Partnerships
Partner with MSRI
MSRI delivers through partnership. We work with companies, foundations and institutional partners who want measurable results for displaced and marginalised communities in Malaysia — and who value an honest account of what is known.
Why partner with MSRI
A small institute with a long record
MSRI has worked in Malaysia since 24 November 1959, and has served more than twenty refugee communities from the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia. It is registered under the Companies Act 1965 and governed by a Board of Governors drawn from diplomacy, academia, law and corporate practice.
- Operating since
- 1959
- UNHCR implementing partner
- Since 2011
- Registered
- 657776-U
- Programmes
- 3 current
Ways to partner
Four ways to work with us
Tell us what you want to achieve and we will tell you honestly what MSRI can deliver, what it costs, and how it will be reported.
For companies
Corporate partnerships and CSR
Fund a programme, sponsor a cohort of students, or contribute employee time. MSRI reports on what a programme delivers, so CSR reporting has something concrete behind it.
- Programme sponsorship with agreed reporting
- Employee volunteering and skills-based support
- In-kind contributions, including computers and equipment
- Co-branded events and fundraising
For foundations and grantmakers
Grants and institutional funding
MSRI welcomes approaches from foundations and institutional funders. We will tell you plainly what is documented, what is not, and where the gaps in our reporting currently are.
- Programme grants across education, protection and food security
- Restricted or unrestricted funding
- Due-diligence information supplied on request
- Direct access to programme staff
For donors of goods
In-kind support
Material donations are used directly in programmes. Please contact MSRI before sending anything so goods can be matched to an actual current need rather than stored.
- Food and hygiene supplies
- Computers and digital equipment for the learning centre
- Household goods and baby items
- Professional services provided pro bono
For individuals
Volunteering and internships
MSRI seeks committed volunteers and interns on a part-time or full-time basis. Applications are made by email with a résumé attached.
- Teaching and classroom support
- Programme and administrative support
- Research and communications
- Short-term placements and internships
Who we work with
Partners and collaborators
MSRI collaborates with local and international agencies, companies and universities. The logos below are shown at the request of the Institute.
UNHCR Malaysia - International Rescue Committee
International Rescue Committee (IRC) 
The Lost Food Project (TLFP) 
Together We Can Change the World (TWCCTW) 
Leaderonomics 
National Cancer Society of Malaysia (NCSM) - PT Foundation
PT Foundation 
Australian Government 
Bank Islam 
LexisNexis 
US Embassy in Malaysia 
Tenaganita 
Symphony 
JAKEL 
Al Fitrah Foundation 
Innersejuk 
Refugee Emergency Fund 
Women's Aid Organisation (WAO) 
Mercy Mission 
Heriot-Watt University 
University of Malaya 
University of Victoria 
The International School of Kuala Lumpur (ISKL)
On our partner list
MSRI states that it has been a UNHCR implementing partner since 2011 and references UNHCR guidance in its protection work. Formal partnership agreements are not published on the website, so they are not reproduced here.
16 of the organisations shown above appear in material the Institute supplied directly, and we are confirming the programme and dates for each before describing them in more detail. None of the collaboration claims on this page has been invented to fill a gap.
If you need written confirmation of a partnership for due diligence, ask us and we will put you in touch with the right people.
Other support
If a partnership is not the right fit
- Individual giving
- MSRI welcomes individual and corporate cash donations, crowdfunding support through platforms such as Give.Asia, and in-kind contributions including food and computers.
- Institutional funding
- MSRI collaborates with local and international agencies on programmes of mutual benefit, and welcomes approaches from foundations and institutional funders.
- Goods and materials
- Material donations — food, computers, household goods — are used directly in programmes. Please contact MSRI before sending goods so they can be matched to a current need.
- Time and skills
- MSRI seeks committed volunteers and interns on a part-time or full-time basis. Applications are made by email with a résumé attached.
Start here
Tell us what you have in mind
If you would rather write to us directly, email admin@msri.org.my or call the office. Either route reaches the same small team.
- What happens next
- We will read your enquiry and reply by email, usually with a short call to understand your objectives before proposing anything.
- Privacy
- Your details are used only to handle this enquiry. Read the privacy notice.
Let’s talk about what you want to achieve
Whether you are scoping a CSR programme, running a grant round, or looking for a delivery partner in the Klang Valley, we would rather have an early conversation than a polished pitch.