– Empowering over 3,000 students in Malaysia –
Joy Schools is Mondelēz International’s adopt-a-school programme that empowers school children to make positive changes towards improving their overall well-being. Joy Schools addresses the lack of healthy eating habits through a collaborative community partnership platform with the Ministry of Education, schools, parents and non-governmental organisations across three core pillars:
• Access to Fresh Food – pioneering a Garden-to-Table initiative within the school compounds for students to grow fresh produce comprising herbs, vegetables, and fruits that are served as main ingredients in school canteen dishes.
• Nutrition Education – creating nutrition awareness by instilling the importance of healthy eating habits and making balanced food choices through fun-filled discussions and hands-on experiences among students.
• Active Play – advocating active play by converting classrooms into vibrant and interactive spaces to promote physical engagement and collaborative learning among students.
Mondelēz is set on transforming the lives of more than 1.5 million children across 18 countries with this three-pronged approach to well-being. The Joy Schools program was established in 2011 in the Philippines, and in Malaysia in 2015. Since its inception, Joy Schools has benefitted over 3,000 students in Malaysia across 4 schools nationwide.
– Sustainable and Impactful to Communities –
As a member of today’s rapidly changing global community, Pfizer Inc adapts to the evolving needs of society and contribute to the overall health and wellness of our world. We are building partnerships in communities throughout the world to strengthen health systems, increase access to our medicines, and find sustainable solutions to the health challenges of today and tomorrow.
In Malaysia, since our inception in 1964, we have been giving back to communities through various initiatives focus on health education and patient support such as Care-A-Van, Hope Program, Mencare, SWAT and Pfizer Malaysia Health Fellows among others with partner agencies.
Our most notable and sustainable initiative is CARE-A-VAN, a free mobile health screening which was launched in 1998 with endorsement from Ministry of Health. It remains one of the country’s longest serving community project by a multinational company. CARE-A-VAN has been crisscrossing Malaysia for the last 20 years, giving free screening and improving health literacy of rural and underserved communities. To date CARE-A-VAN has screened more than 180,000 Malaysians with approximately 1,700 volunteers devoting more than 35,000 hours across 800 locations.
True to one of our corporate values – COMMUNITY, we encourage active volunteerism. Launched in 2009, Pfizer Malaysia Health Fellow is a program whereby Pfizerians provide direct health assistance to underserved communities in East Malaysia. Annually selected, volunteers travel to remote villages and live with communities to carry out health mission. So far, 12 missions were carried out with total of 82 Health Fellows serving in 49 rural locations.
For more information please visit us at https://www.pfizer.com.my/communities/pfizer-worldwide
– A Force For Good And A Force For Growth –
For over 30 years, Procter & Gamble (P&G) has been committed to be a force for good and a force for growth for Malaysia. Established in 2015, the Ibu Nakhoda Hidup and P&G Smallholders Program have grown to become P&G’s flagship CSR program in the country. Ibu Nakhoda Hidup (SDG 5: Gender Equality) is a three-party collaboration between P&G Malaysia, MYDIN and WOMEN:girls (NGO) and aims at supporting mother entrepreneurs (mompreneurs) to be the captains of their own destiny, helping to not only generate the household income but also to accomplish their dreams to become a successful entrepreneur. Funded through the P&G-MYDIN Hulurkan Harapan Fund, WOMEN:girls will select and award 5 women yearly with special grant to strengthen their businesses in terms of branding, business acumen and enhancement of machinery and equipment. The program also benefits other mother entrepreneurs who are provided with business knowledge and mentorship by MYDIN and with special promotional offers matched to P&G products. As of 2018, the Hulurkan Harapan has raised a total of RM 384,260.42, reached more than 10 states nationwide with a total of 602 submissions from mother entrepreneurs.
The P&G Smallholders Program (SDG 8, SDG 12, SDG 15) is a multi-year commitment which is part of P&G’s 2020 Zero Deforestation Commitment and Ambition 2030 to develop and enable independent smallholders in our Malaysian supply chain to improve sustainability practices and livelihood by increasing yields from existing lands. In 2018, The Program has successfully assessed and trained 759 smallholders in Johor on sustainability and good agricultural practices (GAP). The Program will expand to cover a footprint of 10,000 independent smallholders in Johor and Terengganu by end 2020 (current footprint: 2000 independent smallholders).
For more information please visit us at https://www.pwc.com/my/en/publications/pwc-annual-report-2017/workforce/cr.html
– COP MYReaders, helping students read better in English –
One of our Corporate Responsibility area of focus is to help disadvantaged youth achieve their full potential through education via several initiatives including our Community Outreach Programme (COP). Since 2002, our COP volunteers spend 5-months at selected charity homes to tutor underprivileged children and assist the homes with administrative duties. In 2017, we expanded this programme to SMK Bandar Baru Ampang collaborating with MYReaders (a non-profit) with the aim to improve literacy.
This programme targets secondary school students who are unable to read in English (reading levels between pre-kindergarten to standard 1). Each volunteer dedicates two weeks of their time helping the students to read better in English using a specially designed and structured syllabus that covers phonics, fluency and comprehension and the students’ progress are measured through pre, mid and post diagnostic tests. We recorded positive outcome from our pilot programme last year – reading ability for participating students grew by 47% on average and they could answer 40% more comprehension questions than before, with one student growing by 2 reading years (from Kindergarten to Standard 2 level).
The teachers and school administrators also shared qualitative positive changes in the students’ learning behaviours as they are now seen to be more confident to speak up and read in English – watch our video to see the students’ progress. We also have other similar programmes on education sharing at the schools we support – read the CR section on our Annual Report or check out our hashtag on social media #PwCMYCR.
For more information please visit us at https://www.pwc.com/my/en/publications/pwc-annual-report-2017/workforce/cr/my-readers.html
– Delivering Sustainable Futures –
Yayasan Sime Darby (YSD), or the Sime Darby Foundation, was established in 1982 and is the philanthropic arm of Sime Darby Berhad, Sime Darby Plantation Berhad and Sime Darby Property Berhad.
YSD’s vision is to lead and make a sustainable impact in the lives of others. The Foundation’s objective is supported by its five pillars, namely education, environment, community & health, sports, and arts & culture.
Since its inception, YSD has awarded scholarships worth RM268 million to 3,786 students in Malaysia and internationally, with a focus on the underprivileged. It is supporting long-term research projects such as Stability of Altered Forest Ecosystems (SAFE), the world’s largest ecological project, reforestation initiatives such as the Reforestation and Rehabilitation of Orangutan Habitats in Northern Ulu Segama, and conservation of endangered species like Danau Girang Field Centre’s research to protect the Sunda clouded leopard, proboscis monkey and the Bornean Banteng.
YSD is also actively involved in the development and improvement of sports in Malaysia, particularly in track cycling, football and golf. Under its community & health pillar, YSD works with organisations such as the Malaysian Aids Council, Women’s Aid Organisation and Cancer Research Malaysia to promote the health and wellbeing of disadvantaged groups irrespective of race, culture, religion, creed or gender. YSD also works with established organisations such as the ASK Dance Company, Five Arts Centre and The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre to promote the development of arts and culture.
For more information please visit us at http://www.yayasansimedarby.com/
Standard Chartered Sustainability; A force for good.
Our purpose as an international bank is to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity. We seek to ensure that the financial services we provide to individual, businesses and global institutions improve livelihoods and provide news economic opportunities for people in our markets.
We are committed to promoting economic and social development in the markets we serve, doing so sustainably and equitably in line with our purpose and three valued behaviours: ‘Never settle’, ‘Better together’ and ‘Do the right thing’.
Our approach to sustainability focuses on three pillars – contributing to sustainable economic growth, being a responsible company and investing in communities. Health and education are the foundation of social and economic development. We work with local partners to deliver programmes that improve people’s health and educational opportunities.
Our Goal programme has empowered more than 430,000 adolescent girls across our 20 markets with the confidence, knowledge and skills they need to be integral economic leaders in their families, communities and societies. Through a combination of sports and life skills training, In Malaysia, we have engaged over 2,800 secondary school girls after Goal was launched in August 2017.
Seeing is Believing, our flagship global programme to treat avoidable blindness and visual impairment has raised USD100million globally in 2018 through fundraising and matching by the Group.
Since 2013, Standard Chartered Foundation (SCF) sealed a partnership with the Ministry of Health to support underprivileged cataract patients in Malaysia. Close to MYR2 million was donated to-date for the purchase the intraocular lenses required for cataract surgeries for over 6,300 patients.
For more information please visit us at https://av.sc.com/my/content/docs/malaysia-sustainability-summary-2017.pdf
– A force for good – We’re committed to promoting social and economic development through our core business of banking –
