Mercy Newsletter August 2014

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AUGUST 2014
4TheSun
Fund
Bosnia Flood Disaster Relief
4A
4Sungai
Tiang Outreach Clinic
tribute to Yasmin Ahmad by Penangpac
4Palestine
Relief Fund
4Message
from the President
4School
4Emergency
Food Parcels to Gaza
Preparedness Programme (SPP) Kuala Lumpur,
Melaka, Kedah and Kelantan
4Announcements
4How
To Donate
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Tan Sri Dato’ Ajit Singh
CO-OPTED EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
MEMBERS
Tan Sri Dato’ Ahmad Fuzi Haji Abdul Razak
Dr. Jitendra Kumar S.N. Tejani
Toh Puan Dato’ Seri Hajjah Dr. Aishah Ong
Dr. Shahridan Mohd. Fathil
Tan Sri Professor Dato’ Dzulkifli Abdul Razak
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Helen Benedict Lasimbang
An excerpt from Dato’ Dr. Ahmad Faizal Perdaus’
Tan Sri Johan Jaaffar
interview with The Sun Daily in conjunction with World
Ms. Elizabeth Lee Fuh Yen
Humanitarian Day:
Mrs. Gaik Wong
SECRETARIAT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
Ahmad Faezal Mohamed
“MERCY Malaysia has been around for 15 years, providing medical relief to
PRESIDENT
countries and territories all around the world. It is a small number compared
Dato’ Dr. Ahmad Faizal Mohd Perdaus
GENERAL MANAGER
COMMUNICATIONS AND FUNDRAISING
to some international volunteer groups, but it shows how much Malaysian
VICE PRESIDENT (MEDICAL)
awareness of humanitarian work has grown. Volunteerism is putting the
Dr. Heng Aik Cheng
needs of others above yourself, often in challenging situations. It brings to
VICE PRESIDENT (NON-MEDICAL)
light the plight of others in difficult scenarios, be it in natural disasters or
areas of conflict, and how sometimes the smallest act of kindness can bring
immense relief. In remembrance of all our fellow humanitarian workers who
continue to contribute to the cause they believe in without prejudice of race,
religion or creed, I would like to say ‘thank you’.”
Megawati Rashidi
EDITORIAL
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Muhammad Audi Ghazali
Hj. Norazam Ab Samah
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News reported is as of August 2014.
Dr. Hariyati Shahrima Abdul Majid, PhD
However, due to space constraints, not all
news could be captured in this issue.
HONORARY TREASURER
Ir. Amran Mahzan, PMP
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• www.mercy.org.my
YBhg. Dato’ Dr. Ahmad Faizal Mohd Perdaus
President, MERCY Malaysia.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
• www.facebook.com/MERCYMalaysia
Mr. Sam Tee Kam Bee
• http://www.youtube.com/user/
Prof. Dr. Shalimar Abdullah
Mohamad Ayof bin Bajuri
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• Twitter.com/@MERCYMalaysia
LOCAL STORIES
TheSun Bosnia Flood
Disaster Relief Fund
F
ollowing the dreadful flood that affected more than a
million people and devastated large parts of Bosnia
in May this year, The Sun launched the Bosnia Flood
Disaster Relief Fund to raise funds from the public to aid
communities affected by the flood. A total of RM1,128,911
was successfully raised from the emergency appeal. The
funds were handed over to MERCY Malaysia and will be
used to rehabilitate and reequip two Bosnian hospitals in
the town of Doboj and Maglaj that were badly damaged by
the flood waters.
The Sun’s Managing Editor, Freddie Ng presented the mock
cheque to MERCY Malaysia‘s President, Dato’ Dr Ahmad
Faizal Mohd Perdaus at The Sun’s headquarters in Kuala
Lumpur.
This is the second time in the last six months that The Sun has contributed to MERCY Malaysia’s
disaster relief efforts, the first being Typhoon Haiyan that devastated large parts of the
Philippines late last year.
One particular organisation that contributed greatly to the relief fund was Singer Malaysia
that channeled a large percentage of the proceeds from their special sale that lasted for four
weekends to the Bosnia Flood Disaster Relief Fund.
MERCY Malaysia is truly honoured to have received such tremendous support from all parties
who contributed to the Bosnia Flood Disaster Relief Fund and continue to look forward to
further collaborations in the future.
Singer Malaysia
Marketing and
Communications
Executive, Olivia Wong
showing the insect
killer and air sterilizer,
which were among the
fastest selling items
during the special sale
APPRECIATION TO DONORS
Palestine Relief Fund
M
ERCY Malaysia would like to express our highest appreciation
to all who have contributed to our relief efforts through
your donations to the Palestine Relief Fund. We thank you for your
faithful support and financial contributions, which has enabled us
to continue to deliver medical and humanitarian aid to the most
affected communities in Gaza.
Your continued support to the humanitarian cause and your
commitment to humanity have played a key role in our success in
the delivery of humanitarian assistance to vulnerable communities
in Gaza, and in other countries in need across the world. There is indeed no way for us to express our gratitude and thankfulness for your loyal
support.
We, MERCY Malaysia continue to be inspired by the dedication and generosity of donors and supporters who have stood by our side over the
years. We look forward to continue to strive for excellence in our work through the delivery of humanitarian aid of the highest standard.
We would like to sincerely thank all donors of the Palestine Relief Fund:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Farmasia Sdn Bhd
Zeq Holdings Sdn Bhd
Persatuan Islam Lembaga Getah Malaysia
Masjid Saidina Abu Bakar As-Siddiq
Mass Rapid Transit Corporation (MRT)’s staff
Coffee Planet Malaysia Sdn Bhd
Surau HSBC
Jemaah Masjid Seksyen 13 Shah Alam (NAZA)
Yasmin Technology Sdn Bhd
Iris Technologies (M) Sdn Bhd
11. Optima Infosystems Sdn Bhd
12. Imbas Geofizika Sdn Bhd
13. Mohamad Ibrahim Bsd
14. Arkitek Jururancang (M) Sdn Bhd
15. Tele Flow Corporation Sdn Bhd
16. Perwira Niaga Malaysia
17.CUEPACS
18. System Consultancy Services Sdn Bhd
19. Datasonic Group Berhad
20. Khazanah Nasional Berhad
21. The Melium Group
22. CIMB Islamic
23. RHB Islamic
24.PKNS
25.PERMATA
26.JCORP
27. Media Prima
28. PERNAMA
29. Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia (PAM)
LOCAL STORIES
Sungai Tiang Outreach Clinic
MERCY Malaysia and Pfizer jointly conducted an outreach programme in Kampung Sungai
Tiang from 15 to 17 August 2014. The three-day programme was aimed at reducing the
spread of communicable diseases and increasing the general wellbeing of the community
by raising the community’s awareness on the importance of personal healthcare and basic
hygiene practices.
The team of MERCY Malaysia and Pfizer volunteers conducted a dental clinic and held an oral
health awareness programme with the community. The oral health awareness programme
focused on encouraging the members of the community to maintain good oral hygiene
practices, which the team demonstrated through a practical tooth brushing exercise.
Volunteers from previous visits to Kampung Sungai Tiang noticed that many of the children
suffered from head lice infestation. In order to address this issue, Pfizer and MERCY Malaysia
took the opportunity to conduct a de-licing session with the children. The team helped wash
all the childrens’ hair with “Lice Clear” (head lice medication) and provided them each of
them with an extra bottle of
“Lice Clear” and a lice comb
for them to use at home.
Sitting: Dr. Nur Zahirah , Norhayati & Jasni Ramlee
From left: Bryan Teng Meng Cheong, Muhd. Shahril, Lee Lip Fong, Yusliana, Jennifer, Choo
Sheau Wen, Salwa, Syakir, Hazrool, Md Hanafiah, Yesotha, Kok Kai ,Meng, Dr. Loshini
MERCY Malaysia and Pfizer
also conducted a health
screening exercise and held
psychosocial sessions with
the community during the
three-day programme.
Pfizer volunteers verifying a
patient’s health condition
Children undergoing de-licing treatment by the river
LOCAL STORIES
A tribute to Yasmin Ahmad by Penangpac
T
he Performing Arts Centre of Penang (penangpac) organised a movie screening at its premise in Quay One entitled the
“World Best Movies Special”. In loving memory of one of Malaysia’s most beloved film directors, six of Yasmin Ahmad’s films
were featured as part of a special Yasmin Ahmad Tribute during the event.
The six-day free admission movie screening of Yasmin Ahmad’s films was held from 21- 27 July 2014. During the movie screening,
penangpac also held a sale of Yasmin Ahmad merchandise such as t-shirts, books and movie posters. The sales revenue collected
over the span of six days was channeled to MERCY Malaysia through the Yasmin Ahmad Children Fund.
MERCY Malaysia would thus like to thank penangpac for providing this platform to honour the late Yasmin Ahmad and for
helping to raise funds for the Yasmin Ahmad Children Fund which will enable MERCY Malaysia to continue its work amongst
children in need.
Yasmin Ahmad’s movie screening poster
Viewers browsing through the books and poster at the merchandise booth after the movie screening
The Yasmin Ahmad merchandise booth
LOCAL STORIES
School Preparedness Programme (SPP) Kuala Lumpur, Melaka, Kedah and
Kelantan
E
stablished in the year 2007, the School Preparedness Programme (SPP) has become one of MERCY Malaysia’s core Disaster Risk Reduction Projects that has since been
successfully implemented in schools across Malaysia.
The programme is designed to promote a culture of disaster preparedness and to increase the capacity of schoolteachers and students alike, to respond to natural disasters,
such as the reoccurring seasonal floods that affect many parts of Malaysia annually. As a practical hands-on programme, school students are taught simple methods through
a series of interactive activities, which will empower them to take responsibility for their own safety in the event of an emergency.
The programme is made up of two main phases:
• Phase 1: Covers topics such as School Watching, Grab Bag & Disaster Awareness
• Phase 2: DRR Explore Race – a four checkpoint race that consists of activities such as word search games, crossword puzzles, grab bag preparation and a creative disastermatching exercise. There is also an experience sharing session among the students and volunteers at the end of each activity.
MERCY Malaysia has successfully conducted SPP Phase 1 in Kuala Lumpur and SPP Phase 2 in Melaka, Kedah and Kelantan, in the month of August, covering 11 schools
and reaching 376 students in total.
The following table lists the schools, resources and additional details for the month of August:
STATE
KUALA LUMPUR
(SPP PHASE 1)
SCHOOL
SMK SERI BINTANG SELATAN
SMK BANDAR TASIK SELATAN
SMK COCHRANE PERKASA
DATE
9 AUGUST 2014
9 AUGUST 2014
9 AUGUST 2014
NO OF STUDENTS
35
37
32
NO OF VOLUNTEERS
5
5
5
2
MELAKA
(SPP PHASE 2)
SMK MALIM
SMK SG UDANG
9 AUGUST 2014
9 AUGUST 2014
23
22
5
5
3
KEDAH
(SPP PHASE 2)
16 AUGUST 2014
SMK KUBOR PANJANG
SMK TUNKU SERI INDERA PUTERA 16 AUGUST 2014
SMK ALOR JANGGUS
23 AUGUST 2014
36
33
37
6
5
5
4
KELANTAN
SK SRI RANTAU PANJANG 1
SMK RANTAU PANJANG
SMK GUAL PERIOK
40
40
41
376
5
5
5
56
NO
1
TOTAL
23 AUGUST 2014
23 AUGUST 2014
23 AUGUST 2014
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INTERNATIONAL STORIES
School Preparedness Programme
(SPP) Kuala Lumpur, Melaka,
Kedah and Kelantan
Students being briefed before the start of the grab bag preparation activity
Students focusing on finding key words that are related to DRR
Students brainstorming during the “Creative with Disaster” activity
INTERNATIONAL STORIES
Emergency Food Parcels to Gaza
I
n response to the conflict that affected more than 475,000 people in Gaza, many of whom were
displaced and lacked access to basic lifeline services, MERCY Malaysia deployed a two-person
response team consisting of the Executive Director of MERCY Malaysia, Mr. Ahmad Faezal Mohamed
and Senior Logistic Officer, Ms. Azura Ibrahim to Jordan. The main objective of the mission was to
procure and deliver emergency food supplies to the most affected communities in Gaza.
Working around the clock to reach those caught in the midst of the chaos caused by the conflict,
the team procured, packed and delivered 4,000 emergency food parcels to Gaza onboard ten trucks.
Each emergency food parcel contained a variety of ready to eat items and other dried goods that are
essential for the beneficiaries’ daily nutritional sustenance.
Items Quantity
Sugar 3Kgs.
1
Sesame Paste/ Halawah 450 Gms.
3
Canned Tuna
10
Milk Powder 800-900 Gms.
1
Canned Chickpeas Paste/ Hommus 380 Gms.
20
Canned Beans 400 Gms.
5
Tea 0.5 Kg.
1
Biscuits 24 Pcs.
2
Instant Juice 24 Packs.
1
Canned meat/chicken 800 gms.
3
Canned Cheese 200 gms.
2
The emergency food parcels arrived safely in Gaza on 19th August 2014 at 10.30
pm and were received by Ambassador Dato’ Ku Jaafar Ku Shaari, and Dr. Khamis
Elessi, MERCY Malaysia’s Humanitarian Advisor in Gaza. The emergency food
parcels were then distributed to the most vulnerable communities through
a partnership with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA).
MERCY Malaysia has to date reached more than 24,000 people with emergency
food supplies MERCY Malaysia has been working in Gaza since 2009 supporting
the local health system and has established long-term partnerships with local
health service providers.
YBhg Dato’ Ku Jaafar Ku Shaari, His Excellency to Cairo (red shirt),
and Dr. Khamis Elessi (blue shirt), Country Project Coordinator of
MERCY Malaysia receiving the food parcels
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INTERNATIONAL STORIES
Emergency
Food Parcels
to Gaza
A complete
emergency food
parcel that is ready
for delivery to Gaza
MERCY Malaysia Vice President II, Tuan Hj Norazam Abu Samah and
partners helping each other to pack food items in boxes
The food parcels ready to be distributed in Gaza city.
The food items that makes up an emergency food parcel
MERCY MALAYSIA ACCOUNTS
MERCY Malaysia Accounts
As a non-profit organization, MERCY Malaysia relies solely on fundings and donations from
organization and generous individuals to continue our services to provide humanitarian
assistance to beneficiaries. Your contribution could make a difference in someone’s life.
No matter how small, it goes a long way.
account name: MERCY HUMANITARIAN FUND
account number: 5621-7950-4126
Swift Code: MBBEMYKL
account name: MERCY Malaysia
account number: 8000-7928-08
Swift Code: CIBBMYKL
Announcements
Postponement of Kayuhan Kemanusiaan Gaza on 1st
September 2014 to 25th October 2014
We wish to inform that “Kayuhan
Kemanusiaan
Gaza”
2014
originally
scheduled doe the 1 September 2014 at
Dataran Putrajaya has been postponed to
Sunday 25th October 2014.
On behalf of the MERCY Malaysia, we wish
to apologies for the change of dates.
Kindly visit our Facebook page for more
information regarding the event at
w w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m / p a g e s / K a y u h a n Kemanusiaan-Gaza-2014 or contact our
Fundraising and Events Officer Ms Suhaili Hassan at mobile :
019 3142470 or email at [email protected]
Volunteer Management Department (VMD) Trainings
account name: Malaysia Medical Relief Society
account number: 212273-0000-9257
Swift Code: RHBBMYKL
Donors also can make an online donation through Maybank2U (via registered biller),
CIMBclicks (via CIMB Cares), AmOnline (via registered biller) and iRakyat (via registered
biller). Please include proof of transaction for Tax Exemption Receipts which will be
issued once the transaction is successful. More queries, please do not hesitate to contact
[email protected]. Contact no: +603 2142 2007
Malaysian Medical Relief Society (RN:1155)
No. 4, Jalan Langgak Golf, Off Jalan Tun Razak, 55000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Tel no.: +603-2142 2007 Fax no.: +603- 2142 1992
MERCY Malaysia will held our next following VMD trainings on
• Basic Mission Training (BMT): 7th – 9th November (location to be
advised)
• Volunteer Induction Programme (VIP): (Completed for this year)
• Basic Life Support (BLS): 18th October MERCY Malaysia HQ
• Emergency Response Unit (ERU) Lecture:
27th – 28th September
Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (HUKM)
• Emergency Response Unit Field Training Exercise (ERU FTX):
17th – 19th October 2014
ILSAS, Bangi
ABOUT US
Attending to a little patient
MERCY Malaysia focuses on providing medical relief, sustainable
health-related development and risk reduction activities for vulnerable
communities, in both crisis and non-crisis situations.
We provide emergency medical and humanitarian aid wherever we are
needed. We carry out sustainable development, in terms of:
• Helping the communities find ways to prepare and protect themselves
in the event of natural disasters,
• Rebuilding and refurnishing hospitals and health clinics, and
• Providing health training and health education.
Our aim is to build resilience in all the communities that we touch.
Stories From Our Volunteers
MERCY Malaysia 15th Annual Fundraising Dinner 2014
The Royale Chulan Hotel, DAMANSARA
31 October 2014
7.30 pm
PLEDGE FORM
Purchase of tables and donations are tax-exempted
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Our contribution to the MERCY Malaysia 15 Annual Fundraising Dinner 2014:
A.PURCHASE OF TABLE(S)
 RM 10,000 ________
Quantity
 RM 20,000 ________
 RM 5,000 ________
Quantity
 RM 50,000 ________
 RM 15,000 ________
Quantity
 RM 30,000 ________
Note: Please indicate the number of table(s) required in the respective boxes. (Each table seats 10 guests)
 We will be attending the dinner
 We will not be attending the dinner but wish to sponsor the table(s) for 10 members* of an charity /
welfare home of our choice ______________________________ or as selected by MERCY
Malaysia to attend the dinner. (*10 members per table)
 We will not be attending the dinner but wish to donate our table(s) back to MERCY Malaysia
We are pleased to enclose herewith a crossed cheque of RM ....................... (cheque no:
...................................) made payable to MERCY Malaysia for the purchase of the above.
B.DONATION
We would only like to make a monetary contribution to MERCY Malaysia
 We are pleased to enclose herewith cash in the amount of RM .......................
 We are pleased to enclose herewith a crossed cheque of RM ....................... (cheque no:
..................................) made payable to MERCY Malaysia for the purchase of the above.
Kindly send the invitation cards and tax-exempted receipt to the following address:Name of Individual / Company: .............................................................................................................................
Address: ................................................................................................................................................................
Date :
Contact No. :
E-mail :
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Contact Person: ..................................................
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Signature:
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RSVP by 01 October 2014. Please fax this pledge form to: 03 - 2142 1992
Please return this form together with the cheque made payable to “MERCY Malaysia” to:
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15 Annual MERCY Malaysia Fundraising Dinner 2014
No. 4, Jalan Langgak Golf, Off Jalan Tun Razak,
55000 Kuala Lumpur
OR
Please call: General Line 03 - 2142 2007