After two years of waiting and planning, we have finally turned a three-floor building into a physical space for gathering of communities from different diaspora communities and locals – Berkeley Community Wellness Centre (BCWC). BCWC is a physical space to promote wellness from the approach of holistic personhood, holistic community
We are thrilled to introduce the brand new ElShaddai Community Development Fund (CDF), a powerful initiative aimed at supporting and uplifting refugee, asylum seeker, and other irregular migrant communities. The CDF is a dedicated financial resource pool designed to drive positive changes and holistic development in the lives of these resilient individuals and families who
We are pleased to share with you our heartfelt, God-given vision guiding ElShaddai Centre’s work: to see “Nations Redeemed Through Holistic Community Transformation”. The last fifteen years of journeying with marginalised, displaced communities on the ground have not always been easy. But time and again, our experiences are like those
It’s a bright Saturday morning. In one particular shop lot in Ampang, a youth centre comes alive with children’s laughter and excitement. The sound of table soccer, clattering of board games, and cheerful chatter fill the air. Welcome to the NewRoots Youth Club. The youth club has its roots in
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
E-Graduate IT course facilitator Ng Weng Choh shares with us about the E-Graduate course and how it provides a rare opportunity for refugee youth to achieve their aspirations.
Since the inception of ElShaddai Refugee Learning Centre in 2008, the vision to reach out to the displaced and marginalized communities had been invariably to partner with and to empower them to get out of their seemingly hopeless predicament, to be self-sustaining and in time to help others in the
My name is Gilang Ramadhan from Indonesia and I am 19 years old. This is my story and learning experience in the air-cond program at ElShaddai. I joined ElShaddai in Year 1 as a new student and was ignorant of many things. I was bullied but acted as if nothing
In collaboration with several NGOs, including Mercy Malaysia and a dental team from Taiwan, a new healthcare initiative has been launched to address the urgent medical needs of the stateless people in Sabah, Malaysia. The initiative includes a free dental clinic and essential medical services to help treat conditions such
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.
