• 15 JUN 2021

A Stint with Storytelling

• 15 JUN 2021

Compassion. Hopeful. Coexistence

• 15 JUN 2021

A Refugee Finds a Lighthouse in the Storm

The smugglers were shouting, “Quiet, quiet, police, police”.

• 15 JUN 2021

A Refugee Struggles with Mental Illness in Indonesia

Fate wants me to be a witness to the COVID-19 era. Fate also has me as a refugee. The impact of COVID-19 on the refugee community is heavy because it is us and the walls of our home only. Negative thoughts come to you. Schools and everything closed and the fear of disease have psychological effects on us all. With the closing of all shops and homes, the economic situation is difficult.     

• 15 JUN 2021

A Refugee Finds a Virtual Friendship of Hope

I am a refugee from Afghanistan, a land that’s been at war for decades, long before I was born. I was in immediate danger of being kidnapped and killed by the Taliban when I fled my homeland and sought safety from UNHCR.

• 15 JUN 2021

Before You Make Up Your Mind About Refugees, Get to Know Them First

Once in Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia, fortune put me between two ladies from an English-speaking country. One of the women started talking to me in English, but very slowly, as if I were a kindergarten child. She introduced herself and her colleague, who was examining my face intently to see if I understood what her friend was saying.

• 15 JUN 2021

How the People of Aceh Are Restoring Hope for Rohingya Refugees

In February 2020, 800 Rohingya boarded a ship to escape dire humanitarian conditions in overcrowded camps in Bangladesh, intending to reach Malaysia. Many wished to reunite with their estranged family members, children to their fathers and newlywed brides to husbands.

• 15 JUN 2021

From Journalist to Refugee Advocate

The year was 2001. I was on my way to Southern Thailand for a story. A story which needed me to “buy” a gun to write about how the Thai army was selling weapons to militants.

• 15 JUN 2021

A Singaporean Connects with Humanity Through Refugees

My dadi (paternal grandmother) used to tell me bedtime stories of how her family had travelled across the newly formed India-Pakistan border in 1947 and rebuilt their life in India.

• 15 JUN 2021

Opening Up the Door of Hope for Refugees in Malaysia

In a limbo that can last decades, a non-profit is helping marginalised communities thrive and find remote work opportunities globally.

• 15 JUN 2021

From Fleeing for Their Lives, to Finding Peace of Mind

Health Equity Initiatives is helping refugees in Malaysia find the mental well-being and resilience they need to survive

• 15 JUN 2021

Amid Closed Borders, Paths to an Open Future for Refugees

Singapore doesn't accept refugees. Yet, as these Singaporeans show, not only is it a cause closer to home than one might think, but support can happen in many forms

• 15 JUN 2021

In Malaysia, a Refugee Community That Keeps Giving

From the heart of one refugee community to the heart of its host.

• 28 JUN 2021

Is Our Better World Today, What Was Envisioned from the Start?

• 29 JUN 2021

In Indonesia, Refugee Sisters Are Doing It for Themselves

A sisterhood community that empowers refugee women through skills and meaningful connections as they navigate through the uncertainties of their journey.

• 14 JUL 2021

A Friendship Borne Out of Mutual Admiration

• 14 JUL 2021

A Friendship Across Geographies, in Celebration of Diversity and Inclusion

• 14 JUL 2021

Friends Are the Family You Choose

• 14 JUL 2021

Friends of Action, Beyond Borders