Yayasan Sime Darbys four-pronged focus - Part 21 JUN 2025

Aug 13, 2026

Yayasan Sime Darby (YSD) commits to uplifting education for underprivileged students through the Sekolah Angkat Madani initiative, guided by four key areas. The approach includes improving school infrastructure and basic facilities, strengthening professional development for teachers, providing academic guidance for students, and nurturing character and leadership qualities. YSD plans tailored collaboration with each school to identify key needs, supporting schools in multiple states and helping students thrive through sustained community partnerships.

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Yayasan Sime Darby four-pronged focus

Four key focus areas

School-by-school collaboration and state coverage

SEKTOR DOKUMENTASI PENDIDIKAN BPPDP,Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia Aras SB-4,Blok E8,Kompleks E, Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan 62604 Putrajaya. Tel :03-88846425 Faks:03-88846284 TARIKH:21 JUN 2025(SABTU) SINAR HARIAN THE STAR N.STRAITS TIMES UTUSAN M'SIA BERITA HARIAN # 5ekolah Angkt Yayasan Sime Darbys four-pronged focus “This collaboration is valuablebecause it brings together re-sources not just from corporateorganisations like us,but alsofrom NGOs that can assist in de-veloping students'character andsupporting the professional de-velopment of teachers to becomeagents of change." and other underserved commu-nities." "This is about more than justfacilities.It is also about empow-ering teachers to transform theirschools,helping students excelacademically and fostering theirleadership skills.” PUTRAJAYA:Yayasan Sime Darby(YSD)is committed to upliftingeducation for underprivilegedstudents through its participationin theSekolah Angkat Madani ini-tiative,with efforts anchored onfour key areas. God willing, Yatela said YSD would collab-orate with each school to identifyits key needs,whether upgradingfacilities or offering character de-velopment opportunities thatstudents might miss without ex-ternal assistance. with this support system, we can help these She said YSD had adopted 31schools in 11states,with Selangorhaving the largest number,ben-efiting about 16,000 students. YSD chief executive officer DrYatela Zainal Abidin said the fourfocus areas were improving schoolinfrastructure and basic facilities,providing professional develop-ment for teachers,offering aca-demic guidance for students andnurturing character and leader-ship qualities among students. students and schools thrive. She hoped the collective effortwould create lasting,positive im-pacts on both the schools andtheir surrounding communities. She said the initiative reflectedthe meaningful synergy betweengovernment agencies,govern-ment-linked companies,corpo-rate partners,non-governmentalorganisations(NGOs)and localcommunities. "We are proud to be part ofthe Sekolah Angkat Madani ini-tiative.The majority of theseschools are in remote areas,in-volving Orang Asli schools,Chi-nese and Tamil primary schools DR YATELA ZAINAL ABIDIN “God willing,with this supportsystem,we can help these stu-dents and schools thrive." Yayasan Sime Darby chief executive officer

FAQs

What four areas does YSD focus on in the Sekolah Angkat Madani initiative?

YSD focuses on improving school infrastructure and basic facilities, providing professional development for teachers, offering academic guidance for students, and nurturing character and leadership qualities among students.

How does YSD decide what support each school needs?

YSD collaborates with each school to identify its key needs, such as upgrading facilities or creating character development opportunities for students.

How widely has YSD implemented the initiative across Malaysia?

YSD has adopted 31 schools across 11 states, with Selangor having the largest number, benefiting about 16,000 students.

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