Good Things

 In December 2020, Family Frontiers filed a constitutional challenge with the High Court, seeking a declaration that Malaysian women married to foreign spouses can automatically confer citizenship on their children who are born overseas. As it stood, Malaysia was one of 25 countries that deny women and men equal right to confer nationality on their children. However, in a landmark ruling yesterday, the High Court declared that children born overseas to Malaysian moms are also eligible for citizenship.

Joining us on the show today is Bina Ramanand, co-founder of Family Frontiers and one of the activists who has been working incredibly hard for more than a decade on issues pertaining to the rights of families in transnational & Binational marriages.

Image credit: Bina Ramanand and Family Frontiers Facebook page.

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Allergic Rescuers KL is a network of individuals who have been rescuing, vetting, and rehoming stray cats around our capital city since 2018. Since then, they’ve helped and rehomed more than 500 cats - and a few dogs - through their network of fosters. We speak to Rosy Kim and Lynette Lee from the ARKL team to find out more about the work that they do, and why they are always on the lookout for more people to help foster the cats they rescue.

Image credit: Allergic Rescuers KL Facebook

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Nalini Elumalai is an activist who has been fighting tirelessly for about 15 years. If you’ve not heard of Nalini, she’s a relentless and fearless human rights defender, someone who’s there at almost every single progressive rally and protest. Whenever activists/journalists get hauled in by the authorities, Nalini is always there until every single one of them is released. 

Today, Nalini joins us to discuss her journey in activism -- including her experience organising the ISA rallies -- and her hopes for the future.

Image source: Nalini Elumalai Twitter

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MYER Movement is an independent youth-led movement advocating for education reform and amplifying student voices in Malaysia. On this episode, Co-Founder of Myer Movement, Izanna Azuddin, joins us to share about her organisation, as well as the type of reforms we need to see to improve our education system.

Image source: Izanna Azuddin LinkedIn, MYER Movement Facebook

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Established back in 2010, the NGO Suriana Welfare Society has been providing aid to underprivileged communities, empowering mothers with income-generating projects, and providing educational activities to children who need them. We find out more about the work they do from Dr James Nayagam, the Chairman of Suriana Welfare Society.

Image source: Suriana Welfare Society Malaysia Facebook 

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Hunger Hurts Malaysia is a youth-led NGO aimed at eradicating poverty in the region. On this episode of Good Things, we’re joined by Imran Shah of Hunger Hurts Malaysia to find out their approach to eradicating poverty and how they’ve been helping underprivileged communities during the pandemic.

Image source: HungerHurts Malaysia

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Hunger Hurts Malaysia is a youth-led NGO aimed at eradicating poverty in the region. On this episode of Good Things, we’re joined by Imran Shah of Hunger Hurts Malaysia to find out their approach to eradicating poverty and how they’ve been helping underprivileged communities during the pandemic.

Image source: HungerHurts Malaysia

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Bernard Tan is the founder of That Bloody Botak, a tiny one-month old initiative that distributes food aid to the needy. What’s unique about Bernard’s approach is that he neither cooks nor buys anything, rather, he and his network connects donors to people who need donations. Bernard joins us to discuss his initiative.

Image source: That Bloody Botak Facebook 

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This week, we focus on the good work being done by Kechara, a faith-based organisation that seeks to create a conscious community that comes together in service of others. First, we speak to Pastor Henry Ooi, the President of the Kechara Soup Kitchen (KSK), about its evolution from an NGO that provides food, medical care and rehabilitation support to the homeless, into a Food Bank and provider of empowerment programmes for the less fortunate. We then speak to JP Thong, an Executive Committee Member of the Kechara Forest Retreat (KFR) about the services offered to the public through the retreat, which focuses on all things spiritual and wellness. JP will also share how we can bring about inner peace and harmony through KFR's free online courses, during these trying times.

Image source: Kechara Soup Kitchen Facebook, Kechara Forest Retreat Facebook 

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Projek Bangsa Malaysia, an initiative which seeks to unite and empower Malaysians. They believe that Malaysians have the capability to build a better nation without politics. On this episode, Nathaniel Tan, one of the drivers behind the initiative, Projek Bangsa Malaysia, joins us to discuss this initiative and their goals.

Image source: Nathaniel Tan Twitter, Project Bangsa Malaysia Facebook

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