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AOD ends 2024 with End of Year Dinner

Updated: Jan 14



On December 12, 2024, Architects of Diversity hosted an End of Year dinner celebration at The Hall, KL Gateway Mall that brought together our dedicated staff, accomplished alumni, valued institutional partners, and supportive friends. With over 120 people in attendance, the dinner not only served as a festive gathering but also symbolised the collective achievements and progress made throughout the year.


Jason Wee, AOD Executive Director welcomed all attendees and summarised the collective accomplishments of the organisation in 2024 that included:

  • Training 110 leaders through residential programmes

  • Reinvestment of RM134,333.00 into 24 grassroot projects and organisations that impacted over 1,000 community members through workshops and events, and more than 160k campaign engagements on social media

  • Successful new partnerships with policymakers and corporate bodies that resulted in productive events, including the inaugural Inclusivity Summit held with PwC Malaysia


Sofea Rozhan, Kampus Advokasi 3.0 alum and founder of UntukSemua was awarded as the inaugural AOD Alumni of the Year that recognises the exemplary qualities of an AOD alum that includes building a community of action, putting racial and religious inclusion as an essential lens of their work, and inspires others to mobilise and strive for change.


YB Syahredzan Johan, Member of Parliament for Bangi provided the keynote speech. Recognising the rising tensions of race and religion as a result of bad actors in Malaysia, YB Syahredzan emphasised the importance of civil society to rally and contribute to building a more inclusive nation.


Attendees had the opportunity to "paint the future" as they assembled painting tools and canvases to collectively paint different scenarios of an "inclusive Malaysia", such as in a shopping mall, school and public neighbourhood.

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Persatuan Pendidikan Diversiti
E-3A-02, Menara Suezcap 2
KL Gateway Mall
59200 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
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