These words, which mean "We thank you very much" are echoed throughout the calls we made to the families who have been sent the food aid as our teams checked in to see how they were doing. One staff shared that overall sentiment she got was that the families, feeling relieved that they did not have to worry about food, were able to spend more time together. Parents who were not able to spend...
"Stuck at home in unprecedented times." That's the reality all of us are facing during the Movement Control Order (MCO). Many families, including mine, have had little or no time to transition to the new restrictions. No unnecessary travel, no eating out, no exercising or physical activity in public areas, no going to school or enrichment classes. Normal routines were going to be disrupted and...
Contributions from the many Malaysians (corporates, the general public and even our volunteers) have been overwhelming for Projek Sinar. As of yesterday, we have raised over RM430,000, an amount that's enough to cover aid for the 326 families weekly up till 5 May 2020. One question we get often is "Do you still require funding?" The answer to that is YES. As there is immense uncertainty on the...
Two and a half weeks have passed since the start of the Movement Control Order (MCO) and the team has been tirelessly calling, screening and working with the suppliers to distribute various types of aid since we launched Projek Sinar. This week alone, food aid has been distributed to 260 families in 3 communities! Earlier in the week, one of our staff shared how she thought the calls would get...