Education

Kuala Lumpur, 29 September 2022 - The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) Malaysia and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Malaysia, supported by the European Union, launched the report titled “Left Far Behind: The Impact of COVID-19 on Access to Education and Healthcare for Refugee and Asylum-seeking Children in…

“Left Far Behind: The Impact of COVID-19 on Access to Education and Healthcare for Refugee and Asylum-Seeking Children in Peninsular Malaysia”  is a partnership project between UNICEF and IDEAS Malaysia to assess the impact of COVID-19 on refugee and asylum-seeking children’s access to education and healthcare in Malaysia and identify evidence-…

KOTA KINABALU: The audience of 30 to 35 high school students listens with rapt attention in the small and cramped hall of Stairway to Hope Alternative Learning Centre as Su Shern New shares her story.  The story always starts the same way - by talking about a video she saw when she was 19. In the video, a victim of human trafficking, a young girl…

The mapping was designed to focus on the Alternative Learning Centres (ALCs) for out-of-school children: namely refugees from Myanmar and other countries in Peninsular Malaysia, children of Filipino refugees and undocumented migrants in Sabah, children of Indonesian migrants and undocumented workers in palm oil plantations across Sabah and the…

There is no way around it; COVID 19 has changed our lives; changed us. Children & young people in Malaysia were not exempt. From school closures to an inability to socialize with friends; their lives and learning were put on hold. The Voices of COVID Generation (VOCG) platform was devised as a way to help them understand, process, and come…, Global Citizenship Education Projects, This site provides project-based-lessons and example lesson plans aligned to Malaysia's national syllabus for both students and teachers to explore. VOCG site, Do the VOCG Projects, Come with us on a journey to discover how the pandemic has affected the world, our community and our way of life. Visit the museum, Virtual Museum Tour, Visit the virtual museum of Voices of the Covid Generation Voices. Read poems, listen to citations and more. Hear student voices, A COLLECTION OF STUDENTS' VOICES, Students' voices through written, drawn and verbal reflections on different experiences that they have gone through during this challenging time.

UNICEF welcomes and fully supports the decision to reopen schools in Malaysia. The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on children’s lives, disrupting familiar patterns and impacting their education and mental health. The longer children remain out of school, the greater the learning loss and irreversible harm for children. The school is a…

This Teacher's Day, UNICEF asked our supporters in Malaysia to send in their special messages for their beloved teachers. The top 5 messages would be shared on our digital platforms. However, we received an overwhelming number and instead decided to share 12 selected messages here on our website! Thank you for sending in your lovely messages. …, Teacher's Day Messages,  , Muhammad Fawwaz , To the world you may be just a teacher but to your students you are the superpower that can change the person to be a leader. Thank you for your kindness and inspiration Cikgu Rozaidi!  , Divya Dharshini, I found love, friendship, guidance and discipline in one person and that's you. Thank you teacher, for reaching deep in me to find all I can be before I could. You never gave up on me. I have a future now because of you. Thank you teacher,your my unsung hero/heroine.  , Izham Razak, A teacher deserves to get a crown and claimed to be the hardest job ever! It's all not about the job, it's about their sincerity to educate us to become a nurtured student. There is nothing we can pay for them except their smiles when we get flying colours :)  , Muthukumar, teacher's day message 1, Naurah Mursyidah , Saya ingin mengucapkan jutaan terima kasih kepada semua guru di Malaysia kerana tetap berusaha menyalurkan ilmu kepada kami meskipun kita sedang mengalami pandemik covid-19. Usaha murni guru dalam menjalankan amanah, memberi didikan kepada kami amatlah dihargai. Saya sayang cikgu ❤️  , Vanisha Krishnakumar, Thank you for always supporting and showing me the right way. Thank you for continuously inspiring me to do my best. I found a poem in Pinterest. I would like to share it here; Architects made houses Writers made poetry Scientists made discoveries Teachers made them all Happy Teacher's Day!  , Ahmad Danish Azinuddin, My parents gave me life and it was you who taught me how to live it. You introduced honesty, integrity, and passion to my character 😉 and also thanks for being an excellent teachers who sacrificed who knows how many sleep at night! especially during online classes. I am indebted to have a guide like you in my life! and lastly i would like to say…, Nur Insyiroh, teacher's day message 2, Fatin Athirah, Teacher, It is an unexplainable memories and experience that I had when I had you as my English teacher before. U ‘light’ me up, guide me and hold my hand, when others just only give me a torchlight to survive in the darkness. U lead me back to the lane when I started to drift out from my path of studies. U always put a hope on your student and…, Fasya Atika, ❤THANKYOU TEACHER❤ Teacher, you are the reason I excel in what I do. I wouldn’t be who I am today if weren’t for you. You are our heroes. “Let us remember: One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world.”– Malala Yousafzai  , Amalia Aina , Dear Sir Khairul Nizam,I have been blessed that you came to my life, you are forever cherished, my dear teacher. Not everyone has the heart of roses and such dedication as you. Whatever challenges, you had to face in your life, you're still the best among the best. On this day, I want you to fathom how wonderful, meaningful, and amazing you're.…, Nur Sarah, teacher's day message 3

This Report is part of the global Out-of-School Children Initiative (OOSCI), which is a joint initiative by UNICEF and UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The initiative is aimed at providing support for countries in reducing or eliminating incidences of out-of-school children using pre-primary, primary and secondary school datasets as well as…

What is the challenge?, Education is the right of every child and is an important part of nation building. A good education is the foundation for a child’s success later in life and a common factor in ending cycles of poverty. In a Child deprivation in Malaysia UNICEF commissioned report (2017), it was found that a head of household with education was more likely to see…, Related resources, How can we fix this?, Every child has a right to go to school. Regardless of whether he/she is Malaysian; or if he/she has documentation. This is brief glimpse of what UNICEF does in Malaysia towards the goal of education #Foreverychild. More information is needed on exactly how many children aren’t attending school and why. UNICEF is currently working a report to…

Recommendations presented as world leaders gather at the Education World Forum in the United Kingdom LONDON/KUALA LUMPUR, 23 January 2019 – Young people from around the world will call on Governments to end violence in and around schools at the Education World Forum this week. Representing children and young people from Malaysia, Saiful Ikhwan, 19…

Children with disabilities don’t just want a good education, they want to feel welcomed by schools, included in all aspects of school life and supported to learn and make friendships. In all settings, children and young people with disabilities want the same opportunities as non-disabled students to achieve qualifications and skills that will lead…