Since 1954, UNICEF has joined forces with the Government and the people of Malaysia to transform the lives of children across the nation.

We are proud and happy to know that we have helped achieve improvements in health, nutrition, water and sanitation, formal and informal education as well as welfare services for children in rural and poor urban areas.

However, we are acutely aware that while these advances are significant, there’s still a long way to go. Lasting improvements in the social, legal and protective environments provisions for children happen only with irrevocable change in policy based on the best interest of the child.

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UNICEF’s priorities for 2011-2015 are directly in line with the strategic directions of the Tenth Malaysia Plan (10MP), which is the key development strategy and planning instrument of the Government of Malaysia. The program also directly supports Vision 2020, the culmination of a 30-year national development process to make Malaysia a fully developed country by the year 2020.

With these strategic directions firmly in place, we support the realisation of a bright, secure future for all children in Malaysia. Targets include:

• Reducing poverty amongst children in line with the 10MP target
•  Enhancing social safety net programs, especially for poor children and their families
• Improving child welfare and equipping the system to address violence, exploitation, abuse and neglect of children, including those living with HIV or AIDS
• Reforming the juvenile justice system
• Enhancing access to identity, quality education and healthcare, as well as early child development interventions
• Ensuring that HIV and AIDS affect fewer children, women and other most-at-risk-populations, especially adolescents and young people

UNICEF is always working in collaboration with Malaysian partners in government, corporations or civil society organisations and we are honoured to be part of Malaysia’s journey to improve the lives of its children while developing the nation.

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Today, more than ever we know that building a brighter future begins with children – ensuring that every child is healthy, educated, protected and cherished. With your donation and support, you will be helping to transform the lives of children in difficult circumstances and giving them hope for the future. Your gift will go towards improving the health, education and protection of children in Malaysia.

For example, in protecting a childs right to an education:

RM 50 donated will provide for instructional and fun learning tools and teaching aids to motivate 6 primary school children from rural and remote areas of Malaysia.
A RM 100 donation will aim to inspire 5 Orang Asli children to learn and participate in school and learning through use of cultural folklores and story-telling in education curriculum.

UNICEF is not funded by the United Nations. We depend entirely on voluntary contributions to make a difference in the lives of children.

Donate to UNICEF if you are interested to help improve the state of children in Malaysia around the world.

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