The MADANI Adopted School initiative targets 1,500 schools this year, expanding from 921 with increased private sector and GLC support.
KLANG: The government is targeting 1,500 schools nationwide to participate in the Sekolah Angkat MADANI initiative this year.
Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan said this represents an increase from the 921 schools selected in the programme’s first year.
He attributed the higher target to positive responses and strong support from government-linked companies and the private sector.
“Last year, 921 schools participated in the MADANI Adopted School initiative, with most of the involvement coming from ministries, government agencies and government-linked companies,” he said.
“This year, the target has been increased through collaboration with private companies, which came forward after seeing the positive outcomes achieved last year.”
Amir Hamzah was speaking after officiating the MyPLUS Community Day at SMK (P) Bukit Kuda.
He said the country would progress by investing in young people who form the nation’s backbone.
PLUS Malaysia Berhad implemented the MyPLUS Community Day for the first time this year across five adopted schools.
The initiative involved 1,250 volunteers from PLUS staff and students from 11 higher learning institutions.
More than 4,000 students and educators from the five schools benefited from this corporate social responsibility programme.
The CSR programme has benefited 138,255 community members along PLUS highways since its inception in 2013.
A total of 25 project locations nationwide have been selected for community improvement works.
At SMK (P) Bukit Kuda, PLUS is implementing infrastructure upgrades for a safer learning environment.
The improvements will benefit more than 700 students, educators and school support staff.
