Malaysian writer starts fundraising campaign to help a Palestinian family


  • Family
  • Saturday, 14 Sep 2024

Augustin (second from right) with her friends during their first physical event in Kuala Lumpur where they sold T-shirt and merchandise. — PalatePalette

WRITER Deborah Augustin, 36, never imagined that her small GoFundMe donation for a family of six from Gaza, Palestine, would one day grow into a systematic fundraising campaign.

“This is my way of trying to help them but I couldn’t have done this alone,” says the Petaling Jaya native.

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