MAF To Support Dixon In Marathon Des Sables

The Malaysian AIDS Foundation is in support of its trustee, Mr Ralph Dixon, who will be participating in the Marathod Des Sables 2010. The marathon, which is in its 25th Edition, will take place from 2-12 April 2010. Read more

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International Children’s Day of Broadcasting with Bernama

Bernama, Malaysia’s News Agency, celebrates International Children’s Day of Broadcasting this Sunday for the first time in Malaysia. A host of Malaysian television and radio stations will invite children to read news, including sports, host programmes or voice their views at the event.

The theme for this year is ’All Rights, All Children’, marking the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Participating radio and television stations include AI Fm, Era Fm, Bernama Radio 24, Minnal FM, RTM TV2, TV3, NTV7 and TRAXX.fm. For Bernama, its involvement in the project is in line with the corporate social responsibility (CSR) which was launched this year.

Bernama Radio 24 producer and CSR chief, Farah Harith, was quoted as saying:

This is our second CSR programme after the Chinese New Year programme and it gives an opportunity to children to know about the broadcasting fraternity and learn how a radio station functions.

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Actors Studio and MAF Team Up for HIV Awareness

The Actors Studio will be partnering with the Malaysian AIDS Foundation to present Life Sdn. Bhd. 5: I’m Positive! for five days from 24 to 28 March. Read more

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Fighting For Rights

PT Foundation & Grassroots Activism In Malaysia

A Practical Case Study

By Jean-Michel Piedagnel

Objective: Fighting for the right of HIV prevention and against prejudice for people living with HIV/Aids and empowering the most vulnerable communities.

Target groups: Sexual workers, transgender, drug users and Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) in Malaysia

PT Foundation (PTF) does HIV prevention, care and support work in Malaysia, it has just celebrated its 21^st anniversary. Their main target groups are those most exposed to risk of HIV infection: transgender, sex-workers, drug users and MSM. This is an Community based Organisation (CBO) which is confronted everyday with the contradiction of a typical south-east Asian conservative society with an additional dash of religious tradition. In Malaysia sexual issues are still very taboo, not to mention sex changes (a very different attitude than its neighbor, Thailand) and drug users. The penalty for drug trafficking is death. Read more

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The Future Of The Aid Sector

Learning from Southern NGOs

By Jean-Michel Piedagnel

Western NGOs and the humanitarian sector are having a bit of a midlife crisis.  They need to open up to the 21^st century and to the societies that will shape this 21^st century, they happen to be outside of Europe and of the USA. I am not talking about opening the humanitarian system so that it embraces all new and emerging NGOs. The international humanitarian system has become a “bubble” that is largely driven by OECD donors driven (80.9% of the financial contributions comes from OECD’s 23 members).  I am talking about learning from the way Southern NGOs engage in political debates to reassert our independence and impartiality. Read more

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MEASAT Offers Post-Grad Scholarships In Space Studies

Measat Satellite Systems Sdn Bhd (MEASAT) recently announced that it will offer a fully-paid scholarship for a Masters Degree in Space studies or Space Management as part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme. The company’s plan is to focus on supporting the development of future technology leaders for the Malaysian industry.

The one-year scholarship, from September this year, is open to Malaysians aged 35 and below, and the studies are to be undertaken at at the International Space University in Strasbourg, France. Applicants should have a strong command of verbal and written English and an accumulative minimum grade point average of 3.6.

Applicants are required to send in their applications no later than 1 March 2010. More details are available at www.measat.com.

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Perodua Donates ‘Ang Pow’ To 5 Charity Homes

Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sdn Bhd (Perodua), in conjunction with the “Konvoi Mesra Perodua ALZA Borneo 2010” in Sabah, Malaysia, donated RM3,400.00 to five charity homes in Kota Kinabalu recently. The homes were Seri Mengasih Centre, Kiwanis Down Syndrome Foundation, Persatuan Child, Rumah Kanak-Kanak Beringgis and Rumah Anak Yatim Tambunan. Read more

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