ASEAN Ladies’ Circle Supports Institutions for Underprivileged Women and Children
Left photo: Madame Maria Victoria H. Jose, ASEAN Ladies’ Circle President and the patrons of ALC member-countries in Kuala Lumpur, are joined by the children under the care of the Malaysian Association for the Blind. (Kuala Lumpur PE photo)
KUALA LUMPUR 15 January 2019 — Three non-government organizations devoted to uplifting underprivileged women and children in Malaysia received financial assistance through the efforts of the ASEAN Ladies’ Circle (ALC) Kuala Lumpur, under the leadership of its President, Maria Victoria H. Jose, spouse of Ambassador to Malaysia Charles C. Jose.
The funds were subsequently donated in three separate handover ceremonies throughout the month of November 2018 to the Malaysian Association for the Blind (MAB), the National Autism Society of Malaysia (NASOM), and Global Street Mission (GSM) Sarah’s Inn Women’s Rehabilitation Center and Precious Children’s Home for the Abused, Destitute and Neglected Children.
At the three donation ceremonies, the ALC patrons were warmly received by GSM President John Subramaniam and his wife Margaret Rose, NASOM President Puan Feilina Feisol, and MAB Deputy Chairman Datu Kula as well as each organization’s officers, staff, and beneficiary women and children.
“One of the main goals of the ASEAN Ladies’ Circle is to encourage the advancement of women and children in the ASEAN region in the fields of education, economics, and social standing, and this is why we have decided to target women and children as our beneficiaries of this Fun Walk,” Madame Jose emphasized in her keynote remarks during the handover ceremonies.
The donated funds came from their inaugural “Fun Walk for a Cause”, earlier held on 10 November 2018 at the Kuala Lumpur Botanical Gardens.
The event, which attracted around 350 participants, was organized by ALC Philippines and the Philippine Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, and supported by the ALCs of Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
The ALC is a non-profit organization comprising women from the ten ASEAN members, which aims to promote mutual understanding and encourage cultural exchanges among its members, disseminate information on the ideals and objectives of ASEAN, and promote the advancement of women and children in the ASEAN region. END
For more information, visit the Embassy’s website at http://www.philembassykl.org.my or its official Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/PHinMalaysia/
Right photo: Madame Maria Victoria H. Jose and the ALC Patrons take a photo with Global Street Mission (GSM) President John Subramaniam and wife Margaret Rose, along with GSM staff and the children in their care. (Kuala Lumpur PE photo)
Madame Maria Victoria M. Jose (center, in blue) and the ASEAN Ladies’ Circle patrons and officers take a photo with Puan Feilina Feisol (leftmost), President of the National Autism Society of Malaysia. (Kuala Lumpur PE photo)