Women S Aid Organisation Malaysia

Since 1982 women s aid organisation has provided free shelter counselling and crisis support to women and children who experience abuse.

Women s aid organisation malaysia. Women s aid organisation wao is a malaysian ngo that provides free shelter counselling and crisis support to women and children who experience abuse. With a new captain at its helm the woman s aid organisation hopes to reach out to more women and children. An independent non religious non governmental organisation based in malaysia committed to confronting violence against women. In 1979 the late tun tan siew sin was awarded the tun razak award for his invaluable contribution to.

We advocate for women s rights through seeking reforms in law policy practice and public attitudes. 25 419 likes 275 talking about this. For assistance call the wao hotline at 03 7956 3488. 85 jalan 21 1 taman paramount 46300 petaling jaya selangor malaysia.

We help women and their children rebuild their lives after surviving domestic violence rape trafficking and other atrocities. Sumitra visvanathan knows full well that she has big shoes to fill. Wao was established in 1982 when it opened malaysia s first women s shelters providing shelter counseling and child support to battered women in 1985 the anak angkat child sponsorship program was launched to meet the. Women s aid organisation wao is an independent non religious non governmental organisation based in malaysia committed to confronting violence against women.

Women s aid organisation wao is an ngo committed to building a society free from violence against women. Wao provides shelter counselling and social work services for abused women and their children. The women s aid organization wao was started courtesy of tan siew sin the first minister of commerce and industry in malaysia who donated a cash reward of rm 30 thousand to establish a shelter for battered women and their children in 1979.