Second AL-BIR distribution- 80 families received food packs26 March 2023. The second distribution for AL-BIR 1444 H was done this morning and this time, food packs were distributed to 80 families in Barangay Reina Regente, Dulawan, Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao, BARMM, Philippines.
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First AL-BIR distribution on 2nd day of Ramadan24 March 2023. Alhamdulillah, Bantuan Iftar Ramadan AL-BIR 1444 H kicked off on the second day of Ramadan with distribution of 100 packs of Iftar @ Barangay Makir, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao, BARMM, Philippines. To join this program - www.actmalaysia.org.my/bantuan-iftar-ramadan-al-bir.html
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BANTUAN IFTAR RAMADAN RETURNS IN ITS 16th YEARBantuan Iftar Ramadan 1444 H is coming your way to help struggling communities, families, schools, and orphanages. Join us put smiles on their faces by supporting this program. ACT Malaysia distributes essential food items, iftar, sahur, and many more. Click the image below to donate to this program.
More water wells for Maguindanao in 2023 from Neuronadi Brunei20 February 2023. More water wells are being built in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) in Mindanao, Philippines. Many of these new water wells funded by Neuronadi Brunei were built in Tapyan, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao, the ground zero of the flashfloods caused by severe tropical storm Paeng last October 2022.
RABBITS, A POSSIBLE MAIN PROTEIN SOURCE3 February 2023. ACT Malaysia recently visited a privately owned rabbit farm in Tronoh, Perak, to learn the basics of raising rabbits. Rabbit meat is an alternative source of protein that can benefit the poor especially those who are willing to take the challenge of raising them. This livelihood project initiative is still in its trial stage as ACT tries to learn how to make this a viable scheme for the poor in Malaysia.
Sari-sari store in Cotabato City restocks and now sells cooked food13 January 2023. ACT Malaysia helped restock its first sari-sari store in Cotabato City recently to give the business a boost. A sari-sari store is a mini convenience store selling grocery items, toiletries and other household items. A family usually builds a small structure in front of their house which becomes a go-to-store for the neighborhood. Sari-sari stores are very convenient because they sell goods at small quantities, making them affordable for all. Currently, there are 2 stores started by ACT Malaysia.
Water Wells by BUKM and Neuronadi, Brunei, 100% completed10 JANUARY 2023. The 67 water wells from Badan Ugama dan Kebajikan MARA @ BUKM and NEURONADI, Brunei were finally completed this January. The water wells were built mostly in Maguindanao specifically in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Datu Anggal Midtimbang, and Cotabato City.
400 families received help from relief efforts by ACT MalaysiaDecember 2022. It's been a month since massive flooding and landslides brought by severe tropical storm Paeng destroyed communities in Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. Overall, ACT Malaysia was able to provide 300 affected families with basic food packs and drinking water and give meal packs to 448 evacuees.
Thank you very much to those who have contributed and helped those families get by even for just a few days. We hope to see the affected communities rise and become independent again with many lessons learned from the calamity, inshaAllah. 
100 families @ coastal village of Datu Odin Sinsuat received relief goods18 November 2022. ACT Malaysia's fourth relief distribution was done at Barangay Tapian, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte in Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Flashflood occurred in this coastal village caused by the tropical storm #Paeng. 100 households received rice, eggs and drinking water.
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448 packed meals delivered to Paeng victims at Kusiong area in Maguindanao del Norte8 November 2022. Relief aid for the victims of severe tropical storm Paeng continues with 448 packed meals given to the evacuees at 3 locations-
1) Barangay Badak, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte 2) Barangay Kusiong Proper, Datu Odin Sinsuat Maguindanao del Norte 3) Barangay Kusiong, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte May Allah give ease and comfort to those affected by this calamity. To contribute to the relief aid, you can donate to the account below- Action Caring Team (M) Berhad Maybank: 562142713126 (Write BANJIR as reference) or you can use the payment link below for a more convenient transfer. https://berryez.berrypay.com/qr-payment/178 Thank you. Click the image below for more photos of the distribution. 
100 families affected by Paeng in Simuay Seashore, Sultan Mastura, Maguindanao, received relief4 November 2022. 2nd relief distribution/house to house delivery was done this morning in Simuay Seashore, Sultan Mastura, Maguindanao. 100 food packs (rice, eggs, bread, drinking water) were given to those affected by severe tropical storm Paeng.
The Philippines' National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reports that as of Thursday (3/11/2022), the death toll for the whole country has soared to 150, with confirmed 63 deaths from Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), the highest in the country. Click the image below for more pictures of the distribution. 
ACT MALAYSIA'S FIRST RELIEF AID RECEIVED BY BARANGAY KUSIONG1 November 2022. Relief Aid for the victims of #Paeng was done yesterday in one of the most devastated areas in Maguindanao- Sitio Tinabon, Barangay Kusiong, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao. 100 food packs consisting of rice, eggs, and drinking water were handed out.
A local disclosed that there are still 100+ people missing and presumed to be buried under the thick landslide. Authorities are still excavating the dead as we speak. Click the image below to view more pictures of the distribution 
RELIEF AID FOR VICTIMS OF PAENG in MINDANAOACT Malaysia launches a relief program for the victims of severe tropical storm #Paeng in Mindanao specifically in Maguindanao and Cotabato City. From October 28-31, Paeng made landfall in different parts of the Philippines. It was on October 29 that Maguindanao del Norte in the Bangsamoro region was devastated by flooding and landslides.
To contribute to the relief aid, you can donate any amount to the bank account below- Action Caring Team (M) Berhad Maybank: 562142713126 (Write BANJIR as reference) or you can use the payment link below for a more convenient transfer. https://berryez.berrypay.com/qr-payment/178 
KAMPUNG LOK URAI MAJOR CLEAN-UP attracts volunteers from DBKK, UMS and IKRAM1-2 October 2022. Gotong Royong Mega Kg. Lok Urai was a huge success, thanks to all who came and contributed in their own way. This is not the end of cleaning up the water village of Lok Urai in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. There will be more activities to follow to rid or mitigate both plastic and organic waste from this beautiful environment. It is the hope of the organizers that a chain reaction would occur and other villages will follow this example set by Kg. Lok Urai. Thank you to the volunteers from UMS, IKRAM Sabah and DBKK.
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Our #care4yemen relief program continues with your support. Food and water were provided to selected families in Sanaa, Yemen.
15 water wells have been completed in Mindanao for NEURONADI Brunei, with 12 more under construction as of 13 September 2022
UNEP-ACT Malaysia project expected to reduce plastic waste in Pulau Gaya, Sabah.A baler machine has been installed in Kg Lok Urai, Pulau Gaya, KK as part of a collaboration project between ACT Malaysia and United Nations Environment Program @ UNEP. Dewan Bandaraya Kota Kinabalu @ DBKK, UPM and UMS were also instrumental in the success of this project. This customized baler machine was shipped in parts to Kota Kinabalu from Semenanjung after months of R & D and manufacturing. It is hoped to reduce the plastic waste problem in the island that suffocates both human and marine population (click image below for more pictures).
Badan Ugama dan Kebajikan MARA (BUKM) funds 40 water wells in Mindanao, 20 completed.
2nd delivery of food and toiletries to Markadz Abdulrahman Al-Sulaitien26 August 2022. Alhamdulillah and thank you to our donors who have always answered our call for help no matter what. The second delivery of assistance to flood-stricken Markadz Abdulrahman Al-Sulaitien (please see previous post) was done last Friday, and this time around, toiletries were included in addition to food, which were highly requested by the orphan girls. Cash aid was also given to help with their expenses. This is but a small help to ease the difficulty they are experiencing. We hope for a more permanent solution to improve the lives of the children living in orphanages in Mindanao.
Orphanage calls for help as floodwaters riseMarkadz Abdulrahman As-Sulaitien is an orphanage located in Kakar, Poblacion 8, Cotabato City, Philippines. 45 orphan girls call it home. In July, heavy rain caused flood in their area submerging their compound. ACT Malaysia donated rice and other food items and has been raising funds for the Markadz since then. Recently, a new bout of heavy rain made matters worse as flood waters begin to rise again. Contact us if you want to donate to this orphanage (0125156646- Kurais).
PROGRAM TAJAAN BERBUKA PUASA ARAFAH PARTICIPATED BY OVER 360 FROM 3 ORPHANAGES, A MAHAD AND A MASJID.
In the Philippines, Eidul Adhaa was celebrated on the 9th of July. On the eve of Eidul Adhaa, ACT Malaysia's donors were able to provide iftar for 3 orphanages (Darul Ghali, Markaz Al Arfadz, Markaz Sulayteen); 1 mahad (Mahad Tahfiz Ginakit Foundation); and 1 masjid (Masjid Abubakar As-Siddiq). Some were also provided with sahur. The total number of participants to the Iftar Puasa Arafah program was 367. May Allah accept from us and may He reward those who share from their wealth for the orphans and the needy.
Qurban for Humanity and Solidarity 1443 H wraps up with 104 cows and 27 goats.Alhamdulillah. Thank you for your support. ACT Malaysia was able to reach to 19 locations in Mindanao including Maguindanao, Cotabato City and South Cotabato, to distribute Qurban (104 cows and 27 goats). The complete report is now available to view @ https://qurbanforhumanityandsolidarity1443h.blogspot.com/.
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JOIN US AGAIN THIS YEAR TO REACH THE MOST DESERVING OF OUR HELP WITH QHS 1443H
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SMART SANITATION FOR WATER SETTLEMENTS - a special project with UNEPClick the image below to know more about ACT Malaysia's special project with United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
AL-BIR 1441H and COVID-19 Quarantine Relief program in 2020 benefited 1,050 families and 4 orphanages in Mindanao.
COVID-19: RELIEF FOR THE NEEDY targets trishaw and tuk-tuk drivers in Cotabato City and Maguindanao, Philippines this March 2020Everyone is feeling the crisis brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, even more so by those whose livelihood are directly affected like the trishaw and tuktuk drivers. In Cotabato City, income for these drivers has plummeted because of lack of passengers due to the community quarantine in place.
ACT Malaysia with the help of some generous souls reaches out to these drivers and helps to lessen the burden of putting food on the table by giving them rice. 
Qurban for Humanity and Solidarity @ QHS 1441H (2020) raised 92 cows and 23 goatsQHS was in its 12th year in 2020 and ACT Malaysia had collaborated with Jemaah Ustaz Sabri which contributed 28 cows and 1 goat and Ikatan Guru-Guru Muslim Malaysia or I-GURU which provided 8 cows. From ACT Malaysia’s donors, we received 56 cows and 22 goats bringing the total number of animals to 92 cows and 23 goats. The animals were distributed in 37 locations in Cotabato City, Maguindanao and South Cotabato. Click this link for a complere report- https://actqurban1441h.blogspot.com/
WHY ACT MALAYSIA FOCUSES ON MINDANAO
Humanitarian Situation in Mindanao A combination of armed conflict, corrupt government and natural disasters has left most of Mindanao population struggling to survive. In a recent study of National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) of the Philippines, The five-province, two-city Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) posted the highest poverty incidence among families in the country’s 17 regions nationwide in 2012, with Lanao del Sur posting the highest at 68.9% and Maguindanao at 57.8%. Nationwide. 22 out of 100 families were estimated to be poor in the 1st semester of 2012. In the ARMM, the figure is more than twice, at 47 families out of 100. In Lanao del Sur, the figure is thrice the national average, at 69 out of 100 families and Maguindanao at 58 out of 100 families. In three years, 2009 to 2012, Maguindanao’s poverty incidence rose by as much as 20.2%. The government considers a Filipino family poor if monthly earnings are less than the poverty threshold. In the 1st semester of 2012, poverty threshold for a family of 5 was at P5,458 per month to meet basic food needs. If non-food needs -- such as clothing, housing, transportation, health, and education expenses, and others -- are added to the threshold, cut off in 2012 went up to P7,821 earnings a month. Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan explained that problems with peace & security played a substantial role in the increased poverty incidence in some provinces in Mindanao. That coupled with succession of natural disaster mainly in the form of heavy flooding due to typhoons have made living conditions worse for many people especially in Cotabato and Maguindanao area. Last month alone, an estimated 30,000 people in Maguindanao and Cotabato were uprooted from their homes due to flooding. And historically Mindanao people or the Moros have been at war with whom they regard as colonials (the Spaniards, Americans and later Filipinos). The land is continually under arms struggle since the 17th century thus causing instability and underdevelopment. MYR 1 = PhP 12 |
