On Monday, 8th March, Women’s Aid Organisation (WAO) hosted the International Women’s Day Gender Progressive Journalism Panel Discussion. The online panel discussion featured panelists from Malaysia, Netherlands, Indonesia and Spain. The virtual event brought together an inspiring panel of women…
Talian Hotline WAO – yang menawarkan bantuan sokongan krisis kepada pemandiri keganasan rumah tangga dan segala bentuk keganasan terhadap wanita – telah bertukar ke nombor talian yang baru: +603 3000 8858. Bersama dengan talian Hotline yang baru, WAO menaiktaraf sistem…
The WAO Hotline – that offers crisis support to survivors of domestic violence and other forms of gender-based violence – has a new number: +603 3000 8858. Along with this new number, WAO is upgrading our Hotline system to better…
Baru-baru ini data yang dikeluarkan oleh platform ‘sugar dating’ - mendakwa lebih 400,000 ahli aktif di Malaysia, ini termasuklah pelajar universiti - seterusnya menimbulkan kekecohan dalam kalangan masyarakat. Ramai yang membuat penilaian moral terhadap aplikasi tersebut dan juga penggunanya. Oleh…
Recently released data by sugar dating platforms – claiming over 400,000 active members in Malaysia, including many university students – caused a stir with the Malaysian public. Many passed moral judgement on the app and its users. We urge the…
Ketika krisis COVID-19, kita telah melihat peningkatan dalam kes keganasan rumahtangga yang telah dirujuk sebagai ‘pandemik di dalam pandemik’. Pada masa yang sama, sumber penjagaan kesihatan terutamanya di hospital dan wad-wad kecemasan telah digunakan sepenuhnya untuk merawat pesakit COVID-19. Pada…
With the COVID-19 crisis, we have seen a rise in domestic violence that has been referred to as a ‘pandemic within a pandemic’. At the same time, healthcare resources—especially in hospitals and emergency rooms—are being stretched to their limits to…
Last year, following the first movement control order (MCO), domestic violence increased significantly. Now, as we enter phase 2.0 of the MCO, hence it is very important for survivors to know where they can get help for Domestic Violence during…
Tahun lalu, berikutan Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan (PKP) yang telah dilaksanakan, kes keganasan rumah tangga meningkat dengan ketara. Sekarang, kita berada dalam fasa 2.0 PKP, oleh itu sangat penting bagi pemandiri untuk mengetahui di mana mereka mendapatkan pertolongan keganasan rumah tangga…
The state of emergency declared by the government yesterday is a serious measure that raises far-reaching implications for our human rights and democracy. Furthermore, the emergency may disproportionately impact women, and set Malaysia even further back in terms of gender…
