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Yayasan Sime Darby Commits RM630,000 for Bahasa Malaysia Documentary Series on Conservation Education
Education
  • Layar Liar Malaysia documentary series features 18 animals, 17 locations and 17 individuals in 52 episodes for school going children.

Yayasan Sime Darby (YSD) in partnership with documentary producer Nuvista Media, with support from Jabatan Perlindungan Hidupan Liar dan Taman Negara Semenanjung Malaysia (PERHILITAN) today announced the official launch of Layar Liar Malaysia’s documentary series.

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209 Deserving Malaysian Youths Receive Scholarships and Bursaries Worth More Than RM17 Million from Yayasan Sime Darby in 2021
Education
  • 85% of the scholarships and bursaries awarded are to youths from B40 families, and 28 recipients are persons with disabilities.

Yayasan Sime Darby (YSD) awarded 209 scholarships and bursaries worth more than RM17 million to deserving youths to pursue their tertiary studies at top learning institutions and universities locally and overseas, during a virtual ceremony held today. 

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160,000 Underprivileged Families Benefitted from YSD’s Disaster Relief Initiatives
Community & Health
  • RM3 million was allocated to assist 60,000 B40 households, out of more than RM10.2 million committed for food aid in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Yayasan Sime Darby (YSD) had committed RM3 million worth of in-kin

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Yayasan Sime Darby Contributes RM2.5 million for the Operational Support of Zoo Negara
Environment
  • Yayasan Sime Darby is sponsoring full range care support for 83 Malaysian mammals and birds for 1 year.

Yayasan Sime Darby (YSD) has committed RM2.5 million in a one-year sponsorship to support the Malaysian Zoological Society (MZS). The sponsorship kicked off in September 2021 and provides full range care support for 83 Malaysian mammals and birds, comprising of 5 local mammals and 2 local bird species, which are classified as endangered wildlife species under the IUCN Red List.

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Yayasan Sime Darby Boosts Life-Saving Efforts with RM3.2 Million Contribution to the Greater Klang Valley Special Task Force
Community & Health
  • Yayasan Sime Darby’s support is with the provision of vehicles, respiratory aid (ventilators, oxygen tanks and concentrators), computers, and volunteer allowances, to public hospitals and COVID-19 Assessment Centres.

Yesterday, Tan Sri Dr. Jemilah Mahmood, Special Advisor on Public Health to Y.A.B. Prime Minister of Malaysia, received Yayasan Sime Darby’s (YSD) first contribution in response to the Greater Klang Valley Special Task Force (GKVSTF) request for assistance, in the form of 20 units of Hyundai Starex 2.5(A) from YSD Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Hjh.

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Malaysia’s Leading NGO for Recovering People Who Inject Drugs Receives Critical Lifeline from Yayasan Sime Darby
Community & Health

RM2.5 million grant was awarded by Yayasan Sime Darby to KOMITED Malaysia, a Community-Based Organisation led and run by former People Who Injects Drug (PWID) to address issues related to drugs and HIV/AIDS vulnerability.

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Yayasan Sime Darby (YSD) Provides Second-Chance TVET Education Worth RM2 Million to Asnaf and Tahfiz Students
Education
  • The programme offers International Certifications in Welding which will equip them with skills that promise greater economic opportunities.
  • All certificate holders under the programme will have guaranteed job placements, guided by The Welding Institute.

(2nd from left in front) The Welding Institute (TWI) Regional Manager Mr. Ernesto Moskini and (3rd from left in front) CEO of Yayasan Sime Darby Dr. Hjh Yatela Zainal Abidin, with representatives of TWI and newly-recruited TWI students under the YSD Skill Enrichment programme.

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Yayasan Sime Darby (YSD) Announces Partnership Extension with Women’s Aid Organisation on International Women’s Day 2021
Community & Health
  • YSD committed RM2 million until 2022 to support Women’s Aid Organisation (WAO) in their continuous efforts in upholding gender equality and improving women’s rights.
  • The YSD IWD 2021 virtual celebration honoured accomplished women leaders who have collaborated with YSD in various corporate social responsibility projects.

(Top left) YBhg Dato’ Azmir Merican, Yayasan Sime Darby Governing Council Member & Group Managing Director, Sime Darby Property Berhad; (Top right) Ms. Sumitra Visvanathan, Executive Director, Women’s Aid Organisation; (Bottom left) Prof.

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Putting the “E” in THRIVE: A New e-Learning Platform for Yayasan Sime Darby Scholars
Education

The launch of the platform completes YSD THRIVE by fulfilling the e-learning element in the comprehensive scholars development programme.

Yayasan Sime Darby (YSD) announces the launch of its first e-learning platform, an initiative that expands its scholars’ horizons through lifelong learning in a post-COVID-19 world. This initiative further marks YSD’s commitment towards producing more quality and well-grounded graduates through developmental programmes which supplements their educational studies.

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Sime Darby Young Innovators Challenge (SDYIC) Grand Finale 2020 Announces Three Inventions to Benefit Local Communities
Education

Three teams received a Yayasan Sime Darby (YSD) innovation grant of RM60,000 in total to develop and upscale their functional prototypes that would be able to solve real-life issues in local communities.

The SDYIC Grand Finale 2020 highlighted this year’s finalist teams, showcasing this year’s award recipients.

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