13 schools receive uniform vouchers

SERIAN: Thirteen schools here received Yayasan Sarawak School Uniform Assistance Vouchers on Friday (Sept 4). These 13 schools were SMK Serian, SJK Chung Hua Serian, SJK Pangkalan Bedup, SK Lebur Remun, SK Koran, SK Melansai, SK Riih Daso, SK Pengkalan Sorah, SK Serian, SK St Patrick Tangga, SK St Henry Slabi, SK Bedup, and SK […]
A lesson of life

It is always a two-way interaction for teachers and students. While the students learn from the teachers, the teachers also gather life’s lessons as they spend time with their students. Two young teachers share their journeys and experiences teaching underprivileged children at the ‘Dignity for Children Foundation’. Equal access, equal chance Twenty years ago, two […]
Introduction to Dignity

Every child deserves quality education because it plays a pivotal role in social and cultural right, and help reduce poverty and child labour. Twenty years ago, this belief resonated in two individuals that formed the Dignity for Children Foundation for underprivileged children. Breaking the cycle of poverty through quality education In 1998, Rev Elisha Satvinder […]
12 needy students get free spectacles

KAPIT: A total of 12 needy students from Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Selirik have received free spectacles under the Lions’ Community Project ‘Eye-Sight First Campaign’. Senior Assistant of the school, Dr Layang Ugek, on behalf of the students received the twelve pair of glasses from the president of Lions Club Kapit, Mona Akun, at a […]
Underprivileged SK Krait pupils get school bags

SERIAN: To kick-start their 2020 activity calendar, Habitat for Indigenous and Urban Program (Hidup), recently presented school bags to pupils of SK Krait, Kampung Krait, in Kedup. SK Krait, with a population of 98 pupils, is termed “Sekolah Kurang Murid (SKM)” or under-enrolled school, and is located about one-and-a-half hour’s drive from Kuching. Following a […]
Free breakfast for underprivileged students

KUALA LUMPUR: The government’s free breakfast programme (PSP) in schools will be targeted at underprivileged students only, said Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad yesterday. According to Dr Mahathir, it will not be fair to provide such assistance to students from families with sufficient means. “We will continue with the existing programme but the focus […]
Underprivileged children get ‘Back to School’ aid

BINTULU: Joy radiated on the faces of the underprivileged after receiving donations from Extrameal Bintulu’s charity Back to School. Bintulu Extrameal founder Francis Ngu Hown Hua said about 180 children had been helped through the ‘Extrameal Bintulu Light Load 5.0’ programme in a number of selected villages since its operations a few weeks ago. “About […]
Unimas to help underprivileged students

KOTA SAMARAHAN: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) is pledging to aid its underprivileged students. “The B40 Endowment Scholarship Fund is targeted towards assisting students who come from poverty-stricken families,” said Unimas vice-chancellor Prof Datuk Dr Mohamad Kadim Suaidi. In addition to that, Unimas also provides the Student Welfare Endowment Fund for students who experience personal as […]