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2020 The Educational, Welfare & Research Foundation Malaysia Yayasan Pelajaran, Kebajikan & Penyelidikan Malaysia PPM-001-14-02011979 ANNUAL REPORT 2019/2020 OUR SOCIETY OUR RESPONSIBILITY EWRF BRANCHES THROUGHOUT MALAYSIA IPOH SG. PETANI PENANG AYER TAWAR NO. 48 A, PERSIARAN NO. 313, 2ND FLOOR JALAN S. PANNIIRSELVAN M. SANTHA DEVI BUNTONG JAYA 4, CINTA SAYANG, 08000 SUNGAI 017- 478 8077 012- 585 3810 TAMAN BUNTONG JAYA, PETANI, KEDAH. SG. SIPUT 30100 IPOH, PERAK. J. JEEVABALAN 012- 569 7551 NO. 478 B, TINGKAT 3, S. GOPI ANNUAL REPORT JALAN IPOH, TAMAN HEAWOOD, 017- 527 2895 31100 SUNGAI SIPUT, PERAK. S. MAHENDRAN 016- 555 3947 TELUK INTAN NO. 1691, JALAN INTAN 3, BANDAR BARU, GOMBAK 36000 TELUK INTAN, S. SUNDARA MURTHI PERAK. 012- 348 0894 A. DURAI RAJ 013- 523 1587 HULU SELANGOR NO. 3, JALAN KEMBOJA 18/1 TANJONG MALIM SEKSYEN BB4, NO. 22, TINGKAT 1 & 2, BUKIT BERUNTUNG, JALAN CAHAYA, 48300 RAWANG, TAMAN ANGERIK DESA, SELANGOR. 35900 TANJONG MALIM, R. SUBATHIRAH PERAK. 019- 289 2489 K. KUMARESU 012- 207 3312 RAWANG EWRF HEADQUARTERS NO. 37, JALAN 8, NO. 4B, PERSIARAN ZAABA, TAMAN BUKIT RAWANG PUTRA, 48000 RAWANG, TAMAN TUN DR. ISMAIL, 60000 KUALA LUMPUR. SELANGOR. 2019/2020 R. MURUGAN 1-800-88-3973 012- 606 2617 SUBANG JAYA NO. 42-2F, JALAN USJ 9/5Q, JOHOR BAHRU 47620 SUBANG JAYA, SELANGOR. NO. 6054 - A, JALAN SIANTAN 1, BANDAR INDAH PUTRA, S. KANNAH 81000 KULAI JOHOR. 017- 876 7506 K. RAAM KUMAR KAJANG 017- 763 3134 NO. 10, JALAN KAJANG MEWAH 1, TAMAN KAJANG MEWAH, 43000 KAJANG, SELANGOR. G. ELANGOVAN 012- 671 3045 AMPANG KLUANG NO. 28, JALAN SAGA 22, NO. 7, JALAN TASEK, 68000 AMPANG, SELANGOR. TAMAN TASEK, V. SHARAVANA 86000 KLUANG, JOHOR. 017- 660 4046 T. MURALEE 016- 748 0329 MELAKA MUAR SERDANG NO. 6036, JALAN BAYU, NO. 240-1, KG. DATO, NO. 19, JALAN SP 1/20, TAMAN KLEBANG BESAR, BENTARA LUAR, SAUJANA PRIMA, 75200 MELAKA. JALAN TEMENGONG AHMAD, BANDAR SAUJANA PUTRA, V. JEYA SEELAN 84000 MUAR, JOHOR. 42610 JENJAROM, SELANGOR. 016- 973 3058 A. PALANI V. KANITHRALETCHUME NAIDU 013- 683 4218 012- 212 1540 2 BACKGROUND The Educational, Welfare and Research PHASE 2 Foundation (EWRF) was established by a group of Malaysian Indian professionals EWRF launched a new project in 1996 from the field of education, civil service which continued until 2005, called “Assist and commerce, back in 1978 with the a Bright Child” (ABC) as an encouragement primary objective of uplifting the for students from secondary schools who Malaysian Indian community through have achieved good results in public education. University seats were not examinations to be rewarded with filled up as many were still struggling to scholarships. This initiative was later access quality education in the handed over to the Malaysian Community plantations. and Education Foundation (MCEF) and was subsequently renamed as Project ILHAM. The P. P. Narayanan Hostel was set up to PHASE 3 help Malaysian Indian students obtain 2019/2020 satisfactory results and fill up available seats in public universities. Scholarships In 2006, Mr. S. Pasupathi took over EWRF’s and grants were made available for journey, with delinquents being the main deserving students through various issue to be tackled. The Millennial Phase empowerment programmes which were focused on “At-Risk” students who carried out in plantations to create were not only from economically awareness among Indians on education challenged backgrounds but who were and health. underachieving students as well. The 2014 Household Income Survey by the It can be said that since its early days, Department of Statistics showed that a starting with the establishment of the large percentage of the Malaysian Indian PPN hostel, EWRF’s achievements can be community had to struggle with lower broadly categorised into three stages or income. The study also revealed that phases of development that had focused on 139,030 families comprising 695,030 Indians the needs of the Malaysian Indian were still being affected by poverty and Community. The three phases were as poverty related challenges. follows: This constituted 33% of the entire PHASE 1 Malaysian Indian population. This also ANNUAL REPORT meant that 33% of the Indian community in EWRF was officially registered as an NGO Malaysia were categorised under the B40 st on 1 Feb 1979. Up to 1995, the general income category that were earning less focus was to assist young Malaysian Indian than RM 2,537 per month. Under living individuals to have a better probability to conditions in 2006, it was not enough to attend public universities. Hostels were sustain a family with such a low income. established in Kluang and Muar to allow Such living conditions would further bright students from plantations and rural deprive them of the basic necessities in life areas to attend good schools and be given and this would eventually lead them to a adequate guidance by professionals. life of hardship. 3 MISSION, VISION & VALUES ANNUAL REPO MISSION VISION Community development by Creating a progressive, empowering academically dynamic and sustainable underperfoming and community through socially challenged students effective human capital with relevant competencies development. towards enhancing their academic achievement and personality in gaining R CORE T VALUES 2019/2020 LEARNING & COLLABORATION QUALITY DEVELOPMENT DIVERSITY EWRF will continue with its EWRF will have a positive EWRF will operate as a EWRF will honour commitment to provide impact on services and learning organisation, diversity in the population excellent services by programmes offered by or seeking continuous it serves, the means maintaining strong coordinated through the feedback on its through which it provides supportive relationships divisions and branches performance aimed at its services and the and partnerships that are by holding onto a strong enhancing competencies process by which it commitment to high of members and overall provides its services and the needs and interests standards that sustains improvement of the processes by which it of the community. excellence. the organisation. evaluates its efforts. 4 2019/2020 ANNUAL REPORT 5 ANNUAL REPORT 2019/2020 6 TABLE OF CONTENTS EWRF Branches Throughout Malaysia 02 Background 03 Vision, Mission & Core Values 04 President’s Message 08 Railing By Numbers 11 Past Presidents 11 Trustees, Patrons & Advisor 11 Central Committee Members 2018/2020 12 2019/2020 th Notice of the 37 EWRF Annual Delegates Conference 13 Agenda of 37th EWRF Annual Delegates Conference 14 Minutes of the 36th ADC Meeting 15 EWRF Projects 2019 • Civil Society Intervention (CSI) 30 • English for Juniors (E4J) 31 • Centre for Career Coaching & Guidance (C3G) 32 • Volunteer Induction Programme (VIP) 33 • Counseling 34 • Community Development Scholarship 35 • Research 36 • Medic Aid and Welfare 37 • Technical and Vocational Education and Training 38 Activities by EWRF Branches 2018 / 2019 42 ANNUAL REPORT Collaborating Partners 58 Highlights in 2018 / 2019 59 Financial Statement and Audit Report 62 EWRF Secretariat 86 EWRF TVET Team 87 7 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Thank you for the opportunity to serve ANNUAL REPORT as the President of EWRF since 2018. The term of my presidency will come to an end during the forthcoming ADC 2020. At the time of writing this message, the COVID-19 pandemic is threatening lives and livelihoods in our country and across the world. I would like to emphasise that the noble aims and aspirations of EWRF remain the same that is dedicated to ensure our mission continues through these challenging times. I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the tremendous and commendable initiatives that were undertaken by the members of the Executive and Central Committee 2019/2020 (2018-2020). I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to the branch leaders, members, volunteers, donors and stakeholders for your tireless efforts, dedication and involvement in embarking on our various projects and activities. It was indeed a challenge for us to implement successfully all the projects enlisted within the time frame given, but all these were made possible with your unwavering support and valuable contributions in so many ways. Thank you for demonstrating that the best way to succeed and help the Foundation is by getting yourself involved in it. 8 To all our funders, donors, stakeholders EWRF also plays a pivotal role in ensuring the and the public at large, a huge thank you. target group gets access to the “Skim Peduli The list of projects and activities embarked Kesihatan B40 (PeKa) B40” scheme. It is by EWRF from 2019 to 2020 and details of offered to Malaysian citizens in the bottom funds rendered to us and how they have 40% household income range, also known been utilised are listed in this Annual as the B40 group. It aims to improve access Report, as well as E-newsletters and in our to healthcare services, alleviate the cost of Facebook page. living, with special emphasis on non- I am certainly pleased with the progress communicable diseases, particularly at the of all the undertakings we made in 2018- level of primary healthcare for the B40 group. 2020. One of the core programmes is the Participation in PeKa B40 is automatic based execution of an awareness programme for on the set criteria namely recipients of TVET education targeting the B40 group. “Bantuan Sara Hidup” (BSH) and their We worked closely with YB Kulasegaran registered spouses who are aged 40 years and the Human Resource Development and above. To ensure B40 groups are not Fund (HRDF), and we successfully reached left out of this scheme, EWRF conducts free out to 114 secondary schools and health screening camps and awareness connected with about 15 000 students in programmes nationwide, in various 2019. A total of 436 part-time students residential community centres particularly and 512 full time students have enrolled in targeting the low-cost flat (PPR) residents and other vicinities where the target group (B40) TVET education.