JIMMY Lim Teik Wah came back to Malaysia in 2011 under the Talent Corp initiative after some 40 years in Britain. For over eight years, he and his Scots wife ran a boutique bed & breakfast in Penang. He also spent considerable time promoting social work, his area of expertise. This body of work comprising letters to the press and government ministers, media articles and papers, is testimony to the efforts he put in from 2011 to 2019. Read more about him here.
Protecting children: Four disadvantaged groups to focus on (Aug 1, 2021)
The focus of this article was on (1) children, mostly orphans, brought up in state-run homes, (2) those from the refugee communities, (3) young ones from rural and poor communities, e.g. the Orang Asli, and (4) children in wedlock. Read here.
MySay: Wish list for a more comprehensive environment for social work (Nov 19, 2019)
Writing in The Edge in 2019, he gave his wish list for the Social Workers Profession Act, which was expected to be tabled in the Dewan Rakyat in December that year. He covered eight areas. Read here.
Sustaining the right quality of life for individuals with challenging needs in ageing (Apr 27, 2019)
Jointly written with two others, this paper aimed to highlight the key responsibilities that the government should assume in improving the support and care services for the elderly, including ways to encourage and facilitate new “service providers” to address their needs. Read here.
Looking back and moving forward: Social work in the new Malaysia (Apr 27, 2019)
This paper, written with a professor of media and communication studies, argued that social work had not been accorded much credit, even credibility, in Malaysia. The writers suggested what could be done moving forward. Read here.
Child abuse: We need a registry of the offenders (Nov 9, 2018)
In 2018, the then Deputy Minister for Women, Family and Community Development, Hannah Yeoh, wanted to safeguard children by screening those who work with them. Jimmy wrote this Malaysiakini article in response. Read here.
Letter to Wan Azizah, Minister for Women and Community Development, on improving social care in Malaysia (Jun 19, 2018)
Jim’s observations and concerns regarding social work and the social care sector in Malaysia form the bulk of this letter. His attention was focused on child protection and the protection of vulnerable adults. Read here.
Letter to Dr S Subramaniam, Minister of Health, on the definition of ‘medical social worker’ (Jul 27, 2017)
Jim argued in this letter that the position “medical social officer” was better replaced by “medical social worker” because the duties and responsibilities outlined in the job mirrored that of a “social worker” operating in a medical or health care setting. Read here.
Review child protection strategies (Jun 3, 2016)
This short letter to The Star suggested that the government needed to commission a thorough review of all aspects of child protection strategies to date and enforce greater multi-agency robustness in monitoring abuse so that our children can stand a better chance of being protected. Read here.
Safeguarding our children’s future (Jul 3, 2013)
This was another call for a registry of child abuse offenders. It was carried in The Star. Read here.
Replace large orphanages with smaller residential homes (Nov 28, 2012)
Jimmy, in this letter to The Star, made the case for smaller children’s homes and community-based foster care, in the light of abuse at a large orphanage in Melaka. Read here.
Ensuring comprehensive financial planning for child protection (Nov 21, 2012)
This piece was about an approach in financial planning and resource allocation, to ensure that we got the best outcomes in child protection work. It was more about strategy and the drive for change and how comprehensive financial planning was critical in the successful management of that change. The talk was given at a conference on child protection organised by the government and UNICEF in 2012. Read here.
We need inclusive initiatives (Oct 14, 2012)
Jimmy, in this short letter to The Star, called on the government to spell out how it would care for people with disabilities, or at the very least, come out with measures to support care-givers and individuals and organisations who provide such support and care. Read here.
Providing solace via the Quo Vadis Trust (Aug 16, 2004)
The Star gave an insight to how Quo Vadis Trust, a charity organisation run by Jimmy operated. Read here.
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