This project provides 100 refugee girls aged 15-18 in Kuala Lumpur with access to full-time education from Monday to Friday for 1year, including enrolment in IGCSE and vocational skills programmes. Students will also receive daily meals, learning materials, mental health counselling, and participation in sports and enrichment activities, equipping them with the academic qualifications, practical skills, and emotional support needed to pursue higher education, employment, and long-term stability.
In Malaysia, thousands of refugee children and youth are excluded from the national education system due to their legal status.For refugee girls, the barriers are even greater. Many parents struggle to secure stable employment and meet basic household needs. As financial pressures increase, adolescent girls are often the first to drop out of school to care for younger siblings, take on informal work, or prepare for early marriage. Many carry weight of trauma which affects their mental wellbeing.
This project enrolls 100 girls (ages 15-18) in Mon-Fri IGCSE and vocational skills classes, with daily meals, safe transportation, counselling, and sports. It removes key barriers like hunger, unsafe travel, and trauma support gaps, ensuring consistent attendance, reducing dropout risk, and equipping girls with recognised qualifications, practical skills, emotional resilience, and a clear pathway to further education or employment.
This project shifts refugee girls from cycles of exclusion into sustained education, employability, and independence. With recognised qualifications and vocational skills, graduates can access further education, income-generating work, or entrepreneurship pathways, reducing vulnerability to exploitation and early marriage. Over time, this strengthens household stability and community resilience, as educated young women become contributors, role models, and agents of change.
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
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