Gift Foundation – Update #1
Testing, engaging and celebrating. The Chinese New Year festivity is slowly mellowing down enabling us to visit Gift Foundation in Klang, Malaysia. The children have warmed up to Shane by now and jostled each other to be the first to “salam” him. “Salam” is a Malay word for hand gesture…
Rohingya and Champa Refugees
Shane and I were introduced to Dr. Firdaus, founder of Gift Foundation to help assist her in getting her NGO organized. Situated in Klang village (kampung) area of Telok Gadong, Dr. Firdaus has turned her house and it’s surrounding land into a place of refuge for the poor and in…
Hunger Knows No Barriers
This statement from the Kechara Soup Kitchen stands true in all aspects of the word. Shane and I had been given tours of this organization and it’s religious background. We’ve met with key people in the organization, discussed collaborations and tonight we joined another team to a different part of…
Homeless in Kuala Lumpur
Unlike in the United States, homeless people in the capital city of Malaysia are rarely seen in broad daylight. In my ignorance, the city only has beggars and they are mostly foreigners, usually women in tattered clothing with a small child next to them. They usually have a spot on…