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The roles of NGOs for the livelihood of Rohingya refugees / Mohd Ramlan Mohd Arshad, Mohd Na’eim Ajis and Azreen Abdullah

This research is concerned about the Rohingya experiences during their migration from Myanmar to Malaysia and the strategies they embarked to integrate with the local people through NGOs. Qualitative research with in-depth interviews were employed on 3 NGOs set up by Rohingyas refugees from Klang Va...

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Main Authors: Mohd Arshad, Mohd Ramlan, Ajis, Mohd Na’eim, Abdullah, Azreen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: UiTM Cawangan Johor 2022
Subjects:
International social work
Refugee problems
Protection, assistance and relief
Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/109493/1/109493.pdf
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spelling my.uitm.ir.1094932025-02-06T06:50:10Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/109493/ The roles of NGOs for the livelihood of Rohingya refugees / Mohd Ramlan Mohd Arshad, Mohd Na’eim Ajis and Azreen Abdullah iij Mohd Arshad, Mohd Ramlan Ajis, Mohd Na’eim Abdullah, Azreen International social work Refugee problems Protection, assistance and relief This research is concerned about the Rohingya experiences during their migration from Myanmar to Malaysia and the strategies they embarked to integrate with the local people through NGOs. Qualitative research with in-depth interviews were employed on 3 NGOs set up by Rohingyas refugees from Klang Valley, Malaysia. The responds from informants were analyzed using NVIVO soft varefor transcription and analysis. Thematic analysis was used to blend the information from informants based on the nodes created namely as registration with UNHCR, access to education and medical aid. Rohingya's NGOs played significant roles to help their own communities in Malaysia. Rohingya refugees were satisfied that the NGOs had helped them much but they still faced discrimination due to the law of Malaysian government which does not recognized the status of refugees. They faced issues of limited access to health, formal education and safety protection. Rohingya NGOs played significant strategies to ensure their communities get such basic needs to pursue their life. However, legality issues of refugees remained as the main barrier for livelihood of Rohingya in Malaysia. Currently, there is no refugee policy in Malaysia, thus policymakers should established and align with the international standard of practice in managing Rohingya refugees. The involvement of NGOs should be considered to eliminate negative view of citizens on the migration and integration of Rohingya refugees in Malaysia. Collaboration efforts among government agencies, UNHCR and NGOs may help in resolving untangling issue of refugees in Malaysia for the past three decades. Keywords: NGO, Refugee, Rohingya, Social Works, Voluntary UiTM Cawangan Johor 2022 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/109493/1/109493.pdf The roles of NGOs for the livelihood of Rohingya refugees / Mohd Ramlan Mohd Arshad, Mohd Na’eim Ajis and Azreen Abdullah. (2022) Insight Journal (IJ) <https://ir.uitm.edu.my/view/publication/Insight_Journal_=28IJ=29/>, 9. pp. 7-16. ISSN 2600-8564
institution Universiti Teknologi Mara
building Tun Abdul Razak Library
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content_provider Universiti Teknologi Mara
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language English
topic International social work
Refugee problems
Protection, assistance and relief
spellingShingle International social work
Refugee problems
Protection, assistance and relief
Mohd Arshad, Mohd Ramlan
Ajis, Mohd Na’eim
Abdullah, Azreen
The roles of NGOs for the livelihood of Rohingya refugees / Mohd Ramlan Mohd Arshad, Mohd Na’eim Ajis and Azreen Abdullah
description This research is concerned about the Rohingya experiences during their migration from Myanmar to Malaysia and the strategies they embarked to integrate with the local people through NGOs. Qualitative research with in-depth interviews were employed on 3 NGOs set up by Rohingyas refugees from Klang Valley, Malaysia. The responds from informants were analyzed using NVIVO soft varefor transcription and analysis. Thematic analysis was used to blend the information from informants based on the nodes created namely as registration with UNHCR, access to education and medical aid. Rohingya's NGOs played significant roles to help their own communities in Malaysia. Rohingya refugees were satisfied that the NGOs had helped them much but they still faced discrimination due to the law of Malaysian government which does not recognized the status of refugees. They faced issues of limited access to health, formal education and safety protection. Rohingya NGOs played significant strategies to ensure their communities get such basic needs to pursue their life. However, legality issues of refugees remained as the main barrier for livelihood of Rohingya in Malaysia. Currently, there is no refugee policy in Malaysia, thus policymakers should established and align with the international standard of practice in managing Rohingya refugees. The involvement of NGOs should be considered to eliminate negative view of citizens on the migration and integration of Rohingya refugees in Malaysia. Collaboration efforts among government agencies, UNHCR and NGOs may help in resolving untangling issue of refugees in Malaysia for the past three decades. Keywords: NGO, Refugee, Rohingya, Social Works, Voluntary
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author Mohd Arshad, Mohd Ramlan
Ajis, Mohd Na’eim
Abdullah, Azreen
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Ajis, Mohd Na’eim
Abdullah, Azreen
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title The roles of NGOs for the livelihood of Rohingya refugees / Mohd Ramlan Mohd Arshad, Mohd Na’eim Ajis and Azreen Abdullah
title_short The roles of NGOs for the livelihood of Rohingya refugees / Mohd Ramlan Mohd Arshad, Mohd Na’eim Ajis and Azreen Abdullah
title_full The roles of NGOs for the livelihood of Rohingya refugees / Mohd Ramlan Mohd Arshad, Mohd Na’eim Ajis and Azreen Abdullah
title_fullStr The roles of NGOs for the livelihood of Rohingya refugees / Mohd Ramlan Mohd Arshad, Mohd Na’eim Ajis and Azreen Abdullah
title_full_unstemmed The roles of NGOs for the livelihood of Rohingya refugees / Mohd Ramlan Mohd Arshad, Mohd Na’eim Ajis and Azreen Abdullah
title_sort roles of ngos for the livelihood of rohingya refugees / mohd ramlan mohd arshad, mohd na’eim ajis and azreen abdullah
publisher UiTM Cawangan Johor
publishDate 2022
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/109493/1/109493.pdf
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