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Pledge a donation for Refugee Education

  • Malaysia
Raised So Far MYR 28,643
28% Complete
Target : MYR 100,000

About Appeal

THANK YOU!


Dear donors,

The fundraising event has been a success and we have managed to raise more than RM80,000 which is the combination of your donation as well as ticket sales for the "Invest In The Future, for refugee education". We are still in the midst of tabulating the donation and once we have the final figure, it will be made known to you and subsequently, we will show you our deliverables after consulting UNHCR Malaysia on how the funds should be allocated. We would like to thank you immensely for your contribution in making this cause possible and for us on the ground, we will continue to volunteer our time via the weekly the Saturday tutoring event at various refugee schools in Malaysia to make education for possible for the thousands of refugee children.

Thank you again for taking time and being generous in helping our cause. You have indeed made a difference!

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Malaysia is not party to the 1951 Refugee Convention and lacks a legislative and administrative framework to address refugee matters. As all asylum-seekers and refugees are treated as irregular migrants, and in the absence of any substantive engagement by the authorities, UNHCR remains the principal actor in providing international protection.  

As a result of the current policies, Malaysia presents a challenging and difficult environment for refugees in which basic survival is difficult as they cannot work legally and are at risk of arrest as illegal migrants. The situation is particularly difficult for refugee children. In spite of the Government of Malaysia having signed the Convention on the Rights of the Child which obligates the Government to ensure education for all primary-aged children in Malaysia, no refugee children are allowed to attend Government schools. Of the 20,000 refugee children in Malaysia, 12,000 of them are school-aged. What education is available is provided by UNHCR in partnership with the refugee communities and NGO partners. At present only 7,000 refugee children are participating in the existing, very basic education programmes that are available in the 126 UNCHR registered refugee schools. 

On 16 April 2015, the government once again denies refugee children entry into public school  (http://goo.gl/dPirqq) as Malaysia is not a party to the 1951 Refugee Convention. 

We are fundraising for refugee education for 126 schools as UNHCR Malaysia will cease to afford its payment to refugee teachers in July 2015, due to lack of funds. We rely on voluntary contributions from supporters like you to help fund our work for children. 
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Recent Donors 39

  • leong chao seong

    MYR 500 05/11/2015 08:16:02 AM UTC

  • Lea Cheah

    MYR 300 05/10/2015 02:14:24 PM UTC

  • Elaine Cotter

    MYR 250 05/10/2015 10:00:10 AM UTC

  • Richard Appleby

    MYR 1,000 05/09/2015 06:23:36 AM UTC

  • WONG KAR SUN

    MYR 300 05/09/2015 05:53:21 AM UTC

  • TAN SU SHEN

    MYR 150 05/09/2015 05:46:09 AM UTC

  • 5521153301039786

    Great Cause, happy to donate

    MYR 254 05/09/2015 03:57:41 AM UTC

  • ANG CHIN JOO

    MYR 208 05/09/2015 02:45:21 AM UTC

  • WONG LAI CHAN

    MYR 104 05/09/2015 02:27:42 AM UTC

  • KOI AH LENG

    MYR 254 05/09/2015 02:11:26 AM UTC

  • Anonymous

    MYR 254 05/09/2015 01:59:30 AM UTC

  • Andrew freyre sanders

    MYR 3,000 05/08/2015 11:41:53 PM UTC

  • Anonymous

    May the God of the bible bless you and keep you all in His love.

    MYR 100 05/08/2015 02:54:50 PM UTC

  • Anonymous

    Giving is Loving.

    MYR 100 05/08/2015 07:43:03 AM UTC

  • SIM KAY HUAN

    MYR 1,000 05/08/2015 06:19:37 AM UTC