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Malaysian Social Research Institute (MSRI) is primarily a service delivery NGO working with refugee and asylum-seeker communities whose country of origins are those within the Middle Eastern, Central Asian and African regions; which include Afghanistan, Iraq, Palestine, Syria, Pakistan, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. MSRIs services focus on education, health, livelihood and emergency support. MSRI has 3 core programmes, namely an education programme for children (from 4 to 18 years of age) and adults, a family health programme offering primary healthcare, mental health and outreach services, and a community service programme offering vocational training, livelihood and support services ranging from emergency support to case management.

Contact details

Website:
www.msri.org.my

Address:
1a, Jalan Mamanda 7, Ampang Point, 68000, Ampang, Selangor

Country:
Malaysia

Sub-region:
South-Eastern Asia

Areas of focus

Geographics of focus
Kuala Lumpur and Selangor
Operating languages
English

Organisation details

Business model
Non-profit
Year founded
1959
Institutional affiliations
International Organisation
Founded by
Founders: Dato' Dr Alijah Gordon
Founder gender: All female
Leadership
Leader(s) (2023): N/A
Leader gender: N/A
Leader(s) (2022): N/A
Leader gender: N/A
Leader(s) (2021): Dato' Mohamed Ab Halim Ab Rahman (Chairman)
Leader gender: Male
Staff size
2019
Malaysian Social Research Institute
42
Malaysia average
16
Global average
125
% Female staff
2019
Malaysian Social Research Institute
50%
Malaysia average
29%
Global average
43%
Age (years)
Malaysian Social Research Institute
67
Malaysia average
25
Global average
33

Organisational performance

Financials
2018
Malaysian Social Research Institute
$300,000
Malaysia average
$300,000
Global average
$62,454,505

Social

Facebook
Likes (2023)
Malaysian Social Research Institute
3,917
Malaysia average
3,993
Global average
26,982
Likes (2021)
Malaysian Social Research Institute
3,904
Likes (2019)
Malaysian Social Research Institute
3,225
Twitter
Followers (2022)
Malaysian Social Research Institute
319
Malaysia average
3,505
Global average
19,378
Followers (2021)
Malaysian Social Research Institute
333
Followers (2019)
Malaysian Social Research Institute
343
YouTube
Subscribers (2023)
Malaysian Social Research Institute
0
Malaysia average
4,157
Global average
6,257
Subscribers (2019)
Malaysian Social Research Institute
22
Instagram
Followers (2023)
Malaysian Social Research Institute
821
Malaysia average
3,620
Global average
10,937
Followers (2022)
Malaysian Social Research Institute
807
Followers (2021)
Malaysian Social Research Institute
722
Followers (2022)
Malaysian Social Research Institute
193
Malaysia average
581
Global average
16,149
Followers (2019)
Malaysian Social Research Institute
106

Data notes

Last updated: 08/06/2021
Boundary organization (find out more): Yes
Rating of data accuracy (find out more) : Authenticated
Data sources consulted: Information supplied by organisation, Organisation´s website
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