Malaysia

Malaysia

Breaking poverty, one child at a time

Many households in Malaysia still grapple with the stark reality of their monthly household income falling below the country’s estimated living wage. It remains a significant challenge, with far-fetching consequences on various aspects of life, particularly quality education and early childhood learning.

Preschool education and early childhood learning are fundamental for a child’s cognitive, social and emotional development. While the nation has made strides towards improving its education system, children from the underserved families often face unique and personal challenges that hinder their access to preschool education and early childhood learning. Lack of resources, inadequate nutrition and overall environment not conducive to learning contribute to the disadvantaged position of many children from the underserved families. This would lead to a cycle of underperformance and underdevelopment as many of them would fall behind in their studies without a strong foundation.

The Human Safety Net Malaysia firmly believes that preschool education, early childhood learning and parenting education are critical for breaking the cycle of poverty and ensuring that every child has an equal opportunity to succeed.

In collaboration with Suriana Welfare Society Malaysia and Yayasan Generasi Gemilang, our programs focus on helping vulnerable families with young children (0 – 6 years) to provide them with quality pre-school, early childhood learning and parenting education. Our programs are designed to support families from the underserved communities on the importance of early childhood development, parenting skills and financial literacy as part of lifelong learning so that their children can achieve their age-appropriate developmental milestones and achieve optimum growth standards.

The Program

Kita Main Programme
An early-years initiative in partnership with Yayasan Generasi Gemilang that provides early literacy and play support for underserved families with children aged 0 - 3 years old living in Klang Valley. Over 6 months, parents receive age-appropriate books, toys, and monthly tips on engaging their children in meaningful activities. Through the play kits received, parents learn to stimulate early learning for their little ones, boost developmental milestones, and most importantly, build stronger bonds.

Project Bright Beginnings
An initiative in partnership with Suriana Welfare Society Malaysia to fuel young minds for a brighter tomorrow. We support children aged 3 – 6 years old from underserved families living in PPR Kg Muhibbah to access to early childhood education. This programme also provides parenting support through monthly parenting workshops and seminars to educate parents about the importance of early childhood development and the profound impact of nurturing relationships on children’s well-being.

Naungan Kasih
The Human Safety Net is partnering with Parenting for Lifelong Health to deliver the Naungan Kasih parenting programme. The programme aims to equip parents and caretakers with the knowledge and skills they need to support their children age 0 – 6 through in-person and digital parenting support.

Partner coinvolti

Le attività locali

Yayasan Generasi Gemilang

A charity organization that focuses on improving education and nutrition for vulnerable communities in Malaysia. The partnership is propelled by a shared belief that Love can transform Malaysia, where the next generation is exemplary, and families are empowered.

Suriana Welfare Society Malaysia

Suriana is specialised in transforming urban communities by empowering children via holistic education and by fortifying caregivers-parents via continuous education. Suriana works in tandem with various government agencies to enhance the quality of life of the community with a clear focus on children in crisis.

Parenting for Lifelong Health

Founded in 2012 and endorsed by the United Nations, Parenting for Lifelong Health is at the forefront of a global movement to accelerate the scale-up of evidence-based, freely-available, inclusive, and culturally-sensitive parenting solutions within existing systems of delivery. Parenting for Lifelong Health is a global social enterprise with legal charitable and nonprofit status in the United Kingdom.