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Staff Testimony – Wen Suog

Deuteronomy 10:18-19 “He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and loves the foreigner residing among you, giving them food and clothing. And you are to love those who are foreigners, for you yourselves were foreigners in Egypt.” When I read Deuteronomy 10:18-19, I wondered who these foreigners

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Annual Report

Community Empowerment and Community-based Protection

Community Empowerment and Community-based Protection – One of the most important goals of community development is to bring people together, empowering them to be more resilient and self-reliant, and eventually contributing back to their community. To achieve these aims, we implement various programmes and activities to foster community cohesiveness, promote

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Annual Report

Community-based Protection

Community case management is a major part of the Social Work team’s portfolio. We respond to community members who face issues in the areas of livelihood, health, status documentation, family (domestic violence), abuse and others. We provide them with psychosocial support, advice and guidance in legal documentation proceedings, mental health

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Community Work

Sabah, The Land Below the Wind

Looking for some exciting mission adventures? Welcome to Sabah, The Land below the Wind – a beautiful state blessed with the highest mountain in Malaysia and many unspoiled islands. My two-months stay took me to places which are both beautiful and off the beaten track.   What stood out in

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Community Work

A time of Celebration and Connection

I thank God for giving me the opportunity to visit some families during Hari Raya Puasa. Visitation to homes is something very new to me. Originally, the plan was just to accompany my friend to visit her student’s home and to observe how she engages with this family. However, God

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Community Work

2021 Highlights and Plans for 2022

2021 has been nothing short of an adventure for the whole ElShaddai Centre team- from the continuous challenges arising from the Covid-19 pandemic, to embracing new frontiers and challenges. We are proud to share with you that we not only survive the year, but have also grown in all 4

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Awareness & Advocacy

Reflections on the ElShaddai Child Protection Awareness Sessions 2021

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

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Community Work

An interview with a community leader

All I knew about her were just bits and pieces here and there until the recent interviews conducted with two groups of seminary students during their digital missions with ElShaddai in August 2021. Here’s her story ….. BL: When did you come to Malaysia?I came alone to Kota Baru, Kelantan

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Blog Article

Insights Into the Richness of Refugee Children’s Lives

As an educator based in Singapore, I was filled with anticipation and excitement as I embarked on a one-year research project based in ElShaddai Learning Centre, Klang. Contrary to most refugee research that normally cast deficit perspectives on refugees, I decided to explore using an asset perspective through the concept

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Christmas Fundraising 2021

Empowering Communities, Transforming Lives.

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.