Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08KUALALUMPUR373
2008-05-13 06:49:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Kuala Lumpur
Cable title:
FUNDING PROPOSAL FOR PRM AMBASSADORS, FUND FOR
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UNCLAS KUALA LUMPUR 000373
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EAP/MTS, PRM/ANE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREF MY
SUBJECT: FUNDING PROPOSAL FOR PRM AMBASSADORS, FUND FOR
REFUGEES
REF: SECSTATE 06779 - PRM FY 2008 AMBASSADORS, FUND
UNCLAS KUALA LUMPUR 000373
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EAP/MTS, PRM/ANE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREF MY
SUBJECT: FUNDING PROPOSAL FOR PRM AMBASSADORS, FUND FOR
REFUGEES
REF: SECSTATE 06779 - PRM FY 2008 AMBASSADORS, FUND
1. Post submits for funding consideration the following
proposal from Kumpulan A.C.T.S. Bhd. (an acronym for A Call
to Serve, hereafter ACTS.) Post enjoys a successful working
relationship with ACTS, which has appropriately used previous
USG funds. The proposed grant would provide critical funding
to a convalescent home for refugees and asylum seekers
located in Malaysia. These refugees and asylum seekers are
predominantly from Burma but also include Sri Lankans and
Iraqis. The full grant proposal including supporting
documentation will be sent to PRM/ANE via a separate email.
2. Recipient: An NGO founded in 2003, ACTS has been an UNHCR
implementing partner since 2004 and has previously received
USG funding. ACTS is a Jesuit organization affiliated with
the Catholic Church and Jesuit Relief Services. ACTS
maintains a code of conduct consistent with the UN IASC's six
principles as per REFTEL. ACTS provides physical and mental
health care to refugees and asylum seekers in Malaysia,
primarily Chin refugees from Burma. These services are
offered through clinics, hospital referrals, a temporary
shelter home, and a convalescent home for women and children
known as PERCH 2. This proposal provides funding to an
additional convalescent home specifically for men called
PERCH 1. An FY06 State Department grant provided the initial
funding for PERCH 1 and it has since served a total of 503
refugee patients. Ongoing operational costs are funded
primarily from private donors. ACTS seeks $20,000 to provide
refugees at PERCH 1 the ability to obtain medical attention
at local hospitals and clinics.
3. Justification: The Government of Malaysia (GOM) does not
distinguish between refugees and illegal immigrants, making
it difficult for refugees to access proper medical attention.
Refugees are subject to arrest, detention, caning,
deportation, and human trafficking. ACTS is able to fill an
important need in providing health care and temporary shelter
to those who would otherwise go without. The staff of PERCH
1 works with UNHCR to provide referral letters to hospitals
and clinics. ACTS pays for these treatments as funding is
available. While most of ACTS programs are sufficiently
funded for the year, PERCH 1 requires additional funding in
order to meet its two goals of providing at least 20
referrals each month and paying for at least 30 medical
treatments each month.
4. Grant Authority: Post has the authority and capacity to
award a grant to the proposed recipient prior to the end of
the fiscal year.
KEITH
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EAP/MTS, PRM/ANE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREF MY
SUBJECT: FUNDING PROPOSAL FOR PRM AMBASSADORS, FUND FOR
REFUGEES
REF: SECSTATE 06779 - PRM FY 2008 AMBASSADORS, FUND
1. Post submits for funding consideration the following
proposal from Kumpulan A.C.T.S. Bhd. (an acronym for A Call
to Serve, hereafter ACTS.) Post enjoys a successful working
relationship with ACTS, which has appropriately used previous
USG funds. The proposed grant would provide critical funding
to a convalescent home for refugees and asylum seekers
located in Malaysia. These refugees and asylum seekers are
predominantly from Burma but also include Sri Lankans and
Iraqis. The full grant proposal including supporting
documentation will be sent to PRM/ANE via a separate email.
2. Recipient: An NGO founded in 2003, ACTS has been an UNHCR
implementing partner since 2004 and has previously received
USG funding. ACTS is a Jesuit organization affiliated with
the Catholic Church and Jesuit Relief Services. ACTS
maintains a code of conduct consistent with the UN IASC's six
principles as per REFTEL. ACTS provides physical and mental
health care to refugees and asylum seekers in Malaysia,
primarily Chin refugees from Burma. These services are
offered through clinics, hospital referrals, a temporary
shelter home, and a convalescent home for women and children
known as PERCH 2. This proposal provides funding to an
additional convalescent home specifically for men called
PERCH 1. An FY06 State Department grant provided the initial
funding for PERCH 1 and it has since served a total of 503
refugee patients. Ongoing operational costs are funded
primarily from private donors. ACTS seeks $20,000 to provide
refugees at PERCH 1 the ability to obtain medical attention
at local hospitals and clinics.
3. Justification: The Government of Malaysia (GOM) does not
distinguish between refugees and illegal immigrants, making
it difficult for refugees to access proper medical attention.
Refugees are subject to arrest, detention, caning,
deportation, and human trafficking. ACTS is able to fill an
important need in providing health care and temporary shelter
to those who would otherwise go without. The staff of PERCH
1 works with UNHCR to provide referral letters to hospitals
and clinics. ACTS pays for these treatments as funding is
available. While most of ACTS programs are sufficiently
funded for the year, PERCH 1 requires additional funding in
order to meet its two goals of providing at least 20
referrals each month and paying for at least 30 medical
treatments each month.
4. Grant Authority: Post has the authority and capacity to
award a grant to the proposed recipient prior to the end of
the fiscal year.
KEITH