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I may have shared this info with some of you.
Please help circulate this.
There are about 550 refugee families residing in and around Kuala Lumpur. They come from Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Palestine, Pakistan, Eritrea and more recently, Syria. Fleeing from war torn lives and political persecution, they have chosen to seek refuge here in
Upon arrival, these refugees wait to be interviewed and processed by UNHCR before they are resettled in a third country, a process that takes between 5 to 10 years. In the meantime, they are unable to hold jobs due to their
The loss of income has led to a host of problems. Families struggle to put food on the table. Some children have been found to be undernourished, the women suffer from hair loss due to protein deficiency. Often the children are not able to focus at school due to hunger
"Feed a Family" is a campaign by Muslim Professionals Forum (MPF) and Young Muslims Project (YMP), in partnership with Malaysia Social Research Institute (MSRI) and Hero Market. Launched on 1 st June 2013, the campaign aims to raise RM200 worth of basic food necessities per family. Each family will be given a month's supply of rice, cooking oil, flour, milk powder, tea, sugar, lentils, pasta and more. The campaign ends
We would be very grateful and appreciative of your kind contribution in making this campaign a success. No amount is too small and every little bit will help put food on the table. This food aid will be directly delivered to the families on the weekend of 7 th July and we will be happy to furnish you with a report of the campaign upon
All contributions can be made to Muslim Professionals Forum Berhad Maybank Account 5644-2710-0073
For those who are interested to give a hand by helping to distribute the food basket on 7th July, please do contact the names in the flyer.
btw, gentle reminder, Monday is 1st Syaaban.
http://www.facebook.com/carefugees
http://mpf.org.my/wp
