Issue 04 QUARTERLY JUL 2019 Looking ahead we are preparing for our second CR day in September, where we will see Mah Sing sta work to Chairman’s improve communities and the environment. Message We will also hold our 14th Mah Sing Foundation Charity Night in October to celebrate the eorts and activities that we have undertaken over the past year. We look forward to having you join us at the event! Dato’ Indera Syed Norulzaman bin Syed Kamarulzaman Chairman of Mah Sing Foundation World Vision Run We are midway through 2019, and I’m pleased at the eorts the Foundation has supported for the first half of the year. We have concluded our Mah Sing inaugural YNBC Challenge and it was nothing short of inspiring to watch Malaysians youth enhance their community and living space with their creativity and innovative ideas. Apart from this, Mah Sing Foundation has also taken a proactive approach to support Mercy Malaysia with their Some of our M'Powers at the World Vison's #RunForChildren Community-Based Disaster Management Programme in On 5 May 2019, 50 Mah Sing sta participated in the World Penang and Kundang. This programme helps communities Vision #RunForChildren charity run in KL City Centre to and first responders develop awareness and skills so they raise funds for child protection interventions for children in are best able to handle an impending disaster. need to help them grow and thrive in a safe environment, free from violence and harm. The participants gathered in In addition, Mah Sing sta also took part in a number of Dataran Merdeka early in the morning and each of their initiatives supported by the Foundation, including World runner’s bib featured a picture of a child to represent the Vision’s #RunForChildren Charity Run and Suka Society’s community that World Vision serves. Empowered 2 Teach donation drive. Cik Merah, our red elephant sculpture from Hospis Malaysia’s ‘Speak Up! Mah Sing Foundation contributed RM10,000 to World Vision There's an Elephant in the Room’ campaign, has returned to Malaysia. These funds will go towards World Vision Malaysia’s Southville City Sales Gallery, KL South after 6 months Advocacy Funds, which is used for child protection exhibition at Suria KLCC. interventions that ensure the well-being of children in the communities that the organisation serves in. We are also excited to launch the Mah Sing Foundation Facebook page. We hope to spread awareness of the Foundation’s work and encourage more people to contribute to good and worthy causes. This greener platform will also help our stakeholders and potential stakeholders stay abreast about our activities. Follow us at www.facebook.com/mahsingfoundation/ Total donated: Total Participation RM10,000 by Mah Sing Sta: 50 participants Mah Sing Young Nation Builders Challenge 2019 Grand Finale The inaugural Mah Sing Young Nation Builders Challenge (YNBC) drew to a close on 22 June 2019 with team DJ Cyborg of SMK Damansara Jaya winning first place. The final event had Mah Sing Foundation Chairman, Dato’ Indera Syed Norulzaman to award the winning school and team RM6500.RM6,500. YNBC is a first of its kind competition that engages second- ary school children, from 13 to 17 years of age, to reimagine living spaces in their communities with the aim of cultivating the next generation of nation builders from the Nation’s Epic Communities's Project Manager, Philip Tan giving some idasideas to to the the participants classrooms. A total of 10 teams, made up of 3 to 4 students, were encouraged to observe and empathise with challeng- es around their community and come up with sustainable Each team were given 15 minutes to pitch to the panel of solutions. The competition was built around the design judges which include Mah Sing’s very own Chief Design thinking framework and their ideas were guided by the Ocer, Kevin Lew, Biji-biji Initiative’s Chief Operating United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Ocer, Juliana Adam, Epic Communities’ Project Manager, Philip Tan and Community Builders Union’s Founder, Pixie Cigar. Dato’ Indera Syed Norulzaman, Mah Sing Foundation’s Chairman said, “Mah Sing YNBC is our inaugural event which was carefully planned over the course of a year. It was a pleasure to witness young minds actively recognise the issues that aect their community and identify plausible solutions and working ideas that they then implemented with the support from the Foundation. I have great hope in the future, not only of our Nation but globally, is in better hands as we witness the calibre of young empathetic minds working together to solve problems.” To know more about Mah Sing Young Nation Builders Dato' Syed inspiring the finalist with his words of wisdom Challenge, visit our website at www.ynbc.my Mah Sing Young Nation Builders Challenge 2019 Grand Finale Top 3 winners of YNBC 2019 First place – Team DJ Cyborg – SMK Damansara Jaya Team DJ Cyborg team found that indoor air is proven to be 2 – 5 times more polluted than outdoor air quality. This lead to the decrease in health and productivity among those who stay indoor for a long time such as oce workers. Their solution to the problem was the I-Green Wall which is a movable partition that can hang indoor plants which include auto lighting and watering system to help produce better air quality. Second place – Team F-Link – SMJK(C) Yoke Kuan, Sekinchan Team F-Link identified that clogged drains around the local market were causing terrible smell and attracting pests. The team solution was to install drain covers and paint attractive murals to prevent people from throwing rubbish into the drains. Also, filters are installed to trap the trash from entering the drain. Mah Sing Young Nation Builders Challenge 2019 Grand Finale Third place – Team Guard Eyes – SMJK(C) Yoke Kuan, Sekinchan Team Guard Eyes found that blind people struggle when they arrived to a new place. The team solution is by using braille signboard with instructions and guides for walking. Team Four Specs Team Youngest Team Safety Team Paperators Mercy Malaysia In April this year, Mah Sing Foundation supported Mercy Malaysia in rolling out their Community-Based Disaster Risk Management programme in Penang and Kundang, Selangor. The programme helps communities strengthen their knowledge and skills on disaster preparedness. It aims to increase a community’s capacity and resilience, thus reducing their vulnerability to natural hazards. Kundang Bandar Baru Kundang is located in the Kundang River Basin, an important watershed passing through several main villages around the years. In recent years, the river has experienced worsening flood events that caused massive destruction of infrastructure and properties in the area. In April 2018, the town experienced flash floods and landslides that caused major damage to roads, which aected almost 400 homes. With support from the Foundation, Mercy Malaysia helped the local community to set up a Disaster Risk Management Participants were shown critical places around the community Community (DRMC) and the development of an action plan. As a result, the local community’s knowledge on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) concepts and practice has expanded and is prepared to handle disasters eectively and safely. Total donated: RM35,000 Total Beneficiaries: 200 participants Discussion during the CDRM Programme Total Indirect Beneficiaries: More than 2500 villagers Mercy Malaysia Penang Hospitals are the focal point during a disaster for patients seeking treatments, families looking for missing members and more. Mah Sing Foundation through our partner Mercy Malaysia had conducted a Resilient Hospital Initiative workshop at Lam Wah Ee Nursing College, Penang on 28 - 29 April 2019. The two-day workshop for healthcare professionals and first responders in Penang was to equip them with disaster preparedness awareness and skills. The workshop was attended by over 80 representatives from the Georgetown Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), Malaysian Red Crescent, St John Ambulance, the Fire and Rescue Department, and six hospitals in Penang. Thank you YB Dr Afif Bahardin, Penang State Exco for Agriculture, Agro-based industries, Rural Development and Health for ociating the workshop. Total donated: Total Beneficiaries: RM99,800 80 participants Suka Society: Giving back to the Orang Asli children during Raya Most Orang Asli children do not have access to preschool education which can hinder their school readiness before Total donated: primary education. This disadvantage can hold back a child’s progress at school which sadly leads to them being RM16,800 trapped in a vicious cycle of poverty and struggle to be self-sustainable. Total Beneficiaries: To mark Hari Raya, Mah Sing Foundation organised a students donation drive with Mah Sing employees for Suka Society’s 20 Empowered 2 Teach programme which prepares indigenous children for primary school by teaching them how to read, write, speak and count. The Foundation managed to raise RM6,000 worth of stationery supplies for Duration of programme: 10 schools to use for one year. These preschools are located 1 year in remote Orang Asli villages in Kelantan, Pahang and Perak that can take 2 hours to reach from the nearest town. Furthermore, Mah Sing Foundation has donated RM16,800 to support one pre-school in Kelantan to help these underserved community. Chairman of Mah Sing Foundation, Dato’ Syed said, “This programme does not only provide early education for the children but the teacher is chosen from the community itself which will provide a sustainable education programme for the community”. Hospis Malaysia Dying is an inevitable part of life that we will face, but it’s often a very dicult topic to broach. What should we do when someone we know needs end-of-life care, and how do we talk about it, let alone deal with the emotional upheaval.