Wiki Impact

Kuala Lumpur is Malaysia’s capital, home to nearly two million residents and the seat of Parliament. It is a city of glass towers and crowded neighbourhoods, hawker centres and flash-flood alerts, cranes that never seem to leave the skyline. Yet unlike many major cities around the world, the people who live here do not elect […]

For a long time, grants were how most social enterprises in Malaysia stayed afloat. They helped founders test ideas, run pilots, and prove that impact could be more than just a good intention. But for many social enterprises today, grants alone are no longer enough. A growing number have moved past the early stages. They […]

On some Malaysian beaches, you can’t take five steps without kicking a bottle or brushing against plastic half-buried in sand. The waves no longer bring just salt and sand; they carry the runoff of our lifestyles: plastic from cities, debris from landfills, and polluted water rushing downstream after every storm. The numbers echo what the […]

Najiba, a mother of four, is an Afghan refugee living in Kuala Lumpur. She fled the escalating military and political conflict in her homeland with nothing certain except the safety of her children. What she carried with her – quietly, almost invisibly were the skilled hands of a lifelong artisan trained in cross-stitching and crochet[1]. […]

On a humid Friday evening in Melaka, a living room hums with the rhythm of a fading tongue. Plastic chairs line the tiled floor as a small group of children repeat Kristang phrases after their teacher. “Bonitu.” “Obrigadu.” Their voices wobble, then steady, especially when a grandmother in the corner beams proudly at her grandson […]

“You are not locals. You don’t belong here. You can be displaced at any time…” These words mark the daily reality for those born without documents in Malaysia, especially in Sabah. Today, over a million non-Malaysians live in Sabah, including undocumented and stateless individuals[1].  Many of them were born here, and their families have lived

If you’ve ever ended a long day with a hot shower or cleaned your kitchen till it sparkled, you’ve unknowingly contributed to something you can’t see – but that may come back to you in surprising ways. The suds that slide off your skin, the scented water you pour down the sink, the foam left […]

When the tides rise in Malaysia, they do more than swallow shorelines. They erase livelihoods, sweep away childhood memories, and dismantle the only homes some families have ever known. For generations, mangroves were our natural shield. Their thick roots calmed the waves, nurtured marine life, and supported fishing communities. Malaysia once