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Borneo Komrad: Comrades to the Disempowered

Wan Shakila Adiela Wan Azmi, member of Borneo Komrad, and Manager, Sekolah Alternatif

08-Apr-22 15:00

Borneo Komrad: Comrades to the Disempowered

The youth-led organisation Borneo Komrad advocates for the human rights of marginalised communities, and believes that education is the way forward for everyone. Citing economics, intellectual advocacy and a sense of community as their three main agendas, the group champion the rights of underserved communities in Sabah mostly, though they are also starting to work in Peninsula Malaysia now. We find out more about the group from Wan Shakila Adiela Wan Azmi, a member of Borneo Komrad and the Manager of Sekolah Alternatif, one of Borneo Komrad's major initiatives which provides free education to stateless and marginalised children.

Image credit: Sekolah Alternatif

Produced by: Juliet Jacobs

Presented by: Juliet Jacobs


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Categories:  educationsocial issues

Tags:  #borneokomrad#sekolahalternatifyouth collectivethe bigger picturegood thingsundocumented childrenaccess to educationeducation for allright to identityright to educationhuman rightsstatelessnesseducationcitizenshipsabah





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