Q4 2020

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Shopping Buddy Program

In the final quarter of 2020, 100 low-income families benefited from the Shopping Buddy Program, with

groceries aid worth RM200 being provided to each family. In Nov 20, the program was supported via a

crowdfunding campaign that had raised RM13,699.20 on the NGOHub platform. From Dec 20, we

partnered with Yayasan Hasanah via the Hasanah Special Grant (HSG) 2020, where we will be providing

customised groceries aid to 80 families from PPR Pantai Ria for a period of 3 months. Our goal is to help

these families weather their difficulties during the RMCO period, while providing them with a more

balanced diet supply. Special thanks to all our fundraisers who assisted us in our crowdfunding effort,

and to Yayasan Hasanah for partnering us to amplify the impact of our program.

TESTIMONIES

KRISHNAVENI (volunteer) “Being a student growing up in a charity home, many things are often taken care of by my guardians. Today, through volunteering, I learnt to be independent by shopping for necessities for the B40 families. I'm happy to be able to help and care for a family today.”

SIMON (volunteer) “I feel very happy to be given the opportunity to participate and to volunteer for this program. Growing up in an orphanage, I often receive help from other. However, for this time, I am able to be the one who gives help back to those in need. It is an indescribable feeling, a feeling that is very special to me.”

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PRUKasih Program

In the final quarter of 2020, GVCA focused more towards servicing the community through claims

processing, where 20 claims for illnesses, accidents, and deaths, worth RM40,564 were filed, approved,

and disbursed to the affected members. 7 residents were also enrolled in the program during this period.

PRUKASIH HIGHLIGHTS

ZAITON (ACCIDENT CLAIM) Mdm Zaiton works as a babysitter. She met with an accident and injured her ankle. The healing process of her ankle takes time, while her income as a babysitter was also affected due to the CMCO. With the claim amount received, she is able to use it to purchase her household necessities, which eases her burden.

ZAMRI (ILLNESS CLAIM) Mr Zamri is a factory worker. He was hospitalised for a heart attack. As a result, had to rest for 2 months to recuperate. The claim amount received greatly helped him to alleviate his burden on his household expenses, enabling him to concentrate on recuperating with peace of mind.

JAMAL OMAR (DEATH CLAIM) Ms Rozita is the beneficiary for her late father, Mr Jamal Omar, who passed away due to cancer. The claim amount received was used to buy daily necessities for her family of 5. Although she is still in a state of grief, she tried to be strong for her aging mother, who had always been by her father’s side throughout his illness.

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Didik-Kasih EduCare Program

In final quarter of 2020, there were 25 candidates enrolled with the program, aimed at providing needy

students with a startup assistance and monthly study allowances for their tertiary education, while also

guiding them to plan and conduct charity projects to give back to the society. Special thanks to BAT

Malaysia Foundation, Wipro Unza, and Mdm Tan Ee Hong for funding the candidates.

NO NAME FIELD OF STUDY PERIOD SPONSOR

1 Nur Hidayah Binti Azhar Applied Arts & Design Apr 20 - Mar 21 BAT

2 Yovinka Devi Comms & Psychology Jun 20 - May 21 BAT

3 Denilson Raj A/L Arputharajan Automotive Aug 20 - Jul 21 BAT

4 Nurbatrisyia Iffah Binti Mohd Zaki Electrical Engineering Jun 20 - May 21 BAT

5 Nurul Izzaty Akhtar Accounting Jun 20 - Jan 21 BAT

6 Nur Anisha Farhana Islamic Studies Jun 20 - Dec 20 BAT

7 Jennessa Rose A-Level Aug 20 - Jan 21 BAT

8 Muhammad Rusyaidi Business Management Jun 20 - May 21 BAT

9 Muhammad Ariff Subkey Mechanical Engineering Jul 20 - Jun 21 BAT

10 Saakthysri A/P Puspanathan Actuarial Science Aug 20 - Jul 21 BAT

11 Pradeep Kumar A/L Subramaniam Digital Media Design Aug 20 - Jul 21 BAT

12 Nur Zulaikha Binti Adenan Hotel Management Aug 20 - Jul 21 BAT

13 Krishnaveni Foundation in Arts Aug 20 - Jul 21 BAT

14 Simon Pek Kein Hen Foundation in Arts Aug 20 - Jul 21 BAT

15 Rose Quek Pek Yin Media & Comms Aug 20 - Jul 21 BAT

16 Kaylie-Mae Pillai Business Admin Oct 20 - Sep 21 BAT

17 Leenesh A/L Yellaiyah Law Enforcement Aug 20 - Jul 21 Wipro Unza

18 Aaron Olivie Kebah Fine Arts Aug 20 - Jul 21 Wipro Unza

19 Rashveen Kaur A/P Gurdev Singh Law Aug 20 - Jul 21 Wipro Unza

20 Iswaran A/L Subramaniam ICT Jun 19 - May 21 Wipro Unza

21 Mohamad Phaizal Bin Sharifudin Human Dev & Mgt Jan 20 - Dec 20 Tan Ee Hong

22 Thulasini A/P Balachandran Nursing Feb 20 - Jan 21 Tan Ee Hong

23 Wong Yi Pey Baking Science & Tech Mar 20 - Feb 21 Tan Ee Hong

24 Sadam Hussein Bin Shaik Dawood Aircraft Engineering Aug 20 - Jul 21 Tan Ee Hong

25 Nurain Binti Mohamad Electrical Engineering Sep 20 - Mar 21 Tan Ee Hong

NUR HIDAYAH BINTI AZHAR Hidayah studies Applied Arts & Design. She had started her industrial training at Kian Contract in the Merchandising department, where she learnt 3D drawings for custom furniture and how industrial design is being practiced. She is expected to complete her training in Jan 21 and continue her semester 8 studies in Feb 21.

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YOVINKA DEVI Yovinka studies Comms & Psych. She completed her final exam in Dec 20. While free, she attended Leo club’s events and helped her friend to design posters and manage the social media page.

DENILSON RAJ A/L ARPUTHARAJAN Denilson studies Automotive. He resumed online classes due to CMCO, while his family’s income was also affected. Hence, he juggles studying and working in the truck workshop 6 days a week to help with his family’s household burden.

NURBATRISYIA IFFAH BINTI MOHD ZAKI Nurbatrisyia (left) studies Electrical Enginnering. In Nov 20, she conducted a charity project with her friends to give out food aid to the homeless. She also started learning the LTspice software.

NURUL IZZATY AKHTAR Izzaty studies Accounting. In Oct 20, she started her new semester. Besides focusing on studies, she assisted her mother’s batik home business and facilitated her younger siblings online classes.

NUR ANISHA FARHANA Anisha is in Islamic Studies. She completed her practical in Oct 20. Currently in her final semester, she is busy with her thesis. Her aid ended after Dec 20, and she is expected to graduate in Feb 21.

JENNESSA ROSE Jennessa has completed her final A-level exams in Oct 20. She attended various youth club meetings and help with her mother’s home baking business while awaiting for her results in Jan 21.

MUHAMMAD RUSYAIDI Rusyaidi studies Business Management. He learnt batik painting via Youtube while free and used GVCA aid to purchase a study table. His semester is expected to resume in Mar 21.

MUHAMMAD ARIFF SUBKEY Ariff studies Mechanical Engineering. His scissors lift cart final year project was halted due to the CMCO as it must be made in his college’s workshop. With the changes, his semester will now resume in Jan 21 instead.

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SAAKTHYSRI A/P PUSPANATHAN Saakthysri studies Actuarial Science. In her second semester, she was busy attending classes and tests online. She utilised GVCA’s allowance to purchase graphing app for her studies.

PRADEEP KUMAR A/L SUBRAMANIAM Pradeep (right) studies Digital Media Design. In Dec 20, he started his second semester, and had also acted as our volunteer twice for our Rakan Shopping Program.

NUR ZULAIKHA BINTI ADENAN Zulaikha studies Hotel Management. She has completed her fifth semester exams in Nov 20 and is now doing her internship at Palm Garden Hotel, Putrajaya for a period of 6 months.

KRISHNAVENI Krishnaveni studies Foundation in Arts. She completed her second semester final exams in Dec 20. During her semester break, she had volunteered for our Rakan Shopping Program.

SIMON PEK KEIN HEN Simon studies Foundation in Arts. He had just picked up some cooking skills while staying at the hostel. In Dec 20, he sat for his final exams, and helped in our Rakan Shopping Program

ROSE QUEK PEK YIN Rose studies Media & Comms. She utilises her monthly allowance to pay her room rental and works part time as a kitchen helper. In Dec 20, she completed her second semester and volunteered for our Rakan Shopping Program.

KAYLIE-MAE PILLAI Kaylie studies Business Admin. As a student with hearing disability, she relies on Google translator for the deaf and mute to attend classes. She works extra hard to do revision and aspires to help the deaf community in the future.

LEENESH A/L YELLAIYAH Leenesh is in Law Enforcement Administration. He purchased a laptop for his studies with the GVCA’s aid. In Oct 20, he finished his semester five and volunteered for our Earth Warriors project.

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AARON OLIVIE KEBAH Aaron studies Fine Arts. His classes were switched to online in Oct 20 due to CMCO. In Nov 20, he helped GVCA to shoot an intro video for the #HarapanMulia fundraising campaign.

RASHVEEN KAUR A/P GURDEV SINGH Rashveen studies Law. She sat for her final exams in Oct 20. In Nov 20, she learnt making murukku with her family for Deepavali. In Dec 20, she volunteered for our Rakan Shopping Program.

ISWARAN A/L SUBRAMANIAM Iswaran (2nd from left) studies ICT. In his fourth semester, he learnt new coding methods and created websites. In Dec 20, we provided him with additional food basket support.

MOHAMAD PHAIZAL BIN SHARIFUDIN Phaizal studies Human Development. He started a small bakery business to earn some income for his studies. In Dec 20, he participated in four online dance competitions and won some prizes!

THULASINI A/P BALACHANDRAN Thulasini studies nursing. She has been busy with her final year project. The CMCO had affected her family’s income. Thus, we assisted her family via GHCA’s Family Care support assistance.

WONG YI PEY Yi Pey studies Baking Science. In Nov 20, she learnt how to make Christmas Swiss Roll for the Christmas season. She also started working as a part time helper at the Australian Cake House to earn some pocket money for her studies.

SADAM HUSSEIN BIN SHAIK DAWOOD Sadam studies Aircraft Engineering. In Dec 20, he completed his third on-job training and will be starting his final on job training in Jan 21. On weekends, he helps out at his dad’s cendol business, sending order deliveries to customers.

NURAIN BINTI MOHAMAD Nurain studies Electrical Engineering. Her practical training was retracted due to the pandemic. She was also busy with building her portfolio and preparing for her final exams in Dec 20.