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◆ Participant Accounts

Families who have worked through this with us

What participants say about Homerow sessions — in their own words, reflecting their own household situations.

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320+

Households served since 2021

4.9

Average post-session satisfaction score

98%

Would recommend to another household

4+

Years running workshops in PJ

◆ Participant Feedback

What households have said

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Norzahra Zulkifli

Subang Jaya, Selangor

We did the Household Reference Session after my father-in-law passed away and the family spent three weeks trying to find one document. The session itself was not what I expected — it was much more practical and less emotional than I thought it would be. We left with an index that every person in the house can actually read.

April 2025 · Reference Session

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Rajesh Kumar

Petaling Jaya, Selangor

My wife and I attended the Family Conversation Workshop with my parents. Getting all four of us to agree on anything is usually a challenge. The prompt cards kept things on track — honestly I think we covered more ground in three hours than we had in three years of trying to have this conversation on our own. The pace was good. Only wish there had been a bit more time on the agenda section.

March 2025 · Conversation Workshop

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Lim Mei Shan

Damansara, Selangor

The Family Records Programme was a bigger commitment than I expected, but looking back it was worth every session. The handbook we ended up with is genuinely useful — not a generic checklist but something built around what our household actually has. My mother keeps asking where it is so she can refer to it.

April 2025 · Records Programme

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Ahmad Hazwan

Shah Alam, Selangor

I was a bit sceptical at first — I thought we were organised enough. The reference session showed us three things we were missing, including a property document we had both forgotten existed. The facilitator was very calm about it and did not make us feel bad. Just — here is what to do next.

May 2025 · Reference Session

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Carolyn Seet

Kelana Jaya, Selangor

We sent our parents through the Family Records Programme — they are in their seventies and we had been wanting to do this for a long time. I appreciated that the approach was patient and not condescending. My mum found the labelling system easy to follow on her own. Good programme, though the scanning checklist section was quite dense for them at first.

March 2025 · Records Programme

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Farah Izzati

Puchong, Selangor

The conversation workshop helped us talk about something we had been avoiding for a long time. Nothing was resolved in one session, obviously, but having the prompt deck on the table meant we kept going. We have used it three more times since. That alone was worth the session fee.

April 2025 · Conversation Workshop

◆ Case Studies

How it played out in practice

The situation

Scattered records across three generations

A family in Damansara managing records for grandparents, parents, and two adult children. Documents were spread across four locations — the family home, one son's apartment, a filing cabinet nobody had opened in seven years, and a safety deposit box.

What we did

They started with the Household Reference Session to map current locations, then enrolled in the Family Records Programme to work through consolidation and labelling.

Over seven weeks, they produced a complete inventory and a household handbook with location notes for every document category.

The outcome

All four household members can now locate any document category within minutes. The handbook includes clear notes about which adult is responsible for each section.

"We should have done this fifteen years ago. But better now than never."

The situation

Two siblings, different ideas about what to do

Adult siblings in their forties trying to plan around their parents' household. Both wanted to help but disagreed on approach, which was creating friction at family gatherings.

What we did

The two siblings and their parents attended the Family Conversation Workshop together. The facilitator used the prompt deck to structure the discussion around practical questions rather than opinions.

They agreed on three clear next steps before leaving the workshop.

The outcome

The family meeting agenda template has been used for two follow-up conversations since the workshop. Both siblings described the session as "surprisingly useful" and said the framework kept them focused.

"Having something physical to refer to stopped the conversation from going in circles."

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◆ Credentials

Professional standing

Institut Aminuddin Baki

Facilitation framework — core team certified

Community Education Recognition

Selangor community foundation, 2023

PDPA Compliant

Personal data handling aligned with Malaysia PDPA 2010

Community Partnership

Affiliated with two Klang Valley community learning centres

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