....and if you are a university student or a graduate, visit the Somali refugee community in Kuala Lumpur and offer your services as an English, Maths or I.T, teacher or as a tutor, even for a week to give some respite, or some time off for the long term volunteer teachers. There are approximately 2000 (this figure is only those registered with the UNHCR) refugees and the majority are women and their children. Work visas are very strict to come by and most of the (few lucky ones) employed work as cleaners, children aren’t allowed to attend schools. The centre compromises of 4 small rooms and children take turns to be taught from morning to evening some basic English, maths and I.T. subjects. Most of the volunteers are Malaysian, Singaporeans, White people and some Somalis. Life there is struggle street, they don’t want to go back to Somalia as they think that they’ve a slim hope that New Zealand will accept them as refugees, or get married to diaspora Somalis and a ticket out of Malaysia. They are luckier than the Rohingya refugees who are deported by larger numbers back to Thailand or Myanmar because fewer Somalis are deported and most of them only when they are caught in an immigration sting operations working illegally, or coming to the attention of the cops for fighting and other misdemeanours. If you visit Kuala Lunpur, do your civic duty and contribute to the future of these children.
You could also sponsor a child for U.S20.00 a month for h/her education. Visit their Facebook page, Somali Refugee Community in Malaysia.
You could also sponsor a child for U.S20.00 a month for h/her education. Visit their Facebook page, Somali Refugee Community in Malaysia.
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