What’s the situation in Malaysia?
A significant number of indigenous children in Peninsula Malaysia do not have access to pre-school education.
All standard one classes assume that students would already have basic reading, writing and mathematic skills. However, indigenous children attend Standard One in hope to read, write and count. This puts them at a significant disadvantage right from the start.
As such, it is not surprising that many of them fail to catch up with the national school syllabus and eventually drop out from school.
Most Orang Asli children enter Standard 1 without basic knowledge in reading, writing and mathematics skills.
7029 indigenous children in Peninsula Malaysia have never been to school.
Only 6 out of 100 Orang Asli children who enter Standard 1, complete their Form Five 11 years later.
Effects on children
Without access to proper education, many indigenous communities will continue to be trapped within the vicious cycle of poverty and struggle to be self-sustainable.
What is SUKA doing?
Empowered 2 Teach was developed in response to the challenges faced by the indigenous community with regards to education. It aims to empower the indigenous community by giving them a greater access to education.
The project provides training, support and resources for the indigenous communities to start their own pre-school education classes within their rural villages.
We do this by training and equipping indigenous teachers who are recommended by their village leaders based on their strong desire to educate children. With support in starting their classrooms, they will then teach up to 25 young children on a regular basis.
Currently, the project is supporting 14 indigenous pre-school classes located in the villages near Slim River, Gopeng, Tapah, Gua Musang, Kuala Rompin, Mersing, Kuala Kubu Baru and various remote villages in Sabah. There are currently over 250 students between the ages of four and six years old attending the pre-school classes regularly.
E2T Project Report 2013/2014
E2T Project Report
2019
E2T Project Report
2015
E2T Project Report
2020
E2T Project Report
2016
E2T Project Report
2021/2022
E2T Project Report
2018
E2T Project Report
2022/2023
How can you help?
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Donate school supplies like stationery, art and craft materials, storybooks, and teaching aids.
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Provide regular English training for Orang Asli teachers in their respective villages.
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Sponsor an indigenous teacher. It only costs RM40 to run a class of 25 students a day.
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Conduct fundraising and awareness efforts to highlight the challenges faced by the indigenous community and their efforts in providing education to their children.
-
Share stories written by our Orang Asli teachers from our Empowered2Teach.org to inspire others to show concern towards the challenges faced by the Orang Asli communities.
What’s the situation in Malaysia?
A significant number of indigenous children in Peninsula Malaysia do not have access to pre-school education.
All standard one classes assume that students would already have basic reading, writing and mathematic skills. However, indigenous children attend Standard One in hope to read, write and count. This puts them at a significant disadvantage right from the start.
As such, it is not surprising that many of them fail to catch up with the national school syllabus and eventually drop out from school.
Most Orang Asli children enter Standard 1 without basic knowledge in reading, writing and mathematics skills.
7029 indigenous children in Peninsula Malaysia have never been to school.
Only 6 out of 100 Orang Asli children who enter Standard 1, complete their Form Five 11 years later.
Effects on children
Without access to proper education, many indigenous communities will continue to be trapped within the vicious cycle of poverty and struggle to be self-sustainable.
What is SUKA doing?
Empowered 2 Teach was developed in response to the challenges faced by the indigenous community with regards to education. It aims to empower the indigenous community by giving them a greater access to education.
The project provides training, support and resources for the indigenous communities to start their own pre-school education classes within their rural villages.
We do this by training and equipping indigenous teachers who are recommended by their village leaders based on their strong desire to educate children. With support in starting their classrooms, they will then teach up to 25 young children on a regular basis.
Currently, the project is supporting 14 indigenous pre-school classes located in the villages near Slim River, Gopeng, Tapah, Gua Musang, Kuala Rompin, Mersing, Kuala Kubu Baru and various remote villages in Sabah. There are currently over 250 students between the ages of four and six years old attending the pre-school classes regularly.
E2T Project Report 2013/2014
E2T Project Report 2015
E2T Project Report 2016
E2T Project Report 2018
E2T Project Report 2019
E2T Project Report 2020
E2T Project Report 2021/2022
E2T Project Report 2013/2014
E2T Project Report 2016
E2T Project Report 2019
E2T Project Report 2015
E2T Project Report 2018
E2T Project Report 2020
E2T Project Report 2021/2022
How can you help?
-
Donate school supplies like stationery, art and craft materials, storybooks, and teaching aids.
-
Provide regular English training for Orang Asli teachers in their respective villages.
-
Sponsor an indigenous teacher. It only costs RM40 to run a class of 25 students a day.
-
Conduct fundraising and awareness efforts to highlight the challenges faced by the indigenous community and their efforts in providing education to their children.
-
Share stories written by our Orang Asli teachers from our Empowered2Teach.org to inspire others to show concern towards the challenges faced by the Orang Asli communities.