SEDC donates cash, essential items to 57 orphans, needy folk
KUCHING: Sarawak Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) presented donations in the forms of cash and daily essential items to 57 orphans and needy individuals yesterday.
SEDC general manager Abdul Hadi Abdul Kadir represented the chairman, Tan Sri Datuk Amar Abdul Aziz Husain, in handing over the donations to the recipients at Laila Taib Welfare Complex here.
Speaking via Live Zoom broadcast, Abdul Aziz said the annual community programme had always involved several state government’s departments and agencies, including SEDC’s subsidiaries.
“This programme is to give a boost to the underprivileged community, especially to orphans who need a ention, love and concern from all parties.
“It also engages our staff in fostering closer relationships with the underprivileged groups and also giving them a chance to perform charity acts during the fasting month of Ramadan,” he said.
However due to the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO), he said the orphans could not a end yesterday’s event, said Abdul Aziz.
“Still, it (event) is significant to SEDC. Last year, we treated the children from Laila Taib Welfare Complex to ‘buka puasa’ (breakof-fast) and performed ‘tarawih’ prayer with them. We sincerely hope that things would revert to normal soon, so that similar programmes could be held next year,” he said.
Prior to the earlier Movement Control Order (CMCO) which took effect on March 18, SEDC and its subsidiaries hosted the ‘LoveIn-A-Box’ charity programme on Feb 7, which benefi ed 100 children with special needs from the Association for Welfare of Children with Intellectual Disability (Perkata) Sarawak at its headquarters along Jalan Ong Tiang Swee here.
This ‘Love-In-A-Box’ is among SEDC’s iconic corporate social responsibility ( CSR) initiatives, which also include its ‘Majlis Belaian Kasih’, ‘ Ramah Tamah Aidilfitri’ with students from schools around Kuching, and also several partnering programmes with the local community.