Understanding the Impact of COVID-19 on Vulnerable ...

Understanding the Impact of COVID-19 on Vulnerable Children & Families in Malaysia

Social service workers share their experience, perspectives and recommendations for the future

November 2020

Impact of COVID-19 on Vulnerable Children & Families | Malaysia

This research was conducted by Child Frontiers and the Malaysian Association of Social Workers for UNICEF Malaysia with editorial and technical support by UNICEF. ? UNICEF Malaysia 2021. All rights reserved. United Nations Children's Fund Menara PJH Level 10, No. 2 Jalan Tun Abdul Razak Precinct 2, 62100 Putrajaya, Malaysia malaysia This report was produced with the financial support of the European Union (EU) under the "Protecting Children affected by migration in Southeast, South and Central Asia" project, as well as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, and do not necessarily reflect the views of either bodies, the United Nations, including UNICEF, the UN Member States or the Government of Malaysia.

Impact of COVID-19 on Vulnerable Children & Families | Malaysia

Table of Contents

Abbreviations & Acronyms I. Introduction & background................................................................................ 3 II. Data Sources....................................................................................................... 7 III. Limitations ........................................................................................................ 10 IV. The Impact of COVID-19 on Vulnerable Children and Families .................... 11 V. Impact on Specific Groups of Children and Families.................................... 17 VI. Impact on Service Provision............................................................................ 25 VII. Innovative approaches..................................................................................... 32 VIII. Conclusion ........................................................................................................ 37 IX. Recommendations ........................................................................................... 39

References ........................................................................................................ 55

Abbreviations & Acronyms

ALC AGC COVID-19 CMCO CBO CSO EMCO EU HoH ILKAP JKM KKM KPM MASW MCMC MCO MKN MOHA MPKK MWFCD

NADMA NGO

Alternative Learning Centre Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia Coronavirus disease 2019 Conditional Movement Control Order Community based organisation Civil society organisation Enhanced Movement Control Order European Union Head of Household Institut Latihan Kehakiman dan Perundangan (Judicial and Legal Training Institute) Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat (Department of Social Welfare) Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia (Ministry of Health, Malaysia) Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia (Ministry of Education, Malaysia) Malaysian Association of Social Workers Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission Movement Control Order Majlis Keselamatan Negara (National Security Council) Ministry of Home Affairs Majlis Pengurusan Komuniti Kampung (Village Community Management Council) Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development (Kementerian Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga dan Masyarakat) National Disaster Management Agency Non-governmental organisation

Impact of COVID-19 on Vulnerable Children & Families | Malaysia

OSCC

One Stop Crisis Centre

PAKK

Pusat Aktiviti Kanak-Kanak (Children's Activity Centre)

PENJANA Pelan Jana Semula Ekonomi Negara (National Economic Recovery Plan)

PPKK

Pasukan Perlindungan Kanak-Kanak (Child Protection Team)

PPR

Program Perumahan Rakyat (People's Housing Programme)

RMCO

Recovery Movement Control Order

SOP

Standard Operating Procedure

SUHAKAM Suruhanjaya Hak Asasi Manusia Malaysia (Human Rights Commission of Malaysia)

TADIKA

Taman Didikan Kanak-Kanak (Kindergarten)

TASKA

Taman Asuhan Kanak-Kanak (Childcare centres)

UKAS

Unit Komunikasi Awam Sarawak (Sarawak Public Communications Unit)

UN

United Nations

UNFPA

United Nations Population Fund

UNHCR

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

UNICEF

United Nations Fund for Children

WHO

World Health Organisation

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