Who we are
Who We Are
Hope, in action
Our Vision
Improved wellbeing and equitable living for marginalised and displaced communities in Malaysia.
Our Mission
Facilitating access to Education, Healthcare and Livelihood for marginalised communities through funding, stakeholder engagement, research, and advocacy.
The Journey
In January 2018, a couple of volunteer tutors at Al-Ikhlas School decided to join forces to start a project, called “Al-Ikhlas Hope Project”, to fundraise for the school. Al-Ikhlas School was then (and still is!) already a busy kindy and primary level UNHCR-registered learning centre attended by 150+ children from the Rohingya & Myanmar refugee community living in Taman Sri Murni, Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur. The school, which also functions as a community centre for the 200+ families living in the vicinity, was founded by Rohingya community leader, Ustaz Arfat in 2015.
The Inception
Through the project, the volunteers set up a poster appeal on social media, called the “Adopt-A-Child-For-School” campaign, aiming to collect RM25 per child per month. Within 3 weeks the RM45,000 required was raised — enough to cover rent and teachers’ salaries for the year. The founders formally registered with Malaysia’s Registrar of Societies in February 2019, calling it Al-Ikhlas Hope Society (AHS).
Present Day
AHS continues to fund and oversee the running of the school, which doubles as a community centre for surrounding refugee families — a hub for aid distribution, mobile clinics, and workshops. In 2020, AHS expanded to support the community through the Refugee Emergency Fund (REF), providing the legal structure and a platform to fundraise for emergency medical and rental cases.
Our Team
Our Committee
Norliza Nordeen
Founder & President
Puan Sri Shamsinar Shaari
Vice President
Nurul Aifa Majura
Treasurer
Lovishniakri Sekaran
Secretary
Zurinah Binti Hassan
Committee Member
Harizah Binti Hatim
Committee Member
Nor Yusniza Mat Yasim
Committee Member
Siti Sarah Zainal Ahmad Zainal
Internal Auditor