NGOs are certainly important in our work since we have to work together with them. They provide us with ample data and relevant information on issues that we are going to communicate to the government and international bodies.
A. NGOs of diverse thematic background
NGOs in Malaysia deal with issues related to women, health concerns, elderly people, religious and so on. Here are the NGOs that could be suggested to our organisation:
- Aliran - Human Rights in Malaysia
- Centre for Orang Asli Concerns (COAC)
- Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM)
- Centre for Human Rights Research and Avocacy (CENTHRA)
- Women's Aid Organisation (WAO)
- PT Foundation Malaysia (PTF)
- Bar Council Malaysia
- Malaysian Centre for Constitutionalism and Human Rights (MCCHR) - Loyar Burok (list of domestic issues)
- Befrienders, Kuala Lumpur
i. Islamic
ii. Hindu and Buddhist
- Theravada Buddhist Council of Malaysia
- Nalanda Buddhist Society, Malaysia
- Young Buddhist Association of Malaysia
- Buddhist Missionary Society of Malaysia (BMSM)
- Kechara Soup Kitchen Society (Tsem Rinpoche Foundation)
- Tzu Chi Buddhist Foundation Malaysia
- Malaysia Hindu Sangham
- HINDRAF
iii. Christian
- Malaysian Care Organisation
- Young Men's Christian Association, Kuala Lumpur (YMCA)
- United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
- Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA)
- Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC)
- Makkal Sakthi Malaysia
- Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS)
- Democratic Action Party (DAP)
- Socialist Party of Malaysia
I think some of these bodies could also be reached through Facebook, Twitter or even Instagram. Kindly email me if there are updates. I would be more than happy to update the information.
