Since 2022, one of our focus charities has been the TANMA Federation. TANMA is a local non-profit organization that manages five (5) non-profit groups comprised of Myanmar refugee women. Each group produces handicrafts that are unique to their group: batik fabrics and items made from fabrics, hand-pressed coconut oils and handmade soaps, embroidered fabrics and items made from fabrics, home goods, notebooks, etc. Some of the groups also run nurseries and schools to support the children and women of their group. To learn more, visit tanmafederation.org.

AAM Gives Back to the Community in 2023

Beginning in 2023, AAM has supported Greater Action. Greater Action is a dynamic, non-profit social organization and is 100% volunteer-driven. Greater Action’s mission is to improve the lives and the welfare of 250 vulnerable refugee families forced to flee their homeland by supporting them with quality education, sustainable livelihood opportunities, and much-needed general and mental health. The organization’s main focus is empowering Afghan refugee women with life and vocational skills to thrive and become self-sufficient. For more information, visit greateraction.org.

At our July 4th BBQ event, AAM chose Yayasan Chow Kit as the recipients of all proceeds collected, totalling a RM 1,000. Yayasan Chow Kit is a 24-hour crisis and drop-in centre providing meals, activities, therapy, case management, and educational programmes for at-risk children and teenagers around Chow Kit, Kuala Lumpur. Individuals help includes dedicated social workers assigned to each child to design a customized developmental on a case-to-case basis, to ensure that the child or teenager is receiving the most relevant resource. To learn more, visit yck.org.my.

If you’re a nonprofit and would like to learn more about how the American Association of Malaysia can help, send an email to the AAM president .

Additional charities supported by AAM

“We really appreciate all those who come monthly to play bingo with our residents. This gives them joy and also breaks the routine in the house. With the help and support which you have given us, we are able to keep this flame of charity burning and continue to keep our door open to receive the poor and needy elderly”

— Sister Fatima Emmanuel, Little Sisters of the Poor