Cenviro contributes RM 1 million to support poor families in Kedah

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A QUARTERLY PUBLICATION FOR MYKASIH FOUNDATION | ISSUE 13 | SEPT 2015
Providing
essential food items
Creating
a brighter future
Cenviro
contributes
RM 1 million
to support
poor families
in Kedah
MyKasih Charity Golf 2015
raised RM804,950.
Full story on page 14
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like to acknowledge its
donors and partners
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Contents
Chairman’s message
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Overview of MyKasih
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Board of Trustees
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MyKasih Today
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Launches6-13
• Cenviro contributes RM1 million to support
low-income households in Kedah
• AmBank Group extends goodwill to 100 families in Johor
MyKasih Foundation
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47810 Petaling Jaya,
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• MyKasih Charity Golf 2015
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written permission from the Editorial Committee.
• Giant reaches out to 200 families in Sarawak
Programmes & Activities
• Hong Leong Foundation
• HSBC Bank Malaysia
• Ian Hong
• John & Edwina Thornton
• JT International Berhad
• Kertih Terminals
• Khazanah Nasional Berhad
• Linaco Resources Sdn Bhd
• Lindsay Tan
• Loy Ah Wei
• Mubadala Petroleum
• Murphy Sarawak Oil
• New World Mart
• Ngau Boon Keat & Family
• Ng Yee Siang
• OASIS Women’s Group
• Pasaraya Bilal
• Pasaraya Ong Tai Kim
• Paul & Patricia Gould
• Pengerang Independent Terminals Sdn Bhd
• Perisai Petroleum Teknologi Bhd
• PETRONAS
• Philips 66 Services (M) Sdn Bhd
• Puan Zainab Mohd Salleh
• Quill Capita Trust
• Roc Oil
• Rotary Club
• SapuraKencana Petroleum Berhad
• Sime Darby
• SP Setia Foundation
• Tan Lek Lek
• Tanjung Langsat Terminals
• TNT Express Worldwide
• Wong Yat Sun
• 99 Speedmart
Government Ministries and Agencies
• JTI provides aid for 574 underprivileged families
The Editorial Committee welcomes any
contribution or articles / feedback from all staff of
MyKasih Foundation and its donors and support
partners. Please forward the articles / feedback
to:-
• Alliance Bank
• Ambank Group
• BDO
• BHPetrol
• British American Tobacco
Foundation
• Catherine Sim
• Chan Yew Kai
• Chew Eng Kar
• Chong Chong Wooi
• CIMB Foundation
• CLSA Chairman’s Trust
• ConocoPhillips Malaysia
• DIALOG
• ECONSAVE
• GCH Retail (Malaysia)
Sdn Bhd (Giant)
• Halliburton Energy Services
14-23
• Vision screening for MyKasih students
• National Population and Family Development
Board, Ministry of Women, Family and Community
Development
• National Registration Department, Ministry of Home
Affairs
• Performance Management Delivery Unit, Prime
Minister’s Department
• Sarawak State
• Central Bank of Malaysia
• Economic Planning Unit, Prime Minister’s Department
• Economic Planning Unit, Johor State
• Implementation & Coordination Unit Prime Minister’s
Department
• Multimedia Development Corporation
• Ministry of Education
• Ministry of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local
Government
Education and Training
• Health is wealth!
• JTI Malaysia presents... Symphonic Swing
• DIALOG brings iCerdik to the classroom
Make a difference
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Donors & Partners
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• Agensi Kounseling dan Pengurusan
Kredit (AKPK) of Bank Negara Malaysia
• Kassim Chin Humanity Foundation
• Klinik Kesihatan Miri
• Klinik Pergigian Miri
• Lifeworks Sdn Bhd
• National Population and Family
Development Board
• Malaysian CARE
• Market Intelligence Sdn Bhd
• Monash University Volunteers
Programme
• Mostwell Sdn Bhd
• People Systems Consultancy
• Universiti Tun Abdul Razak (UniRAZAK)
• SOLS 24/7
Partner Retail Stores
• Boulevard Hypermarket (Sarawak)
• CKS Supermarket (Sabah)
• ECONSAVE (nationwide)
• Genting Mas (Sabah)
• Giant Hypermarket (nationwide)
• HERO Hypermarket (Klang Valley)
• Metamorf Supermarket (Klang Valley)
• Milimewa Supermarket
• Mydin Supermarket (nationwide)
• New World Mart (Sarawak)
• Pasaraya Aktif
• Pasaraya Bilal (Kelantan)
• Pasaraya Ong Tai Kim (Klang Valley)
• TF Value Mart
• The Store (nationwide)
• 99 Speedmart
NGOs
• Charis Community Centre
• House of Hope (Penang)
• Kassim Chin Humanity Foundation
• Lembaga Kemajuan Melayu Miri
• Lions Club International (nationwide)
• Miri Dayak Association
• PACOS Foundation Sabah
• PDK (nationwide)
• Persatuan Ibu Tunggal Sarawak
(Bintulu)
• Persatuan Ibu Tunggal Terengganu
(Dungun, Kerteh, Paka)
• Pusat Penyayang Kg Sg Kayu Ara
• Rotary Club International (nationwide)
• SOLS 24/7
• Sabah Women Action-Resource
Group (SAWO)
• Women of Malacca Action Club
CHAIRMAN’s
Message
Dear Friends,
The third quarter of the year is the time when MyKasih
hosts its annual charity golf tournament to raise funds
to support efforts on food aid, education and capacity
building targeted towards underserved communities. The
tournament, which was held once again at Glenmarie Golf
& Country Club on 12 September, successfully raised RM
804,950. I would like to thank all who have contributed
towards this cause. The sponsors are recognised in
subsequent pages of this issue.
In another fund-raiser, JTI Malaysia brought together two
of its community investment partners - The Kuala Lumpur
Performing Arts Centre (klpac) and MyKasih Foundation,
for an unforgettable night of music and entertainment in
aid of underprivileged communities. JTI Malaysia also
supports 574 families in Johor, Sabah, Perak, Pahang
and Kelantan with food essentials.
We welcome a new corporate donor Cenviro Sdn Bhd,
which has donated RM 1 million to support low-income
households in Kedah this year. We would also like to
appreciate many others who have volunteered their time
and personal resources to support MyKasih’s objectives.
At this juncture, I express my deepest gratitude to
donors who have stayed with MyKasih over the years
and continue to wholeheartedly support our mission in
creating loving and caring societies in Malaysia. DIALOG,
AmBank Group, Giant, JTI Malaysia, ConocoPhillips,
Mubadala Petroleum, SapuraKencana Petroleum, CLSA
Chairman’s Trust and Linaco Group, we thank you from
the bottom our hearts.
Poverty alleviation is an uphill battle and a shifting goalpost.
The floods that had hit some parts of the country reminds
us how easily neighbourhoods can be devastated within
hours. We must continue to strengthen our partnerships
with like-minded organisations and individuals to truly
make a difference in the community.
There is no act of giving that is too small. A child assured
of meals in school, a family guaranteed of nourishment
for a whole year, an individual empowered to bring his
family out of poverty – we are indeed blessed to be able
to give the gift of humanity. Mother Teresa gave the gift
of compassion to the forgotten. Mahatma Gandhi gave
the gift of peaceful change to the oppressed. Abraham
Lincoln gave the gift of human dignity to the downtrodden.
These angels devoted their lives into becoming the gifts
to the world.
On that note, I wish us all the passion, sincerity and kindspiritedness to give.
TAN SRI DR NGAU BOON KEAT
Chairman and Co-Founder
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MyKasih Today
MyKasih Foundation started with a pilot project involving 25 families back in December 2008 and to-date, it has reached
out to 226,555 families in 265 locations all over Malaysia, out of which, 9,618 are primary and secondary student
beneficiaries under the MyKasih ‘Love My School’ bursary programme.
250000
226,555
No. of Families
200000
190,678
CUMULATIVE
226,555
150000
203,861
170,545
141,835
Total families aided to-date
91,608
100000
50000
36,000
0
25
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DEC
2008
JUN
2009
10,874
7,674 9,679
1,027 3,875
DEC
2009
JUN
2010
DEC JUN
2010 2011
DEC JUN
2011 2012
DEC
2012
JUN DEC
2013 2013
JUN
2014
DEC SEPT
2014 2015
Recently, the scope of the MyKasih system has been expanded beyond food aid and student bursaries to also include
cashless payments for fuel, medical treatments and public transportation. Essentially, the MyKad account becomes the
one main subsidy account which low-income households can use to access multiple welfare products or services.
The Ministry of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government, Johor and Sarawak State Governments, as well as
Lembaga Zakat Selangor and Majlis Agama Islam Melaka, have been using the innovative MyKasih system for their
respective welfare programmes for the underprivileged.
Locations of MyKasih Aid Recipients
PERLIS KEDAH KELANTAN
SABAH
TERENGGANU
PENANG
PERAK
PAHANG
SARAWAK
SELANGOR
KUALA LUMPUR
JOHOR
NEGERI
SEMBILAN MALACCA
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MyKasih
‘Love My Neighbourhood’
Programme Launch, July 2015 - September 2015
CONTRIBUTES RM1 MILLION TO
TO SUPPORT LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS IN KEDAH
From left: Chairman of Cenviro Group, Datuk Seri Ismail Shahudin; Kedah Exco Member, YB Dato’ Suraya Yaacob; Kedah Menteri Besar,
YAB Dato’ Seri Haji Mukhriz Mahathir and MyKasih Foundation Trustee, Siti Khairon Shariff.
On 2 July 2015, sustainable waste management and
renewable energy solutions provider, Cenviro Group
contributed RM 1 million to MyKasih Foundation to
implement the ‘My Happy Corner’ and ‘Ziarah Kasih
Ramadhan’ programmes for low income households
in Kedah, in collaboration with Yayasan Prihatin Rakyat
Kedah (YPRK).
The cheque handover ceremony was graced by the Kedah
Menteri Besar, YAB Dato’ Seri Haji Mukhriz Mahathir who
is also the patron of YPRK. Also present were Chairman of
Cenviro Group, Datuk Seri Ismail Shahudin; Kedah Exco
Member, YB Dato’ Suraya Yaacob; MyKasih Foundation
Trustee, Siti Khairon Shariff and MyKasih Foundation
Managing Director, Jeffrey Perera.
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The ‘My Happy Corner’ programme allows 800 selected
students from various schools in Kedah to use their
MyKasih smartcards to purchase study tables and chairs
to create a conducive study environment at home.
The ‘Ziarah Kasih Ramadhan’ programme, implemented
in conjunction with the holy month of Ramadhan and the
Hari Raya celebrations, saw 7,000 underprivileged families
in Kedah receiving food boxes containing essentials such
as rice, flour, batik sarongs, tea, coffee and dates.
Commenting on Cenviro Group’s inaugural collaboration
with MyKasih Foundation and YPRK, Datuk Seri Ismail
Shahudin said, “This programme is our way of looking
after the welfare of the people where we operate. It
also presents a good opportunity for us to foster good
relationships with the community, as well as the local
government agencies and authorities.”
“We adopted the MyKasih system for the ‘My Happy
Corner’ project as it empowers the families with the ability
to choose and pay for what they need. The transparency
of the system also allows us to monitor how money is
being spent,” he added.
In appreciating Cenviro Group’s contribution, MyKasih
Foundation Trustee, Siti Khairon said, “We all have a
responsibility to help the underprivileged. I sincerely hope
more donors in Kedah will partner MyKasih so we can
reach out to more families in this state.”
YAB Dato’ Seri Mukhriz Mahathir handing out the ‘Ziarah Kasih Ramadhan’ food boxes to recipients.
Group photo taken after the distribution of food boxes to recipients in attendance.
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MyKasih
‘Love My Neighbourhood’
Programme Launch, July 2015 - September 2015
PROVIDES AID FOR 574
UNDERPRIVILEGED FAMILIES
JTI Malaysia’s Azrani Rustam handing over their food aid contribution for 164 families to MyKasih Foundation, represented by Trustee Siti
Khairon, during the presentation ceremony in Labis, Johor, on 16 August 2015. Witnessing the handover was Deputy Finance Minister and
Labis Member of Parliament, YB Datuk Chua Tee Yong (center); Tenang State Assemblyman, YB Mohd Azahar Ibrahim (second from left) and
the Women and Family Development Council Chair for Labis, Haslinda Salleh (far right).
JT International Berhad (JTI Malaysia) and MyKasih
Foundation have teamed up once again for the third
consecutive year to render food aid support to 574
underprivileged families from urban and sub-urban
communities spanning Johor, Sabah, Perak, Pahang and
Kelantan.
A launch ceremony graced by the Deputy Finance
Minister, YB Datuk Chua Tee Yong was held in Dewan
Majlis Daerah Labis on 16 August 2015 to present the
food aid to 164 recipients from Labis area.
Speaking at the event, Azrani Rustam, JTI Malaysia’s
Director of Corporate Affairs & Communications said
that JTI Malaysia is very pleased to work with MyKasih
Foundation to meet the basic needs of the underprivileged
through the latter’s ‘Love My Neighbourhood’ food aid
initiative.
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“JTI Malaysia is committed to making a real, measurable
difference by supporting activities that will contribute
positively to the community. We sincerely hope that
our contribution will help to alleviate the burden of the
underprivileged families,” said Rustam.
Through MyKasih Foundation, JTI Malaysia has, to-date,
provided food aid to a total of 2,574 underprivileged
families since 2012.
“Our continued collaboration with MyKasih Foundation
was based on the uniqueness of how the food aid is
being distributed to targeted households. We are pleased
that the food aid reaches those in need of assistance in
an efficient and cashless manner via the MyKad,” added
Rustam.
Haslinda Salleh, Azrani Rustam and Siti Khairon sharing a moment with food aid recipient Normah binti Asinar, a grandmother who struggles
to make ends meet while caring for her three grandchildren.
MyKasih Foundation Chairman and Co-Founder, Tan Sri
Dr Ngau Boon Keat thanked JTI Malaysia for being such a
supportive donor partner to MyKasih Foundation.
“We are delighted to work together with JTI Malaysia
once again to create loving and caring neighbourhoods
all over Malaysia. This partnership demonstrates JTI
Malaysia’s continued belief in MyKasih’s transparent and
efficient welfare distribution system and we hope that this
partnership will continue to flourish,” said Tan Sri Dr Ngau.
YB Datuk Chua Tee Yong observing a recipient key in her 6-digit
PIN during the demonstration of a live transaction of the food aid
programme.
YB Datuk Chua Tee Yong handing over bags of groceries to the Labis food aid recipient families.
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‘Love My Neighbourhood’
Programme Launch, July 2015 - September 2015
extends goodwill to 100 families in Johor
AmBank Group kicking off the AmBank-MyKasih Community Programme with 100 new beneficiary families from the Pasir Gudang community
in Johor on 22 August 2015.
AmBank Group welcomed 100 new beneficiary families
into the AmBank-MyKasih Community Programme in
Pasir Gudang, Johor. Launching the programme on
22 August 2015 at the Mydin Wholesale Hypermarket
Taman Rinting, AmBank Group Chairman, Tan Sri Azman
Hashim said, “AmBank Group is very happy to be given
the opportunity to participate in a community project
which addresses real needs such as putting food on the
table. A project such as this helps us to play an effective
role as a socially responsible corporate citizen.”
Since 2009, the Group had aided over 3,000 families in
14 other locations which are Sentul and Cheras in Kuala
Lumpur; Rifle Range and Bayan Baru in Pulau Pinang;
Pandan Jaya, Klang, and USJ in Selangor; Ayer Keroh in
Melaka; Kuala Krai and Kubang Krian in Kelantan; Kuala
Terengganu in Terengganu; Menggatal and Sandakan in
Sabah; and Kuching in Sarawak.
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MyKasih Foundation Trustee, Datuk Yaacob Amin (right) receiving
the mock-cheque from AmBank Group Chairman, Tan Sri Azman
Hashim. Since 2009, AmBank Group has committed RM 1 million
per year to support low-income households under the MyKasih
food aid programme.
Low-income households under AmBank Group’s
sponsorship receive fortnightly allowances which enable
them to shop for essential food items at participating retail
outlets within their neighbourhood and pay using their
MyKad.
“The funds will reach the family directly not in cash, but in
the form of essential goods they purchase themselves from
selected retail partners. AmBank Group has committed
RM 1 million per year to support these families under the
food aid programme,” added Tan Sri Azman.
“Since MyKasih Foundation’s establishment back in 2009,
AmBank Group was among the first corporate donors to
partner with MyKasih and help meet the basic needs of
impoverished families,” said Datuk Yaacob Amin.
“We are grateful to AmBank for its continued partnership
with MyKasih in rendering food aid to low-income
households throughout the country,” said Datuk Yaacob
Amin.
Also present during the launch were MyKasih Foundation
Trustee, Datuk Yaacob Amin and AmBank Group
Corporate Communications Senior General Manager,
Syed Anuar Syed Ali.
Tan Sri Azman handing over a bag of food items purchased by a
recipient using his MyKad.
The recipient keying in her 6-digit PIN to pay for food items
purchased during the demonstration of a live transaction of the food
aid programme.
A Pasir Gudang recipient receiving groceries from AmBank Group Chairman Tan Sri Azman Hashim after the purchase demonstration using
her MyKad.
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