orang asli - Humans of KL

We had so much fun visiting the Orang Asli (indigenous) village for this Humans of KL project. We learnt about the amazing work that EPIC Homes is doing – building safe liveable homes for [...]

By Humans of Kuala Lumpur

In Humans of KL

Posted 07/05/2019

“Child marriages are a common occurrence in my kampung. Some girls get married off as early as 12 years old…”

“But the average age of marriage is around 15-17 years for both girls and boys. According to me, the main reason for this is lack of awareness of family planning and lack of financial [...]

Watch John-son Oei’s heartfelt story on what made him create the Epic Homes and EPIC!

“Child marriages are a common occurrence in my kampung. Some girls get married off as early as 12 years old…”