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ASEAN Projects
 Malaysia |
| Visitation to TSTF-Supported Organisations in Malaysia |
Tan Sri Tan Foundation (TSTF) Consultant, Ms. Doreen Wan, paid a visit to four TSTF- supported organizations in July 2010, to learn more about their operations and find out their needs in serving the underprivileged in Malaysia.
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Little Sisters of the Poor, Penang
A resident was doing hand exercise by throwing tennis balls into a container - an inexpensive and effective way to maintain every day wellness. |
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Perak Palliative Care Society
A mock cheque was presented during Project Sunshine, where all the members would meet on a monthly basis for tea and peer support. |
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Rumah Orang-Orang Tua Simee (Simee Home for the Aged)
Spacious multi-purpose hall doubles up as dining area, chapel, and adequately comfortable “lounges” on each building block and each floor. |
The "Saving Kampong Peta" project was officiated by Her Royal Highness, Yang Amat Mulia Raja Zarith Sofiah Binti Almarhum Sultan Idris Shah as a partnership programme between the Malaysian Red Crescent Society (National Committee for Community Services) and the Tan Sri Tan Chin Tuan Foundation, which contributed both cash and assistance in-kind, following the disastrous floods in December 2006 and January 2007.
As part of the Foundation’s ongoing support, the Foundation started a "Tan Chin Tuan Community Library" at Kampong Peta as is a gift to the Kampong Peta community (Endau-Rompin, National Park), to share the love for learning.
 A Story of Orang Asli – a project by Republic Polytechnic students, who visited Kampong Peta. (1.72MB)
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Supporting literacy and reading, the foundation donates English children story books to the villagers.
Eric Teng, CEO (right) passes the books to the village head.
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Encouraged by TCTF and their school, a group of Republic Poly students visited the orang asli community and documented their way of life, to share with their peers. A set will be on display in the Tan Chin Tuan Community Library. |
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Promoting a love for learning, we’ve started a community library for the villagers, with help from MRCS friends. |
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| Visit to Kampong Peta 17 August 2008 |
| Programme director Yap Su-Yin unveils the stationery gifts inside the Tan Sri Tan Foundation school packs, which were distributed to the village children. |
MRCS volunteer Norman (right) starts a Harvest Lingzhi Mushroom project to generate income for the villagers. |
SMART Partnership:
Tan Chin Tuan Foundation and Soka Gakkai Malaysia - Johor Bahru launched a SMART Partnership, assisting 67 schools, from mid-2007. With a sum of RM60,000, they helped close to 1,700 students from low-income families affected by massive Johor floods, supplying them with new dictionaries, stationery and uniforms. In 2008, the foundation renewed support for this group, donating RM118,000 to enable gifts of bursaries, revision books, extra lessons and food subsidies.
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School Name: SJKC Sedenak, SK Sedenak, SJKT Sedenak
Comment: Mr. Wong Thing Waah - Principle of SJKC Sedenak, Mr. Md. Said - GPK1, SK Sedenak, Mr. Kaviarasan - GPK1 SJKT Sedenak,, Mr.Chong Quin Ping - YDP PIG SJKC Sedenak, Mr. Hon Chong – Pengerusi Lembaga Pengurus SJKC Sedenak, Mr. Rajandren - GPK Koko SJKT Sedenak, Teachers, Students and Members of SGM attended the ceremony. This is an integration schools. Students are happy together. |
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School Name: SJKT Kelan
Comment: Mr Batumalay the principle of school attended the ceremony. SGM members and students are happy received their presents. Most of the students family condition are single parents. They needs more helps on increase the books OD Library. |
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Tan Sri Tan Chin Tuan Foundation donates towards flood disaster relief efforts in Malaysia.
Ms Chew Gek Khim presents Malaysian Red Crescent Society (MRCS) with a cheque to Her Royal Highness, Yang Amat Mulia Raja Zarith Sofiah Binti Almarhum Sultan Idris Shah, who officiated the "Saving Kampong Peta" project as a partnership programme between the Malaysian Red Crescent Society (National Committee for Community Services) and the Tan Sri Tan Chin Tuan Foundation. |
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Orang Asli – Kampong Peta (Johor) project:
Together with the Malaysian Red Crescent, Tan Sri Tan Chin Tuan Foundation – our Malaysian wing – has been helping the aboriginal community near the Endau Rompin National Reserve, also affected by the floods. Funds helped build a new community library, boat, and kick-starting preventive measures to prepare for what to do in the event of future flooding.
12 Apr 2007:
Helping hands for a flood-hit community (English)
29 Mar 2007:
RM300k to Malaysian Red Crescent Society (Chinese)
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The foundation’s Deputy Chairman Chew Gek Khim visits the orang asli villagers (Endau-Rompin National Reserve) in Mersing, Malaysia |
Free Mobile Clinic for Assunta Hospital's Needy:
Assunta Hospital in Petaling Jaya launched the mobile charity clinic on 15th December 2007. The mobile medical clinic is in line with Assunta Hospital commitment and philosophy to serve the community. Assunta Hospital, a not-for-profit organization founded in 1957, will use the mobile clinic as a platform for the hospital to reach out to the society.
Assunta Hospital sets aside a certain portion of the organization's profit for helping the needy and to reduce the burden of the less fortunate citizens in the society. In doing so, chairperson Sister Assunta Leong said, Assunta Hospital is continuing the legacy set forth in 1961 by the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary sisters who devoted their lives in providing social and healthcare needs to the villages of Kampung Muniandy, Kampung Medan, Sungai Way. Assunta Hospital provide the mobile charity clinics for free of charge to patients.
The mobile charity clinic will operate on every third Saturday of each month from 9.00 am to 12.00 pm. The clinic session will be increased if there is good response or request from the public.
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