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Determination and Aspirations in the Journey of Change
Erika, a well-mannered and introverted 20-year-old girl, has always dream of becoming a teacher. However, she struggled at an early age, coping with family and financial circumstances and not being able to complete her Secondary school education. She took on several low-wage job positions such as a retail assistant to support herself and her family. Despite coming from a low-income and single-parent background, her life challenges never discouraged her from finding ways to ac

SHINE Children and Youth Services
Dec 20, 20202 min read


SHINE Helps The Little Helper (2022 Thank you Letter)
While most primary schoolers might toy with playing house, Nurin Emelda Putri Abdullah (far left) tends to four very real dolls – her four younger siblings. The eldest of five shoulders several big responsibilities to help her housewife mother and her GrabFood driver father, Mr. Rohyzad, the family’s sole breadwinner. During Circuit Breaker, while her mother also recovered from her pregnancy, big sister Nurin stepped in as a primary caregiver, giving the young ones showers, e

SHINE Children and Youth Services
Dec 20, 20202 min read


SHINE Is My Ray Of Hope
During the Circuit Breaker, Mdm Fizah, a single mother, found herself torn between her role as a mother of two young boys and a new job as an essential worker in the logistics sector. Unable to work from home, she had to teach 10-year-old Mikail Adam, already struggling with school, to care for his three-year-old brother. She checked in through hourly phone calls, but there was still Home-Based Learning and meals to worry about. Fortunately, YOU were there to help. You helped

SHINE Children and Youth Services
Sep 11, 20202 min read
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