Habitat for Humanity Malaysia

Contact information HFH Malaysia Unit 6.02, 6th floor, Wisma Paradise No. 63, Jalan Ampang 50450 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Phone: +60 320704254 Fax: +60 320704852 E-mail: info@hfhmalaysia.org         Web site www.hfhmalaysia.org				Habitat's work in Malaysia Number of families served this year*: 21 Full house sponsorship cost: US$9,940 Incremental house sponsorship cost: US$5,610         Malaysia News and Stories Hollywood Actor Builds With HFH Malaysia In Sabah HFH Malaysia Extends Program Reach To Include Disadvantaged Groups In Five-Year Plan
Country profile

TROPICAL, RESOURCE-RICH Malaysia is a nation of two distinct geographic regions. Peninsular Malaysia boasts large cities, and an active agricultural, industrial and service economy. Across the South China Sea lies East Malaysia. East Malaysia, a land of forests and plantations spread along much of the northern coast of the giant island of Borneo.

HFH Malaysia has a growing, active and multi-faceted volunteer program. Student, youth and religious groups build with Habitat in Malaysia. International schools support Habitat’s work both in Malaysia and overseas. The International School Kuala Lumpur has sent teams of students to build in Kota Kinabalu and Kuching for the past five years. Garden International School is in its third year of supporting Habitat builds in Peninsular Malaysia. HFH Malaysia also plays host to nearly a dozen international volunteer teams each year. In 2010, more than 150 international volunteers worked on build sites across the country alongside Habitat families.

HABITAT HIGHLIGHTS

• Since 2001, Kuching affiliate has hosted over 70 Global Village teams from the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong and Dubai. The Kota Kinabalu affiliate has hosted overseas teams from France, Korea and the U.S.

COUNTRY FACTS

Population: 25,715,819 (July 2009 est.)

Capital: Kuala Lumpur

Area: 329,847 sq. km.

Ethnic groups: Malay 50.4%, Chinese 23.7%, Indigenous 11%, Indian 7.1%, others 7.8% (2004 est.)

Languages: Bahasa Melayu (official), English, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainan, Foochow), Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi, Thai, Iban and Kadazan, and other indigenous languages in East Malaysia

Religions: Muslim 60.4%, Buddhist 19.2%, Christian 9.1%, Hindu 6.3%, Confucianism, Taoism, other traditional Chinese religions 2.6%, other or unknown 1.5%, none 0.8% (2000 census)

Literacy: 88.7% (2000 census)

Urbanization: 70% (2008)

Population Living on US$1.25 a Day: 0.7% (2009)

Access to Improved Water Sources: 100% (2009)

Access to Improved Sanitation Facilities: 96% (2009)

Sources: CIA World Factbook, World Bank

Updated January 2011