Education
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Interview: Editor Shashivarmaan on giving students a voice and finding out ‘What Students Want’
We speak to the editor-in-chief of the book What Students Want, a book that takes pride in being created, curated and edited by students.
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Fighting illiteracy: How MYReaders’ intervention programmes teach kids to read in 27 weeks
Co-founder Tay Sue Yen discusses the state of literacy in Malaysia and how MYReaders is looking to intervene.
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Shocking the education system — Teach For Malaysia shares hope of ending education inequity
Teach For Malaysia Director of Growth Aida Azmi shares insights on what it takes to reform the education system.
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How homemakers became the firefighters of this low-cost housing community
The Fire Squad volunteers are putting an end to the neighbourhood’s frequent fires.
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Providing economic opportunities to unrecognised refugees — The Picha Project’s approach through food
Helping communities that are cut off from lawful employment make a living.
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Free Tree Society wants you to grow your garden instead of paving over it
A paved lawn is not necessarily a clean space.
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Accessible education is key to ending generational poverty, says Buku Jalanan Chow Kit
Buku Jalanan Chow Kit wants education to be prioritised as the wealth gap gets wider.