450 needy students receive aid vouchers

BINTULU: A total of 450 students from poor families in Tatau District have been selected to receive vouchers for the purchase of school uniforms and shoes from Sarawak Foundation worth RM90,000. These students were from 14 secondary and primary schools in this district. On hand to present these vouchers on Friday was Tatau District Officer […]

Sarawak Foundation presents 700 aid vouchers

BY NUR FARIHAN RAZALI SUBIS: A total of 700 school uniform aid vouchers from the Sarawak Foundation were handed over to the Subis District Education Office (DEO) at the Subis District Office Meeting Room, here recently. The vouchers involved 44 primary schools and four secondary schools in the Subis district. These included seven primary schools […]

Sarawak Foundation’s 2022 balanced scorecard performance

Sarawak Foundation (Yayasan Sarawak) uses a Balanced Scorecard as a strategic management tool to measure performance annually through plan implementation. According to the foundation, it analyses historical performance data and advises organisations on how to improve weaknesses and achieve greater success in all aspects of its services. “It includes four perspectives — financial, customer, internal […]

Advancing development of quality human capital

As the country begins to recover from the pandemic, the Sarawak Foundation (Yayasan Sarawak) has had a profitable year in 2022. This year, there were about 130,000 beneficiaries, with a total estimated distribution of RM69 million. The foundation in a statement said that it continues to provide educational assistance through scholarships, scholarship loans, and other […]

Yayasan Sarawak aims for overall title

KUCHING: Host Sarawak Foundation aims to be the overall champion at the 14th Malaysia Inter-State Foundation Sports Carnival (PESAYA), Sarawak 2022. The carnival will take place from Feb 10 to 19. The foundation previously hosted it in 2013. The Sarawak flag was handed over by State Secretary and deputy chairman of Sarawak Foundation Datuk Amar […]

Sarawak Foundation continues to strive

One of the highlights of the Year 2022 was the Sarawak Foundation’s (Yayasan Sarawak’s) 50th Anniversary. The foundation was established on May 27, 1971, under the Sarawak Foundation Ordinance. As the country enters the recovery phase of the pandemic, the year 2022 has been fruitful for the Sarawak Foundation. This year, there were over 130,000 […]

Helping students pursue further studies

The Sarawak Foundation (Yayasan Sarawak), in collaboration with the District Education Office, organises the Career and Education Program in 30 locations throughout Sarawak from September 28 to end of December, 2022. This one-day programme aims to introduce high school students to the opportunities of furthering their studies in their field of interest, as well as […]

Bringing community closer

Sarawak Foundation (Yayasan Sarawak) is actively participating in the state government’s Sarawakku Sayang Roadshow with the theme ‘Jaga Sarawak, Intu Sarawak,’ which involves nine districts in Sarawak, with Mukah serving as the first stop. The roadshow is also being held in Sibu, Engkelili and Lingga in Sri Aman, Kampung Long Tuma in Limbang, Telaga Air […]

Youth’s opportunities up for grabs

MERADONG: The youth are urged to grab any opportunities in realising state’s aspirations to drive the Post-COVID-19 Development Strategy 2030 (PCDS 2030). In echoing the sentiment, Meradong assemblyman Datuk Ding Kuong Hiing said the state needs a lot of skilled and knowledgeable manpower to achieve the ambition. He pointed out that investment in human development […]

Expo useful source for latest info

KUCHING: Kuching District Education Expo (Padawan sub-district) is a good platform to get the latest information on courses and fields of study offered by institutions of higher learning. Deputy Minister for Transport Datuk Dr Jerip Susil said the Sarawak Foundation’s initiative is an effort to ensure that Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) and Sijil Tinggi Pelajaran […]