While Sumitha was still in high school, we came across her family in a local hospital while her grandmother was there receiving cancer treatment.
Since then, PPKJB provided her family with monthly provisions via our Adopt-A-Family (AAF) programme. Through our interactions with her family and referrals from the hospital, we realised there are families like Sumitha’s that require further financial assistance for their education expenses. PPKJB then decided to start an EduFund to assist these families. We started the Edurun events to raise funds for this purpose.
Here are some excerpts of what Sumitha shared with us,
‘Edufund has paid for my PIBG fees, school transport fees, they also help me to find a tuition center and pay for the tuition fees and the tuition transport fees. I took tuition for 5 subjects for my SPM test.’
The tuition were helpful and she did well for her SPM in 2020. She is now planning to further her studies in University.
Education is indeed a social mobility tool and we hope to give these disadvantaged children a chance for their future and even
Sumitha understands this
“Education is important, because it is like a visa to better job opportunities in life’
Our team is glad to have assisted her in her journey and look to support more students like Sumitha.
Support these children by signing up for Edurun 2021 at www.edurun.my
Sponsorship and donations are also welcomed. Email us at info@edurun.my