Our recent work in Labuan with the team! Through our partnership with Unit Kerja Sosial Perubatan Klinik Kesihatan, Projek Afiat provides essential support and cash relief to vulnerable patients struggling with illness, financial hardship, and the responsibility of raising school-going children. The initiative ensures they receive necessary equipment support, and assistance. To reach more families in need, the Projek Afiat is actively expanding to the Central, Northern, South

What a way to wrap up our week surrounded by courage, music, and moments that gently reminded us why inclusion matters. Tonight wasn’t just a concert. It was humanity at its best. Lifting, supporting, and celebrating one another. Deep gratitude to Yayasan Raja Zarith Sofiah Negeri Johor, Temasek Foundation, The Purple Symphony, and the Malaysia Philharmonic Orchestra for creating a night that touched every heart in the room.

“A good man builds more than a home, he builds a generation.” Sempena Sambutan November Bulan Keluarga Kebangsaan Peringkat Negeri Selangor.

It’s been an honour for ARBA Foundation to stand among dreamers, doers, and changemakers across ASEAN as part of this national movement that celebrates ideas, innovation, and humanity. When knowledge meets compassion, we move one step closer to a world shaped by empathy, ethics, and purpose. Thank you KPT Malaysia and everyone behind Festival Idea Putrajaya 2025 for creating a space where knowledge truly comes alive. Together, let’s keep nurturing ideas that lift lives and bu

Redefining poverty is more than providing aid. It’s rebuilding pathways, dignity and opportunity. Here in PICC, thought leaders across ASEAN come together to chart a new, inclusive future because every family deserves the chance to thrive.

Dari PPR Kerinchi ke PA Desa Rejang, dari PPR Kampung Muhibbah ke PPR Taman Mulia dan PA Sri Kota. 93 keluarga miskin tegar ini dibantu di bawah Inisiatif Basmi Miskin Tegar (IBMT) melalui kerjasama strategik antara Kementerian Ekonomi dan Universiti Malaya, khususnya Pusat Kajian Pembangunan Ungku Aziz (UAC) dari tahun 2022 sehingga Disember 2025. Program ini telah memberi manfaat kepada peserta daripada kalangan ketua isi rumah (KIR) miskin tegar dengan pendekatan berasaska

Beyond numbers lie stories. Stories of struggle, resilience, and unseen barriers. This forum explores The Hidden Dimensions of Poverty. What we don’t see and what we must understand to end poverty.

The collaborative framework between ARBA Foundation, Ungku Aziz Centre, and Universiti Malaya researchers is underway to co-develop low-cost, community-based occupational therapy models. The goal is to build a sustainable system that allows every child regardless of income to access the support they deserve. We’ll be sharing updates soon as this partnership takes shape from pilot sites to parent training modules and research findings that guide better inclusion for all. Your

From Zakat to Empowerment 💪 Although zakat and empowerment are two different approaches, both can complement each other. Zakat provides assistance to meet basic needs while empowerment aims to overcome poverty through skill development, job opportunities, and economic strengthening. Through this live session with invited panels, this issue will be discussed in more depth. Watch online on sinarharian.com.my this Friday, 15 November!

Malaysia is currently undergoing the ME exercise under the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and ARBA Foundation is one of the chosen Non-Profit Organization (NPO) to represent Malaysia. On Monday, our team has attended workshop provided by The Bank Negara that was conducted by trained ME assessors from Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia and Australia, that aims to provide familiarity on the actual ME on-site interview processes. One of the scopes of the ME process is the on-sit

Solving poverty is a complex issue with no easy solutions. It's a multifaceted problem influenced by variety of factors and addressing poverty requires a comprehensive approach that tackles these underlying issues. As one of the invited panelist, our CEO discussed the three main challenges in philanthropic work : 1. The simplistic judgement or understanding of what works and what doesn't work for social projects. 2. The counterproductive nature of business entities in philant

Kementerian Ekonomi baru-baru ini menganjurkan Simposium Kebangsaan 2024: Menoktah Kemiskinan. CEO ARBA Foundation dijemput sebagai salah seorang panelis mewakili sektor ketiga, institusi bukan kerajaan untuk membincangkan tentang sudut pandang baru dalam menangani  masalah-masalah kemiskinan yang ada. Program ini adalah wacana bagi menetapkan hala tuju baharu, strategi dan penyelarasan pelaksanaan inisiatif pembasmian kemiskinan di negara ini dengan melibatkan pelbagai pihak

“We may be blind, but we can see dreams.” Baru-baru ini kami dijemput untuk meraikan kecemerlangan beberapa anak-anak istimewa yang kami bantu di SMK Pendidikan Khas Setapak dalam bidang akademik, sukan, kokurikulum dan sahsiah. Anak-anak ini datang dari semua negeri, bukan dari Lembah Klang sahaja. Majoriti mereka adalah dari kalangan keluarga B40. Ada yang nampak macam normal tapi sebenarnya dia tak nampak, ada yang nampak macam buta tapi sebenarnya dia masih boleh nampak w

An invitation from Zurich Malaysia's team. We had previously collaborated in the recent year and today we're humbled by both CEOs, Tn Shamsul and Pn Fatihah interest in our "Projek Adiwira". A program to unleash hidden potentials for children from low income families in an out-of-school enrichment program. They believe that sport is an effective path out of poverty for youth. While working on the existing material poverty initiatives, our team is also currently in developing

We are so happy to receive this amazing news! Charity giving is all about trust and our team have worked our best to be as transparent we can. We believe that, when everyone is informed accurately, generosity grows. Thank you so much for all the support given in ARBA Foundation. We could not be more grateful 🙏

This is a story of a dream came true. Kisah adik Afiq dan rakan-rakan! Ramadan lalu, salah satu aktiviti yang cukup bermakna buat kami di ARBA Foundation ialah peluang untuk menyantuni anak-anak yang memerlukan di Labuan. Waktu ini lah kami ditemukan dengan guru-guru dan anak-anak murid di SMK Rancha-Rancha. Sebuah sekolah yang mempunyai pusat sumber antara yang terbaik di negara dan berpegang kepada slogan #kasinaikanakkampung . Anak-anak disini sangat ramah dan potensi mere

Here today to share our thoughts and suggestions to the policy-drafting process based on Ungku Aziz Centre (UAC) study's final findings....

ARBA Foundation is selected to represent Malaysia for the Anti Money Laundering and Terrorism screening by The Financial Action Task...

In support of Lembaga Zakat Selangor (LZS) round table discussion on the Aspiration to Eradicate The Urban Poor, with the theme...

Kami telah menerima jemputan untuk membincangkan tentang Laporan Ranjau Sepanjang Jalan atau "Living on the edge" oleh UNICEF yang baru...