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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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Malaysian AIDS Foundation (MAF) and Yayasan Sime Darby Extend Partnership to End AIDS
Community & Health

The funding extension allows MAF to continue HIV/AIDS advocacy efforts for another 3 years.

YSD Governing Council Member Datin Paduka Zaitoon Othman (second from left) receiving the Patron Award in 2018 from MAF chairman Prof Datuk Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman (far left) and MAF patron Datin Paduka Marina Mahathir (third from left). On the far right is Hilton regional manager Jamie Mead Chairman of MAF, Dato Professor Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman (left) and Patron of MAF, Datin Paduka Marina Mahathir (middle) at the Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Award Gala Dinner 2018.

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MOH DG Lauds Clinical Trial for Severe COVID-19 Cases
Community & Health

Yayasan Sime Darby channels RM600,000 for study on the use of Tocilizumab in preventing severe infections from progressing to critical stage which require ventilation assistance.

Director-General of Health Malaysia Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah

Kuala Lumpur, 30 April 2020 – Yayasan Sime Darby (YSD) has committed to fund clinical trials led by University Malaysia Medical Centre (UMMC) to treat severe COVID-19 cases utilising Tocilizumab (TCZ), a medication used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Yayasan Sime Darby Pledges over RM4.4 million through Partnerships for COVID-19 Response
Community & Health

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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Sime Darby Plantation and Partner MEME Develop the World’s First Mechanism to Resolve Human-Elephant Conflict
Environment

Yayasan Sime Darby is funding RM8.11 million to support the 11-year research project.

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Yayasan Sime Darby and Malaysia Rugby Collaboration on the National Rugby Development Programme Launch
Sports

In conjunction with the National Rugby Development Programme (NRDP) Rugby Carnival 2020 held at Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) Serdang, Yayasan Sime Darby (YSD) and Malaysia Rugby officially launched their collaboration on 1st February 2020.

The collaboration began in August 2019, with YSD sponsoring the NRDP Men U19, Men U20 and Women U20 elite teams. The support covers talent scouting, a series of Elite Training Camps, participation in exposure tournaments and Asia Rugby tournaments. This collaboration will continue until December 2020.

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