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Spreading HOPE to the Marginalized

Prema Arasan, Co-Founder, HOPE Selangor

21-Sep-21 14:00

Spreading HOPE to the Marginalized

Pertubuhan Pembangunan Harapan Selangor (or HOPE as they’re more commonly referred to) was founded in 2005 with a mission to help improve the lives of underprivileged communities. On today’s show, we catch up with the co-founder of HOPE Selangor, Prema Arasan to talk about some of the Covid-19 struggles faced by communities living in estates, and some of the work HOPE Selangor has been doing to help.

Image credit: hopeselangor.org

Produced by: Dashran Yohan

Presented by: Dahsran Yohan


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Categories:  Education

Tags:  The Bigger Picture,  Live & Learn,  charity,  NGO,  non-profit,  covid-19,  marginalised,  poverty,  food aid, 


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