CAM's charity projects
HOUSE OF MATTHEWS
 Located near the Batu Caves, HOM was established 4 years ago and houses 13 underprivileged children between the ages of 4 – 11 years old. The true structure of HOM lies in the firm foundations of tender love and care. Their aims are to:
- Provide children from destitute families with a comfortable
- Environment suitable for proper development and growth.
- Provide an atmosphere conducive to learning and education to become excellent students and contributing citizens.
- Instill good moral and Christian values in the children.
- Help children overcome inadequate feelings of self-esteem.
www.shanazoe.org/hom
PUSAT KEBAJIKAN GOOD SHEPHERD – ASRAMA DESA PUKAK
Good Shepherd has been helping women and children through a variety of programmes in Malaysia for the past 50 years. Its aim is to help women in need or distress, become independent and in turn help their children to better themselves through education.
CAM is supporting one of their programmes in Sabah (approx. 1 ½ hours from KK) – Asrama Desa Pukak. ADK programme is a hostel built two years ago to house children in proverty from the rural villages in Sabah. Run jointly by Good Shepherd and the villagers, these children from impoverished homes, would otherwise have to walk 2 ½ hours per day to attend school and return home. Obviously, the school attendance was intermittent and these children were subject to continue the cycle of poverty. With the building of ADK, 28 children now have housing, education, food, life skills programmes and care from Sunday until Friday, when they walk home to spend the weekends with their families. CAM is supporting 4 of these children from the rural villages for one year.
Visitors are encouraged to visit and stay overnight and see the benefits of this programme.
www.pkgs.org.my
RUMAH JAIREH
Located near Rawang, Rumah Jaireh is a home that houses those in our society that other homes find difficult to support. With a capacity for 20 persons, it has housed: unwed mothers; those women or children infected by HIV (AIDS) or drug related; and those women who are homeless. It currently houses 12 persons of which 8 are children, aged 4 to 8 years, 4 of whom are infected with HIV. Its aim is to provide education, health, and care in a safe environment.
03-6035-5218
ruthlc@pa.jaring.my
RUMAH SHALOM
Located in Puchong, this charitable organization was formed in 1997 to provide shelter for 29 children. Now housing 40 children from ages 6 to 17 years of age, these children come from very poor, broken homes and have had very tragic pasts such as abandonment, assault or sexual abuse. It aims to:
- Provide shelter in a loving, caring home environment.
- Provide a sense of self-worth with an opportunity to develop their identity.
- Provide security to give them hope, a new life and a better future.
www.rumahshalom.org
03-8070-2042/012-296-5979
TARA BHAVAN (Star Home)
Located in K.L., Tara Bhavan was founded in 1999 to provide a Home for under-privileged children from the ages of 5 to 17 years of age. Its primary aim is to provide shelter to children who come from poverty-stricken background, abandoned, orphans and of poor single mothers.
The children are provided shelter, education, medical care, sports, field trips and education in Human Values to enhance their confidence and provide goals in their lives.
Tara Bhavan runs two excellent homes – one for boys and one for girls until the age of 17. They assist them in deciding on their future, being it work or furthering their studies.
www.tarabhavan.com.my
SPECIAL CHILDREN SOCIETY OF AMPANG
Located in Ampang, this Society aims to:
- Provide quality and meaningful education which will fulfill the child’s potential as an independent, useful and valued member of our society
- Support families and careers in order to work together to enrich the learning environment and ultimately the quality of life
Managed by a parent steering committee, the 53 children and young adults, aged between 4 and 34 years of age have varying disabilities: Down syndrome, Autism, Cerebral palsy, amongst other, to slow learners.
They provide various programs to enable these children and adults to live as an integral part of society.
www.scsoa.org.my
ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI – CHIN REFUGEES
St. Francis has under its concern, over 1,000 Myanmar refugees. As they await re-settlement in other countries, these refugees’ have no status in Malaysia, any government support, limited employment and only survive through donations.
Asha5184@streamx.com
TENAGANITA SHELTER FOR TRAFFICKED WOMEN & CHILDREN
Tenaganita is a Shelter for Trafficked women and children. It provides care, protection and safe repatriation to trafficked survivors. To date the shelter has housed 238 trafficked survivors from Malaysia and 9 other countries. About 40% were sex trafficked while 60% were trafficked in labour. The shelter is a safe house and provides an enabling environment for survivors of Trafficking. They provide temporary accommodation, food, clothes, psychological and counseling care, health care, legal support and intervention, information and education, where the recovery and empowerment begins and continues with safe repatriation.
www.tenaganita.net
WOMEN’S AID ORGANISATION
Located in PJ, WAO was established over 28 years ago and provided the first home for battered women and their children. They run a 24/7 Hot Line for battered women as well as a refuge for these women where they receive counseling and can feel safe while they recover. They also have a WAO Centre that is an administrative, education and advocacy centre women and associated issues.
The Anak Angkat Programme is a child sponsorship program for the children of ex-residents who do not live at the Child Care Centre. This programme meets the school expenses of these children.
The WAO CCC: Is a centre for children of ex-residents who cannot initially care for their children. After a women has left the Refuge, the next two to three years is a challenging time for these women while rebuilding their lives. The Child Care Centre provides a home for these children for two years with an extension of one year. They are given a home, education and support system to meet their physical, mental and emotional needs.
www.wao.org.my
wao@po.jaring.my
03-7957-5636
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