ElShaddai has never stopped working even in the midst of COVID-19 pandemic. In August 2020, the fish project was launched right after the first round of Movement Control Order (MCO) was lifted. While the situation was still very challenging and the economy greatly impacted, we persisted on getting the project
Time flies! At the blink of an eye, the Ampang Sewing Centre has been in operation for 1.5 years since 1 July 2019. We started off blessing 12 Afghan refugees with a job as tailors, and since then more than 40 refugees have been given jobs at this Centre. All
2020 has been a year that affected the whole world in a most adverse manner. The Covid-19 virus pandemic has caused a global economic earthquake sending panic and lockdowns throughout the world. Never has this generation seen a greater catastrophe nor experienced a bigger knock than this pandemic. To many,
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
The International Baccalaureat Diploma Programme (IBDP), a pre-university course, requires students to carry-out a social service project. This initiative not only sets a good example, but also pushes our youth to look beyond, make an altruistic effort and offer their help. And this is the case of Kewynn. She came
Having been closed a week before the Malaysian Government implemented the Movement Control Order on 18 March 2020, the Ampang Hazara Community Centre finally resumed classes on Monday, 6 July 2020 under the “new norm” with strict S.O.P. in place. The centre decided to kickstart the resumption of lessons by
A new affiliate in East Malaysia ABOUT US In September 2019, a few participants from Sabah attended the third National Diaspora Symposium in Kuala Lumpur. After hearing different speakers share the needs and challenges of reaching out to various migrant nationalities through compassion services and social work, we realized
Refugee school in Malaysia wins 2020 Hope Awards contest 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,
Welcome back, students! Last week was the first day of school after months of class suspension due to the global Covid-19 pandemic. ElShaddai Centre’s teachers and staff are all glad to see the students again. both kindy, Primary Year 5 & 6, Excel Secondary student are back to school. Our
Local initiatives making a global impact At the beginning of the Movement Control Order in Malaysia, ElShaddai Centre put out a public plea for an Emergency Relief Fund (ERF) to support the refugees and other marginalised immigrant communities. We were overwhelmed by the support we received from you! We are
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.
