Communities Unite for Purewater

There are still orang asli communities (Peninsular Malaysia) and rural villages (East Malaysia) that are suffering from water poverty. Lacking access to clean water, they rely on contaminated surface water and rivers for drinking and washing. Waterborne and water-washed diseases are common, and the conditions in these villages are dire.

Through collaboration with funders and partners, we aim to uplift the lives and well-being of these communities by making water more accessible, providing clean filtered drinking water, and empowering each person with WASH training.

358 families in 31 villages now have access to clean water

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All-Lights Village

Access to electricity is another major problem for underserved communities in rural locations. They have to rely on unsustainable and hazardous forms of energy like diesel-powered generators, palm kernel bonfires, candles, and heavy-duty batteries. In the long run, they end up paying more for energy than the average Malaysian.

All-Lights Village aims to provide these communities with sustainable solar energy to lessen their financial burden, free up their time for more productive work, and empower them to build for the future.

60 families now have access to solar energy

Number of productive hours in a day increased from 12 to 18

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Sports for Youth

In many rural communities, the long-standing issues of unmet basic needs and financial hardship have overshadowed the importance of youth development. With high school dropout rates and lack of facilities or activities to occupy their time, these youth will miss out on the chance to learn and gain essential life skills.

Through sports, we aim to promote healthy development and cultivate positive values. It is a good way to spend their time and decreases the risk of them being involved in unhealthy activities. As sports are a team and social activity, the youth will benefit from learning skills like teamwork, self-confidence, and communication.

250 children in Kg. Ulu Geroh have access to sports equipment so that they can play badminton, football, and sepak takraw

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Breeze: Sports for Youth

World Sight Day

In conjunction with World Sight Day, Focus Point is giving back to the community by raising awareness of eye health in Kg. Ulu Geroh and Kg. Ulu Kampar in Perak. Focus Point is also fundraising to support the Communities Unite for Purewater clean water initiative.

25 people will get free spectacles

The oldest recipient is 71 years old

50 people were trained in healthy eyesight practices and eye exercises

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Focus Point: World Sight Day

Welfare

As we engage and interact with the underserved communities on a long-term basis, we learn about their personal struggles and difficulties. With the support of generous donors, we try to help as much as possible by providing food and medical supplies, connecting them to organisations and individuals who can assist, and financial support.

Pak Long, Kg. Teraling

Ever since his wife fell sick, 70-year old Pak Long has been caring for her and their four children. Both husband and wife are unable to work to support their family. We helped out financially and by providing food supplies but it is not enough to sustain them for long. If you’d like to help, please contact us.

Hamidah, Kg. Riang

Hamidah suffered a fracture on her elbow from falling down while playing. She didn’t go for her follow-up treatment after her fracture was set and as a result, her wound was infected and she had difficulty bending her arm. We brought her to Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan in Kuantan for treatment and followed up on her condition on subsequent visits.

Kg. Bahu

This village is quite hard to access and the villagers do not have a lot of natural resources to rely on. During the monsoon season (Nov-Dec), villagers could not venture out and had exhausted their food supplies. We made it in time to replenish their supply so that they can weather out the next few weeks.

Transforming Education Summit

Carrying the theme “Moral and Innovative Leadership: Realign the Purpose to Educate”, the summit was held to provide capacity building opportunities and a leadership framework for educators as they are the driving force of education transformation in order to make an impact in their students. The summit is part of the Character and Creativity Initiative (CCI), which seeks to make education more relevant in the twenty-first century by integrating character and creativity into all aspects of school culture towards the development of the whole person.

160 participants comprising of educators, officers from the Ministry of Education, and representatives from the corporate sector

Officiated by Deputy Minister of Education, Dato’ P. Kamalanathan

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YLK Educators’ Retreat

Themed “Illuminating Minds, Transforming Lives”, the retreat was the first time that these teachers had the opportunity to come together and get to know each other through team-building games, discussions, and heart-to-heart sharing. This is part of our Inspiring Educators initiative to motivate and empower teachers to become the agents of change for education transformation.

34 educators from 10 YLK centres in Sarawak participated in the two-day programme

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TEST Educators Retreat

We organised a Teacher Empowerment for School Transformation (TEST) Educators Retreat for 60 district education officers from Pejabat Pendidikan Daerah (PPD) Timur Laut, Penang, in collaboration with Edvolution. Themed “Rekindling Our Passion, Transforming Our Schools”, the retreat – which is the first they have attended together – provided an opportunity for these officers to get to know themselves and their colleagues on a deeper level, strengthening their bond and resolve to be the catalysts for school transformation.

60 district education officers from Pejabat Pendidikan Daerah (PPD) Timur Laut, Penang participated in the two-day programme

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2018 Young Changemakers Camp

Bearing the theme “Raising Leaders of Tomorrow”, the camp raises moral and innovative leaders through empowering youths with social leadership. Through the camp, youths not only discover more about themselves, but also about others, which is the first step towards cultivating a peaceful environment and becoming a moral leader. Youths build strong relationships through this camp as they are given a platform to work together, which encourages them to put aside their differences and embrace the uniqueness of each person; this becomes an essential lesson to live harmoniously with each other.

The three-day camp was attended by 38 youths from rural areas of Sarawak

These teens aged between 14-16 are alumni of Yayasan LaSallian Kuching Learning Centres

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