Phuong

Phuong

by | Oct 4, 2017 | Stories

Hello, my name is Phuong and I am 25 old. I was asked by my grandmother to work in Malaysia as a masseuse. I agreed as the job promised better future prospects and I also needed the job to help my family pay the bills. Once I arrived in Malaysia, things began to seem...
Izam

Izam

by | Oct 4, 2017 | Stories

Hi! My name is Izam and I am thirteen years old. I am the eldest out of four siblings. Since young, I love making new friends and getting involved in the activities carried out in the Kampung Sungai Bil community school. The extra classes have helped me with the...
Reza

Reza

by | Oct 4, 2017 | Stories

Hi, my name is Reza and I come from a village in Afghanistan. I came to Malaysia on my own when I was 16 years old. It will be about two years that I have been in Malaysia. I had to leave my home for reasons I cannot say. It just wasn’t safe for me there. When I first...
Soi Ha

Soi Ha

by | Oct 4, 2017 | Uncategorized

Hello, my name is Soi Ha. I am 15 years old. Before I joined the children’s opinion workshop, I don’t really have confidence. I don’t know how to deal with stress. I don’t reach out to people I can talk to when I feel sad. I didn’t know how to express my feelings. Now...
Raj’s story

Raj’s story

by | Jul 28, 2015 | Stories

We returned home to find my grandmother cut into pieces. My father told me that if we had left the house five minutes later, we would have all been murdered, just like my grandmother. All the houses in our community were also burned down during the massacre. Because...