Yayasan Basmi Kemiskinan’s 18th annual Sinar Kasih Ramadan programme aims to provide cash and goods to 400 vulnerable families.
KUALA LUMPUR: Yayasan Basmi Kemiskinan (YBK) aims to assist 400 hardcore poor, poor and asnaf families nationwide through its 18th annual Sinar Kasih Ramadan (SKR) programme.
Its chairman, Datuk Zainal Abidin Sakom, said the programme will be implemented ahead of Ramadan, expected to begin on 19 February.
It will involve cash assistance and basic necessities sourced from individual, organisational and strategic partner contributions.
Since its 2008 launch until last year, the programme has benefited 4,071 families with cumulative cash contributions reaching RM1.5 million.
“For 2026, YBK aims to assist 400 hardcore poor, poor and asnaf families, who will receive cash donations for breaking of fast and sahur expenses, in addition to goods donations from corporate sponsors,” he said at a press conference.
He said the SKR 2026 programme also serves as a platform connecting beneficiaries with contributors, sponsors and relevant agencies.
These agencies include the Selangor Federal Development Office (ICU), the Department of Social Welfare and the Selangor Zakat Board.
“YBK’s role as a facilitator enables beneficiaries to be referred to the most suitable agency according to their needs, while donors can channel their contributions transparently and focused through YBK,” he said.
According to Zainal, information on aid recipients is obtained through schools, community leaders, NGO partners and YBK volunteers.
This information will undergo a verification process to ensure only eligible families receive the aid.
YBK also said reports related to the programme’s implementation will be displayed on social media and its official website as a guarantee of transparency.
