donates school supplies to Orang Asli children

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donates school supplies to Orang Asli children
The priceless smiles on faces of the ones that give as well as the ones that receive.
The sun was shining bright on the morning of 14
November 2014 in Kuala Lumpur, when eight employees
of ConocoPhillips from Malaysia, United States, Canada,
Norway and Australia spent the morning delivering school
supplies to the students of SK Bukit Lanjan to prepare
them for the new school term.
The delegates were in town for an internal company
workshop that week and decided to spend their last
day participating in a community service initiative with
MyKasih Foundation before returning to their respective
home countries.
Earlier in the week, the larger ConocoPhillips team
huddled in their hotel to sort and pack schooling items
consisting of school bags, school shoes, socks and
uniforms, stationary sets, lunch boxes, water bottles, and
raincoats for 124 primary school children. The items were
then delivered personally by the ConocoPhillips team to
students who were eagerly waiting in school.
Above and below: ConocoPhillips employees busy preparing the
Back-To-School kits for the students of SK Bukit Lanjan.
This social responsibility volunteer activity was suggested
to the workshop committee by ConocoPhillips Canada
Director of Community Investment, Barbara Simic. “I was
excited to bring a new dimension to this annual workshop
and my team worked from Canada with MyKasih
Foundation to organize the event for the attendees.
MyKasih was excellent to work with,” explained Simic.
“This team-building activity was an incredible experience
for everyone involved and this will most definitely
be considered a possible new best-practice for our
workshops going forward,” said Roxanne Pettipas,
ConocoPhillips’ Sustainable Development Advisor who
led the volunteer project in Malaysia.
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“We would like to thank our counterparts in both Canada
and Malaysia for their collaboration and support in setting
up this connection with MyKasih Foundation on our
behalf. The children and staff at the school were very
appreciative of our efforts, which made this experience
even more fulfilling,” said Pettipas.
In addition to the Back-To-School contribution,
ConocoPhillips Malaysia is also a sponsor of the MyKasih
‘Love My School’ student bursary programme for 220
underprivileged students from four primary schools in
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, and Kuching, Sarawak for year
2014 and 2015.
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“The ConocoPhillips team from across the globe
contributed their time and money to the underprivileged
students of SK Bukit Lanjan. This effort has left beautiful
prints in the minds of the students, which will hopefully
improve their outlook on life. Kudos to the ConocoPhillips
team,” said Tan Sri Dr Ngau Boon Keat, Chairman and
Co-Founder of MyKasih Foundation.
The school’s Students Affairs Officer, En. Shuhaidi (left) and English
teacher, Puan Rusmawati with their students posing with a delegate
from ConocoPhillips.
A student giving the salam in thanking the donor
for the gifts.
An appreciative Sorino after receiving her BackTo-School gift set
from ConocoPhillips.
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Programmes & Activities
A
youth soars
– to Vermont and beyond…
Ben Guan Teck Loong is a young man MyKasih had
come across when his family, along with others from the
same community in Seremban, were registered under the
MyKasih food aid programme in 2013.
A few months into the food aid programme, he received a
golden opportunity to pursue a foundation course and an
undergraduate degree course with Universiti Tun Abdul
Razak (UNIRAZAK). This came via a full scholarship
from the Tun Rahah Scholarship Fund offered to eligible
MyKasih youths. He submitted his application and worked
hard at securing his seat in the prestigious university.
Currently, Ben, along with 10 other MyKasih youths are
pursuing their dreams in UNIRAZAK.
One year into his tertiary education, Ben beat his peers to
join nine other uni-mates to represent UNIRAZAK in the
Family Enterprise Case Competition (FECC) in Vermont,
Canada.
Students around the world participate in this annual fourday competition to win the coveted Family Enterprise
undergraduate and graduate cups.
The competition showcases exceptional students’ case
writing, analysis and presentation skills towards solving
complex family business cases.
Over New Year’s Eve of 2015 Ben found himself seated
on a plane soaring the high skies across the world into
Burlington, Vermont, Canada.
He relished the new experience from the cozy cottage
with its charming fireplace, the quaint buildings, the crisp
cold air to his first experience of snow and the beauty of
the surrounding winter landscape. Most of all, he enjoyed
the challenge of working with his fellow UNIRAZAK
teammates for the intense student competition.
In this issue of MyKasihNews, Ben shares a photo log of
his trip to Vermont as a note of appreciation to all who
have supported him on his life’s journey thus far.
“Ben is a self motivated individual who saw an opportunity
and was not afraid to grab it. An all rounder, he shows
the quality of a true leader. We are proud to have Ben as
one of our scholars in the MyKasih family,” said Tan Sri Dr
Ngau Boon Keat, Chairman and Co-Founder of MyKasih
Foundation.
The UNIRAZAK undergraduate team won the “Team Spirit Award” – a testament to their amazing teamwork and support for each other
throughout the entire competition.
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Ben and his fellow teammates from UNIRAZAK finally reach
Burlington, Vermont, 39 hours after they left Kuala Lumpur. At Lake
Champlain, Ben made his first snow turtle outside the lakeside
house where they stayed for one week.
During the Family Enterprise Case Competition (FECC), Ben’s team
huddled over a Pressure Cooker case, aptly named as it was given
to participants who were then given four hours to study, analyze,
solve and interpret the case. Participants were not allowed to use
any common method of information gathering (i.e. no internet, no
phone, no advice from lecturers or coaches).
Ben posing with the 1st Prize Winners of the FECC Award 2015 - Graduate Team from Jonkoping International University, Sweden (left) and
the Graduate Team from Indian School of Business, India (right).
Team Spirit Award. Hooray, UNIRAZAK!
Goodbye Vermont. See you next time!!
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Personality Feature
Luqman proudly holding
up his UPSR results
certificate.
Jakun Orang Asli boy creates school history!
A Year 6 Jakun Orang Asli primary school student
made school history when he scored straight A’s in the
2014 National Examinations for Primary School (UPSR).
Muhammad Luqman’s academic success was the first
for his school and his community since the school’s
inception 57 years ago.
SK Bukit Lanjan’s Headmaster, Khairul Anwar said,
“We saw the potential in Luqman since he was in Year
4. He demonstrated discipline and responsibility at such
a young age, we awarded him with the Best Student of
2012 and for the years after. We are planning to make him
the school’s student icon, which we hope will motivate
and inspire other students to stay in school and do well
in their studies.”
Luqman worked hard to achieve good grades especially
in his weaker subjects such as English and Science.
Between attending daily free tuition classes organised
by the school, religious classes, homework and nightly
revisions, Luqman’s days were well utilised.
In his free time, Luqman enjoys reading and playing ‘Galah
Panjang’, a traditional game, with his friends. He hopes to
become a successful doctor one day and provide a better
future for his family.
Luqman with his proud teachers.
Luqman is one of the 70 students of Sekolah Kebangsaan
Orang Asli Bukit Lanjan in Selangor supported by Dialog
Group Berhad through the MyKasih ‘Love My School’
student bursary programme. Under the scheme,
underprivileged students are given assistance in the form
of monthly bursaries to purchase food from the school
canteen as well as stationery items and books from the
school bookshop in a cashless manner, via their MyKasih
student smartcard.
Chairman and Co-Founder of MyKasih Foundation, Tan
Sri Dr Ngau Boon Keat said, “Congratulations to Luqman
on his excellent UPSR results and on being accepted
into a prestigious boarding school for his secondary
education! Luqman proves that the recipe to excellence
is support from parents, the school and the community.
We hope Luqman’s story serves as an inspiration to other
students and strengthen their belief that it is possible to
achieve their aspirations with hard work and dedication.”
The 12-year old is the fifth child of seven siblings whose
parents are Mohd Nazri bin Ismail and Nur Hidayah binti
Idris. Despite financial limitations, Nazri, a computer
repairman, and his wife put in their best efforts to provide
for all their children’s educational needs. Puan Hidayah’s
active participation in SK Bukit Lanjan’s activities led her
to be elected as the Vice President of the school’s ParentTeacher Association.
In addition to his pursuit of academic excellence, Luqman
proved himself to be an all-rounder as well. He is the
school’s Head Prefect, President of the English Club,
President of the Malaysian Youth Cadet Corporation,
and President of his sports house. In the sports arena, he
represents the District of Petaling Utama in the shot putt
and high jump events.
Luqman in his Malaysian Youth Cadet Corporation uniform.
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A QUARTERLY PUBLICATION FOR MYKASIH FOUNDATION | ISSUE 11 | MARCH 2015
Providing
essential food items
Creating
a brighter future
DIALOG donates bicycles to
250 Pasir Gudang students
MyKasih’s Live Aid
Post-flood relief for affected families
in the east coast.
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