In a world that is constantly changing, the overwhelming needs of the low-income families remain the same. Due to the Covid-19 crisis, these groups of people were greatly affected. Hence, we launched Projek Sinar so that no one gets left behind. For the first phase of Projek Sinar, we had a modest goal to...
As our country adjusts to new norms during RMCO (Recovery MCO), low-income families continue to face an uncertain economic impact ahead. With your help, we have provided over RM655,000 worth of food and urgent aid to more than 500 vulnerable families regularly since March through Projek Sinar. As the first phase of Projek Sinar draws to a close, we did a needs assessment survey with these...
Today marks Day 51 of the Movement Control Order (MCO), and 48 days since Projek Sinar was launched in response. The number of families requesting aid continues to increase as more families run out of savings. Since the start of the project, a total of 447 families have been fed on a regular basis. But what does feeding 447 families mean? Why 447 and not 4,500… or even 45,000?...
We find ourselves asking this question when we are approached for help outside of our current scope. What keeps us on the right track is actually asking ourselves how great the need is and how we can fulfill those needs with the given resources we have. A simple example of this is when the school counselor from SMK Tropicana approached our Youth Services staff 2 weeks ago to inform that some...