Putrajaya, Feb 23 – In partnership with the Ministry of Education Malaysia (MOE), the RHB Foundation now equips selected schools in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor with infrastructural facilities in order to aid special needs students.
The initiative under the RHB Foundation is part of RHB Banking Group’s Corporate Responsibility (CR) initiative and the five schools involved are Sekolah Kebangsaan Seri Indah, Kuala Lumpur; Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Desa Perdana, Kuala Lumpur; Sekolah Menengah Pendidikan Khas Vokasional, Shah Alam; Sekolah Kebangsaan Bukit Rimau, Shah Alam; and Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Taman Desa 2, Rawang.
“The Mesra OKU Project’s objective is to provide facilities that create a safe and conducive learning environment for students with special needs. We hope the facilities that we have put in place will encourage more parents to send their children with special needs to schools,” says Group Managing Director of RHB Banking Group, Dato’ Khairussaleh Ramli.
“This year, RHB Foundation will focus on developing children with autism and ensuring that they have access to the facilities and skills needed for them to be independent and functional in society,” he adds.
Education Minister Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid notes, “The partnership formed under this MOU between MOE and RHB today is in alignment with the Educational Development Plan 2013-2025. I hope this initiative will drive the nation’s mission to provide access and equity in education for Special Needs students.”