Easing the financial burden - Ceria Ke Sekolah Cash Vouchers RM100

Aug 13, 2026

Ceria Ke Sekolah, a Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) CSR initiative for B40 communities, provides RM100 blue cash vouchers to pupils from under-privileged backgrounds ahead of the new school term. Recipients at SK Kampong Keledek in Kuala Lipis use the vouchers to buy essential supplies such as stationery, books, school uniforms and shoes. The programme is credited with helping low-income families prepare earlier and easing financial pressure while boosting students’ confidence.

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Easing the financial burden

TNB Ceria Ke Sekolah programme

Voucher distribution at SK Kampong Keledek

Programme impact on B40 families

THE STAR□ SINAR HARIAN□ T.N.ALAGESH Year Five pupil Nuraina NadirahMohd Fauzi,one of the recipients,said the assistance would ease herfather's financial burden in prepar-ing her and her elder sister,who isin Form Two,for the new schoolterm. alagesh@nst.com.my NSY31·12·2625 P⁶子 The initiative,part of TNB's cor-porate social responsibility (CSR)efforts for B40 communities,focus-es on ensuring pupils from under-privileged backgrounds have ac-cess to essential school supplies,allowing them to begin the schoolterm on a more equal footing withtheir peers. TARIKH:31 DISEMBER 2025(RABU) Easing the financial burden pupils from SK Kampong Keledekstepped onto the stage at LamanSejahtera inSungai Koyan here,oneby one,to receive blue cash vouch-ers worth RM100 each. Cash vouchers fromTNB programmeensure pupils canbuy school suppliesfor new term The children,comprising 150pupils from the school,which is lo-cated about 25km from Kuala Lipis,received vouchers to purchase es-sential school supplies. KUALA LIPIS S the new school term ap-proaches,Tenaga NasionalBhd's(TNB)Ceria Ke Seko-lah programme continuesto ease the financial burden on low-er-income families,helping chil-dren start the academic year betterprepared and with renewed con-fidence. The 11-year-old said her father,an oil palm plantation worker,has yet to make plans to purchasenew school uniforms or other sup-pliesam grateful for the ssistance. as my family can use the voucher tobuy stationery and books.My schooluniform and shoes purchased ear-lier this year are still in good con-dition,"she said. Meanwhile,Abdullah WafiZulqarnain,11,said the cash vouch-er came at a timely moment as hehas three siblings who are also inschool. Cheers and smiles filled the air as SEKTOR DOKUMENTASI PENDIDIKANBPPDP,Kementerian Pendidikan MalaysiaAras SB-4,Blok E8,Kompleks E,Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan62604 Putrajaya.Tel:03-88846425Faks:03-88846284 TARIKH:31 DISEMBER 2025(RABU) # BERITA HARIAN□UTUSAN M’SIA□ N.STRAITS TIMESCTHE STAR□ SINAR HARIAN[ The fourth of five siblings,Ab-dullah Wafi said the assistance pro-vided by TNB had given him extramotivation to focus and performwell in his studies. three siblings,said she was overjoyed when informed by a teacher that she had been selected to re- "Two of my elder siblings are inuniversity,and I want to follow intheir footsteps. ceive the voucher. The 10-year-old said she did not want "Now,I can prepare early for thenew school session by buying sta-tionery and sharing it with my sib-lings,"he said. to burden her father, a plantation worker, and her mother,a housewife,and usu- Another recipient,Nurshaza AL-isya Mohd Sahrizal,the eldest of ally reused her old uniform and school bag. "Next year,I will be able to go to school with new stationery items,"she said, beaming as she waved the blue cash voucher. SK Kam pong Keledek senior as- sistant for student af- fairs Mohd Ramizam Abd Rahman praised TNB for selecting the school for its Ceria Ke Sekolah pro- gramme,saying the initiative would help pupils prepare for the new school term without burdening their parents. "Most of our pupils are from low-income families,and some cannot afford a com- plete set of school essentials every year.With TNB'shelp,the pupils have told me theyare eagerly looking forward to thenew schoolterm. "The involvement of corporatecompanies through initiatives likethis not only provides much-neededmaterial support but also reas-sures pupils that they are encour- aged to pursue their education with con- fidence,despite the challenges their families may face," he said. SK Kampong Keledek has a total of 173 pupils and 18 teachers. Meanwhile,Pa- hang Menteri Besar Since itstarted in2013,the CeriaKe Sekolahprogramme hasbenefited morethan 86,000families,withtotal.contributionsamounting toRM14 million inPeninsularMalaysia andSaba

FAQs

What is the Ceria Ke Sekolah programme?

Ceria Ke Sekolah is a TNB corporate social responsibility initiative that helps B40 pupils access essential school supplies through cash vouchers ahead of the new term.

How much value are the vouchers for students?

Each selected pupil receives blue cash vouchers worth RM100 to purchase necessary school essentials.

Where did the voucher presentation take place in this report?

The report highlights pupils from SK Kampong Keledek receiving vouchers at Laman Sejahtera in Sungai Koyan, Kuala Lipis.

Aug 13, 2026

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