Churches in Perak are actively involved in an outreach mission to help improve the lives of the Orang Asli in their region. With your support, they can mobilise more resources to help more poor families and treat their sick people.
They are the poorest and most marginalised group in our country; many Orang Asli villages, even those located near small townships, do without paved roads, no electricity, no direct clean water supply, or sanitation services. The situation of the Orang Asli in our midst today exemplifies the clearest links between poverty, inequality, and the deficiency of human rights in Malaysia.
“I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me”
Although cash-poor, the Orang Asli were for generations an independent people group. They provided for themselves and their families sufficiently through forest resources and subsistence farming. However, the increasing encroachment of native customary land has led to severe violations of almost all sectors of their basic rights – rights to clean water, food, health, shelter, security, and to live.
Caritas connect with ‘Sahabat Orang Asli’ to promote public awareness and volunteerism in the church. ‘Sahabat Orang Asli’ has a team of people who are experienced in planning, coordinating, and hosting medical camps.
Caritas collaborates with parishes in providing provision, logistics, and volunteers to Sabahat Orang Asli. We utilize our network with various ministries to share information and mobilise volunteers to help in the mission.
Caritas is the charitable arm of the Roman Catholic Church. It is to spearhead the church’s social mission, to respond to humanitarian crisis, promote integral human development and advocate on the causes of poverty and violence.
Caritas Penang comes under the jurisdiction of The Titular Roman Catholic Bishop of Penang.
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