Yayasan Ikhlas needs RM6 mln to implement projects in interior areas

KUALA LUMPUR: Yayasan Ikhlas (YI) needs RM6 million to implement several permanent and long-term projects for the benefits of the community in the interior areas in the country.

As such, the foundation’s Board of Trustees chairman Professor Dr Zainur Rashid Zainuddin, in a statement, called on the public and corporate bodies to join the foundation in fulfilling the wishes of the rural community.

The statement was issued after the presentation of Ramadan contributions to 300 asnaf (eligible to receive tithe) families in the Klang Valley here yesterday.

“We need RM6 million to build two sekolah agama rakyat and five mosques, as well as repair three mosques, and also to provide a clean water supply system in seven places in the interior areas,” he said.

He said with the cooperation of the Sabah and Sarawak Islamic religious departments, and the support of the Sabah Mufti, the foundation would build five mosques and repair three mosques, which is expected to cost RM3 million, in the interiors of Borneo.

Apart from that, he said, YI, in collaboration with the National Dakwah Council (MDN), will build two sekolah agama rakyat, estimated to cost RM2 million in villages in Sabah.

Construction of the school, each with six classrooms, a teacher’s room and complete with the the necessary equipment will cost RM1 million each, he added.

According to the statement, YI in collaboration with several experts from Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), also carried out a project to provide clean water supply for residents in the rural areas in Kedah, Sabah and Sarawak.

Contributions to YI will be eligible for tax exemption receipt and those with any inquiry can contact Encik Syafiq at 012979 0211, Cik Rabiatul Noorjan at 019-999 5709 and Yayasan Ikhlas office at 03-8926 5954.