Whether he was forced to join the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) or because he truly believed in the organisation’s principles and values, we will never know but K. Thevathason, now 32 years-old, left his family to join the...

P. Harshini, 18, lost her mother at the tender age of eight. She was raised single-handedly by her father who works as a bus driver at a factory in the small town of Sg Siput in Perak, Malaysia. “Despite all...

Usha, 51, starts her day as early as 4 am, as she prepares breakfast and lunch for her family. Armed with her lunch box, the grandmother to six grandchildren rushes to get on the 5.30 am train from the Dumri...

M. Mageswari, 44 was working in a factory when found out about the free tailoring lessons offered by the Association of Social Services and Community Development of Gombak Selangor (PSPK) through a friend, three years ago. “When I went to...

Social entrepreneur Thirupathi Perumal has been working towards helping the local community in rural Kolli Hills in Tamil Nadu, India for many years. When he first started his social enterprise in the region to help tribal farmers, he was surprised...

“I used to be ashamed of my dark skin and wished I was fairer so that I would not be the object of ridicule by my classmates,” remembers T. Inthra. The simple, quiet and frail school librarian was often ignored...

C. Abineshwary, who is now 21 years-old, shares her experience participating in a Maharani camp in Kepong, Selangor seven years ago. “I was 15 years old when I joined the first phase of the Maharani camp which was held at...

Water for Africa (WFA) was started by an Australian couple who after witnessing the sanitation and water issues in Tanzania, decided to build a water well for the community. To make the project successful, the couple, Phil and Julie Hepworth,...

The World Health Organization estimates that four per cent of all deaths in the world are caused by diseases resulting from contaminated drinking water sources, lack of sanitation and poor hygiene practices. In recent years, a lot of effort has...

My journey with Taarana began in 2016. I teach children with special needs in Basic Academic, Lower Academic and Pre-vocational programmes. I have always referred to my students as ‘my kids’ as they are an intrinsic part of my life....

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) refers to a variety of neurodevelopmental disorders that begin early in childhood and last throughout a person’s life. These disorders are grouped together because of how they similarly interfere with a person’s ability to communicate, socialize,...

Isha was eight years old when she began to exhibit feminine tendencies. She preferred to play with dolls and other little girls in her neighborhood. “My real name is Mohd Hafiz Suhaimi but I am called Isha now. I took...