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Educating refugees

Afif Abd Halim4 years ago6th Oct 2020Pictures
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A boy holding on to his mother during classes for Women for Refugees (WFR), a initiative to empower refugee women by teaching them to read and write. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, October 6, 2020.
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WOMEN for Refugees, a non-profit, is tackling the problem of illiteracy among the Rohingya by offering English and Bahasa Malaysia classes in the Selayang area.

Students like Halimah, a refugee in Malaysia for 10 years, feels happier and more positive these days. She has a modest goal of not wanting to ask people’s help to read or write something.

WFR was founded a month ago by two law students, Arissa Jemaima and Davina Devajaran, with the help of a refugee community leader, Abdul Razak Jalal.

WFR conducts English and BM lessons at a flat in Selayang, Selangor with about 20 students and nine teachers.

Most of the students are Rohingya or Muslim refugees from Myanmar. – October 6, 2020.

A boy holding on to his mother during classes for Women for Refugees (WFR), a initiative to empower refugee women by teaching them to read and write. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, October 6, 2020.
A boy holding on to his mother during classes for Women for Refugees (WFR), a initiative to empower refugee women by teaching them to read and write. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, October 6, 2020.
A boy running around a class for refugee women in Selayang, Selangor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, October 6, 2020.
A boy running around a class for refugee women in Selayang, Selangor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, October 6, 2020.
A volunteer teacher conducting Bahasa Malaysia classes at a Women for Refugees programme for Rohingya and Myanmar Muslims by in Selayang, Selangor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, October 6, 2020.
A volunteer teacher conducting Bahasa Malaysia classes at a Women for Refugees programme for Rohingya and Myanmar Muslims by in Selayang, Selangor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, October 6, 2020.
A volunteer teaching the alphabet to the refugee women in Selayang, Selangor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, October 6, 2020.
A volunteer teaching the alphabet to the refugee women in Selayang, Selangor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, October 6, 2020.
A volunteer helping the children while their mothers focus on the class in Selayang. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, October 6, 2020.
A volunteer helping the children while their mothers focus on the class in Selayang. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, October 6, 2020.
A Rohingya woman learning Bahasa Malaysia during a Women for Refugees initiative at Selayang, Selangor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, October 6, 2020.
A Rohingya woman learning Bahasa Malaysia during a Women for Refugees initiative at Selayang, Selangor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, October 6, 2020.
A teacher interacting with students in a classroom in Selayang, Selangor. Most of the students are Rohingya or Muslim refugees from Myanmar. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, October 6, 2020.
A teacher interacting with students in a classroom in Selayang, Selangor. Most of the students are Rohingya or Muslim refugees from Myanmar. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, October 6, 2020.
A mother trying to comfort her daughter during classes in Selayang, Selangor. One of the challenges these women face is caring for their kids during lessons. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, October 6, 2020.
A mother trying to comfort her daughter during classes in Selayang, Selangor. One of the challenges these women face is caring for their kids during lessons. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, October 6, 2020.
Parents waiting outside the class for their children in Selayang, Selangor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, October 6, 2020.
Parents waiting outside the class for their children in Selayang, Selangor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, October 6, 2020.
Shoes outside the classroom where women refugees are learning to read and write. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, October 6, 2020.
Shoes outside the classroom where women refugees are learning to read and write. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, October 6, 2020.
A student hugging a teacher after the class offered by Women for Refugees (WFR), a recent initiative to empower refugee women by teaching them to read and write. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, October 6, 2020.
A student hugging a teacher after the class offered by Women for Refugees (WFR), a recent initiative to empower refugee women by teaching them to read and write. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, October 6, 2020.
Teachers posing for a photograph after their classes in Selayang, Selangor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, October 6, 2020.
Teachers posing for a photograph after their classes in Selayang, Selangor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, October 6, 2020.
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