Hilary worked as a driver for a local Member of Parliament, but it was not a job that provided steady income as the politician only paid him as and when he pleased. This often frustrated the Tanzanian father of two,...

When Yu Yann who at the age of nearly three did not speak, her mother took her to the doctor who assured her that there was nothing wrong with her. “I was not satisfied and still worried because my daughter...

Sales manager Zoeb Gulam Abbas, 40 was brimming with pride as he and his wife Zarina Shabbir, 38 watched their 14-year-old daughter Zahra dance and perform on stage. “For weeks leading up to the concert, she would not stop talking...

Every week, teacher Azizah Begum Mohd Ismail has to turn away young girls who come to see her, asking to be included in the School Outreach Programme. The School Outreach Programme is conducted in Primary Schools as a prelude to...

Mathematics teacher G. Nadarajah used to have a headache handling the discipline of the students in the school, especially with absenteeism and truancy with many of the girls not interested to be in school or forced to stay home to...

Working as a labourer in Sg Kurda oil palm plantation with six mouths to feed, S. Tamilthasan knows his financial limitations. “I earn RM800 a month out of which RM300 is deducted for housing. My wife who is a housewife...

As the first-born child, Roshan’s birth was very much awaited and welcomed by the families from both sides. He was a sensitive child, who did not like to be touched and loud noises would cause him to throw up. “I...

Having been with the Maharani programme for four years, Shamita is confident that she is inching closer to her dream of becoming a successful Ophthalmologist. ‘My father’s dream is that I would one day grow up to become an Ophthalmologist....

In 2012, the Global Partnership for Education estimated that 61 million children across the globe do not attend schools. A contributing factor to this is the lack of equipment for the children to begin their learning process smoothly. Apart from...

Most of the students in SJKT Kalaivaani, in the state of Kedah, Malaysia come from poverty-stricken families. For most parents, they struggle to keep their children in school, as they cannot afford to provide the essentials items required at school....

Charvinder Kaur, 15, our Maharani Programme participant from the small town of Sungai Siput, Perak, in Malaysia, aspires to be a teacher, so that she can help children from underprivileged families like her have a better future. Being the eldest...