Initiatives for needy students under home-based learning
KUCHING: Bank Rakyat has launched the ‘BR Didik Digital’ initiative in collaboration with Yayasan Telekom Malaysia (YTM) to help students from asnaf (poor) and B40 families gain access to home-based teaching and learning. Through this collaboration, Bank Rakyat donated tablets to 240 asnaf students between the ages of seven and 17 years old, involving RM105,000. […]
Knights of SHS raise RM88,000 for alma mater
SIBU: A whopping RM88,000 was raised in four days by former students of Sacred Heart School (SHS) known as ‘Knights’ to aid underprivileged students in their alma mater. The handing over of the cheque was done yesterday (Saturday) by the initiator of the fund raising project, Anthony Chan, from the Class of 1993 with his […]
Yayasan Petronas donates iPads to over 2,000 underprivileged students
KUCHING: Yayasan Petronas, as part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR), donated an iPad each, including data connectivity, to 2,996 underprivileged students from 16 secondary schools in Sarawak. The contributions were part of Yayasan Petronas’ commitment to Cerdik, a pioneer CSR initiative by government-linked companies (GLCs) and government-linked investment companies (GLICs). Cerdik is aimed at […]
Eight boarding schools included in aid programme
KUCHING: The Youth and Sports Ministry has enhanced its Caring Youth Programme this year by including eight boarding schools located in Kuching and Samarahan. Its minister, Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, said the initiative was taken in view of the Covid-19 pandemic situation which resulted in the schools needing a little help from the state […]
Company donates foodstuffs to needy students
MUKAH: Balingian Energy Minerals Sdn Bhd has contributed foodstuffs and other basic necessities worth RM2,000 to Food Bank Siswa Politeknik Mukah. The company’s Community Relations executive Nazrin Syah Abdul Halim handed over the contribution to Politeknik Mukah (PMU) deputy director (Academic) Mohd Sani Said yesterday. The Food Bank Siswa programme was organised in collaboration with […]
13 schools receive uniform vouchers
SERIAN: Thirteen schools here received Yayasan Sarawak School Uniform Assistance Vouchers on Friday (Sept 4). These 13 schools were SMK Serian, SJK Chung Hua Serian, SJK Pangkalan Bedup, SK Lebur Remun, SK Koran, SK Melansai, SK Riih Daso, SK Pengkalan Sorah, SK Serian, SK St Patrick Tangga, SK St Henry Slabi, SK Bedup, and SK […]
A lesson of life
It is always a two-way interaction for teachers and students. While the students learn from the teachers, the teachers also gather life’s lessons as they spend time with their students. Two young teachers share their journeys and experiences teaching underprivileged children at the ‘Dignity for Children Foundation’. Equal access, equal chance Twenty years ago, two […]
Introduction to Dignity
Every child deserves quality education because it plays a pivotal role in social and cultural right, and help reduce poverty and child labour. Twenty years ago, this belief resonated in two individuals that formed the Dignity for Children Foundation for underprivileged children. Breaking the cycle of poverty through quality education In 1998, Rev Elisha Satvinder […]
12 needy students get free spectacles
KAPIT: A total of 12 needy students from Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Selirik have received free spectacles under the Lions’ Community Project ‘Eye-Sight First Campaign’. Senior Assistant of the school, Dr Layang Ugek, on behalf of the students received the twelve pair of glasses from the president of Lions Club Kapit, Mona Akun, at a […]
Underprivileged SK Krait pupils get school bags
SERIAN: To kick-start their 2020 activity calendar, Habitat for Indigenous and Urban Program (Hidup), recently presented school bags to pupils of SK Krait, Kampung Krait, in Kedup. SK Krait, with a population of 98 pupils, is termed “Sekolah Kurang Murid (SKM)” or under-enrolled school, and is located about one-and-a-half hour’s drive from Kuching. Following a […]
