About Us
Greater Action is a grassroots women-led, UNHCR-endorsed nonprofit based in Bandar Baru, Ampang. Since 2020, we’ve supported over 250 Afghan refugee families. With your help, we can do even more through our key impact pillars:
đź“– Education & Literacy access to learning centres and a digital academy
🧵 Livelihood & skills training/development for artists and artisans
🏥 Health & Dignity
🤝 Emergency healthcare and community well-being support
đź“– Education & Literacy access to learning centres and a digital academy
🧵 Livelihood & skills training/development for artists and artisans
🏥 Health & Dignity
🤝 Emergency healthcare and community well-being support
By partnering with us, you help Afghan refugee women rebuild their lives with dignity and independence. Your support drives real social impact through education, livelihoods, and healthcare. Together, we advance inclusion, empower communities, and fulfil ESG commitments. Show humanity in action- transforming lives and creating lasting changes
Our Mission
Our mission is to restore dignity and empower Afghan refugee women by fostering education, sustainable livelihoods, and access to emergency healthcare. Through curated training programs in baking, cooking, tailoring, embroidery, and art, we equip women with the skills and opportunities to rebuild their lives, achieve financial independence, support their families, and contribute meaningfully to their communities.
Our Vision
To cultivate a vibrant community of skilled, self-reliant refugees who are mentally resilient and confidently prepared for resettlement. We envision a future where every individual—regardless of displacement—can rebuild with dignity, access education and livelihood opportunities, and thrive in their community.
Our Impact
We have helped 1,500 refugees, 300 women and 1,890 families. Beyond the numbers, we support individuals—each facing unique circumstances and striving toward their own goals.Â
How We Do It
📍 Located in Bandar Baru Ampang, the Greater Action Center is a hands-on training hub where refugee women build real skills—and real confidence.
🧵 In our curated programs, women learn tailoring, cooking, baking, and develop their artistic skills. But more than that, they gained dignity, independence, and the power to support their families.
đź’Ş This progress is driven by committed volunteer trainers and generous supporters like you. Every donation helps us maintain a safe, supportive space where women can learn, earn, and grow.
 👉 Be part of the change. Support the Greater Action Center and help us turn skills into livelihoods.
Masumeh's Journey
When Masumeh began preparing Afghan meals from home, it wasn’t just about cooking—it was about reclaiming her skills, culture, and confidence. Over time, she stepped into new roles, including preparing meals for guests at the Greater Action center. With each opportunity, she grew more confident in managing customers and taking ownership of her work.
Her journey has had ripple effects: her family gained stability, and her father accessed the medicine he needed.
Opportunities aren’t handouts—they’re pathways. When refugee women like Masumeh are supported to lead, earn, and thrive, entire families and communities benefit.
Our Origins
Julie DAS
Founder & Project Director
Julie Das has spent two decades in Malaysia, working alongside refugee communities and grassroots initiatives across South and Southeast Asia. With a background in education, she began her journey in 2009 with Balo in Kolkata, supporting children’s access to learning, healthcare, and nutrition.
Over the years, she has contributed to youth education, vocational training, and social enterprise development—from coordinating projects with Myanmar refugees in Kuala Lumpur to launching ‘Linkage,’ a hospitality training program for at-risk youth in Yangon.
 In 2020, in response to the pandemic’s devastating impact on refugee families, Julie founded Greater Action to address urgent gaps in education, livelihoods, and healthcare. Today, the organization supports over 250 families — centering Afghan refugee women through education, skill-building, emergency health care, and community empowerment.
The Story of Julie and Masumeh
"By allowing Masumeh to cook Afghan food at home, I gave her a new life. Two years later, when I gave her the chance to cook a meal for our special guests at the GA center, I also gave her the confidence to handle customers and take responsibility on her own. This indirectly gave her family a chance to live better and her father the opportunity to receive the medicines he needed. These opportunities are not just something we give, but they can change women's lives and the future of their entire families. By breaking the cycle of poverty, we can create a better future for generations to come. Let's give refugee women more opportunities to thrive, grow strong, and earn a decent living. It's important to recognize that our lives are better when their lives are better. So, how many refugee stories are we willing to rewrite together?"