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Kelompok Ilmu is a hostle for students studying in Universiti Tenaga Nasional(UNITEN). As a lecturer in UNITEN, I would want to provide a better and condusive place for my students because I believe that a condusive and comfortable enviroment encourages creativity and helps my students to generate innovative ideas. Currently, the selected room is not condusive because it is lacking in appropriate facilities. Whatever facilities in the particular room is faulty and could not be used. Therefore, as a concerned lecturer, I would want to create a great place for these students by refurnishing the room and providing all essential facilities for my students. However, I am seriously lacking in budget. This has restricted me completing my task. Therefore, I am hoping for a kind contribution from all of you.This is to enable me to provide a better study enviroment and a good meeting place for all my students to meet up, generate innovative ideas and develop creativity. I believe that through your kind contribution, HUBILMU@UNITEN will really benefit my students. This is my personal request, please help me by suporting my cause and contribute. Thank you in advande for all your kind contribution. May God bless all of you! Ms. Alicia  

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It's not Rocket Science! Malaysia is facing a bleak future with the erosion in Scientific Interest. Let us provide quality Science Education to school children across Malaysia especially to underserved communities located  away from major cities. They are in need of our Astronautics Club and Rocketry Workshops to propel them into the future! With the investment of RM5,000 the Astronautical Association Of Malaysia (AstroX) will be able to deliver innovative programmes to 25 school around the country and provide membership to 1,000 students (40 students per school). Social Impact studies have indicated 78% conversion of students into the field of Science after attending our workshops. Malaysia will need 500,000 degree holders in the field of Science and Technology for the year 2020 and we currently only have 85,000 people in field of Science. LET’S MAKE THE CHANGE TODAY!       

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SMK Kuala Kurau is rural school located in the north region of Perak. The parents of most school-going children here are fishermen, factory workers or they work in plantations and paddy fields. This places almost 80% of the children in household incomes of less than RM 1000. School is the place where students called it their second home. Despite the low academic achievement among students, sports is the bond that holds everyone together in this school. The majority of students here struggle to excel in academic achievement as it is among the under-performing schools in the nation. Most of the students here came from challenging background, and pursuing academic excellence wasn't their best interest. However, sports gives the students a sense of purpose and achievement, especially amidst low morale when it comes to academic excellence. So much so that over the years, SMK Kuala Kurau has developed outstanding handball players, two of whom have been selected for the national handball team. A huge contributing factor is the sometimes forgotten teachers and coaches who motivate the children and sacrifice their time and effort to nurture their potential. They do this consistently despite a lack of resources. This is because the school is lacking a training ground as well as facilities to train the players. They have to travel a long distance to another school for training, as the condition of SMK Kuala Kurau does not permit a conducive environment for training to take place. The only available location in the school is the field that becomes wet and muddy when it rains. Since the school is located in a coastal area, the weather is unpredictable throughout the year, causing disruptions to training sessions.  The Initiave: The aim of this campaign is to build a handball court for the school, thus providing a resource that does not merely help the students temporarily, but can raise school morale and nurture talent in a sustainable way and leave a legacy behind for Kuala Kurau. Handball being one of the school’s strongest points despite a lack of funding shows that given a push in the right direction, excellence in this area would be able to flourish.  

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Nov 11 & 12, 2015 (Wed & Thurs)SK Airport, Belaga had finally organized its 2015 Sports Day after its previous Sports Day in 2013. The funds raised are mostly used to purchase presents for the students. This time around, the winners have medal, trophies and even hampers. Not only the kids enjoyed themselves, the whole Belaga community were so happy to see Sports Day being relived. Stay tuned to see more photos!______________________________________________________________________________________________This is a third year of my teaching career here at SK Airport, Belaga. 4 hours of 4WD driving from Bintulu and 30 minutes of boat riding, there is my school. As a sports teacher, I determine to contribute as much as I could. When I was first posted here in 2012, I involved in organizing the Sports Day. It was great to see the whole community got involve in  such event. There were no medals for the winners; just a few soaps wrapped in 'kertas minyak' as the presents. They accepted them proudly. However, that was it. For certain reasons, we couldn't organize the event on the following years. It is responsibility to make it happen again this year and I'm planning to make it better. Pupils have been working so hard this year and they deserve something as rewards. The initiative here is to provide medals for the winners and buying "tug of war" rope so the whole community could enjoy participating the events. This is the event that could unite us and encourage pupils to love their school, parents to involve more in school events, and teachers to see their pupils shine in co-curriculum aspect.Cost breakdown:The  maximum cost is RM 1300 to buy 120 ft rope, medals and  a few sets of sports attires for pupils. Some of it will be used to organize the event in term of preparation. Would  love to accept donations in form of used "tug of war" rope too!      

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As English teachers working in a low income community, we are very aware that our students lack access to opportunities and access that we took for granted growing up. The Initiative - Bird Park Trip A memorable and educational trip to explore one of the largest walk in aviaries in the world with 120 of our most motivated and aspiring students. We want to give them an experience which they would usually be unable to access, by organizing a year end trip as both a reward for their hard work and as a meaningful educational experience. We want our kids to be exposed to the importance of ecological diversity and environmental protection, and to be able to practice and appreciate the importance of English outside the classroom. Students have a memorable and unique end to the school year Learn about the lives of birds and the ecological benefits of saving the environmentReflect on their experience in their journals & post-trip group discussions Cost Breakdown Tickets (RM10.60 x 120 pupils) = RM1,272Refreshments / snacks (RM3 x 120 pupils) = RM360   

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"Look at this picture, what do you see? Why do you think he leave his original country and ended up drowning in the sea?" me, showing picture of the unfortunate drown Syrian boy that was washed upon the Greek shore.  "Omg, kesiannya. What happened to him? "  "Who killed him?"  "Why did he leave his original country?"  And so begin the class on why people leave/flee their country of origin, or in the textbook terms, emigration factors. We discussed for 40 minutes, whether it is right or wrong for the EU to reject the refugee and relating it back to Malaysia and how we treat our Rohingya refugees. We also talked about why and in what situation would people leave their country of origin - why are people leaving Bangladesh and Indonesia and come to work in Malaysia, or why are Malaysians leaving Malaysia to work in Singapore or the US. Everyone participated enthusiastically, and for some of them, this is the first time they hear the term "refugee" while others, they are not aware of the brain drain issue that is plaguing our country. For many of them, they have a new found respect for the millions of foreign workers working in our country.  They wrote down names of countries and events as this was the first time they hear about Syrian conflict and the Rohingya issue, or brain drain.  Believe it or not, I am doing all this, and yet, I am still teaching within my curriculum guide that was designed by the MOE.  Contrary to popular beliefs, our country social science curriculum for secondary school (Geography and History) is actually not as bad as we think. We have topics covering from environmental sustainability, to urbanizations, to population issues,to poverty and to the country's economic activities and its impact on the people in the Geography class while in History, we learnt how our weaknesses invite foreign power to colonize our country or how going on the street and going on strike was how we earned independence 58 years ago.  Having been a Geography teacher for close to 3 years, my heart warms up everytime when I hear students saying how they will start recycling, how they plan to improve the public transportation in Malaysia, and most importantly, how they will become better citizens of Malaysia, and a better global citizen. I know I can do so much more with my experience, my understanding of how to integrate current issues with the syllabus, as well as my wish for my students to be better global citizen. But I need your help! Introduction My name is David Chak and I have been a Geography teacher in SMK Taman Sejahtera, Bukit Mertajam for close to 3 years. I was first posted here under the Teach for Malaysia fellowship program back in 2013 and have decided to soldiered on to be a permanent government teacher after my 2 years fellowship with Teach for Malaysia. One of the main reasons I stayed on after 2 years is that I always believe that change is not something that can happen in short term. I cant expect myself to be at this school for 2 years and expect my students to all grow up to become doctors, engineers and become the right people to lead the country in the future. The same belief applies for how I think we should improve and change this country. I strongly believe in changing the world through education, one step, one topic at a time. How can our students be a leader of the country, if they are not aware of what is happening around them? We talked about the importance of language education, STEM education, and yet, we forgot about educating our children about the world around them.    I have been trying to integrate current issues as I see fit with the current KBSM Geography curriculum and have seen tremendous interests from the students. For many of them, they do not read newspaper nor do they watch daily news. Their only source of information is the internet, and we all know how misleading internet can be sometimes. They are not aware of the constructions of mega dams in Sarawak and its implications on the environment and the indigenous people, the bauxite pollution happening in Pahang, or rampant illegal logging in Sarawak. They are not aware of the gender inequality in education happening in India and Pakistan, the aging population in Japan and its implication, or urbanization problems happening in big cities around the world.  And yet, I know these are the topics that we could and should discuss in a Geography class. For all the things I've mentioned above, there's at least one or two lesson objectives, taken verbatim from the Geography curriculum guide, that can be matched perfectly to them. I know i can do so much more with the curriculum - IF i can have a subject based classroom dedicated to Geography.  As the Geography panel head for this year, I was given the opportunity to transform an existing classroom/storeroom into a subject classroom.  Objective  To create a subject based classroom for Geography (and other Social Science subject) so that we can create a conducive, and properly equipped environment for the students to learn the subject.  I have been fundraising since February and have managed to fundraise enough (RM1200) to install 1 unit of air conditioner in the room, 1 whiteboard, as well as fixing and installing several power socket in the room. But the process is painstakingly slow and ineffective. And if not for this initiative, I do not see an end to reaching my goal to fully equip the room. Hence, I need your help to finish the race with me! Cost breakdown  1) Projector         RM1400  2) Chairs  RM800  3) Notice boards  RM800  4) Classroom Displays and Lesson Materials     RM1000  5) Magnetic Whiteboard  RM500  6) Projector Screen         RM200  7) Stationeries (Post-its, marker pen, etc)          RM300    Upon reaching the project fundraising goal, I will also make my lessons open source – all the worksheets, powerpoints, videos, lesson plans and other resources will be packaged into lesson modules that any Malaysian Geography teacher can take it and use it – all free of charge.  By helping us reach the goal, you are not only helping the Geography teachers of SMK Taman Sejahtera to impact the 400+ students taking the subject in the school, you are also enabling thousands more other Geography teachers to help educate our children to be a better citizen.  TL;DR Version:  My name is David Chak and I am a Geography teacher and the head of Geography panel at SMK Taman Sejahtera. I would like to fundraise for my school’s Social Science Room in order to create a conducive and properly equipped classroom for my students to learn Geography.  I have been trying to integrate current issues into my Geography lesson and it’s been working really well – it would be even better if I have a subject based classroom where I can put up all my classroom displays and the students’ work. I have independently raised enough to make the first step. I would love to have you on board to help finish my fundraising. If the project goal is reached, I will make my lesson opensource for all Geography teachers in Malaysia. .     

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While many sit and complain about our education system, a group of us decided to quit our high flying jobs in the corporate sector to teach students in rural areas and urban slumps. I was once a management consultant in an international firm. On weekends, I spent my time teaching English to a group of students. Here, I have met parents who not only struggle to put food on the table but also struggled to put their kids in school. That was when I decided to take that leap of faith to quit my job and be a teacher. The Initiative - Project GUSTO (Ground up School Transformation) A public-private-partnership that aims to transform schools through enhancing teachers' pedagogical teaching thus improving students’ outcome. Project GUSTO is founded by a group of young teachers who were adamant in making systematic changes in the education system. Inspired by a visit conducted to a trust school (a model whereby public schools are adopted by corporate organizations to drive transformation) in Johor, the teachers were so encouraged and inspired to replicate that similar transformation to the schools in which they were teaching. To some, that was also the turning point that made them remain in the teaching profession. At present, 5 schools from Penang and Perak have been selected to participate in this program. The funding is for? Creating a 21st century learning environment for the students - To replace the blackboards across our 8 form 1 & 2 classes with whiteboards and equip 2 classes with a projector.Project GUSTO is now 5 months into implementation. To date, teachers and principals have witnessed a tremendous transformation taking place in their schools. Eg: attendance have increased, students are actively asking and participating in lessons, teachers are collaborating more frequently to improve their lessons, etc.Cost Breakdown 8 whiteboards = RM1,6002 projectors = RM2,400  

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One of the students approach me one day right before the Raya holiday and said that he has never had the opportunity to go out of Mahang. He continued by asking me to take him to my house for the Raya trip. Upon hearing this I began to slowly ask some of the other students about their situations. Eventually, I discovered that going out of Mahang and even going to Kulim is a luxury that some of them can’t afford. With such limited exposure, what most lacking for my students is also this value of cultural awareness and also respect for the other races.The Initiative - Post Raya Trip for SMK Mahang’s StudentsTo cultivate awareness in my students on the importance to learn and respect the cultural differences that we have right now in Malaysia, I would like to bring my 40 students for a 2D1N post ‘Raya’ trip to Penang, visiting various cultural sites. The factors contributing to my initiative includes: Penang has amazing cultural heritageBecause I believe that at their age right now, it is a great time to foster this appreciation for different culture and make them embrace the uniqueness that every race in Malaysia have to offerCost BreakdownAccommodation (RM25 per night per pax) = RM1,000Transport: 1 bus for 2 days = RM1,400  

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Oct 29, 2015 (Thurs)Cikgu Hadibah brought her students to Lost World of Tambun for a Special Needs Aquatic Therapy. All 30 students, aged from 5 to 14 enjoyed the therapy a lot. Not only the therapy makes the kids happy, it is helpful for them too. Remember Aisyah who had Cerebral Palsy? She cannot stop express how happy she was with the therapy. She moved confidently in the water and did not want to leave the place. _________________________________________________________________________________________________One of our pupils, Aisyah (10 years old) has Cerebral Palsy after she fell down from her cradle when she was a baby. She can only walk a few steps with assistance, or she needs a wheelchair to move around. When we bring her for the aqua therapy in a hot spring, I was surprised at how much she can move in the water, considering how difficult it is when she tried to walk. Therefore, I would like to continue organizing Special Needs Aquatic Therapy for my pupils. The initiative - Special Needs Aquatic TherapyAn annual fun and beneficial program for children with various special abilities and needs, tailored to address the physical, cognitive and psycho-social needs of each participant. This program aims to benefit 50 pupils from Sekolah Kebangsaan Datin Khadijah Kuala Kangsar with multiple disabilities (learning disabilities, autism, down syndrome, cerebral palsy, deaf), covering age from 5 to 14 years old.Water is a great leveler, providing children the most enormous psychological and emotional boostViscosity of water gives a child time to react and experiment with the consequences of movement, allowing them to perform and learn movements that would otherwise be too difficult to perform on landThe hydrostatic pressure created when partially or fully submerged in water improves circulation, increases the work of breathing, and gives the body 360 degrees of deep pressureThe overall enjoyment of the pool makes achieving therapy goals considerably easier.Cost BreakdownAdmission fees (RM45 x 50 pupils) = RM2,250Transportation: bus (RM800 x 2) = RM1,600Breakfast & lunch (RM20 x 50 pupils) = RM1,000Activities: games etc. = RM150  

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Nov 23, 2015 (Monday)Cikgu Nazira finally gets to carry out the project! The kids are going to the zoo TODAY! One of the Co-Founders, Felix, joined the class to the zoo. The trip was nothing but all laughters and happiness. Cikgu Nazira taught her class one of the chapters in the textbook -- A Walk in the Safari Park during the trip too. Photos will be uploaded into the gallery and Give.my's FB page, stay tuned! __________________________________________________________________________________________________Oct 21, 2015 (Wednesday)Cikgu Nazira had to postpone the execution of project due to the haze. the children are disappointed, but the trip will be executed as soon as the haze problem subsides.Stay tuned for more updates!___________________________________________________________________________________________________This is my third year teaching English in SK Putrajaya Presint 9(1), I am teaching a class of 23 students which sadly, have not grasped basic literacy skills. The upcoming topic we are going to learn is “A Walk In The Safari Park”. What better way to learn about animals if not at the zoo? The Initiative - A Walk in the Safari Park A day at the zoo looking for clues and adventure, giving them a first hand experience of observing and finding information about the animals could help 23 students to:Motivate them to use EnglishTrigger their interest in zoology Allow them to use English in a context outside of the classroomCost BreakdownTickets (School package x 23 students) = RM253Breakfast & lunch (RM11 x 23 students) = RM253Zoo souvenirs (RM5 x 23 students) = RM115Task materials (RM5 x 23 students) = RM115  

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[17th Oct 2015] "Embracing Tambun Rock art" workshop is getting more fun! This time they get hands-on on haematite drawing and also be the first to try the Tambun Rock Art Puzzle!__________________________________________________________________________________________________[11th Oct 2015] For those who missed their heritage workshop last week, Dr. Goh and her team organized their second "Embracing Tambun Rock Art" heritage workshop. __________________________________________________________________________________________________[3rd Oct 2015] #GTHAP with Perak Heritage Society, Incitement Ipoh, Sunway College Ipoh, PEKA Perak and Ipoh Echo held a half-day public archaeology workshop at Gua Tambun! "Embracing Tambun Rock Art" workshop provides you a window into the ancient times of Tambun! Dr. Goh and her team are overwhelmed by the crowd and they have lots of fun interacting with Ipohites and other heritage lovers - 'rock art hunting', heritage interpretation session and a small conversation on the future of Tambun Rock Art!__________________________________________________________________________________________________I am an archaeologist who specializes in community heritage education and engagement, concerning about the present state of Gua Tambun. It is severely vandalized by modern graffiti and illegal quarrying – mainly due to the unawareness of this valuable and fragile cultural heritage among the local community. A recent survey among a pool of 100 local residents of Tambun  shows that 78 percent of the respondents are unaware of the existence of this prehistoric rock art site in Ipoh. What worrying is that out of 51 respondent who age between 18-25 years old, only 2 local respondents are aware of the prehistoric rock art of Tambun. This scenario indicates that the local heritage awareness among the Tambun community, especially among the young, are extremely low. The Initiative - Gua Tambun Heritage Awareness Project (GTHAP)A heritage initiative driven by a group of heritage enthusiastic from Universiti Sains Malaysia and the local NGOs, aiming to encourage and empower local youth to be involved in the conservation and management of this precious heritage site . As such, I intend to conduct a public archaeology educational program among the local high school students (e.g. informational sharing, site visit etc.). A one-day workshop in 5 different schools and 2 community workshops (for the local people) over the course of 10 weeksTargeting to have at least 10-15 participants for each workshop (approximately 70-100 beneficiaries in total)A total of 7 workshops to be conducted under this program over a course of 2.5 months Cost BreakdownTransportation from Penang to Ipoh (RM150 x 10 trips) = RM1,500Teaching materials = RM300Printed materials for students (RM10 x 100 pax) = RM1,000Beverages = RM200Site visit: transport, water, etc. (RM10 x 100 pax) = RM1,000Miscellaneous = RM300  

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When I started teaching Form 3 students, I realized that they have limited exposure on things and opportunities beyond their classroom walls. When they were assigned to excavate for online resources for their group presentations, project-based learning & Penilaian Tingkatan 3 (PT3), most of them could not produce a concrete quality output. It came to my knowledge that most of them have zero access to internet, limited facilities that could allow them to perform such activities and simply being technology illiterate.The initiative - SMART Research Classroom Transformation of the History Room to:Ameliorate the functionality of a room as a hub for students to unearth online resources for their learningProvide the dais of exposureImprove technology literacyIncorporate technology and make learning full with jollificationsAs I’m teaching 7 classes, a total of 230 students will be impacted per academic year.Cost BreakdownThe maximum amount, RM5000 to buy few sets of desktop (aim to get 7 sets for 7 groups). The money will be used for wiring, installation and maintenance. P.S. Would love to receive donations in the form of used/new computers/desktops (would be lovely) that could be installed in SMART Research Classroom.  

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A Perfect Prefect (APP) is a project initiated by the Teach For Malaysia fellows currently serving in SMK Teriang Hilir. In our continuous effort to improve the school, we discovered there’s a severe lack of leadership qualities amongst the student population, beginning with the prefectorial board. The Initiative -  Project APP To create a platform where student leaders from different schools could network, exchange point of views and polish their leadership skills: Leadership camps and seminarsLearning excursions to schools with a well-established prefectorial board Opportunities for prefects to lead community projects and school wide events Currently, Project APP is planning to have its seventh activity: a State-Level Leadership Camp targeting prefects, mentors and leaders in three TFM Schools across Negeri Sembilan.  This activity will: Polish their leadership skills by bringing them out of their comfort zoneSpark an initiative as a legacy and create a sustainable platform for leadership connecting government agencies, non-government organizations, schools, teachers and our leaders (students) Cost BreakdownStudent fees per head for 3D2N Berhulu Camp (preliminary)*Includes accommodations, facilities and 8 meals (RM68 x 120 pax) = RM8,160Payment for the leadership coaches from Leaderonomics (3D2N) = RM1,500Thus, we would love to earn the maximum amount, RM5000 to cover the expenses. The remaining amount will be collected through PIBG’s donation from three schools. We are optimistic that the biggest outcome of Project APP would be sustained and introduced as an annual leadership camp in Negeri Sembilan.   

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Kumar* stopped coming to school sometime in May this year. I tried hard to get him to stay – I went to his house many times to persuade him, I spoke to his grandmother, his sister, his friends. His attendance waned, and then one day he just stopped coming completely. His reason: he lost interest, and he had to work. My heart broke but the more I thought about it the more I understood:The concept of academic learning for a long term future goal like university and employment is not aligned to their reality, to help support their struggling families. Their motivations for learning would be with a more immediate goal – survival in their suburban, industrial community. Individuals learn differently, but schools teach in mostly one way. The Initiative - CHAMPIONS Community Learning CenterTo provide 20 - 40 school children and out-of-school children, youths and adults among the underprivileged community in Sungai Petani, Kedah with the knowledge, skills and attitudes needed for self-reliance:Have basic literacy and numeracyHave marketable skillsHave the habits and attitudes for a self-reliant communityTrain others in the community with the skills acquiredCost BreakdownCenter set up: furniture etc. = RM4,500Learning resources = RM1,000  

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[20th Oct 2015] Sir Soon successfully hit and even surpassed his funding target with a total of RM5,050, how amazing is that! Currently, he's working with another party to create a bigger STAR room but wanted to take this moment to share with you all the wonderful updates for the project so far. Materials and facilities for STAR room is still in process yet he already brought his students for a memorable trip to the Pearl of Orient, Penang. You can check out his photo updates at https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1629940340619560.1073741837.1497641163849479&type=3__________________________________________________________________________________________________I’m a TFM 2015 fellow, currently teaching Form 1 to Form 4 students English at a public school in Malaysia. Sadly, I discovered the students here seem to be highly unmotivated to learn in English. One of the biggest reason being there is no conducive, safe and properly equipped classroom for them to learn and practice their language skills (as images attached). Broken whiteboards, broken tables & chairs and missing doors...putting myself in their position, I will be equally unmotivated to learn anything from the teachers.My Initiative - Star Project To curate a  21st century learning environment for the school's students.English Learning Space with expected monthly usage of 540 students.English Learning Trip to Pulau Pinang with 40 students and 4 teachers.There will be over 500 books being stored in the English Learning Space.3 teachers will be working closely with 20 other English Student Ambassadors.Cost BreakdownInternet for a year (RM 150/month) = RM1,800Internet router = RM200Basic English reading books for the students of the community (Ladybird Key Words with Peter and Jane, comic books, story books) = RM800Book shelves = RM4003 Whiteboards  = RM600Learning trip to the Penang Island (War Museum, Aquarium Penang, George Town Heritage City) Subsidy for Accommodation = RM1,200P.S. Check out for an online social media campaign that I am running for more information on the project: www.facebook.com/CikguSoon.TeachForMalaysia   

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