The theme for ElShaddai Centre’s 2022 celebration of World Refugee Day is “Displaced but Belong”. As I reflect on the words ‘displaced’ and ‘belong’, I realise that the meaning of these two words could not be more opposing and contradictory to each other, yet it is a reality lived by
2020 and 2021 have not been easy for all of us. Who could have imagined a pandemic that has affected the whole world, forcing everyone to wear a mask daily? Who could have imagined that the Covid-19 pandemic would prolong for such a long time? However, amid all this chaos,
As an organization that has worked with children for the past thirteen years, ElShaddai Centre has always strived to provide a nurturing environment for children to grow to their potential through education and learning. With that said, the topic of child protection has always been something essential to our ministry
D’Explorer is an online 3-hour cross-cultural activity designed to engage the young people in Diaspora Missions at our doorstep. The youths will explore together with a group of young people, volunteers and Diaspora friends during this event. The discovery process is self-learning, fast-paced and full of creativity. The young people
With the grief and pain from year 2020, the world entered a new year with a new sense of hope as it continues the same battle of a pandemic. When the Malaysian Government announced the Movement Control Order (MCO) in June, there was a sense of familiarity; it was a
In September 2020, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Malaysia approached ElShaddai to collaborate on a shelter project for refugee women and children at risk. When this invitation was extended to us, we saw this as an opportunity to grow as an organization in our capacity to
ElShaddai Refugee Learning Centre in Klang, Malaysia, received the most votes out of nearly 9,000 cast in our 2020 Hope Awards for Effective Compassion contest. El Shaddai will receive $10,000. Our other finalists—The Dream Center in Easley, S.C., Gilgal in Atlanta, Overflow Café in Maryland, and Refugee Hope Partners in
Help the marginalized and displaced families to rebuild their lives. The effect of the pandemic has been devastating for our whole society, especially to the most vulnerable among us. The families ElShaddai Centre work with are now seeking to rebuild their lives with dignity.
