Quah (centre), co-founder of Refuge for the Refugees, with two of the Myanmar refugee children. Photo: Heidy Quah
Not many 18-year-olds would think of starting a non-profit organisation for refugees while balancing their studies but friends Heidy Quah and Andrea Prisha did just that seven years ago.
In 2012, Quah and Andrea decided to volunteer their time teaching at the Chin Children’s Education Centre, a Myanmar refugee school in Sungai Besi, Kuala Lumpur. Soon after, they found out that the school would be closing down due to lack of funds.
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