As a young girl, Magdalena Mwamtende would brave the elements and risk the dangers of the wilderness to trek the distance to the nearest water source and collect water for her family’s daily usage. It was on one of these...

As the whole world has been forced to adapt to a virtual world for nearly everything – from shopping for groceries and essentials to business and education – it is probably the worst possible time to not have a proper...

“As much as the reality of the pandemic and death looms, people would rather die from COVID than continue to be unable to feed their families,” said Diordre Moraes, resource mobilisation manager of Sri Lanka-based LEADS, a non-governmental organisation dedicated...

For a child with special needs, a professional diagnosis could be the difference between simply getting through life versus having as fulfilling a life as possible. With that in mind, Dr Sunitha Sivakumaran forged ahead with her plans to create...

Three underprivileged students from the Maharani Learning Lab in Sungai Siput have had cause for celebration after receiving good results in the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examination, despite having the odds stacked against them. Priya Sri D/O Vijayan and Deepthi...

When Jinesyah Chandran was seven years old, she saw a hungry stray cat in school and her heart went out to it. So, she devised a plan to feed it. Every day, she would sneak a handful of the kibble...

More than a decade has passed since the Sri Lankan conflict ended, yet many parts in the Northern Province of the country have scarce support for holistic socio-economic improvement. One such place is the Vallipunam village in Mullaitivu District, Sri...

Ayesha Lohara, 21 and her two siblings grew up in Aundh village, in Satara district, Maharashtra, India. Her father worked as an unskilled mechanic, earning about Rs12,000 (USD 165) a month. Her mother is a housewife and the family of...

If one were to walk into the Maharani Learning Lab (MLL) in Sungai Siput, Perak today, they would be looking at a colourful mural of girls in traditional Indian dance costumes. This beautiful mural was painted in 2016 by 15-year-old...

Pavitra, 20 comes from a family of seven siblings. Her father works as a cooking gas distributor and her mother is a housewife. The former student of SMK Kuala Ketil, Kedah had always wanted to pursue a course in early...

M. Arivarasu, from Penang, first smoked a cigarette at the age of 12. “It was peer pressure and bad company, I guess. But at that age, what my friends thought of me was very important to me and I wanted...

Every time she sees the girls who participate in Maharani camps, former Head of RYTHM Foundation Jayamalar Samuel is reminded of her late mother. “My mother stopped schooling at the age of 14 and I was born before she turned...