Driven to help at-risk Malaysian kids find their footing and be successful


The hours can be long, admits Ananti, but the reward of seeing the children she serves do well in their lives and come back to help others is beyond fulfilling. Filepic

Even as a little girl, Ananti Rajasingam has always wanted to serve and help others.

“My childhood ambition was to be a nurse but my parents had very traditional ideas of what I should pursue – Medicine, Engineering ... Nursing wasn’t a choice they supported, so I decided to do my Bachelors degree in psychology and Masters in rehabilitation counselling in Australia.

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