A roundtable on the
Rohingya in Malaysia
Home to thousands of Rohingya
refugees, Malaysia is one of the few
countries leading the effort to bring
awareness to the Rohingya crisis on an
international level. This roundtable
expanded on recent discussions on the
rights of Rohingya and other refugees in
Malaysia by providing a platform to
discuss practical and sustainable legal
and policy solutions to this crisis in
Malaysia. It also discussed the
limitations and opportunities within
current international refugee policy
concerning long-term support for
refugees.
Impact assessment
workshop for social
workers dealing with
at-risk youth
This workshop led by Dr Melissa Wong
from the School of Arts and Social
Sciences taught impact assessment
practices to social workers at the
non-governmental organisation
Generasi Gemiliang. These workers
had experienced difficulties in
assessing the success and quality of
the teaching they conduct in their
various outreach and social programs.
The skills revolved around research
methodology, using simplified
approaches to ensure their applicability
to everyday evaluation of programs.
Donation drive for
Agathians Shelter
Developing strong partnerships to aid refugees
The School of Business, through the United Nations' Principles of Responsible
Management Education and Entrepreneurship and the Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Hub, collaborated with multiple organisations to implement the United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees' Social Protection Fund program. Three workshops were
conducted over the year to strengthen the capacity of seven refugee community-based
organisations and to ensure adequate support for community-led projects to promote
self-reliance within the refugee communities.
To commemorate the 20th anniversary
of Monash University Malaysia, the
School of Science organised the charity
drive program ‘Sponsor a Meal’. The
proceeds were donated to the Agathians
Shelter Home that is currently housing
40 boys in Petaling Jaya. Staff and
students visited the shelter and spent the
day introducing science to the children
by making volcanoes, balloon-powered
cars, and colour-changing milk, and
conducting a raindrop experiment
together.
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