{"id":5026,"date":"2017-04-20T09:55:03","date_gmt":"2017-04-20T09:55:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teachformalaysia.org\/corporations-pledge-to-double-public-donations-in-support-of-education\/"},"modified":"2017-04-20T09:55:03","modified_gmt":"2017-04-20T09:55:03","slug":"corporations-pledge-to-double-public-donations-in-support-of-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teachformalaysia.org\/my\/corporations-pledge-to-double-public-donations-in-support-of-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Corporations pledge to double public donations in support of education"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j9cHv_6EWTw?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>KUALA LUMPUR, 18 APRIL 2017<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 \u201cThank you, Mr Brian for helping me see that I have a future beyond SPM.\u201d Shawn* is one of many students sharing their stories of teachers who helped them unlock their potential, in Teach For Malaysia\u2019s biggest fundraising campaign of the year,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/teachformalaysia.org\/my\/home\/unlockmypotential\/\">#EmpoweredTo Unlock MY Potential<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In a video where he illustrates his challenging start in life, Shawn recounts his journey from not being able to afford lunch in school, to finally making it into university.\u00a0According to the Malaysia Education Blueprint 2013 \u2013 2025, about\u00a01 in 5 Malaysian students do not complete their secondary education.<\/p>\n<p>According to Co-founder and Managing Director of Teach For Malaysia, Dzameer Dzulkifli, thousands of students in Malaysia come from challenging socioeconomic backgrounds where they are forced to juggle between finding their own food, looking after their parents, keeping themselves safe, and going to school.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3128\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.teachformalaysia.org\/blog\/home\/teachfor\/public_html\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/05-Dzameer-Dzulkifli-Co-founder-Managing-Director-at-Teach-For-Malaysia-1.jpg?resize=1000%2C667\" alt=\"05 Dzameer Dzulkifli\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese are the same children that are expected to compete with city kids who had the opportunity to go to private schools, attend tuition classes, buy the best reference books and invest 100% of their attention into their own future. The harsh reality is that many of us are jaded with the thought that nothing can be done. Teach For Malaysia believes in the contrary. Every day, we do our level best to ensure that more students have the opportunity to attain an excellent education,\u201d said Dzameer.<\/p>\n<p>The campaign aims to\u00a0strengthen individual donor support for Teach For Malaysia\u2019s mission to recruit, train and support Fellows to teach in high-needs schools across the nation.\u00a0A monthly donation of RM50 contributes to the resources needed to impact an equivalent of 2 students, with each Teach For Malaysia Fellow impacting an average of 150 students a year.\u00a0To date, the not-for-profit organisation has impacted over 44,000 students working with the Ministry of Education and other partners.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3154\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.teachformalaysia.org\/blog\/home\/teachfor\/public_html\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Partners-and-supporters.jpg?resize=1000%2C667\" alt=\"Partners and supporters\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Until 22 June 2017, all\u00a0monthly donations will be matched by\u00a0corporate campaign pledge partners like CIMB Islamic, OSK Foundation, Cagamas, PwC Malaysia, RBC Investor &amp; Treasury Services, Mercedes-Benz Malaysia and UEM Group \u2013 to double the public\u2019s impact.<\/p>\n<p>At the campaign launch hosted by Teach For Malaysia\u2019s\u00a0Board of Trustees Chairperson, YAM Tunku Ali Redhauddin Ibni Tuanku Muhriz,\u00a0he stressed the importance of public private partnerships and the role everyone plays in ending education inequity.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3148\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.teachformalaysia.org\/blog\/home\/teachfor\/public_html\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/YAM-Tunku-Ali.jpg?resize=1000%2C667\" alt=\"YAM Tunku Ali\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are enormously appreciative of our corporate partners, who have stepped forward to pledge a total of RM825,000, to match monthly donations.\u00a0The success of this campaign and our movement depends on each and every one of us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEducation is a key enabler that not only empowers a nation, but also elevates it by promoting social inclusivity, which is crucial for equitable prosperity and progress. CIMB Islamic believes that good education should be prioritised to provide long-term value to our country, and that every child should be afforded good education as a right, not as a privilege. We also strongly support the idea of businesses and society working hand in glove to help improve the education ecosystem, to create a lasting change for Malaysia,\u201d said Rafe Haneef, Chief Executive Officer, CIMB Islamic.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3143\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.teachformalaysia.org\/blog\/home\/teachfor\/public_html\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/CIMB-Islamic-MED-RES.jpg?resize=1000%2C807\" alt=\"CIMB Islamic MED RES\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Cagamas Chief Executive Officer,\u00a0Datuk Chung Chee Leong also shared\u00a0the importance of education and how quality education can boost Malaysia\u2019s growth.\u00a0\u201cWe believe education is an investment in human capital, and impacts the nation\u2019s growth and development. Cagamas is committed to play a part in the development of Malaysia\u2019s human capital by supporting Teach for Malaysia\u2019s mission.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Well-known individuals have also stepped forward in support of the campaign, such as Alena Murang, Altimet, Danial Rahman and Hannah Tan.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HZ_iM8yBnhI?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe that teachers play a very important role in building our nation and I support Teach For Malaysia\u2019s mission to empower students across the country,\u201d said Hannah Tan.<\/p>\n<p>The campaign also features a video by\u00a0Zidane, one of the students behind the local film\u00a0<i>Adiwiraku<\/i>, which is based on the real-life story of Teach For Malaysia Alumna, Cheryl Fernando and her students.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PDgA0ANsNzE?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Teach For Malaysia is also currently recruiting its 2018 Fellows and was named Best Graduate Programme at the GradMalaysia Graduate Recruitment Awards 2015. You can apply for the Fellowship or sign up as a monthly donor at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/teachformalaysia.org\/my\/home\/unlockmypotential\/\"><b>teachformalaysia.org<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>*Students\u2019 names have been changed to protect their identity.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KUALA LUMPUR, 18 APRIL 2017\u00a0\u2013 \u201cThank you, Mr Brian for helping me see that I have a future beyond SPM.\u201d Shawn* is one of many students sharing their stories of&#8230;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[127,136,104,121,117,128,103,113,109,105,114],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-5026","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-alumni","7":"category-central","8":"category-community","9":"category-community-impact","10":"category-corporate-partner","11":"category-fellow","12":"category-impact","13":"category-movement","14":"category-poverty","15":"category-problem","16":"category-region"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/teachformalaysia.org\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5026","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/teachformalaysia.org\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/teachformalaysia.org\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teachformalaysia.org\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teachformalaysia.org\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5026"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/teachformalaysia.org\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5026\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/teachformalaysia.org\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5026"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teachformalaysia.org\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5026"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teachformalaysia.org\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5026"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}