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Malaysia
Malaysia occupies the Southeastern Asia Peninsula south of Thailand. Skip across the South China Sea and you will find East Malaysia on the northern one-third of the island of Borneo. Lying between the two Malaysias is the Strait of Malacca, an important trade route for centuries. This strategic location has ensured Malaysia a diverse and colorful culture.
Millennium in Malaysia
While the Millennium office in Malaysia is still in the early stages of researching projects and opportunities to serve poor and underprivileged communities of the region, we are proud of the initiative taken by our staff in becoming involved in the Bandar Baru Bangi community.
Sandra has been employed by Millennium in a clerical/research capacity in Malaysia since 2008. Daniel has been a student at the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, as a PhD student in the Anthropology and Sociology Department of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Since 2008, he has been the recipient of a MRDS LATIN SCHOLARS Grant. This grant program was set up by Millennium Relief & Development Services to provide funds for Latin American students who want to travel to the Middle East and Asia to study or take part in intercultural exchange programs.
For more information about the MRDS LATIN SCHOLARS grants and scholarships, or other Millennium programs in Malaysia e-mail
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L-Mix ’09 ~~ Latino Youth Discover the Cultural Mysteries of Malaysia
This cultural exchange program is directed by Millennium's Country Director who is Student at UKM, Director of Programs in SE Asia for FCI-Facilitating Cultural Interchange. 
Malaysia. The name brings to mind an exotic land with beautiful beaches, lush tropical forests and warm, welcoming people. This past summer, from July 12th to August 6th, a group of Latino young people went to Malaysia to participate in the Latin-Malay Intercultural Exchange 2009 (known simply as L-Mix ’09). This exchange is organized each year by the Institute of Occidental Studies (IKON) a research institute that is part of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM).
With participants from five countries, including Mexico, Costa Rica, Bolivia and the United States, this special month long course gave students the opportunity to get to know the life and culture of Malaysia. They saw things not as tourists observing from the outside, but as participants in the culture. Eyes were opened to the cultural “mysteries” that are a part of daily life for the locals, but which were unknown to the Latinos.
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Last Updated on Friday, 12 February 2010 19:12 |
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Millennium Malaysia Helps Organize
2nd Year of Little League Soccer
June 20, 2009
The Liga Bola Sepak Junior of Bangi (LBJB), a little league soccer club for boys from 6 to 12 years of age, finished their official 2009 season with a special one day tournament. The event, held at the stadium of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, was a great success as some 80 local families turned out to cheer on their teams. It was a grand finale to a very successful year. 
The LBJB community league was first started in 2008, when Millennium Relief & Development Services (MRDS) staff based in Malaysia discovered a similar league on the east side of town called the Subang Jaya Community Youth Football League. Daniel, a Millennium Latin Scholars Grant recipient, and his wife Sandra, a Millennium employee, joined with the local parent and teacher association to organize the league. That first year, the community signed up about 60 boys. They formed four teams divided by age group. The league was such a success, that they had to move out of the public school field to a larger community field. In 2009 all the season matches were held on fields at the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. We are grateful to the university authorities who are such a great help to the league.
For 2009, LBJB had about 110 boys registered in three divisions. Each division with four teams. There was the Junior division for boys 6 and 7 years old; the Major division for boys 8 and 9 years; and the Senior division for boys ages 10 and 11. As school began in January 2009, according to the Malaysian school calendar, our soccer season began as well. After registration each boy was evaluated on his soccer skill. The teams were made up by the league staff with an eye to balancing the teams so each would have an equal share of experienced and inexperienced players. A very important league rule is that each boy who registers MUST play at least half of every scheduled match.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 18 February 2010 04:39 |
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