ENGAGE – Taking charge of our future

JOHOR BAHRU – A new Non-Governmental Organization,ENGAGE held its official launch and fund-raising dinner on Oct 25 at Taman Molek, Johor Bahru with the theme, ‘Taking charge of our future’.

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ENGAGE…..the Rakyat in ACtion…..

A new Non-Governmental Organization,ENGAGE held its official launch and fund-raising dinner on Oct 25 at Taman Molek, Johor Bahru with the theme, ‘Taking charge of our future’.

Thomas Fann, the chairman of ENGAGE gave the opening speech at the event. He said ENGAGE is an organization that is dedicated to strengthening democracy, defending human rights, upholding social justice and protecting the environment.

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Thomas Fann giving his opening speech

Co-chairperson of BERSIH 2.0 Ambiga Sreenevasan was the guest of honour at the official launch. Other NGO leaders who were present include Himpunan Hijau Chairperson Wong Tack, Empower Malaysia executive director Maria Chin Abdullah and political analyst Wong Chin Huat.

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Guest of Honour Ambiga Sreenevasan
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Himpunan Hijau Chairperson Wong Tack

The event ended beautifully as all participants who attended the dinner took the initiative to light up their own candles.

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Smiling faces of hope

For more information, please visit the ENGAGE Facebook Page at http://www.facebook.com/engage.my

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Lee-Jean Fung

Lee-Jean is a citizen journalist, who actively promotes laughter as the best medicine. She lives in Johor Bahru.