NGO brings hope to sick child
KUCHING: A five-year-old boy suffering from Global Development Delay (GDD) disease and DiGeorge Syndrome since birth received Hari Raya Aidilfitri cheers from Hope Place Kuching. (A child with GDD typically presents with a delay in multiple developmental areas, such as speech and language, social, cognition, play and motor skills while a child with DiGeorge Syndrome […]
NGOs and JKKKs get minor rural project grants
LUNDU: A total of RM55,000 Minor Rural Project (MRP) grants were given to 15 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and the village development and security committees (JKKK) to help create programmes that will benefit the residents of Tanjong Datu. Tanjong Datu assemblyman Azizul Annuar Adenan said this during the MRP Grant Handover and Presentation Ceremony in conjunction […]
Alone and in need of food
BY ANNABELL NAJA TOMMY KUCHING: Hope Place has helped a 74-year-old man who lives alone at a shop lot along the Kuching Waterfront. The non-governmental organization (NGO) immediately visited Yusof Reduan after receiving an urgent call requesting for food aid to be delivered to an elderly person “Hope Place is helping Yusof with supplies of […]
More awareness campaigns needed to prevent child neglect
KUCHING: When there are awareness campaigns on the importance of taking good care of children, especially special needs toddlers and children, the number of negligence cases can be expected to reduce, says Chi Poh Yung. The Wishesland Kuching president said he fully supported the call for government agencies to work with non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to […]
Data on youth entrepreneurs
KUCHING: The Ministry of Youth, Sports, and Entrepreneur Development is currently gathering data on youth entrepreneurs in Sarawak. Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah stated that this is being done through various engagements such as the townhall session. “We are going to different districts and divisions for youth entrepreneur programmes where we would gather […]
Giving back to community in a bigger way
KUCHING: Apart from being a place for charities and non-governmental organisations (NGOs), the Community Social Support Centre (CSSC) Kuching is where the community and government can work closely together. Elica Sdn Bhd managing director Datuk Bobby Ting Sie Ching hoped for the centre to nurture an environment that encourages the younger generation to volunteer their […]
Stateless youth finds helping hand in NGOs
KUCHING: He may be stateless but 17-year-old Alex Sendro Chai (left) dreams of the day he can wear a police uniform. And he is hoping local non governmental organisations (NGO) will help him realise his ambition someday. Without an official identification card, Alex has his work cut out for him in every sense but on […]
NGO earns praise for commitment to charity
KUCHING: Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah has called on more non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to emulate 38 Yayasan Pencinta Amal. The state Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Minister said the aptly named NGO — Pencinta Amal, loosely translated as ‘charity lovers’ — had helped the communities regardless of race, religion, gender and location (urban or rural […]
Focus on producing competent human capital
KUCHING: Education continues to be a priority focus in the Pantai Damai constituency in efforts to produce highly competent human capital. Pantai Damai assemblyman Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi said this was in line with the target set since the 90’s to produce at least one graduate per family. In this regard, he said cooperation […]
Community spirit and volunteerism
Volunteers don’t get paid, not because they’re worthless, but because they’re priceless. – SHERRY ANDERSON, CANADIAN CURLER Disasters, natural or man-made will always be a part of the cycle of life. The efforts to mitigate and alleviate the suffering of people after a disaster is very important. One such often underrated and underreported mitigation efforts […]
