UNESCO, 2017
Daily routines aren’t just mundane tasks, they carry aspects of inspiration that is very much related to The Arts. It is boundless and everywhere. That means within us lies the potential to create in our own unique ways.

A journey of self-expression through The
Arts.
Each woman is on a journey of the self and while no two women’s journeys are exactly the same, they each have unique ways to be expressed. MAHILA revolves around the power of encouragement, shattering expectations, and accepting diversity through The Arts. Above all, MAHILA recognises every woman as who she truly is. A woman.
THE AIM
To provide resources and support for women in arts through initiatives with NGOs or relevant organisations to bring meaningful and impactful change.
To develop a mentor-buddy system regardless of age in The Arts to start a culture for expression, creativity and dialogue in communities.
To create a digital learning platform featuring different forms of art for access to everyone regardless of time and place.

#mymahila
A collection of journeys through The Arts in their own creative and unique way.
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Discover the Artist in You
Contact Us
For more information about Mahila and find out how you can join the movement, drop us an email at:
Dr. Pravina Manoharan
pravina@usm.my
Catherine Ong
catherine@34.101.132.128
Blog
WE NEED EACH OTHER
by: Catherine Ong I love to travel. One of my favourite places to visit would be Taiwan and my favourite memory was that 5 days that I spent at Wai’Ao, a sleepy…
#ALONETOGETHER
by: Melissa Chelsea Gomez March 11th, 2020. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak a worldwide pandemic. As of April 1st,2020, more than 859,000 cases of COVID-19 have been…
MUSIC IN THE TIME OF CORONA
by: Pravina Manoharan The scene is ever so familiar, a deadly virus sweeps through a quiet town and suddenly similar cases are reported in other countries and there are now fears of…
COVID-19 or not, always look after yourself
by: Emily Choong Michelle Obama posed this question in her recently published guided journal: How do you look after yourself after you’ve had a bad day? “Bad days, eh?” I first thought.…
MY JOURNEY WITH MUSIC
By Dr Pravina Manoharan Why Music? A question I have found myself having to not only answer but also defend for a very long time. Deemed as the less favourable option for…
The Art of C and O
By Catherine Ong Art in this world cannot be created without a few key elements – passion, emotion and creativity. An artist would be expected to be passionate, emotionally involved and of…
MELISSA THROUGH THE ARTS
By Melissa Chelsea Gomez Growing up, it is only natural for your parents to send you to all kinds of extra-curricular classes to develop hobbies. When I was young I attended art…
DANCING THE STRONG WOMAN
By Dr Mumtaz Begum Aboo Backer We are not just artists We are daughters, sisters, wives, mothers and friends We are women We are not just women We are women with dreams…