project ADVISORY group

   About the Project Advisory Group (PAG)

The PAG, comprising government agencies, international organizations, NGOs, and migrant community representatives, ensured that the Women RISE WISH Project produced actionable findings that contribute to gender-transformative policies and interventions for migrant women.


By bringing together key decision-makers and community voices, the PAG played a critical role in translating research into impact. It provided policy guidance, facilitated knowledge-sharing, and helped ensure that the study’s findings inform real-world change in labor rights, healthcare access, and migration policies.


    The PAG’s Role in the WISH Project


 • Advising on policies & laws – Providing guidance on national and international policies related to migration, labor rights,  and healthcare access for women migrants.

 • Bridging research & implementation – Ensuring research findings remain relevant to inform policy discussions, advocacy strategies, and institutional frameworks effectively.

 • Identifying international best practices – Sharing global evidence-based approaches to enhance protections and rights for women migrants.

 • Strengthening knowledge mobilization – Supporting effective dissemination of study results to government agencies, civil society, and migrant communities.
Meet the PAG Members
🏛 GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES

 Mr. Noraffendy bin Abd Khalid Immigration Affairs Division Ministry of Home Affairs

 Ms. Madonna John Lazarus
 Human Rights and Humanitarian Division Ministry of Foreign Affairs

 YBhg. Datin Izzatul Shima binti Md Thahir Women Development Division Ministry of Women Family and Community Development

 Pn. Nur Asiah Mohd Shariff
 Bahagian Perisikan dan Pengurusan Krisis Negara National Security Council

 Dr. Saidatul Norbaya binti Buang Bahagian Pembangunan Kesihatan Keluarga Ministry of Health

 Dr. Zaki bin Zakaria
 Bahagian Dasar Ministry of
Human Resources

 Dr. Harris bin Gani
 Bahagian Dasar Ministry of
Human Resources
🌍 INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

 Tengku Aira Tengku Razif
United Nations Population Fund
 (UNFPA)


 Dr. Chong Shiau Yun
United Nations Population Fund
(UNFPA)


 Mr. Josh Hong
International Labour Organization

🤝 NGOs & CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS

 Mr. Adrian Pereira
North South Initiative

 Ms. Anne Beatrice Jacob
North South Initiative

 Ms. Irene Xavier
Persatuan Sahabat Wanita
Selangor
📢 MIGRANT COMMUNITY LEADERS


 Ms. Nadia Sultana
Bangladeshi migrant community leader

 Ms. Sapana Basyal
Nepali migrant community
leader

 Ms. Pau Nuam Pii
Myanmar migrant community
leader

 Ms. Dwi Sulistiyani
Indonesian migrant community leader

 Mdm. Babie C De Vera Wong
Filipino migrant community
leader



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