Facilitators
Ms. Anna Har (Malaysia) is one of the members of the Board of Directors of Pusat KOMAS. (Community Communications Center of Malaysia). She specializes in developing community-based audio visual units & support services for grassroots. Posses a Masters in Visual Anthropology attained in UK, has produced many documentaries about Malaysian social issues as well as Southeast Asian issues. She was the former Creative Director of a commercial production house and currently produces short documentaries on a range of social issues under her own organisation called "The Big Picture".
Mr. Jerald Joseph (Malaysia) has extensive experience working with youth and students. He is also an experienced trainer with indigenous peoples' communities, and also possesses extensive experience in human rights campaigns and issues in Malaysia & in the SEA region. He is currently completing his Masters of Human Rights degree in Bangkok, Thailand. He is also serving his second term as an Executive Committee member of the Asia Pacific South Pacific Bureau for Adult Education (ASPBAE).
Mr. Tan Jo Hann (Malaysia), co-founder of the SEA Popular Communications Programme & the Malaysian Community Communications Center (KOMAS). Currently President PERMAS (Community Residents’ Association), an urban poor movement in Malaysia. He is very experienced & specialises in facilitating & training urban poor & indigenous peoples communities in the SEA region. Specialises in community organising skills & perspective, strategising & organsing campaigns, advocacy of issues, creative printed media, grassroots journalism, creative visual graphics & photography. He is also a writer and photojournalist.
Staff
Mr. Arul Prakkash is the current Komas Coordinator and has been a staff member for the past 4 years. During his high school years, he has consistently volunteered in Komas activities.
He is presently Coordinator of Komas and also actively works with plantation and estate youth in his home community in Batang Berjuntai.
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