Refugees

Sustainable Funding Support for Refugees While Providing Jobs for Malaysians

by Malaysian Social Research Institute

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THE PROBLEM


Refugees are one of the most vulnerable peoples even before the Covid19 pandemic swept across the world. Now with the spread of the pandemic, refugees and asylum seekers are even more vulnerable and at risk considering their many health and livelihood challenges especially women, children and elderly.

MSRI has been providing basic healthcare, education and livelihood services for refugees from the Middle East and North Africa with majority of our clients from Afghanistan, Somalia, Syria and Yemen. With funds running very very low, we are struggling to continue these much needed services because many of the women and children suffer from costly chronic and serious medical ailments and disabillities including cancer, leukemia, diabetes, blindness, high blood pressure, liver failure and many more.

Children as young as 6 years old are seeking chemotherapy treatments and we also have children below 12 who are slowly going blind from glaucoma while many children need heart treatments and medications.

 We currently have over 1,000 refugees on our waiting list urgently needing medical treatments and livelihood assistance and the list is growing every day. We simply do not have enough funds and resources to help everyone and some of these needs can be life-threatening. We currently have over 7,000 refugee clients already registered with us and receiving assistance.

 

THE SOLUTION


In our efforts to maintain sustainable funding, MSRI is embarking on a project to farm 4-acres of land to produce and sell papayas.

Through this sustainable funding initiative, we hope to reduce our reliance on donations to enable the continuation of the Sahabat Refugee Project’s free services for the refugee clients under our care. 

For every acre farmed we will be able to plant 600 papaya trees which will be ready for harvest after 7-8 months. The fruits will be harvested twice a week for the duration of 4 years before needing to be re-planted again. The price of papayas in the market ranges from RM 0.80 to RM 2.20 per kilo, hence if each fruit is 1kg to 1.5kg, the expected income from each acre is RM 3,840 to RM 10,560 per month (before overheads and local workers salaries).

The income from this project will enable us to take on more than 500 refugees per year under our care without being 100% reliant on donations from organisations and members of the public.

 

THE IMPACT


In this project we will be training and employing 5 local Malaysian workers from the B40 groups to work on the farm for a salary and benefits. The profits from the farm will be channeled to benefit 2,000 refugees by improving their access to MSRI's free healthcare, education and livelihood programmes.

500 refugees to benefit each year x 4 years of harvest = 2,000 refugees to benefit

RM 80,000 investment translates to RM 506,880 funding per year for the duration of 4 years.

 

During harvest (when a lot of manpower is needed), we will engage with refugees to work on the farm alongside Malaysians for wages.

Profits from the farm will be channeled to the Sahabat Education Programme, Sahabat Healthcare and the Elham Empowerment Programme. 

Goal Breakdown

Goal 1 - One time start up cost (land clearing, microbes, fertilizers, rent, waterpump, driptape, polypipes, seedlings, fencing). Amount Needed: MYR60,000

Goal 2 - Monthly expenses (workers wages, roots and leaves boosters, utilities bill). Amount Needed: MYR10,000

Goal 3 - Monthly expenses (workers wages, roots and leaves boosters, utilities bill). Amount Needed: MYR10,000

Donate now to support refugees and provide jobs for Malaysians!

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About the Organization/Project behind this Campaign

Malaysian Social Research Institute


WHO WE ARE


Malaysian Social Research Institute (MSRI) is primarily a service delivery non-profit organisation working with refugee and asylum-seeker communities whose country of origins are those within the Middle Eastern, Central Asian and African regions; which include Afghanistan, Iraq, Palestine, Syria, Pakistan, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. Our services focus on education, health, livelihood and emergency support. MSRI has 3 core programmes, namely an education programme for children (from 4 to 18 years of age) and adults, a family health programme offering primary healthcare, mental health and outreach services, and a community service programme offering vocational training, livelihood and support services ranging from emergency support to case management.

 

MSRI also serves marginalised Malaysians with aids for education, food and livelihood needs.

 

MSRI is registered with the Registrar of Companies under the Companies Act 1965. All cash donations to MSRI are LHDN tax deductible effective 2019 until 2023.

 

VISION

Create equitable and sustainable opportunities for the under-privileged, disadvantaged, marginalised or vulnerable individuals or groups in Malaysia, regardless of race, religion or origin, to thrive in life.

 

 

MISSION

Carry out quality and impactful humanitarian services, research, publication and advocacy work on socio-economic issues for the benefit of the needy, under-privileged, disadvantaged, marginalised or vulnerable individuals or groups including Orang Asli, refugees and asylum seekers in Malaysia, regardless of race, religion or origin.

 

1. We are responsible and committed to MSRI’s Vision and Mission.

 

2. We support our clients based on mutual respect, whilst ensuring confidentiality;

 

3. We are accountable and transparent in what we do;

 

4. Our work will be done in accordance with the principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and operational independence;

 

5. As a learning organisation we

●     Promote knowledge and learning

●     Take criticism, feedback and suggestions for improvement seriously

●     Work as a team

●     Promote personal development

●     Value diversity and promote mutual respect