The Confident and Empowered Woman
By: Hariiharahn P. Rajendran – YES 2020 (YES Alumni Committee Vice President) International Women’s Day (IWD) is a day to commemorate cultural, political, and socioeconomic achievements of women and it is…
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Clothing with Conscience: Khaled Amru (YES ’10)
Khaled Amru is from YES ’10, and was previously hosted in Berryville, Virginia. Budaya Beat reached out to him to learn more about a social enterprise, Havan Clothing, and his…
Dedicated to Frontliners
An AFS returnee of three Intensive Programs to EGY, JPN & ITA has written a poem dedicated to frontliners. Dr. Liyu Zin Eu who is now based in a hospital…
AFS Volunteers to The Fore
AFS volunteers joined a Rumah Bonda volunteering event to pack 1,200 care packages filled with daily essentials such as rice, oil, tea, coffee and face masks. These packages were to…
AAI OUTSTANDING VOLUNTEER AWARDS 2019
In another series of firsts, AFS Malaysia hosted the annual AAI Outstanding Volunteer Awards Ceremony which was streamed live on facebook and via Zoom on World Volunteer Day. More than…
Repositioning AFS for the Future 2019 sees a lot of innovative ideas and new way of working for AFS.
By: Nizam Mokhtar (AFS Malaysia Chair) & Atty Sulaiman (AFS Malaysia National Director) In March, AFS Malaysia hosted the AFS Asia-Pacific Initiative (AAI) Meeting in Kuala Lumpur. This Annual…
Volunteering during COVID-19 MCO | Good for the heart and soul
By: Noorazzalea bt. Gazali (YP’16 to Argentina) Damansara Chapter committee Rumah Bonda hosted a volunteering event that was held on 13th and 14th June, 2020. This event was to pack…
Volunteering: How Helping Others Helps You
Volunteering has a positive effect on your community — and it’s good for you too. It can help you learn more about yourself and even put you on a path…
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Celebrate Culture Differences
What language do you speak? What is your religion? What holidays do you celebrate? What is your racial identification? What is your ethnic identity? What is your culture? Culture is…