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MyKasih hOLDs heaLth CarnivaL in BentOng

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ContentsChairman’s message 1

Overview of MyKasih 2

Board of Trustees 4

MyKasih Today 5

Bentong Health Carnival 6

Launches 10-11

• PerisaiextendsfoodsupportforKemamanfolks

Programmes & Activities 12-27

• MyKasihlaunchesOrangAsliChildren’sEducationFund

• MubadalaPetroleummakingadifferenceinMiri

• CaltexFuelYourSchoolcreatesimpactforstudentsin Malacca&NegeriSembilan

• MyKasih’spartnersinservicehelpsOrangAslischool

• DIALOGgivesschoolanuplift!

• RotaryKasihBack-To-Schoolshoppingforstudents

Make a difference 28

Donors & Partners 29

MyKasih Foundation would like to acknowledge its

donors and partners

•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

•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

•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

•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

•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

Donors

Government Ministries and Agencies

Education and Training

Partner Retail Stores

NGOs

•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

•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

Dear Friends,As 2015 draws to a close, we take a quick look at the number of families we have impacted to-date. Close to 227,000 families in over 260 communities have been rendered assistance through the ‘Love My Neighbourhood’ food aid programme. These numbers include families who were affected by the devastating floods which had hit the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia earlier this year. 24,000 selected families from Pahang, Kelantan and Terengganu were given a one-off flood relief allowance to purchase essential foodstuff as well as basic household items.

Additionally, 9,618 students in 187 primary and secondary schools have received nourishment and educational materials through the ‘Love My School’ bursary programme.

The innovative cashless payment system which MyKasih runs on is also used by the Johor, Sarawak and Kedah state governments, the Ministry of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government, Lembaga Zakat Selangor, and Majlis Agama Islam Melaka, for their own welfare programmes. By channelling aid in a secure, efficient and transparent manner and providing recipients with the ability to choose the food items they need for their families, MyKasih is revolutionising the way welfare is managed.

We continue to add value to our outreach activities by providing free basic health screenings for our food aid recipient families. In this issue, we highlight the health carnival which was held in Bentong, Pahang and in Kemaman, Terengganu.

Together with social enterprise, Dialogue In The Dark Malaysia, we conduct vision screening for our MyKasih student beneficiaries and provide free spectacles to those in need. 424 students were screened in 2015 and we hope to carry out vision checks on another 700 students in 2016.

In terms of education opportunities for MyKasih recipients, we work with universities and organisations that provide fully-funded scholarships for eligible MyKasih school-leavers to pursue their tertiary education. We have also established the MyKasih Orang Asli Children’s Education Fund to help make education more accessible for Orang Asli children. In this issue, we talk about the first community project being supported through this fund.

CHAIRMAN’sMessageCHAIRMAN’sMessage

This coming 2016, we plan to roll out online tuition programmes in more schools under the ‘Love My School’ bursary scheme. To-date, seven schools with well-equipped computer labs have installed these interactive online learning modules to encourage students to work on specially-prepared assessments and revision exercises. We look forward to assessing the effectiveness of this online tuition programme at the end of the year.

The last quarter of 2015 saw us wrapping up the fourth round of collaboration with Chevron Malaysia on the Caltex Fuel Your School education campaign in Malacca and Negeri Sembilan, where 50 classroom projects were awarded learning materials worth RM 235,000.

It is also that time of year when students do their ‘Back-To-School’ purchases to prepare for the new school term commencing January 2016. Our partners in Rotary have been busy helping their 771 Rotary Kasih students shop for school essentials using their student smartcards.

Many more activities have taken place in 2015, too many to be listed here. On that note, we would like to thank all the generous donors who have contributed to MyKasih Foundation. We truly appreciate the continued support throughout the years and we hope more will come forward to donate towards our mission of helping the poor.

My wife and I would like to take this opportunity to wish all our donors and partners a happy new year. May the year 2016 bring us blessings to do good in the world.

TAN SRI DR NGAU BOON KEATChairman and Co-Founder

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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.

MyKasih Today

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.

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On 1 November 2015, about 250 MyKasih families attended a health carnival which was held in SMJK Khai Mun in Bentong, Pahang. The community event was officiated by the Malaysian Minister of Transport and Member of Parliament for Bentong, YB Dato’ Sri Liow Tiong Lai.

Also present that day were Pahang State Executive Council Member, YB Dato’ Hoh Khai Mun; MyKasih Co-Founders, Tan Sri Dr Ngau Boon Keat and Puan Sri Jean Ngau, as well as Governor for Rotary International District 3300, Siti Subaidah Adil.

In his speech, YB Dato’ Sri Liow shared tips on how to stay fit and healthy with a well-balanced diet and regular moderate exercise. He also proceeded to recognise the concerted efforts of various community partners working together to help improve the quality of life of the people of Bentong.

Acknowledging YB Dato’ Sri Liow’s efforts in prioritising the wellbeing of the Bentong community, Tan Sri Dr Ngau Boon Keat highlighted that the MyKasih food aid programme had first started in Bentong with 50 Orang Asli families from a village in Janda Baik back in 2009. To-date, more than 3,000 Bentong families have been given food aid through the MyKasih ‘Love My Neighbourhood’ programme.

The carnival’s health screening activities included general checks on blood pressure and blood sugar levels, vision-screening, dental checks, pap smear tests and a blood donation drive. These were jointly carried out by medical officers from the local community clinics and dental

clinics under the Ministry of Health, volunteers from SEGi University’s Faculty of Optometry and Vision Sciences, and partners from Rotary International District 3300 - namely Rotary Clubs of Lake Gardens KL, Kelana Jaya, West Pahang and Sentul.

Rotary Club of Kelana Jaya and its team of doctors provided deworming medicines for the children and opened a free outpatient clinic and medicine dispensary using one of the school’s classrooms.

Fun activities for the children such as colouring contests, ZumbaKidz dance exercise routines, performances of magic tricks by Stanley, The Clown, kept the children entertained. The half-day event concluded with lunch and distribution of goodie bags sponsored by The Store Group, Linaco Group, Dutch Lady and Shaklee.

BENTONG HEALTH CARNIVALWellbeing of MyKasih families our priority!

Programmes & Activities

Minister of Transport and Member of Parliament for Bentong, YB Dato’ Sri Liow Tiong Lai, (centre in blue) handing over a goodie bag sponsored by The Store Group to a recipient, while Pahang State Executive Council Member, YB Dato’ Hoh Khai Mun (far left); MyKasih Foundation Chairman and Co-Founder, Tan Sri Dr Ngau Boon Keat (centre in red) and representatives of The Store Group (far right in red) look on.

YB Dato’ Sri Liow having his blood pressure checked while Tan Sri Dr Ngau looks on.


A recipient having her weight and height measured to check her Body Mass Index (BMI) level. A food aid recipient participating in the blood donation drive by the Rotary

Club and National Organ Transplant Resource Centre, Kuala Lumpur General

Hospital.

A recipient checking her blood pressure during the event.

Rotary Club of Kelana Jaya standing by at their free outpatient clinic

to provide free consultation and dispense medicine to MyKasih

recipients who were unwell.

Klinik Pergigian Bentong lending their expertise by conducting free

dental screenings.

A member of SEGi University’s Faculty of Optometry and Vision Sciences

conducting eye screening for an elderly lady.

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Rotary Club volunteers and parents distributing goodie bags before the colouring contest began. Stanley, The Clown getting the crowd going!

A child concentrating hard during the colouring contest.A child looking at the pencil sharpener he just received from Rotary Club.

Adults and children participating in the pumping ZumbaKidz activity!

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A special device was used during the eye-screening activity.Many stations were set up to cater for the various stages of eye-screening..

Left to right: Pahang State Executive Council Member, YB Dato’ Hoh Khai Mun; Minister of Transport and Member of Parliament for Bentong,

YB Dato’ Sri Liow Tiong Lai and MyKasih Foundation Chairman and Co-Founder, Tan Sri Dr Ngau Boon Keat helping a child put on his brand

new school bag.

The crowd gathering at the school hall for the launch ceremony. The Rotary Club volunteers taking a break while waiting for the launch

ceremony to begin.


Upstream oil and gas service provider Perisai Petroleum Teknologi Bhd renewed their food aid sponsorship for 60 underprivileged families in Kemaman, Terengganu for the second year.

The food aid fund of RM 57,600 will be channelled into the recipients’ MyKad account at a frequency of RM 40 twice a month (i.e. amounting to RM 960 per recipient per annum), thereby enabling them to pay for essential food items using their MyKad at two of MyKasih’s partner outlets in the community – namely Giant Superstore at Kijal and Dinnar Mini Market.

The contribution was made in addition to an earlier donation of RM 15,000 by Perisai Petroleum in January 2015 when MyKasih Foundation made a public appeal for cash donations to reach out to MyKasih families badly affected by the east coast floods. Under the flood relief exercise, a one-off special allowance of RM 250 was channelled to each recipient via their MyKad account to purchase food as well as basic household appliances.

EXTENDS FOOD SUPPORT TO KEMAMAN FOLKSProvides second year of food aid to 60 families in Kemaman, Terengganu

During a ‘Meet & Greet’ event held on 15 October 2015 at Dewan Orang Ramai Pasir Gajah, Perisai Petroleum Head of Human Resource, Abdulah Yunus said, “One of the main tenets of our corporate responsibility is premised on the philosophy of improving the lives of the community where we operate.”

“We are truly privileged to have been able to positively impact the lives of 60 families through MyKasih Foundation. We hope our contribution would make a real difference in the lives of those in need,” added Abdulah Yunus.

Others present that day during the Meet & Greet event were Perisai Petroleum Head of Commercial Affairs, Finton Tuan and MyKasih Foundation Trustee, Siti Khairon. While the beneficiaries’ children were kept entertained by magic tricks, the adults listened to a flood-prevention talk. They also took the opportunity to have their health checked by medical officers from the local community clinics. Towards the end of the event, Perisai Petroleum treated the families to a healthy lunch and distributed goodie bags filled with food items and flood-ready necessities.

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‘Love My Neighbourhood’Programme Launch, October 2015 - December 2015

LAUNCHES

MyKasih Trustee, Siti Khairon (left) receiving the mock cheque from Perisai Petroleum Head of Human Resource, Abdulah Yunus (right).

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Health, Fun and Games with PERISAI!

Recipients having their blood pressure checked.

Abdulah Yunus giving away goodie bags to attendees.

Stanley, The Clown entertaining the children with his magic tricks.

Follow the leader! Children doing the famous Chicken Dance.

Children posing with the PERISAI team at the end of the event.

A Kemaman elderly bracing himself for a dental check.

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MyKasih Foundation launched the ‘Orang Asli Children’s Education Fund’ with a seed grant of RM 183,600 contributed by MyKasih Co-Founder, Puan Sri Jean Ngau and friends in conjunction with her birthday celebration this year. Both Tan Sri Dr Ngau Boon Keat and Puan Sri Jean Ngau plan to use the fund to support Orang Asli (OA) children through their journey of learning.

The first project to benefit from this fund is PDK Cenwaey Penaney (or ‘Smart Start’ Community Learning Centre) for the Semai Orang Asli in Kampung Tual near Raub, Pahang. The centre is located in the northwest interior hills of Pahang, about 23km from the nearest paved road, and powered by a 3kw diesel generator set.

The centre is shared by two neighbouring villages – Kampung Tual A and Kampung Tual B, which collectively have a population of 600 Semai people, 166 of whom are children aged between 7 and 12 years. 100 of these children attend regular school in Pos Sinderut where the children face a daily transport dilemma which prevents them from getting to their classes on time.

The community’s existing government preschool (KEMAS) caters only for children between the ages of 4 and 6 and is only able to accommodate 15 students at a time.

In order to assimilate OA into the mainstream society, OA children are given lessons based on a non-native curriculum, which are taught in a language that is not their mother tongue. This results in very few OA children doing well in primary school, and consequently, fewer make it into and beyond secondary school.

It was envisioned that community-based learning centres like PDK Cenwaey Penaney would bridge the gap between mainstream education and the transmission of traditional knowledge that is crucial in maintaining the culture and identity of the OA.

PDK Cenwaey Penaney is managed by OA teachers together with the support of the community. Jenita Engi, an enthusiastic teacher of Temuan ethnicity, completed her Diploma in Early Childhood Education at SEGi College and has been instrumental in developing teaching modules which relate to the community’s culture, lifestyle and tradition.

Miwes Masital @ Ewok Perai, an Anak Negeri (indigenous Sabahan) teacher at the centre, completed mainstream education and holds a Diploma in Broadcasting (from TV3) and a Degree in Film and Video from the National Academy of Arts, Culture and Heritage (ASWARA). He is currently pursuing his Masters Degree in Arts and Design from UiTM. He teaches Bahasa Malaysia and Mathematics at PDK Cenwaey Penaney.

The front view of PDK Cenwaey Penaney when construction was completed in September 2014.

Members of the community cooking in the kitchen within the complex where daily meals are prepared for the students and teachers.

A student very engrossed in reading even when all the other students have gone home.

launches Orang Asli Children’s Education FundSemai community in Pahang the first to benefit.


Eager to learn – the excited children receiving their first box of books.

The students enjoying the art classes where they get to express their feelings and their connection to their natural environment through drawings.

Now into its second year of operations, Cenwaey Penaney prepares preschoolers for regular school and provides extra tutorials for those already attending school while reinforcing the Semai culture and traditions in the younger generation.

For 2016, MyKasih Foundation will contribute RM 63,600 to support Cenwaey Penaney’s day-to-day activities, which would include food rations for the students’ daily meals, learning and teaching materials, sports or play equipment, as well as teachers and coordinators fees.

Chairman and Co-Founder of MyKasih Foundation, Tan Sri Dr Ngau Boon Keat said, “This is one step we are taking to help empower indigenous Malaysians - by giving the children their fundamental right to education that matters and all the joy of learning that comes with it.”

PDK Cenwaey Penaney is a wonderful example of a learning centre constructed out of pure enthusiasm and dedication by the community members who understand the value and importance of education and are committed to seeing the project work for the betterment of their children.

“We hope our friends and business associates will support this cause and contribute towards the Fund, targeted towards the marginalised and oppressed Orang Asli communities of Malaysia,” added Tan Sri Dr Ngau.

Children beginning their learning of the day with outdoor group activities.

Students paying attention during the classroom sessions.


MAkiNg A DiffErENCE iN Miri


From 2014 to end 2015, Mubadala Petroleum has supported 100 families under the MyKasih ‘Love My Neighbourhood’ food aid programme and 100 primary school students under the MyKasih ‘Love My School’ bursary programme in Miri, Sarawak. Throughout the two years, the generous oil and gas company has sponsored numerous meaningful programmes to arm their beneficiaries with skills and knowledge to rise out of poverty.

With programmes catered for adults, youths and school students, Mubadala Petroleum has yet again shown commitment and sincerity in tackling poverty in Miri. Programmes for adults were aimed towards helping parents acquire the skills and knowledge to generate income for the family, while programmes for youths were aimed at liberating teenagers and young adults to broaden their minds and motivate them towards achieving their fullest potential. Programmes for school students encompass study assistance via tuition programmes.

This is the second batch of families supported by Mubadala Petroleum. Previously, a different batch of 100 families in Miri had benefitted from the programmes from year 2011 to 2013.

“The food aid and school bursary programme provides nourishment to the families and students while the supplementary programmes aim to tackle different aspects of their welfare such as health, income generation, education, acquiring new skills, motivation and more. This makes Mubadala Petroleum’s programmes very holistic and wholesome,” said MyKasih Foundation Managing Director, Jeffrey Perera.

In thanking Mubadala Petroleum for their dedication in helping underprivileged families in Miri, Perera said, “Proactive programmes such as these give beneficiaries a chance to carve a better future for themselves and their families.”

The following are snapshots of the programmes conducted by MyKasih in 2015 on behalf of Mubadala Petroleum in Miri, Sarawak.

Health and Finance

A Health Screening and Financial Literacy Programme (31 January 2015) was organised in collaboration with the local community clinics under the Ministry of Health (MOH) and AKPK (Credit Management and Counselling Agency). After completing their basic health screening such as blood pressure tests, body mass index checks, as well as glucose and cholesterol tests, the participants proceeded to learn about budgeting, understanding between needs and wants when making purchases, and how to identify good and bad investments.

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Dental and blood pressure of the participants were screened by staff of the Community Clinic of Miri, Sarawak.


Entrepreneurship and Empowerment (EE)

Two sessions of EE programmes were conducted in 2015 which were the Entrepreneurship Development Programme by People Systems Consultancy (March – April 2015) and the Mengecapi Aspirasi Diri (MAD) Advanced Programme by Life Works Sdn Bhd (19-20 December 2015).

The Entrepreneurship Development Programme by People Systems Consultancy involved two days of intensive training followed by mentoring sessions for a duration of one month.

The Mengecapi Aspirasi Diri (MAD) Advanced Programme by Lead Coach, Sharmini Hensen of Life Works Sdn Bhd is a follow up of the previous two Mengecapi Aspirasi Diri (MAD) Programmes conducted in 2012 and 2014. The programme is a two-day business acumen training promoting a deeper understanding on the principles of business success to launch their businesses to the next level.

Training covers modules such as the power of positive thinking, mindset change, customer analysis, business analysis, sales and marketing and financial literacy.

Group photo of the participants after a successful training session.

The MAD graduates participating in group activities and later presenting their ideas and plans to their peers.

MAD Programme graduates, Ropiah Darsono and Norliza Abdullah smiling as Sharmini Hensen conducts a revision and gets updates on their progress thus far.

Familiar faces. Participants welcoming the opportunity to touch base with their peers. Some have even discovered new business opportunities!



Skills Training

MyKasih Foundation collaborates closely with local partner, Kolej Komuniti Miri, to conduct skills training and computer training classes for beneficiaries under Mubadala Petroleum’s sponsorship. This year, a total of four skills training classes and two computer classes were conducted by the Kolej trainers for the MyKasih beneficiaries.

A healthy cooking class (1 August 2015) taught participants how to cook healthy and nutritious meals for the family. A healthy body breeds a healthy mind.

The computer class for adults (15 August 2015) taught participants techniques on producing quotations, receipts and invoices for the businesses, how to use the internet, and how to create and manage email accounts.

A computer class for children (24 October 2015) was conducted in a fun and interactive manner for primary and secondary school children to supplement their existing knowledge of computers especially on Microsoft Powerpoint.

Participants teaming up to make their dishes.

Never too late to learn. Participants learning to produce official documentation which will enable them to expand their business and bid for projects from the government and private companies.

The children enjoying themselves making unique designs and animations on their Powerpoint presentations.

Participants listening intently as the trainer explains how to get the most flavour out of the ingredients.


The baking and cake decorating class (29 August 2015), frozen pau and chocolate praline class (24 October 2015) were aimed at providing participants with the skills to produce items to be sold for income.

Participants learning how to make frozen pau and chocolate praline. They will now hopefully be able to sell frozen pau and chocolate pralines to supplement their income.

Participants learning about the techniques of cake decorating. With their new-found skills, they hope to sell pretty wedding and party cakes.

TuitionStudents under Mubadala Petroleum’s ‘Love My School’ bursary programme were given face-to-face tuition and the ‘Score A’ online tuition programme. The face-to-face tuition classes were conducted with the cooperation of school teachers. For the ‘Score A’ online tuition, students have undergone several briefings and training sessions to familiarise themselves with the programme. Each student was given an ID and password to log-on to the online programme and access exercises in subjects covering English, Bahasa Malaysia, Maths and Science.

Students paying attention to the teacher during the face-to-face tuition. The sessions were conducted after school hours covering subjects such as Bahasa Malaysia, Math and English.

Students logging into the ‘Score A’ online tuition programme during the training session at Kolej Komuniti Miri.



Student beneficiaries and their parents shopping for Back-To-School items at Giant Hypermarket, Permymall.

Kem Inspirasi Remaja was held at the Borneo Rainforest Resort with the youths participating in team-building exercises and even a guided night walk!

Back-To-School ShoppingIn preparation for the upcoming school year, Mubadala Petroleum sponsored all 100 of their student beneficiaries with school uniforms, bags and stationeries amounting to a total of RM 200 per child. Parents were thankful to Mubadala Petroleum for reducing their financial burden during the Back-To-School period.

A two-day youth camp called Kem Inspirasi Remaja (23-24 November 2015) was conducted by People Systems Consultancy with the aim of helping participants improve their self-esteem, self-confidence and communication skills. The camp inculcated a spirit of teamwork, encouraged the development of interpersonal skills, positivity and self-management.

Youth Development

Two programmes were conducted for the youth segment in Miri, including a two-day Youth Programme (31 January – 1 February 2015) conducted by MyKasih Officer, Muhd Hanifi Muhd Bazil covering topics such as healthy friendships, being assertive, anti-bullying and crime prevention.

Participants writing words of encouragement for victims of the devastating east coast floods. The programme encouraged participants to express and exercise compassion in their daily lives.

Students taking major examinations such as PT3 and SPM received examination kits during the programme.


In November 2015, Chevron Malaysia, which carries the retail brand Caltex®, successfully completed its annual community campaign, Caltex Fuel Your School, in partnership with MyKasih Foundation.

In its fourth consecutive year, the campaign had once again raised awareness and brought about improvements in the learning environment with proper classroom materials for students of high need schools in Negeri Sembilan and Malacca.

“By reaching out to schools in Malaysia one state at a time, we are glad that the Caltex Fuel Your School campaign has made a difference. This is especially important for high need schools as more than 50 percent of the students are from low income households. In line with our global initiative, Chevron’s Energy for Learning, this community campaign truly helps to support learning-based programmes – whether it is acquiring knowledge and skills, or exposing individuals to different ways of thinking,” said Policy, Government & Public Affairs Manager, Mokhtar Ali Ismail.

creates impact for students in Malacca& Negeri Sembilan

Since the first collaboration with MyKasih began in 2012, Caltex Fuel Your School raised a total of RM 734,251 which has benefitted 137 classroom projects from 70 schools across Penang, Johor, Kedah and Terengganu.

This year, Caltex pledged RM2 to the classroom projects for each use of the Caltex® JOURNEY Card to purchase petrol from 15 October to 14 November 2015.

Funds generated were channelled towards procuring learning materials such as computer notebooks, projectors, interactive white boards, electronic dictionaries and laboratory equipment, to name a few.

In both Negeri Sembilan and Malacca, 50 winning projects in 27 schools were awarded classroom materials amounting to RM 233,716.67. A total of 1,241 students benefitted from the classroom materials awarded to all winning projects.

Caltex Fuel Your School 2015 was officially launched on 6 October 2015 in Malacca by Chevron Malaysia Country Chairman, Shahid Ahmed, and MyKasih Foundation Trustee, Siti Khairon, witnessed by Malacca Education Department Registration & Relations Unit Assistant Director, Mohd Bin Janis and Alor Gajah District Education Officer, Haji Rashid bin Abdul Hamid.

Teachers of SK Mendum showing their appreciation to Caltex and MyKasih after winning two projects for the school.


2015 Negeri Sembilan fYS highlightsOut of 25 classroom projects funded in Negeri Sembilan, Sekolah Kebangsaan Kampong Parit and Sekolah Kebangsaan Pendidikan Khas Seremban struck the most wins and were awarded learning materials worth RM 20,000 each.

Teachers and students of SK Kampong Parit were overjoyed with the winnings of four classroom projects. The projects submitted was in line with the school’s vision to turn all classrooms into to be “21st Century Classrooms” as called for by the Ministry of Education.

“Our Future Classroom” by SK Sega.

“21st Century Classroom” & “Learn Through Play” by SK Sungai Jerneh.



2015 Malacca fYS highlightsCaltex Fuel Your School Malacca awarded 25 classroom projects in 14 schools, with learning materials worth RM 113,045.00. Sekolah Kebangsaan Air Molek struck the most wins with 6 winning classroom projects and was awarded with learning materials worth RM 30,000.

“When I heard about the Caltex Fuel Your School campaign running again for this year, I immediately started working on a project proposal. I am thankful for this opportunity together with the team I had with me to produce The English Transformers materials. The process definitely helped to motivate the students and also added support to win this submission,” expressed Siti Fatimah Daud, an English teacher from Sekolah Menengah Hang Kasturi. She aims to improve the quality of English with her students in terms of vocabulary and to further empower her students to be more confident when conversing in the English language.

Left to right: MyKasih Foundation Managing Director, Jeffrey Perera; Chevron Policy, Government & Public Affairs Manager, Mokhtar Ali Ismail and Siti Fatimah from SK Sungai Udang.

The campaign’s fund-raising efforts will also be benefitting 25 primary school students of Sekolah Kebangsaan Sungai Udang through the MyKasih ‘Love My School’ student bursary programme for a period of 10 months, starting January 2016. These students, who come from low-income households, will each receive a monthly bursary of RM 60 through their MyKasih student smartcard, which they can spend on meals and basic schooling items at the canteen and the school bookstore.


“We are very pleased with this year’s project submissions and the two-month long campaign. We hope to continue this community effort and extend it to more states in the coming years,” said Mokhtar at the closing ceremony of the campaign.

MyKasih Foundation Managing Director Jeffrey Perera, said, “We are truly grateful for the opportunity to work with the educators and with Chevron once again to create a nurturing environment for students in pursuit of knowledge.”

“We believe that education is the most sustainable way out of poverty, and on that note, we look forward to supporting more community learning initiatives through our partnership with Chevron,” added Perera.

Winners of the Negeri Sembilan Caltex Fuel Your School campaign celebrating their success during the closing ceremony on 19 November 2015.

“1,2,3 Let Us Count” and “Explore Your Universe” are two out of six classroom projects won by SK Air Molek, Malacca.

Happy students of SK Kampong Parit, Negeri Sembilan shouting “Caltex Fuel Your School!”



Following a short visit to Sekolah Kebangsaan Orang Asli Bukit Lanjan, Rotary Club of Kelana Jaya made a donation of educational posters for the Year 6 students’ classroom, ceiling fans, ventilation fans for the school’s toilets, and an LCD projector.

The items were handed over to the school on 8 October 2015, just two days ahead of school’s gotong-royong clean-up activity which was going to take place over the weekend of 10 October.

Rotary Club of Kelana Jaya’s President, Chow Chee Phing said, “We are thankful to MyKasih Foundation for giving us this opportunity to support children’s education. With these items, we hope to improve the school’s facilities

MyKasih’s partners in servicehelps Orang Asli school

The many items donated by Rotary Club of Kelana Jaya. Thank you! Students having their meals at the school canteen. A majority of the students in SK Bukit Lanjan are sponsored by DIALOG through the MyKasih ‘Love My School’ programme.

Headmaster, Khairul Anwar (right) receiving the LCD projector from Kelana Jaya Rotary Club President, Chow Chee Phing (left).

Rotary Club Kelana Jaya donates essentials to provide comfort to teachers and Mykasih students.

and enliven the teaching atmosphere by ensuring the comfort of both the teachers and their students.”

SK Bukit Lanjan is a primary school located in Damansara Perdana, Selangor, with a student population of 153, majority of whom are Orang Asli (indigenous) from poor family backgrounds. Many of the students’ parents do not have permanent jobs and steady income streams. Poverty is a sad reality which prevents the children from attaining proper education.

School headmaster Khairul Anwar was very appreciative of the contribution by Rotary Club of Kelana Jaya and thanked both the club and MyKasih Foundation for meeting the needs of the school and its students.


On 10 October 2015, six employees of Dialog Group Berhad (DIALOG) together with a team of designers from Blu Water Studio Sdn Bhd, teachers and students of Sekolah Kebangsaan Bukit Lanjan, spent the Saturday sprucing up the school compound and classrooms.

Entrance walls were decorated; donated items such as fans, light fittings and air-conditioning units were installed; store rooms were uncluttered and reorganised; and ornamental plants were put up to green the compound.

Teh Soon Seong pulling out old nails and putting in new ones to hang ornamental plants later on.

DIALOG volunteer, Teh Soon Seong said, “The clean-up and beautification activity was a tremendous success with the teachers, parents, students and caring community partners involved. It was a truly meaningful activity. I look forward to participating in more of these activities.”

Since 2013, DIALOG had adopted 70 of SK Bukit Lanjan’s students under the MyKasih ‘Love My School’ (LMS) bursary programme to provide better nutrition and study materials to the students.

The dedicated teachers of Sekolah Kebangsaan Orang Asli Bukit Lanjan have made student enrolment and retention their main priority in their efforts to promote education among the indigenous communities. One of the ways to encourage student enrolment is to make education more affordable for the lower income households and to enhance the school’s facilities to provide a more conducive learning environment.

GIVES SCHOOL AN UPLIFT!Staff put their backs into beautification efforts with team of expert designers

Blu Water Studio’s Chief Executive Designer, Lai Siew Hong said, “We are extremely excited to be involved in this project which we call ‘Special Project SKBL’. As part of our give-back to the community, we are contributing our expertise, time and manpower to provide this school an uplift. This is just the beginning of a longer term project with the school.”

“It also presents us with a great opportunity to engage with our business partners like Nippon Paint to also be involved in this corporate social responsibility initiative,” commented Lai on the donated paint to rejuvenate the classrooms.

“Children who were initially reluctant to attend school or those with parents who were unable to send their children to school, are now stepping up as they realise the benefits of providing their children with education. The LMS programme has helped to reduce the financial burden these families have in sending their children to school,” exclaimed SK Bukit Lanjan’s Headmaster, Khairul Anwar.

Khairul Anwar has big plans for the school. He believes that SK Bukit Lanjan has the potential to be amongst the top 5 ranking schools for indigenous Orang Asli students in the country.

Eager volunteer, DIALOG Contracts Assistant Manager, Gan Swee Lee putting soil into the newly painted recycled water bottles.



Rozita Nazal Bake (in red) from Procurement Pengerang, DIALOG, clearing and de-cluttering the Teachers’ Room.

Proud of their handiwork! Excited children hanging ornamental plants

which they had just planted.

The children participating in a ‘Snake-and-Ladders’ game after

completing their duties.

Headmaster, Khairul Anwar and Teacher, Rusdi of SK Bukit Lanjan

actively participating in the clean-up.

DIALOG volunteers planting the flowers together.Blu Water Studio Interior Designer, Allyssa Lee helping one of

their volunteers pull out a nail that is stuck to the wall.


Observing the activities at the Giant outlet on that day, Rotary Club of Puchong Centennial’s President Paramesh said, “It was a heartfelt moment to see the joy in the eyes of the children as they pick and choose their favourite items to prepare themselves for school. I am so proud to have been able to share these meaningful moments together with my fellow Rotarians from RC Puchong Centennial.”

A journey of empowerment through Rotary Kasih

22 Rotary Clubs involved in Rotary Kasih are tasked with inspiring and motivating the underprivileged students to achieve success. They do this through mentoring and coaching, as well as providing the students with opportunities to participate in leadership seminars and motivation camps.

Chairman and Co-Founder of MyKasih Foundation Tan Sri Dr Ngau Boon Keat expressed his gratitude to Rotary, which has been a long-serving partner to the community and to MyKasih Foundation since the latter’s inception in 2009.

“The dedication and care for the students’ wellbeing demonstrated by the Rotarians in the execution of this community service project is truly exemplary. We hope the students will embrace these wonderful opportunities presented to them and aim for the stars to achieve excellence,” said Tan Sri Dr Ngau.


On 11 December 2015, Rotary Club of Puchong Centennial took 50 primary students of SJK (C) Han Ming to Giant Superstore Bandar Puteri in Puchong, Selangor, to purchase schooling necessities in preparation for the new school term in January 2016.

The ‘Back-To-School’ campaign is an annual year-end promotional event to allow students to shop for school-related products such as uniforms, socks and shoes, school bags and stationery sets.

The 50 students of SJK (C) Han Ming are part of the 717 primary and secondary students from 15 schools under the ‘Rotary Kasih’ Student Life Transformation Programme - a collaboration between Rotary and MyKasih Foundation which kick-started in February 2015. Both organisations contributed RM 250,000 each towards the initiative to not only improve nutrition amongst poor students, but also to alleviate the burden of financially-challenged families in educating their children.

The Rotary Kasih project adopts the MyKasih ‘Love My School’ cashless bursary scheme where monthly allowances of RM 60-80 are channelled into their MyKad. The students use the smartcard to purchase items sold at the school canteen and bookstore.

back-to-School shopping for students

A happy family posing for the cameras after purchasing the Back-To-School items.

A member of the Rotary Club with a student and his parent after a successful purchase using his smartcard.


Snapshots of rotary kasih students shopping at giant Superstore

A student getting her mother’s opinion on which is a better stationery set.

Trying on his new school uniform for size.

Black shoes for the school prefect! Giant’s Back-To-School promotion area was abuzz with activity that morning.

Representatives of Rotary Club giving the students moral support.

A mother helping her daughter choose a school bag, while Rotarian William gives a hand.


Editorial CommittEE

Editor-in-Chief : Jeffrey PereraSenior Editor : Shafinaz SuhaimiEditorial Team : Aliza Haryati Khalid, Karina Mohamed Kamal, Nurul Izzah Izuddin Husaini, Tay Thien Luh, Siti Katijah.

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ContentsChairman’s message 1

Overview of MyKasih 2

Board of Trustees 4

MyKasih Today 5

Bentong Health Carnival 6

Launches 10-11

• PerisaiextendsfoodsupportforKemamanfolks

Programmes & Activities 12-27

• MyKasihlaunchesOrangAsliChildren’sEducationFund

• MubadalaPetroleummakingadifferenceinMiri

• CaltexFuelYourSchoolcreatesimpactforstudentsin Malacca&NegeriSembilan

• MyKasih’spartnersinservicehelpsOrangAslischool

• DIALOGgivesschoolanuplift!

• RotaryKasihBack-To-Schoolshoppingforstudents

Make a difference 28

Donors & Partners 29

MyKasih Foundation would like to acknowledge its

donors and partners

•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

•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

•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

•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

•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

Donors

Government Ministries and Agencies

Education and Training

Partner Retail Stores

NGOs

•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

•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

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