QUARTERLY REPORT - Great Heart Charity...18 Lim Chin Gee St John Klang RM160.00 Jul 18 - Jun 19 Cari...

QUARTERLY REPORT Q1 2019

Highlights of programs for the period of January 2019 – March 2019.

Great Heart Charity Association / Persatuan Kasih Sejati

Blok N-6-03, The Gamuda Biz Suites, Persiaran Anggerik Vanilla, Kota Kemuning, 40460 Shah Alam, Selangor.

Tel +603-5131 6107

Fax [email protected]

http:/www.greatheartcharity.org.my

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Contents

Hand-in-Hand Charity Program _____________________________________________________________________ 1

You & Me Educational Program ____________________________________________________________________ 20

Great Heart Community Centre ____________________________________________________________________ 23

Earth Warriors Project _____________________________________________________________________________ 28

Great Vision Charity Association __________________________________________________________________ 30

Geng Xin Tang _______________________________________________________________________________________ 34

Association Information ____________________________________________________________________________ 37

TABLE OF CONTENTS

HAND-IN-HAND CHARITY PROGRAM

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Individual Cases – Dialysis Aid

In the first quarter of 2019, our Dialysis Aid Program supported 26 kidney patients who are either low income earners or unemployed due to their medical condition, compared to 22 supported cases within the same period in 2018. Each patient receives a dialysis fee subsidy ranging from RM130 to RM1,000 per month for a period of six (6) months or more to ease their burden. From these 26 beneficiaries, 6 are new cases. Special thanks to Yayasan Kossan for their continued support to fund five of our beneficiaries from August 2018 to January 19 (Listed as beneficiary No 1-5), and five of our beneficiaries from March 19 to August 19 (Listed as beneficiary No 2,6,7,8,9), and Cari online media that helped us fundraise for three beneficiaries (Listed as beneficiary No 16-18). The beneficiaries listing is as follow:

NO BENEFICIARY NAME DIALYSIS CENTRE

AMOUNT DURATION SPONSOR

1 Ledchumanan A/L Gurunaidu St John Klang RM720.00 Jun 17 - Jan 19 Kossan

2 Mah Lai Mun Cheras Dialysis RM720.00 Apr 18 - Mar19 Kossan

3 Yeong Mee Lin Medifund KL RM720.00 May 18 - Feb19 Kossan

4 Yong Koon Tak Medifund KL RM720.00 Jun 18 - Feb 19 Kossan

5 Chong Chun Onn Kau Ong Yah RM720.00 Jun 18 - Feb 19 Kossan

6 Paschal Gomez Kurnia RM720.00 Jun 17 - May 19 Kossan

7 Lim Wai Cheah Jerteh RM1,000.00 Jan 19 - Sep 19 Kossan

8 Yong Kim Lin Medifund KL RM720.00 Dec 18 - May19 Kossan

9 Chang Yit Chiew MAA Medicare RM720.00 Feb 19 - Jul 19 Kossan

10 Liew Tzer Gio Waz Lian RM360.00 Feb 19 - Jul 19

11 Loh Yun Sheong Kau Ong Yah RM360.00 Jun 17 - May 19

12 Thoo Foong Ming Kau Ong Yah RM130.00 Jun 17 - May 19

13 Poomalai A/L Vellasamy Waz Lian RM260.00 Jan 18 - Apr 19

14 Devindran A/L Moniam Waz Lian RM130.00 Jan 18 - Apr 19

15 Gopal A/L Sinnthamby St John S. Alam RM720.00 Mar19 - Aug 19

16 Tan Han Bee NKF Dialysis PJ RM720.00 Aug 18 - Jul 19 Cari

17 Meng Kwai Sim Waz Lian RM720.00 Aug 18 - Feb 19 Cari

18 Lim Chin Gee St John Klang RM160.00 Jul 18 - Jun 19 Cari

19 Krishnan A/L Rajoo St John S.Alam RM1,000.00 Dec 18 - May19

20 Rosli Bin Abdul Hamid Medifund KL RM160.00 Dec 18 - May19

21 Lela A/P Ratnasamy St John Banting RM1,430.00 Dec 18 - Jan 19

22 Shu Meng Kwai MAA Medicare RM360.00 Jan 19 - Jun 19

23 Sakthi Devan A/L Supramaniam MAA Medicare RM160.00 Jan 19 - Mar 19

24 Sathiyaselan AL P Kunjan Waz Lian RM1,000.00 Jan 19 - Jun 19

25 Faisol Bin Mahmud MAA Medicare RM360.00 Feb 19 - Jul 19

26 Chang Ah Chai MAA Medicare RM1,000.00 Feb 19 - Jul 19


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LEDCHUMANAN A/L GURUNAIDU Mr Ledchumanan, 65, needs RM1,800 monthly to cover for his dialysis fees. He is still waiting for his MOH subsidies application which was submitted in August 2018. Unfortunately, he passed away in January 2019 due to a heart attack and his weak physical condition.

MAH LAI MUN Ms Mah, 35, suffers from blurred vision, diabetes and kidney failure. She had removed her left eyeball due to an infection. Her partner takes care of her and work two jobs as a Grab car driver and a freelance banner printer, but still finds it tough to cover her medical fee. Thus, a 6 months aid extension will be given to her after March 2019.

YONG MEE LIN

Mdm Yeong, 68, has kidney failure, mild stroke, blurred vision, and knee pain. She was advised by doctor to undergo a thyroid operation in 2019 for excessive parathyroid hormones. However, she had passed away in her sleep in February 2019.

YONG KOON TAK Mr Yong, 60, has diabetes, high blood pressure, heart ailment, and kidney failure. His wife works as a clerk to support the family. Support for Mr Yong ended in February 2019 as both his children, aged 21 and 24, will be able to support him with their part-time job now.

CHONG CHUN ONN Mr Chong, 37, used to work as chef in Singapore. He was diagnosed with kidney failure and comes back to Malaysia for treatment. In March 2019, his MOH dialysis subsidy has been approved, thus he will no longer require our support.

PASCHAL GOMEZ Mr Paschal, 78, was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease and kidney failure. In March 2019, he had felt much better with his monthly haemodialysis treatment along with epoetin and vitamin D injection. His 59 years old wife is still working hard as an office clerk and freelance tuition teacher to support him.


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LIM WAI CHEAH Ms Lim, 23, suffers from anaemia, diabetes, kidney failure, and blindness. She is still waiting for her mother’s SOCSO pension reinstatement appeal outcome. She was recently admitted to the hospital due to seizure and low blood level, but is feeling much better now after a blood transfusion.

YONG KIM LIN Mdm Yong, 72, is a retiree and has high blood pressure, diabetes, and kidney failure. In February 2019, she had a tumour growing in her neck and she will be undergoing chemotherapy, but she is staying strong to fight the disease.

CHANG YIT CHIEW Mr Chang, 77, is a retiree and had high blood pressure, diabetes, and suffered a mild stroke. His wife takes care of his daily needs. His three married children each provided him with RM500 but it is insufficient to cover his treatment expenses. GHCA supported his dialysis aid for 6 months to reduce his burden.

LIEW TZER GIO Mr Liew, 34, is an insurance agent and Grab driver. He has high blood pressure, kidney disease, and anaemia. GHCA will continue to support his weekly epoetin injection fee in lower amount (RM360) as he does not need as many epoetin injection now compared to 2018.

LOH YUN SHEONG Mr Loh, 54, has undergone dialysis treatment for over 10 years. He requires epoetin injection for his treatment due to anaemia. With treatment, his condition improves. When we visited him in February 2019, his physical condition is much better now compared to early 2018.

THOO FONG MING Mdm Thoo, 63, is a widow. She has high blood pressure, heart ailment, and kidney disease. In January 2019, her health improves so she could continue selling toys at night markets. Though her business is unstable, she is still determined to improve her life and take care of her family.


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POOMALAI A/L VELLASAMY Mr Poomalai, 69, is on dialysis treatment 3 times weekly. He had some health issues with his leg at the end of 2018, but his condition has improved in our March 2019 visit. He is glad that his son is still supporting the family’s household expenses and thank GHCA for supporting his dialysis fee.

DEVINDRAN A/L MONIAM Devindran, 36, has walking complications. With MOH’s subsidies, his treatment cost has been reduced to RM130 monthly. He is still on the lookout for suitable and cheap location to operate a car wash business in Setapak so that he can be financially independent.

GOPAL A/L SINNTHAMBY Mr Gopal, 63, unemployed, had almost depleted his wife’s savings for his dialysis treatment. They have recently applied for Bantuan Sihat Selangor for dialysis subsidies of RM5,000 a year and is awaiting for result.

TAN HAN BEE Mdm Tan, 69, has high blood pressure and kidney failure. She runs a sewing business in a small shop. She managed to secure more orders in February 2019 due to the Chinese New Year festival and she is grateful that her daughter is still supporting her.

MENG KWAI SIM Mdm Meng, 67, is single and stays alone. She has thyroid cancer, high blood pressure, and kidney failure, which prevented her from working. Her MOH subsidies has been approved in March 2019 and she no longer requires our support.

LIM CHIN GEE Mr Lim, 50, lives in a shophouse. He has kidney failure, high blood pressure, and heart ailment, with only 60% of his heart functional. His wife and daughter work as waitresses to support the family. In January 2019, he secured a part time job as a food delivery man and is able to earn up to RM360 monthly.


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KRISHNAN A/L RAJOO Krishnan, 64, has kidney failure. He used up his saving for his dialysis treatment. In March 2019, his wife was hospitalised for thyroid disease, which requires daily care from his son. His son now collects recyclables to earn some additional income to support the family.

ROSLI BIN ABDUL HAMID Rosli, 50, has high blood pressure, kidney disease, diabetes, and had amputated his right leg. He has a wife and 3 children. His dialysis fee is subsidised by Socso, while GHCA supports his epoetin injection fee. He relies on welfare department to put food on the table, while sometimes, his relatives will provide monetary support to send his children to school.

LELA A/P RATNASAMY Lela, 39, has hypertension, eyes impairment, and kidney failure. She stays with her brother and could no longer work due to her health. In January 2019, her separated husband came back and brought her to India for medical treatment. Thus, she no longer requires our support.

SHU MENG KWAI Mr Shu, 67, has kidney failure, hyperuricemia, and high blood pressure. He used to work as sub-contractor and factory worker in a bread factory. His 63 years old wife works as a self-employed tailor and can earn up to RM500 monthly. Mr Shu obtained MOH subsidies and GHCA decided to support RM360 monthly subsidies to cover his balance dialysis expenses.

SAKTHI DEVAN A/L SUPRAMANIAM Mr Sakthi Devan, 29, has high blood pressure and kidney failure. He used to work 4 years as a dispatch worker in a scrap metal company. He lives with his cousin sister, who supports the family with a RM600 monthly income. However, as he is not keen to take the initiative to be productive and look for suitable jobs despite frequent advise from GHCA, we will be stopping our support after March 2019.


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SATHIYASELAN A/L P KUNJAN Mr Sathiyaselan, 65, lives alone and struggles to make ends meet. He has high blood pressure, diabetes, heart ailment, and kidney failure. He works part time as a car workshop admin, earning RM1600 monthly. In February 2019, he lost his job, so GHCA provided an extra RM1,000 aid for the month to support his treatment. Fortunately, he managed to get his job back after negotiating with his boss in March 2019.

FAISOL BIN MAHMUD Faisol, 53, has heart ailment, kidney failure, and walking complications. He was a hard labour in construction site and only earn RM50 a day. His factory worker wife earns RM1200 monthly. His eldest daughter is a factory worker while another daughter stays at home to take care of his daily needs. Luckily, his dialysis expenses are mostly covered by ZAKAT, while GHCA supports his remaining haemodialysis fee.

CHANG AH CHAI Mr Chang, 65, lives alone and works hard as a chicken rice hawker stall worker for 20 years. He has high blood pressure, diabetes, and kidney failure. Even though he needs to undergo haemodialysis treatment three days a week, he never gives up on himself and continue working everyday even after his haemodialysis treatment. He is waiting for approval for MOH subsidies. Thus, GHCA supports him monthly with RM1000 dialysis subsidy.


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Individual Cases – Family Care

In the first quarter of 2019, we reached out to 40 underprivileged families, compared to 23 families

within the same period in 2018. From these 40 beneficiaries, 10 are new cases. Special thanks to Project

Cabel and Cari Online Media, and Stephy for funding our beneficiaries in the first quarter of 2019.

NO NAME TYPE AMOUNT PERIOD SPONSOR

1 Tan Lee Hu Grocery RM300.00 Sep 18 - May 19 Cabel

2 Arulselvi A/P Periasamy Grocery RM150.00 Sep 18 - Feb 19 Cabel

3 Prema A/P Ganapathy Grocery RM300.00 Sep 18 - Feb 19 Cabel

4 Yap En Boo @ Yap Ah Mai Grocery RM150.00 Jun 18 - May 19 Cari

5 Ng Siew Kiau Rental RM425.00 May 18 - Mar19 Cari

6 Lim Chin Gee Grocery RM300.00 Jul 18 - Jun 19 Cari

7 Chan Siew Hong Grocery RM150.00 Oct 18 - Mar 19 Cari

8 Yap Bee Wei Grocery RM150.00 Jan 19 - Jun 19 Stephy

9 Dayanidhi A/L Arumugam Shanmugam

Grocery RM300.00 Mar 17 - Mar 19

10 Nerosha A/P Krishnan Medical RM300.00 Feb 18 – Jul 19

11 Saravanan A/L Sivalingam Transport RM300.00 Jan 18 - Mar 19

12 Seong Yoke Sim Grocery RM300.00 Jan 18 - Jan 19

13 Theresamah A/P Samuel Pillai Grocery RM300.00 Jan 18 – Mar 19

14 Ranjit Kaur A/P Kartar Singh Grocery RM300.00 Apr 18 - Mar 19

15 Elwin Raj A/L A.Easter Grocery RM150.00 Jun 18 - May 19

16 David A/L Anthoniapan Medical RM200.00 Jun 18 - May 19

17 Gomathi A/P Ramasamy Grocery RM300.00 Jun 18 - May 19

18 He Moi Eng Grocery RM300.00 Dec 18 - Feb 19

19 Krishnakumar A/L Arumugam Grocery RM300.00 Sep 18 - Aug 19

20 Lee Poh Yok Grocery RM300.00 Nov 18 – Mar19

21 Vanitha A/P Thamizarasan Grocery RM300.00 Oct 18 - Mar 19

22 Maznizah Shamsia Binti Kosni Grocery RM300.00 Oct 18 – May 19

23 Norlizawati Binti Wah Grocery RM300.00 Oct 18 - Mar 19

24 Grace A/P Malayan Grocery RM300.00 Oct 18 - Mar 19

25 Selvamoney A/L Sabastian Medical RM300.00 Nov 18 - Apr 19

26 Chong Li Yoon Grocery RM300.00 Nov 18 - Apr 19

27 Kamala A/P Muthiah Grocery RM300.00 Nov 18 - Apr 19

28 Packiamary A/P Arokiasamy Grocery RM150.00 Dec 18 - May 19

29 Thanavalli A/P Ammasis Grocery RM300.00 Dec 18 - May 19

30 Innasmuthu A/L Savariapan Grocery RM300.00 Dec 18 - May 19

31 Kala A/P Subramaniam Grocery RM300.00 Dec 18 - May 19

32 Yong Ling Huay Grocery RM150.00 Jan 19 - Jun 19

33 Parameswary A/P Suppaiah Grocery RM300.00 Jan 19 - Jun 19

34 Batumalai A/L Ramachandran Grocery RM300.00 Feb 19 - Jul 19

35 Rizwan Lo Abdullah Rental RM400.00 Feb 19 - Jul 19


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36 A.V.A Vengadeswaran A/L Athmanathan

Grocery RM500.00 Feb 19 - Jul 19

37 Alvin A/L Annandan Rental RM300.00 Feb 19 - Jul 19

38 Kamini A/P Arumugam Rental RM300.00 Mar 19 - May19

39 Zulia Binti Mahali Grocery RM300.00 Mar 19 - May19

40 Cheong Mun Wai Grocery RM150.00 Mar 19 - Aug 19

TAN LEE HU Mr Tan, 42, sole breadwinner father of 2 with a hearing-impaired wife, is working odd jobs due to his bad knee condition. In March 2019, he had an operation on his knee and is now in recovery. He hopes that he could recover and start work soon to support his family.

ARULSELVI A/P PERIASAMY Mdm Arulsevi, 60, is the wife of GHCA’s Dialysis Aid beneficiary, Mr Gopal, who used up all her EPF savings to for her husband’s medical fees. They recently received donation from another charity organisation that could be used for groceries and will not require our support after February 2019.

PREMA A/P GANAPATHY Mdm Prema, 44, single mother of four, used to work as a bakeries and restaurant labourer. Her planned homemade ice cream and rojak business failed. As she was getting too dependent for aid and unwilling to find jobs, GHCA ended our support in February 2019.

YAP EN BOO @ YAP AH MAI

Mdm Yap, 72, has diabetes and high blood pressure. Her son takes care of her and her Down-Syndrome daughter. In our recent visit, she informed us that her health condition remained the same and she is grateful that her son is still willing to support the family.

NG SIEW KIAU Mdm Ng, 68, has epilepsy and is unemployed due to her condition. She relies on Social Welfare aid, is one of GHCA lunch box receiver, and has trouble paying for her house rental. Thankfully, in March 19, she managed to find a lower rent house and will no longer requires our support.


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LIM CHIN GEE Mr Lim, 50, is a GHCA Dialysis Aid beneficiary. We provided his family with a RM300 monthly grocery subsidy in addition to the dialysis aid to ease his burden. On our recent visit, he has shown a positive improvement by working as a part time food delivery job, earning RM360 per month.

CHAN SIEW HONG Mdm Chan, 33, has mental illness. She worked hard collecting recyclables to earn a living. Her twin sister was recently discharged from jail and came back to live with her. Together, they will work hard to support themselves. Thus, GHCA will be ending our support after March 2019.

YAP BEE WEI Mdm Yap, 36, has 7 kids. Her husband is a construction worker, earning RM1,500 monthly, which could not cover all the house expenses. GHCA assists them with milk powder and diapers for her children who are still young and requires nutritious diet for growth development.

DAYANIDHI A/L ARUMUGAM SHANMUGAM

Dayanidhi, 12, has cerebral palsy and can only consume milk. His condition has improved ever since he receives Chinese medical treatment. He is calmer, less aggressive, and has stopped self-mutilation. GHCA will be arranging a fundraising for him in April 2019 with the hope to extend his milk powder supplies support period.

NEROSHA A/P KRISHNAN Nerosha, 26, met with a motor accident that dislodged her intestine outside her body. Despite this, she works hard, selling detergent and ice-cream from home. Although her business is not going so well, she is not giving up and is trying her level best.

SARAVANAN A/L SIVALINGAM Mr Saravanan, 37, has diabetes, cataract, and is wheelchair-bound. In our recent visitation, his cousin sister informed that a local charity had visited them and might be supporting them soon. Thus, we ended our support in March 2019.


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SEONG YOKE SIM Mdm Seong, 88, is bed-ridden and has high blood pressure. Her single-mother daughter takes care of her along with three primary-school-going children. A private charity will be providing support to her, so GHCA ended our support after January 2019.

THERESAMAH A/P SAMUEL PILLAI Mdm Theresamah 65, has diabetes and have now found work as a part-time restaurant cleaner, earning RM360 monthly. Her blood sugar level is also stabilising. She is now able to support herself. Thus, our support ends in March 2019.

RANJIT KAUR A/P KARTAR SINGH Mdm Ranjit, 57, is a mentally ill stroke patient who faints occasionally and is unable to work. She stays with her sister and 5 children. As her family was unwilling to strive to earn a living rather than depending on aid, support for her will cease after March 2019.

ELWIN RAJ A/L A. EASTER Elwin, 17, bed-ridden, has muscular dystrophy and severe scoliosis, and can only take milk as his diet. His mother, Gomathi, is one of our beneficiaries for business start-up support. She is reluctant to send Elwin to a disabled centre, for fear of abuse incidences. GHCA decided to continue our support until May 2019.

DAVID A/L ANTHONIAPAN Mr David, 52, is wheelchair-bound and had his right hand amputated. He has a young daughter and sells handcraft for a living. His legs are in constant pain. He is planning to move his family to Johor and stay with his siblings in December 2019, as his business not doing good lately.

GOMATHI A/P RAMASAMY Mdm Gomathi, 44, a single mother of 2, is one of our successful business start-up beneficiaries. In February 2019, she expanded her nasi lemak stall business to include catering for party and events and is grateful for being able to earn a better income.


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HE MOI ENG Mdm He, 52, struggles in life as she suffers from high blood pressure and kidney failure. In March 2019, she was hospitalised for low blood level and needed blood transfusion. As her plight receives support from the public, she no longer requires our groceries aid from March 2019 onwards.

KRISHNAKUMAR A/L ARUMUGAM Mr Krishnakumar, 38, father of four, has pancreas cancer. We assisted his wife to start a salon to earn a living in Q4 2018. Now, he utilised his time helping his wife at the salon, selling flowers to temples during the day, and selling nasi lemak at night outside the salon, targeting to earn at least RM50 daily to cover their household expenses.

LEE POH YOK Mdm Lee, 67, is currently undergoing Traditional Chinese Medicine treatment in Ipoh to improve her health condition. Her siblings supported her with the medical cost and she do not need any grocery provision anymore. Therefore, GHCA will be ending our support for her after March 2019.

VANITHA A/P THAMIZARASAN Mdm Vanitha, 37, single mother of 8, was as a hotel cleaner but lost her job in February 2019. In March 2019, she found a job as an office cleaner, earning RM1100 monthly. GHCA will extend her support period for another 3 more months.

MAZNIZAH SHAMSIA BINTI KOSNI Mdm Maznizah, 40, jobless mother of 3, has high blood pressure and mental condition. She had just found a part-time job at a packaging company while her daughter has also started working part time at nearby restaurant. GHCA will extend our monthly grocery aid to her until May 2019.

NORLIZAWATI BINTI WAH Mdm Norlizawati, 36, struggled financially when her husband met an accident. By February 2019, her husband has recuperated and resumed work. Her eldest son has also started working. With their improved situation, they no longer require our assistance, which will cease in March 2019.


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GRACE A/P MALAYAN Mdm Grace, 34, factory operator, single mother of 6, is the sole breadwinner. Her siblings have started to help her with her house expenses. Her salary had recently increased as well to sufficiently cover her household expenses. Thus, GHCA will stop our support after March 2019.

SELVAMONEY A/L SABASTIAN Mr Selvamoney, 70, has Stage 3 colon cancer and has to take care of himself as his unemployed wife who has thyroid, osteoporosis, and frequent headched, had to temporary stay at his in-laws. He depended on JKM’s RM300 aid for a living. GHCA help him with colostomy bags supplies.

CHONG LI YOON Mdm Chong, 38, mother of 5, could hardly provide nutritious food for her children. Her husband is a freelance cabinet installer assistant and is paid on project basis. She plans to send her children to a welfare home nearby and thereafter works as a clerk position that was referred by her friend.

KAMALA A/P MUTHIAH Mdm Kamala, 65, has diabetes, cataract, heart ailment, and high blood pressure. Her daughter lost her job after frequently taking leave to send her to the hospital but is now working as a part-time sales assistant and had received a full-time job offer which she plans to take on in April.

PACKIAMARY A/P AROKIASAMY Mdm Packiamary, 62, stays with her bed-ridden husband. She has breast cancer, heart ailment, blurred vision, asthma, and high blood pressure. They depended on JKM aid for their living. She just underwent an eye surgery in February 2019 and have applied for Bantuan Sara Hidup.

THANAVALLI A/P AMMASIS Mdm Thanavalli, 43, is a housewife. Her husband had a heart attack and was unemployed for 4 months. In March 2019, his condition improved after an operation. He now works as a security guard while Thanavalli interviews for part-time teacher position to ease their financial burden.


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INNASMUTHU A/L SAVARIAPAN Mr Innasmuthu, 47, father of 5, has high blood pressure, diabetes, and blurred vision. He had to undergo dialysis treatment 3 times a week, which is supported by Socso. In February 2019, he undergone a cataract surgery and has recovered 50% of his right eye vision.

KALA A/P SUBRAMANIAM Mdm Kala, 37, is unemployed to look after her 4 children. Her lorry attendant husband earns RM1,500 monthly, which is insufficient to cover their monthly expenses. Kala and her husband are currently looking for part time jobs to increase their income.

YONG LING HUAY Mdm Yong, 51, looks after her grandchildren and mother. She is a night market stall helper. Her salary is insufficient to cover milk and diapers for her family while her children had difficulties giving her an allowance. GHCA assist with grocery, milk, and diaper supplies for 6 months.

PARAMESWARY A/P SUPPAIAH Mdm Parameswary, 39, is a mother of 3. Her husband works as a sub-contractor staff for wiring and cleaning job. Her children could not attend school in the first week of 2019 as they do not have school uniform. GHCA provided them with monthly groceries as well as school supplies.

BATUMALAI A/L RAMACHANDRAN Mr Batumalai, 34, is a father of 2. He is a lorry driver but his salary is insufficient to cover his house expenses. He once had a mild stroke. He also has heart ailment and is waiting for MOH to approve medical subsidies for a heart operation.

RIZWAN LO ABDULLAH Mr Rizwan, 42, is a father of 3. His hand and leg were badly injured in a workplace accident and thus was unable to work and pay for his house rental and other expenses. GHCA steps in to assist with his house rental while he recovers, while his wife concentrates on looking for a part time job.


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A.V.A VENGADESWARAN A/L ATHMANATHAN

Mr Vengadeswaran, 43, has skin disease and liver cancer. Due to extensive consumption of medicine, his lung was affected. His wife works as a hotel receptionist and had to be the provider to raise their 2 daughters. GHCA helped him with special dietary milk supplies and monthly grocery aid to ease their burden.

ALVIN A/L ANNANDAN Mr Alvin, 38, has high blood pressure, diabetes, and kidney failure. He needs dialysis treatment 3 times a week and has difficulty finding jobs. His wife is a nurse assistant but her RM900 salary is insufficient to cover rental and their 10-year-old daughter’s school expenses. GHCA assist with rental support to lessen their burden.

KAMINI A/P ARUMUGAM Kamini, 39, is a mother of 4. She has asthma and follows-up at hospital. She works at a travel agency, earning RM1,300 monthly and must cover the household expenses and her children’s school and food expenses. In order to ease her burden, GHCA provided support for her house rental.

ZULIA BINTI MAHALI Mdm Zulia, 36, has 8 children. Her husband is a part time security guard whom neglects the family. She now works part time as a Grab driver by renting a car to earn a living for her family. Admiring her effort in finding ways to increase her income, GHCA assists her with monthly groceries support.

CHEONG MUN WAI Mr Cheong, 38, suffers from mental disability and often had derailed speech. His widowed mother, 61, takes care of him due to his aggressive nature that requires attentive care. GHCA assists them with monthly groceries aid while at the same time, will look for a good Disability Centre to enrol him in for a better professional care.


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Ad-Hoc Cases

In the first quarter of 2019, we assisted 14 underprivileged families with ad-hoc emergency funding.


1 Shobana A/P Mothu Business RM2,000.00 Jan 19

2 Zuleha Bee AP Hazir Han @ Hadzar Han Grocery RM300.00 Jan 19

3 Nur Tirsha Binti Rashid Choy Education RM150.00 Jan 19

4 Nurwasimah Aina Binti Rashid Choy Education RM150.00 Jan 19

5 Prema A/P Ganapathy Furniture RM520.00 Jan 19

6 Archanaah A/P George Transport RM480.00 Jan 19

7 Rizwan Lo Abdullah Medical RM57.00 Jan 19

8 Ng Foo Kong Medical RM780.00 Jan 19

9 David A/L Anthoniapan Appliances RM21.39 Jan 19

10 Patmanathan A/L Ellapan Medical RM908.00 Jan 19

11 Alvin A/L Annandan Rental RM600.00 Feb 19

12 Naveen A/L Krishnain Medical RM150.00 Feb 19

13 Gomathi A/P Ramasamy Appliances RM817.00 Mar 19

14 Chan Siew Hong Utility RM200.00 Mar 19

SHOBANA A/P MOTHU Mdm Shobana, 37, is the wife of our Family Care beneficiary Mr Krishnakumar. From a door-to-door beauty & bridal services business, she had now opened a beauty salon shop in January 2019. GHCA catered for her business tools and assorted skin care products for her salon shop. She can now earn a monthly profit of over RM1,000.

ZULEHA BEE AP HAZIR HAN@HADZAR HAN Mdm Zuleha, 44, was unemployed after her security guard contract ended. She has 4 children to take care and she lives with her brother who is facing financial problem as well. They relied on Zakat and JKM temporarily. GHCA provided her a one-off grocery support as she had found a new job in January 2019, earning RM1,200 monthly.

NUR TIRSHA BINTI RASHID CHOY & NURWASIMAH AINA BINTI RASHID CHOY Nur Tirsha, 13, and Nurwasimah, 16, are children of Mdm Zuleha Bee. They are afraid to go to school because they could not afford the school bills and uniform in early 2019. Therefore, GHCA assisted both children’s school bills and uniform so that they can resume attending school.


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PREMA A/P GANAPATHY Mdm Prema, 44, is our Family Case beneficiary. Her furnitures are either broken or in very bad condition. GHCA allocated RM520 logistic fee to transport a few sets of good condition, used furniture from a kind donor to her home.

ARCHANAAH A/P GEORGE Archanaah, 16, is the daughter of Mdm Prema. To ease her mother’s hardship in raising her and to encourage her to work had in her studies, GHCA provided her with 3 months’ worth of school bus transportation fee support of RM480.

RIZWAN LO ABDULLAH Rizwan, 42, is one of our Family Case beneficiaries. Having injured his hand and leg in a workplace accident, he needed to crawl in order to move around. Seeing this, GHCA immediately arranged for a set of crutches for his perusal to ease his mobility.

NG FOO KONG Mr Ng, 55, came from an old folk’s home. He injured his leg in a car accident and had to undergo a surgery, which requires knee braces post-surgery. As the hospital is unable to cater for it, GHCA decided to cover for his knee braces to speed up his leg recovery.

DAVID A/L ANTHONIAPAN Mr David, 52, is one of our Family Case beneficiaries. He is wheelchair-bound and had his right hand amputated. Seeing how he strived hard for his small handcraft business in Batu Caves, GHCA sponsored an umbrella holder and install it on his wheelchair to protect him from the hot sun.

PATMANATHAN A/L ELLAPAN Mr Patmanathan, 51, has diabetes, kidney failure, cataract, and had his leg amputated. His son is an office dispatch and was unable to provide for him. In January 2019, he needed to take the Venofer medication as his health deteriorates. He also needed a wheelchair to replace his spoilt one. GHCA had supported him with these medical necessities.


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ALVIN A/L ANNANDAN Mr Alvin, 38, is one of our Family Case beneficiaries. He is unemployed due to his health condition. When we first visited him, he owed his landlord two months rental and was facing eviction. GHCA supported him immediately with his rental outstanding payment.

NAVEEN A/L KRISHNAIN Mr Naveen, 20, suffers from cerebral palsy. He had seizures since young. His health declines over time. His mother takes care of him alone. GHCA decided to help him with a one-month support of medical items such as stomach tube and sterile water for irrigation, as other NGOs will be assisting them with milk, food, and allowances for other medical items.

GOMATHI A/P RAMASAMY Mdm Gomathi, 44, is one of our Family Case beneficiaries. She started her nasi lemak business under GHCA support from May 2018 until March 2019, and her business grew from a stall to a catering service. Due to her effort, GHCA further assisted her with appliances and equipment that would help to expand her business.

CHAN SIEW HONG Mdm Chan, 33, is one of our Family Case beneficiaries who suffers from mental illness. GHCA subsidised RM200 of her electrical and water bill to reduce her financial burden for at least a few month.


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Care Centres

CNY POTLUCK WITH YAYASAN SUNBEAMS In conjunction with Chinese New Year, 14 GHCA volunteers organised a CNY Potluck with Yayasan Sunbeams Home in Malacca on 12 January 2019. GHCA Melaka volunteers had prepared various delicious homemade food for the 27 invited children. To bring joy and spread Chinese art and culture, the team also organised a cherry blossom blowing art contest. The activity unleashed the children’s creativity and talent in art. GHCA then distributed new clothes, school bags, and story books to the children.

GH CHARITY NIGHT AT JONKER STREET On 29 March 2019, GHCA Melaka team organised the Great Heart Charity Night at Jonker Street event to raise RM33,080 for GHCA Melaka chapter’s yearly charitable expenses that would be used for supporting dialysis cases, family cases, and charity events in Melaka. The event also aims to create awareness on charity, provides a platform for the locals to get involved in charity, as well as spread the helping hands to more needy in Melaka.

COMMUNITY DAY AT PPR KERINCHI In collaboration with PPR Kerinchi Residents Association and supported by Pfizer (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, GHCA organised a Community Day to distribute goodies bag and conduct free health screening to residents of PPR Kerinchi on 30 March 2019. Aimed to lessen the financial burden of the residents, 350 urban poor families received goodies bags containing necessities such as sugar, biscuit crackers, tin food, instant noodles, cooking oil, and white rice.

YOU & ME EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM

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Student-Initiated Projects

YOU & ME CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION

8 students from Sunway University organised a Chinese New Year Celebration event at Great Heart

Community Centre (GHCC) as part of their community service project. 15 children from Destiny Starting

Point and 20 children from GHCC’s Classes for the Children program were invited to join in the

celebration. The objective of the event is to expose the children to traditional Chinese cultures such as

ink blowing art, calligraphy, and some fun games. The children were also taught on how to make

butterfly-pea flower tea with lemon slice.

YOU & ME EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM

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Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Signing

SUNWAY STUDENT VOLUNTEERS (SSV) To establish a long-term working relationship, GHCA signed an MOU to allocate RM6,000 to SSV to organise charity projects within the period from January 2019 to December 2019. SSV in return will manage and implement the projects as per documented in the submitted project proposal. The MOU signing was held on 22 March 2019 between GHCA’s Head of You & Me Educational Program, Ms Oon Jia Li, Advisor of SSV, Mr Alvin Dan, and the President of SSV, Ms Pratima Tamang.

INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA-WALES (IUMW) 27 March 2019 marks the signing of an MOU to officiates the collaboration between GHCA and IUMW in 2019. Mr Ric See Swee Poh, Co-Founder and Secretary of GHCA, were invited to sign the MOU with Mr Steve Griffiths, Deputy Vice Chancellor of IUMW. Also present were Ms Vasugi Subramaniam, Program Coordinator of GHCA, and Dr. Puteri, Dean of Faculty of Health and Social Sciences. The two parties will collaborate on internship, workshops, and training programs, research and development projects, as well as educational and professional programs

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Lunch Box for the Hungry

In the first quarter of 2019, we have conducted 64 Lunch Box for the Hungry sessions that runs from

Tuesday to Saturday, distributing a total of 8,471 lunch boxes to our beneficiaries. As of end March 2019,

302 beneficiaries are enrolled in the program, consisting of the elderlies, poor families, as well as primary,

secondary, and kindergarten students. Special thanks to Benevolence Life Code, Pertubuhan Penganut

Buddha Ci En Lin, Foo Guang Vegetarian Sdn Bhd and Ave Maria Soup Kitchen for the continued support

to our program.

TCM Medical Check Up for the Needy

In the first quarter of 2019, we served 356 patients through 31 check-up sessions. 59% of the patients seeking treatment reported an improvement to their medical condition in the quarter under review. Our Tuesday session was extended for another 30 minutes in the quarter under review.

CONSULTATION HOURS

Tuesday: 9:30am to 2:00pm; TCM Practitioner: Dr. Lew Yau Mooi (中医义诊团队)

Wednesday: 10:30am to 1:30pm; TCM Practitioner: Dr. Soh Shao Qi

Friday: 9:00am to 12:00am; TCM Practitioner: Dr. Yong Kai Jian


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Classes for the Children

In the first quarter of 2019, we conducted 8 sessions of Malay and English language classes on Saturdays,

attended by 267 students in total, averaging 33 students per session. 49% of the students reported a

better understanding of the learning materials that were taught in quarter one. The monthly yoga and

singing classes are still ongoing, while GHCC had also started a new Line Dance class that will be run

every Friday from 7pm – 8pm.

Vegetable Garden for the Community

In the first quarter of 2019, we harvested 137.2kg of vegetables in 16 harvesting sessions, benefitting

137 beneficiaries. Our Lunch Box for the Hungry beneficiaries also helped out as volunteers to distribute

the vegetables upon harvesting.


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GHCC Events

GHCC CNY CELEBRATION On 13 February 2019, GHCC threw a CNY celebration for 300 people, including old folks from Ji Shan Tang Nursing Home, seniors and children of Destiny Starting Point, beneficiaries of GHCA programs, public and volunteers. Buffet spread and Chinese cultural performances such as lion dance, 24 seasons drum, diabolo, and face-changing were lined up for the guests.

SANO’S SAY NO TO PAIN Sano Pain Care collaborated with GHCC on a Health Talk and Workshop on 17 March 2019 for GHCA’s beneficiaries. 60 persons registered for the session, with Sano Pain Care further donating RM150 in support of GHCA’s charity programs! Thank you Sano Pain Care!

FREE HAIRCUT The team from Setia Alam Hair Equation arranged a free haircut session on 21 March 2019 for 44 GHCA beneficiaries. The beneficiaries extended their appreciation for the fresh new look that they receive after the haircut session.

CULTURAL EXCHANGE AND MOVIE DAY

On 23 February 2019, our intern, Soumaya from Morocco, organised a cultural exchange event to introduce Morocco’s culture, language, attire, dance, and cuisine to children from GHCC’s program. The children were also treated to a movie session at a local cinema and presented with a goodies bag each to mark the occasion.

CULTURAL EXPLORATION THROUGH GAMES

On 26 March 2019, our intern, Mei Kagami from Japan, introduced Japan’s culture to the children from Rumah KIDS and the Classes for the Children program via a series of interesting games that include Origami, kimono photobooth, BomBom, Shooting, Face Game, and a Japanese language game. The children enjoyed themselves and also get to learn how to make Japanese rice ball during tea time.


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GHCC Internship Program

GHCC welcomes local and international volunteers who want to serve their internship by gaining

experience working in an NGO. In the first quarter of 2019, GHCC welcomes an intern from Morocco and

an intern from Japan.

SOUMAYA SERIFI KANFAOUI, MOROCCO “I spent the best days in Malaysia at GHCC, where I met with very interesting people and learned that voluntary work is not just helping people, but also arranging activities for children, and protecting the environment. You have to do something good and be active for the society or for the environment, be passionate, and follow your dreams even if that dream is hard to catch. I saw how people smiles even when they are in a bad situation and also experienced how GHCA tries to make a difference in people's life.”

MEI KAGAMI, JAPAN “I had a memorable 6 weeks volunteering in GHCC. I really enjoyed helping with assessments of the poor families, visiting orphanages, and old folks’ home. I enjoyed finding out about a granny who knows a lot about Japanese history, listening to the beneficiary's families, and talking with staff to get to know about GHCA. The GHCA community gave me a lot of chance to get involved. It was a pleasure to be here with many positive minded people. At the end of my stay here, I organised an event and realised how hard it is to take on a leadership role. This whole opportunity gave me many chances to explore situations in Malaysia and realise my weakness that needs to be improved. Lastly, I dedicate my appreciation to all the people in GHCA for hosting me with compassion. Thank you very much.”

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Weekly Earth Warriors Project

The first quarter of 2019 was kicked-off with the formation of a new team at Subang Jaya that will be

spearheaded by the Sunway Student Volunteers (SSV). In the quarter under review, 10 weekly Earth

Warriors sessions were organised in Jenjarom, Subang Jaya, Shah Alam, and Sekinchan, collecting a total

of 236.83kg rubbish.

JENJAROM TEAM 6 volunteers spent one of their weekends to clean up the stretch along Jalan Melati 11, clearing off 28kg of rubbish from the road.

SEKINCHAN TEAM Though consisting of only 4 individuals, the team managed to organised 3 clean-up sessions at Jalan Bagan, Jalan Gereja and Taman Seri Sekinchan, collecting 71.22kg of rubbish.

SUBANG JAYA TEAM The team have been doing monthly clean-ups at SS14, hoping to influence the community with their continuous action to take care of the environment. One of the shop keepers there pledge to spend 15 minutes every week to clean the street too after seeing the clean ups.

SHAH ALAM TEAM Shah Alam team has grown bigger and stronger by collaborating with Persatuan Phor Thor in their weekly clean-ups in Kota Kemuning. Together, the team has collected 171.31kg of rubbish, thereby becoming the best team in the first quarter.

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Shopping Buddy Program

In the first quarter of 2019, 30 families from PPR Pantai Ria participated in the Shopping Buddy Program

to shop for groceries, assisted by 51 volunteers acting as their shopping buddies. Ten low income families

were selected every month through house visit assessment by GVCA’s social workers to assess the family

background and financial situation of the family. Each family received RM300 grocery support, with

RM100 coming from GVCA and RM200 from GHCA.

VOLUNTEERS’ TESTIMONIAL

“During the grocery shopping session, one of the family had taken several canned sardines, which I find it

curious. After asking them, only did I found out that whenever they are short on cash, they would just have

canned sardines and rice as meals. This gave me the awareness of how luxurious we are! All human beings

are born equal; they have the same rights and I want to lessen the inequality among our society!”

Ryan Tan Sing Sze

“I learned that people who don't have the best of everything in their life actually tries to make the best with

everything that they have in life. The fact that they can't afford being pessimistic about life puts them in a

position to only think positively. The act of kindness for this community is rare, so I will be forever grateful

to be part of this incredibly well-planned and meaningful event.”

Ong Kang Meng


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PRUkasih Program

In the first quarter of 2019, 61 residents from 53 households enrolled in the program via monthly

recruitment drive and house visitation. 32 claims for illnesses and accidents, amounting RM17,916 have

been disbursed to the affected members. In the quarter under review, a new Financial Education

initiative was also introduced, whereby beneficiaries of PRUkasih Program were taught to better manage

their spending, income, and savings to create a community that is financially resilient.

PRUKASIH BENEFICIARIES HIGHLIGHTS

SIVABALAM (ACCIDENT CLAIM) Mr Sivabalan had a motor accident knee injury. He was on MC for 2 months. Food and rental aid from PRUkasih ease his financial difficulties while he is on unpaid leave. Through financial education, he also learnt about the importance of savings and promised to save aside a portion of his income.

GANESAN (ACCIDENT CLAIM) Mr Ganesan fractured his toes in a motor accident. Being diabetic, his wound is not recovering and he had to amputate his toes, forcing him to lose his job. PRUkasih’s food and rental aid serves as a temporary relief in his time of distress.

HASNAH SALAM (ILLNESS CLAIM) Mdm Hasnah works as a cleaner and was on MC for 2 weeks due to a viral infection. With food and rental aid from PRUkasih, she could rest and recuperate with peace of mind while waiting to resume working.


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Didik-Kasih EduCare Program

In first quarter of 2019, there were 8 candidates enrolled with the program, aimed at providing them

with study allowances, with 5 of them having conducted their respective charity projects.

PHOTOGRAPHY DAY WITH CHILDREN Rose organised a photography workshop for 29 children from Rumah Ozanam, the home where she grew up. Canon Malaysia sponsored goodies bag and loan their cameras and printer for the event. Volunteers provided hands on DSLR camera training session for the children, along with a printed self-portrait for each child.

TOUR TO FIRE AND RESCUE STATION Sadam organised a tour to the Fire and Rescue Station for 25 youths from Yayasan Chow Kit and Rumah Limpahan Kasih, where they were given training on fire awareness, mobility in the dark, using a fire extinguisher, and using a water hydrant to fight fire. The group also realised some of their childhood dream to ride a fire engine.

CHARITY HAIR CUT WITH RUMAH LAGENDA Syara organised a charity hair cut at her college, the Kingswright Hair Academy, for 20 children from Rumah Lagenda. The children were reserved at first but Syara and her friends manage to break the ice after the hair cut session with their new hair style. Seeing Syara pursuing her dreams made the children motivated to do the same.

FIELD TRIP TO VH NATURE PARK Jessie Rose organised a field trip to VH Nature Park with 31 children from Rumah Amal Nur Murni. The children were exposed to permaculture and botanical discovery knowledge through educational touring and games.

UPCYCLE CRAFT AT RUMAH NUR QASEH Hidayah uses her art skill to conduct an upcycle craft workshop at Rumah Nur Qaseh for 20 children, teaching them to make lamps with wooden clothes peg. The children demonstrated team work and creativity to create lamps in different designs. It was a touching moment when the lamps were lighted up.

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Coffin Donation Program

In first quarter of 2019, 15 coffin donation cases were catered, with 4 cases from the Lovely Nursing

Centre and Destiny Starting Point old folks’ home, 4 cases from underprivileged families, and remaining

from unclaimed deceased of Hospital Kuala Lumpur and Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah.

NO NAME NATIONALITY CAUSE OF DEATH

REFERRAL COST (RM)

1 Chew Siew Lian

Malaysia. Sakit tua. Old folk from Lovely Nursing Center.

2,200.00

2 Faramasivam A/L Muniandy

Malaysia. Acute pulmanary edema.

Underprivileged families.

2,600.00

3 Shamir Sharker

Bangladesh. Acute myocardial infarction due to coronary artery afferent.

Unclaimed body from Hospital Kuala Lumpur.

3,000.00

4 Unknown

India. Acute myocardial infarction due to coronary artery afferent.

Unclaimed body from Hospital Kuala Lumpur.

3,000.00

5 Veeraingam A/L Naman

Malaysia. Sakit usus. Old folks from Destiny Starting Point.

3,500.00

6 Nageswaran A/L Suppiah

Malaysia. Multiple injuries.

Member of underprivileged family.

2,600.00

7 Sai Ko

Myanmar. Severe neck injury due to motor vehicle crash.

Unclaimed body from Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah.

3,800.00

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8 Unknown

Unknown. Severe head and chest injuries caused by motor vehicle impact.

Unclaimed body from Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah.

3,000.00

9 Umamageswary A/P Ganesan

Malaysia. Exacerbation of bronchiectasis.

Member of underprivileged family.

2,600.00

10 B/O Kanniagah A/P Thomas

Malaysia. Miscarriage Unclaimed body from Hospital Kuala Lumpur

3,000.00

11 Chor Kok Cheong

Malaysia. Cancer complication

Old folk from nursing home

3,000.00

12 B/O Busparani A/P Karuppiah

Malaysia. Aborted fetus Unclaimed body from Hospital Kuala Lumpur

3,000.00

13 Thiru Selvan A/L M Tholasi

Malaysia. Corolary artery disease

Member of underprivileged family

2,600.00

14 John Edward A/L Michel

Malaysia. Sakit tua Unclaimed body from Hospital Kuala Lumpur

3,000.00

15 Mani Rao A/L Rama Rao

Malaysia. Breathing problem

Old folk from Destiny Starting Point

3,600.00

ASSOCIATION INFORMATION

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Association Information

Great Heart Charity Association / Persatuan Kasih Sejati

Blok N-6-03, The Gamuda Biz Suites, Persiaran Anggerik Vanilla, Kota Kemuning, 40460 Shah Alam, Selangor.

Tel +603-5131 6107

Email [email protected]

http:/www.greatheartcharity.org.my

To make a donation, you may directly transfer the fund to “Persatuan Kasih Sejati” with the bank account numbers listed below and email us your details (name, date, donated amount).

Maybank : 5127 8106 0342

CIMB Bank : 8003 599 969

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