: Lady Gent, wife of the British High Commissioner in Malaya When it first started, this non-governmental, non-profit organisation was known as Women Service League (WSL). Each state had one branch of the organisation and the branch in Kedah was formed by Mrs Berrat (wife of the then British Advisor for Kedah) and Mrs Hill (wife of the then Head Judge of Kedah). When another women’s organisation was formed by the name of Women’s Institute (WI), WSL’s membership started to decline. To date the only surviving and active WSL in Malaysia is the current...
Women’s Aid Organisation (WAO) or Pertubuhan Pertolongan Wanita
Who are we An independent, non-religious, non-governmental organisation based in Malaysia, committed to confronting violence against women. WAO opened Malaysia’s first Women’s Refuge, providing shelter, counselling and child support to battered women. In 1979, the late Tun Tan Siew Sin was awarded the Tun Razak Award for his invaluable contribution to the country. He generously donated his cash award of RM 30,000 to establish a shelter for battered women and their children. A pro tem committee, headed by Puan Sri E.N. Chong, had its first meeting in November 1981. It took 9...
Kuala Lumpur Junior Chamber
BACKGROUND/HISTORY When Established: 01/1954 Kuala Lumpur Junior Chamber (KLJC) is the first Malaysian Junior Chamber chapter formed. We are affiliated to Junior Chamber Malaysia (JCM) and Junior Chamber International (JCI). Junior Chamber is a worldwide leadership and entrepreneurship development organisation. Objective Junior Chamber’s programmes focus on 4 areas of opportunities available for members: *Individual *Business *International *Community These four areas enable Jaycees to acquire or sharpen leadership skills and contribute to their communities through practical learning in...