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Response missions to provide support and relief for the country’s medical frontliners and vulnerable communities.
Breakdown of YSD’s commitments for COVID-19 response initiatives.
Yayasan Sime Darby (YSD) has committed more than RM4.4 million to support efforts that address the immediate needs of individuals and communities impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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SALAM Autisme YSD launched as flagship initiative under Program SINAR YSD to support early autism intervention and capacity building.
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Yayasan Sime Darby (YSD) continues its annual nationwide back-to-school support, this year reaching over 7,000 students across nine states, including 1,247 severely affected by the late 2024 floods in Kelantan.
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A landmark step in Malaysia’
Meet Cancer Research Malaysia’s employee 001. Yoon Sook Yee first heard of a cancer research set-up in Malaysia back in 2000 and was immediately drawn to a wonderful opportunity. She decided to pursue the opportunity and after 20 years of hard work, she is now one of two credentialed genetic counsellors in the country!
In this interview, Sook-Yee shares her journey of hard work and perseverance as well as her belief that Malaysians have what it takes to pursue genetic counselling.
Published on LinkedIn on September 18, 2020
By YSD CEO Dr. Hjh. Yatela Zainal Abidin
Yayasan Sime Darby's COVID-19 Relief Efforts
Under Malaysia’s Movement Control Order (MCO), patients with serious life-limiting illnesses (such as cancer and organ failure) are encouraged to stay at home, to reduce their risk of being infected, and to free up resources in hospitals.
On 16 January 2021, MERCY Malaysia distributed 246 hygiene kit sets to flood victims in Pekan Pahang
Yayasan Sime Darby (YSD) has come a long way in raising awareness about autism through its support for IDEAS Autism Centre (IAC). Since 2014, YSD has committed RM4.45 million to IAC to carry out a holistic early intervention, care, therapy, and education to autistic children. From 2014 to 2019, YSD’s support had enabled IAC to assist 93 children with autism, 86 of whom come from underprivileged families, to undergo early intervention programmes which successfully enabled 41 of them to be enrolled in mainstream schools.
In conjunction with World Autism Awareness month, we are proud to share inspiring messages from parents of children with autism, courtesy of our partner IDEAS Autism Centre (IAC). YSD’s partnership with IAC since 2014 enabled the Centre to assist 93 children with autism, 86 of which come from underprivileged families, to undergo early intervention programmes which enabled 41 of them to be enrolled in mainstream schools. Watch the video to learn about their personal experiences and how YSD-supported IAC programmes have changed their lives for the better. Read the snippets below: