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E Fference E Fference For Internal Circulation Only News AA WelfareWelfare ProgrammeProgramme withwith aa TechnologicalTechnological DifferenceDifference A QUARTERLY PUBLICATION FOR MYKASIH FOUNDATION | ISSUE 18 | DEC 2016 Food ProvidingProviding Aid essentialessential foodfood itemsitems YAYASANYAYASAN PASIRPASIR GUDANGGUDANG SUPPORTSSUPPORTS MYKASIHMYKASIH ‘LOVE‘LOVE Education CreatingCreating Workshop aa brighterbrighter futurefuture MYMY SCHOOL’SCHOOL’ PROGRAMMEPROGRAMME Cenviro donates RM 250,000 to assist 250 families in Kuala Nerang, Kedah. Full story on page 12 www.mykasih.com MyKasih Foundation would like to acknowledge its donors and partners Donors • Alliance Bank • Hong Leong Foundation • Paul & Patricia Gould • Ambank Group • HSBC Bank Malaysia • Pengerang Independent Terminals Sdn Bhd • BDO • Ian Hong • Perisai Petroleum Teknologi Bhd EDITORIAL COMMITTEE • BHPetrol • John & Edwina Thornton • PETRONAS • British American Tobacco • JT International Berhad • Puan Zainab Mohd Salleh Editor-in-Chief : Jeffrey Perera Contents Senior Editor : Shafinaz Suhaimi Foundation • Kajang Rocks Group • Quill Capita Trust Editorial Team : Aliza Haryati Khalid, Chairman’s message 1 • Catherine Sim • Kertih Terminals • Roc Oil Karina Mohamed Kamal, • Cenviro Sdn Bhd • Khazanah Nasional Berhad • Rotary Club Overview of MyKasih 2 Sze Ning Puah • Chan Yew Kai • Linaco Resources Sdn Bhd • SapuraKencana Petroleum Berhad Nurul Izzah Izuddin Husaini, Board of Trustees 4 • Chew Eng Kar • Lindsay Tan • Sime Darby Tay Thien Luh, • Chong Chong Wooi • Loy Ah Wei • SP Setia Foundation Siti Katijah. MyKasih Today 5 • CIMB Foundation • Manulife Holdings Berhad • Tan Lek Lek • CLSA Chairman’s Trust • Mubadala Petroleum • Tanjung Langsat Terminals Launches 6-10 PRINTERS • ConocoPhillips Malaysia • Murphy Sarawak Oil • TNT Express Worldwide • Yayasan Pasir Gudang : 100 students benefit from year-long aid • DIALOG • New World Mart • Wong Yat Sun Sincere Service Centre Sdn. Bhd. • ECONSAVE • Ngau Boon Keat & Family • Yayasan Pasir Gudang 67-4, Wisma Ann Koai, Jalan Ampang, • Cenviro donates RM 250,000 to assist 250 families in • GCH Retail (Malaysia) • Ng Yee Siang • 99 Speedmart 50450 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan. Kuala Nerang, Kedah, through food aid Sdn Bhd (Giant) • Pasaraya Bilal Tel: +603-2070 4331, +603-2078 3702 • Protasco Berhad contributes RM 24,000 to aid families in Perak • Halliburton Energy Services • Pasaraya Ong Tai Kim Fax: +603-2031 3273 • Giant supports 50 families in Johor Government Ministries and Agencies CONTRIBUTION AND FEEDBACK Programmes & Activities 11-23 • Central Bank of Malaysia • Malaysia Ministry of Women, Family and Community The Editorial Committee welcomes any • JTI presents One Thousand Million Smiles - A musical tribute to • Economic Planning Unit, Prime Minister’s Department Development contribution or articles / feedback from all staff of Sudirman in aid of MyKasih Foundation MyKasih Foundation and its donors and support • Economic Planning Unit, Johor State • National Population and Family Development Board partners. Please forward the articles / feedback • Giant Deepavali cheer for MyKasih families • Implementation & Coordination Unit Prime Minister’s Department • Performance Management Delivery Unit, Prime • Multimedia Development Corporation Minister’s Department to:- • DIALOG support Orang Asli school’s Sports Day • Malaysia Ministry of Education • Sarawak Ministry of Welfare, Women and MyKasih Foundation • CLSA : Health Carnival and Back-To-School aid distribution • Malaysia Ministry of Health Community Wellbeing DIALOG TOWER, No. 15, • Malaysia Ministry of Home Affairs • Sarawak State Government Jalan PJU 7/5, Mutiara Damansara, • Caltex Fuel Your School creates positive impact for over • Malaysia Ministry of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local 47810 Petaling Jaya, 10,000 students in Pahang and Kelantan Government Selangor Darul Ehsan, • 650 MyKasih students experience KidZania in 2016 Malaysia. Email: [email protected] • DIALOG : Back-to-School contribution and the unveiling Education and Training Tel : +603 7720 1888 of the MyKasih plaque Fax : +603 7725 1484 • Agensi Kounseling dan Pengurusan • Kolej Komuniti Miri • National Population and Family Make a difference 24 Kredit (AKPK) of Bank Negara • Lifeworks Sdn Bhd Development Board Malaysia • Malaysian CARE • People Systems Consultancy All rights reserved. No part of this newsletter may Donors & Partners 25 • Kassim Chin Humanity Foundation • Monash University Volunteers • Universiti Tun Abdul Razak be reproduced in any form or by any means without written permission from the Editorial Committee. • Klinik Kesihatan (nationwide) Programme (UniRAZAK) • Klinik Pergigian (nationwide) • SOLS 24/7 Partner Retail Stores • Boulevard Hypermarket (Sarawak) • Koperasi Iskandar Malaysia Berhad • Pasaraya Aktif • CKS Supermarket (Sabah) (imCoop) • Pasaraya Bilal (Kelantan) • ECONSAVE (nationwide) • Metamorf Supermarket (Klang Valley) • Pasaraya Ong Tai Kim (Klang Valley) • Genting Mas (Sabah) • Milimewa Supermarket • TF Value Mart • Giant Hypermarket (nationwide) • Mydin Supermarket (nationwide) • The Store (nationwide) • HERO Hypermarket (Klang Valley) • New World Mart (Sarawak) • 99 Speedmart NGOs • House of Hope (Penang) • Persatuan Ibu Tunggal Sarawak • Rotary International (nationwide) • Kassim Chin Humanity Foundation (Bintulu) • SOLS 24/7 • Lions Club International (nationwide) • Persatuan Ibu Tunggal Terengganu • Sabah Women Action-Resource • Miri Dayak Association (Dungun, Kerteh, Paka) Group (SAWO) • PACOS Foundation Sabah • Pertubuhan Ehsan Penyayang • Yayasan Pasir Gudang • PDK (nationwide) • Pusat Penyayang Kg Sg Kayu Ara CCHAIRMAN’SHAIRMAN’S MESSAGEMESSAGE Dear Friends, As we take stock of our achievements, we count our blessings We strive to empower women to be emotionally-liberated, that the work we do in MyKasih Foundation allows us to help fi nancially independent and self-suffi cient. This year, we the underprivileged live better. kicked off our 10th empowerment and entrepreneurship income-generation programme with 47 participants from the Since the Foundation’s inception in 2009, we have reached Mah Meri indigenous community in Carey Island, Selangor. out to close to 230,000 low-income households and students. We look forward to their graduation in March 2017. I recall precious moments of meeting the families whose lives we have touched and it comforts me to know that our efforts The ‘Rotary Kasih’ student life transformation programme are appreciated. is now entering its third year. 800 primary and secondary students from 16 schools are fi nancially supported and I am deeply grateful to generous individuals and donors mentored by dedicated Rotarians and teachers to help them such as the Ministry of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and achieve their fullest potential. Local Government (KPKT), Dialog Group, Cenviro Group, Halliburton, JTI Malaysia, HSBC Malaysia, ConocoPhillips Nine MyKasih youths who are currently pursuing their degrees Malaysia, Chevron Malaysia, Linaco Group, Kajang Rocks at Universiti Tun Abdul Razak, fully sponsored by Yayasan Group, Perisai Petroleum, Giant, and many others, who Cemerlang, will be graduating over the next two years. continue to support MyKasih. Keen to provide higher learning opportunities to more eligible These donors have entrusted us with their donations to MyKasih youths, the Trustees have agreed to put more focus feed families, educate children, conduct health screening and funds into education and scholarships. activities, and train community members for economic development through entrepreneurship. We strongly believe We hope that when the young are able to access and in transparency, the very essence of the cashless welfare complete proper education, their future, and that of their distribution system which our technology partner, ePetrol family and future generations, will be brighter. Services, had developed to ensure that philanthropic funds reach targeted recipients and are used for their intended My wife and I would like to extend our heartfelt appreciation to purposes. all who have supported us, and continue to support us, in our mission to keep children in school and to lighten the burden Renewal of support from donors is a testament of their of families who are struggling to make ends meet. confi dence in the Foundation’s ability to deliver meaningful community programmes. It looks like 2017 will be yet another fulfi lling year of service, and on that note, I would like to welcome a new donor to the fold - Protasco Berhad. TAN SRI DR NGAU BOON KEAT Chairman and Co-Founder 02 A publication by MyKasih Foundation A publication by MyKasih Foundation 03 04 A publication by MyKasih Foundation 250000 200000 150000 100000 50000 0 A publication by MyKasih Foundation 05 MyKasih ‘Love My Neighbourhood’ Oct - Dec 2016 Q4 LAUNCHES 100 students benefit from year-long aid SK Pasir Gudang 3 in Johor supported through MyKasih ‘Love My School’ Programme Johor Menteri Besar and Chairman of YPG, YAB Datuk Mohamed Khaled Nordin (centre) with MyKasih Foundation Chairman and Co-Founder, Tan Sri Dr Ngau Boon Keat (on his right) and MP for Pasir Gudang, YBhg Datuk Normala Abdul Samad (on his left) posing for a group photo with some of the student benefi ciaries. 100 students from Sekolah Kebangsaan Pasir Gudang 3 “The monthly allowance will be channeled to the 100 students in Johor will be receiving cashless pocket money worth via their individual student smartcard which they could then RM 60 per month come the new academic term in 2017. use
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