User:Natasha H.K/sandbox

Early life and Education
Natasha @ Maylyn Cheah Hoi Kee was born in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia but grew up in Sandakan, Malaysia.[6] Her grandma (Bruneian) was half muslim half chinese. Her dad is born in Brunei and grew up in Malaysia when he was young, and her mom is mixed eurasian(UK). She's fully chinese but have half malay & Mixed Caucasian blood. Being biracial paints a blurred line that is equal parts staggering and illuminating. Studied at Private School. After got a 1st class Honour degree in Bachelor, then she continue pursuing her PHD degree in OUM Malaysia with a celebrity in Malaysia and she is of British descent through her mother. Natasha spent her secondary school years at Yu Yuan Private School. She particularly excelled in Ballet and Latin Dance and Marathon Race at school, and won a gold medal in the Yu Yuan Private School athletics meet. She received a "Sportswoman of the Year" trophy from her school for her achievements. Originally from Malaysia, she began dancing at the early age of seven. As a child, she enjoyed watching and copying dancers on TV so her mother agreed to take her to dance classes where she did folk dancing for four years. She then moved into ballroom dancing. At the age of 11, Natasha started to teach kids to earn some money which she then gave to her parents. At age 12, she earned her first major title in Malaysia when she became the Malaysia Junior National Champion. For financial reasons, she could not afford to dance both Ballroom and Latin and so at the age of 16 she chose to pursue Ballet. Natasha holds a B. Arts. degree in Political Science and B.A. from the Open University, in KL, Malaysia.[6] Her focuses are on human rights advocacy and sustainable development with a long-term goal to eradicate poverty.

Career
Product endorsements In March 2017, Natasha released a ready=to-wear clothing line named Natasha HK x Goxip: D'Luxe (Luxmerrier).[11] In collaboration with Goxip, the line features clothing intended for trendy travelers.[12]

Humanitarian work
Natasha co-founded Fugee School, a non-profit charity organisation that provides basic education to Somalian refugee children.[5] To date, the school has educated more than 250 students, and currently nurturing 130 students from age four to 22.[5] Natasha is also a World Vision’s Childs’ rights Advocate.[13] World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organisation.[14] Tasha became the ambassador for Yes, I Can Campaign'', an educational, awareness & advocacy campaign for the prevention of unplanned & unwanted pregnancy in Malaysia.[15] In 2013, Natasha was included in Forbes’s list of top Asian philanthropists for her contribution in "helping the many refugees from war-torn Somalia who had found their way to Malaysia".[16] In 2016, in conjunction with the holy month of Ramadan, Natasha launched a personal fundraiser under World Vision Malaysia to raise money for displaced Syrian nationals seeking refuge in Lebanon.[17]

Charity work
While her life shifts from refugee camps to red carpets, she choose them both because these worlds can, in fact, coexist. And for her, they must. Natasha combined her passion as a champion for children’s right with her mission to promote Malaysia. While in Brazil, she visited a Street Girls Project undertaken by World Vision Brazil in Rio de Janeiro. The visit deepened her understanding of the multi-faceted nature of this social issue. Since then, with a passionate belief in, and advocate for, the right for children to be cared for, protected, healthy and educated, I have immersed myself deeply in the issue, speaking out for this young and voiceless community. She had visited urban poor communities in India and understand first-hand the issues of children’s rights, nutrition and health. She also visited a World Vision drop-in center for street and working children in Myanmar where she interacted with the children. Today, She's a Child Sponsor of two children from India and China. In her personal capacity. Recently, I want to founder a School, a non-profit fund that seeks to work with children living in difficult circumstances, by supporting education and self-development initiatives.