Amanda Yeoh
Malaysia: Facing the Challenges of Sustainable Development
October 7, 2015
Blog
Malaysia’s wealth of natural resources has been indispensable to its economic growth, but this growth has come at significant human and environmental cost. Although the Southeast Asian nation met all eight of the UN’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) before the 2015 deadline…
Challenges in the Malaysian Social Enterprise Scene
August 26, 2015
Blog
The social enterprise scene in Malaysia is a nascent, growing space. It is estimated that only 100 of these socially oriented, hybrid enterprises exist in Malaysia, tackling causes such as education, environmental sustainability, rural development, and poverty. It’s a strikingly low figure…