On June 22nd, 2022 (Wednesday), ElShaddai Centre held our very first Graduation Ceremony for 35 of our E-graduate students. They come from all walks of life, but they have one thing in common; they are eager to learn and they believe education will take them further. The event was attended
The JCIM Sustainable Development Award 2022 was held on 17th September 2022 at the Ascott Gurney Penang Hotel. ElShaddai Centre received the “Goal 4 Quality Education” award and was named the “Best of the Best Project,” distinguishing itself from other social impact organizations. The distinguished “Best of the Best Project”
This organisation has been in operation for 13 years, and the majority of the staff are senior citizens and retirees. Most of them had long-standing careers in corporate sectors and found a calling to work in the social impact and non-profit organisations in their retirement years. In the last two
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
World Refugee Day is a call for inclusiveness. Not the external part of us, but from deep inside us. Our hearts and attitude toward the refugees are most important. We are all human beings that come from God. Segregation and separation only weaken us. – Dr. Ng Oi Leng, Executive
Ikram came to Malaysia from Myanmar with his mother under the UNHCR’s program to await resettlement in another country. Initially, he had intended to work to earn some money. He was then 17 years old. As a teenager living in a foreign country amidst other teenagers, Ikram envied their carefree
A Long Search for Belonging Dr Ng Oi Leng is the Executive Director & Education Director of ElShaddai Centre, a registered NGO which is an implementing partner of UNHCR. Established in 2008, ElShaddai Centre strives to serve the displaced refugees, stateless people, asylum seekers and even the irregular migrant communities.
ElShaddai E-Graduate – Fatiq After finishing my IGCSE in the year 2020 I was trying to look to look for a college or a university to continue my tertiary education but I couldn’t manage to get any positive response from any of these institutions. I was very tensed then as
When school reopened in January 2021, parents of diverse nationalities flocked to our centre to enroll their children. Ten months of the covid-19 pandemic had robbed these kids of a normal childhood, a normal school life. In walked 7-year old Danny with his mother, Nina, and his little brother. Nina
There are some 45,650 children below the age of 18 who came to Malaysia due to displacement by conflict and natural disasters, and many of them are not able to attend school. You can change that today for as little as RM300 a month by sponsoring a marginalised diaspora child’s
We are endorsed by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Malaysia. We provide 4 core services to the communities.
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.
