About Us
Our Mission
Our mission is to foster education, provide sustainable livelihood opportunities & general healthcare. We empower the most marginalized Afghan refugee women through our curated skill training programs in baking, cooking, tailoring, embroidery and beauty.
Our Vision
To create a dynamic community of self sufficient and skilled refugees who are strong mentally and well prepared for their resettlement to a third country.
Julie DAS
Founder & Project Director
As a French native who has spent a cumulative 20 years in Malaysia, Julie has been able to answer humanitarian calls in various nations.
With a background in Education, it was fitting that Julie began this journey in 2009 with ‘Balo,’ an education-focused organisation in Kolkata, India. Their mission is to provide free Education, medical care, and nutritious food to 270 underprivileged children in a slum. She worked as a volunteer teacher fundraiser and has been responsible for the entire Southeast Asia region since then.
Between 2012 and 2017, she continued teaching children and young adults, began a yoga teacher training course, and gained more profound knowledge of alternative medicine in Kuala Lumpur. While doing this, she volunteered for numerous social projects with Myanmarese refugee communities, supporting them with event planning and fundraising. Furthermore, she opened a responsible travel agency that funds social projects in various countries.
After relocating to Yangon, Myanmar, following a return to Malaysia, Julie developed ‘Linkage,’ a vocational training project in F&B that targeted at-risk teenagers.
As Julie moved back to Kuala Lumpur in 2017, she formed close relations with the refugee communities in her area, particularly with Afghan women, through consistent food distribution drives.
The global pandemic severely impacted the refugee communities, leaving them with no source of income- unable to feed their families, pay rent and cover medical needs.
Noticing a lack of local support for these vulnerable communities, Julie established ‘Greater Action’ in March 2020 to provide day-to-day solutions to all refugee or in-need communities in and around Kuala Lumpur.
Today, Greater Action is proud to support 250 families with education, livelihood, health/mental care, and women empowerment programs.
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?"