WAO ANNUAL REPORT 2009 - Women's Aid Organisation

2.0 SUPPORT SERVICES FOR EX RESIDENTS
2.1 Anak Angkat (AA) sponsorship programme
This programme which began in 1985 is a support service given to mothers who have just left
the Refuge to live separately from their families. The survivors have made the decision to live
independently with their children. The salary they receive may not be sufficient for the family
expenses and this sponsorship of RM 60 per month helps the mother with a child’s schooling
expenses. If she has more children, she may receive for more than one child; however, this
depends on how many donors there are in that year. A brief description of the child and her/his
family is given to the mother on receiving the sponsorship. Subsequently, the child’s exam
results and progress of the family are given to the sponsor every half yearly. Sponsors are
encouraged to communicate with the sponsored child and they can meet at our annual
gatherings.
In 2009, WAO decided to increase the Anak Angkat sponsorship amount of RM60 to RM70 per
child per month accordingly to match the rising cost of living. WAO still managed to find 32
sponsors to sponsor 43 children from 25 mothers.
The following sponsored one child each:
Mikhail Sivaneindren (Thanam) General Electric International Inc.
Julian C.H. Lee
Dr. Saradha Narayanan
Karla Ranie
Gunathevi Sinnadurai
Sandeep Singh
Dr. Tan Lee Nak
Tracy Toh
Chin Kean Wai
Jana Rumminger
Cheong Oi Keng
Mageswari Nagaraju
Manjulla Dev
Malaysian Formosian Women’s Association
Jacqueline Ann Surin
Kanagambigai Letchmanan
Meinhardt (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
Mrs. Jayalakshmi Pailoor
Mangala Gowri Subramaniam
Toh Yung Fei
Ananthan
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