Bangi, 30 Jun 2018 – Islamic Relief Malaysia (IRM) nominated eight new figures as Humanitarian Icon of IRM for 2018 – 2020 term at MySinggah Raya 2018.

 

According to its Chief Executive Officer, Zairulshahfuddin Zainal Abidin, the initiative was made to uphold individuals or alliances involved in creating a caring world community in Malaysia.

 

“This time, IRM takes a whole new approach to introduce new faces of icon whom having high-spirit and devoted passion to employ in humanitarian works based on their expertise and skills,” said Zairulshahfuddin in his speech.

 

He further added, a few icons being nominated have been actively joining humanitarian works since years ago.

 

“For instance, Dr. Aizan Sofia, a Senior Lecturer at National University of Malaysia. She has been with IRM long before she furthered her studies abroad. After obtaining PhD, we invited her to contribute her expertise by being our counsellor to the disabled people for volunteerism courses.

 

“As in line with five-years strategy of IRM which emphasises on helping the disabled, IRM is delighted to nominate Dr. Aizan who is also an OKU card holder,” Zairulshahfuddin told the reporters.

 

Apart from Dr. Aizan, other icons introduced are Irma Hasmie, Redza Shah, Diana Amir, Habib Bullah, Elfaeza Ul Haq, Ashraf Muslim and Saujana.

 

The event, Majlis MySinggah Raya 2018 invited more than 700 guests from various backgrounds including beneficiaries, benefactors, humanitarian partners of IRM, donours, volunteers, media representatives and celebrities as well as the public.

 

The programme is held to celebrate and foster a better relationship among beneficiaries, humanitarian partners, icons and celebrity, media practitioner, volunteers, donours, and the public.

Serdang, 26 Jun 2018 – A total number of 55 individuals from Sekolah Kebangsaan Bukit Tampoi, students from Program Kelas Dewasa Asli Pribumi (KEDAP) and teachers had the opportunity to visit EduPark in the compound of Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) to obtain new experience and knowledge.

 

The visitation is made special for the Aborigine to appreciate environmental knowledge such as science, flora, and fauna in efforts of polishing their passion towards obtaining knowledge.

 

The program is a joint project of community development organised by Islamic Relief Malaysia (IRM) with the Faculty of Economics and Management, UPM.

 

In fact, the programme is an initiative by IRM in attracting the students to discover animal species and plants so they will understand the historical knowledge of science.

 

Besides, students are also exposed into exploring Malay cultures and heritages which simultaneously allow them to recognise better on Malay histories.

 

Through the programme, IRM believes that it has the capability to foster a better relationship between IRM and the Aborigines so their needs are easily catered.

Bangi, 1 June 2018 – Islamic Relief Malaysia (IRM) had the opportunity to celebrate Iftar #SalamRamadan with every personnel of IRM towards fostering a better relationship with each other.

 

The iftar which also invited a batch of Board of Trustees as well as Humanitarian Icons of IRM, Irma Hasmie and Redza Syah Azmeer has made the event more delightful.

 

Prof. Dr. Azni Idris who is the chairman for Board of Trustees at IRM expressed his gratitude towards IRM family even since 13 years ago until now as they have put a lot of efforts and sacrifices to facilitate the administration and direction of IRM.

 

“I would like to congratulate to all of you because you’re still here with IRM. I hope our organisation will continue to become the driving force and to always offer help for those in need,” he said.

 

In fact, Chief Executive Officer of IRM, Zairulshahfuddin Zainal Abidin also raised his appreciation for all the sacrifices made by IRM family who have been spending their energies in the organisation all this while.

 

“One of our strategies is to foster a better relationship among us. And through this iftar we would like to appreciate everyone who has put a lot of sacrifices to serve IRM,” he said in his speech.

 

Also held that night were promotion ceremony for those involved from various divisions and special acknowledgement for teachers at Rohingya Intellectual School of Excellence (RISE) who work wholeheartedly to educate Rohingya children in Malaysia.

Subang Jaya, 7 June 2018 – 89 beneficiaries were celebrated today through ‘Ceria di Aidilfitri’ project implemented by Islamic Relief Malaysia (IRM) alongside the cooperation of Small-Medium Enterprise Bank at Mydin Mall USJ.

 

‘Ceria di Aidilfitri’ is a project specially implemented for beneficiaries in obtaining contributions in the form of apparels and different arrays of new clothes to celebrate the coming Eid Fitr.

 

Apart from helping the beneficiaries to get the vibe of Eid Fitr, the project also allows the contributor, SME Bank to fill the gap in doing charity and perform their corporate social responsibility in Ramadan.

 

The project has indirectly become the centre of Rahmah in sharing rizqi together with the beneficiaries to celebrate Syawal which will be observed soon.

 

One of the beneficiaries, Salizawati Salihudin, she expressed her thankfulness for the contribution as it lifted out some of the burden on her shoulders to make preparations of Eid Fitr.

 

“Alhamdulillah I would like to happily thank Islamic Relief Malaysia and SME Bank for giving us the contribution in cutting the cost for Eid Fitr,” she said when being interviewed.

 

On top of that, Juliana Ginting who is a mother of four kids also raised her thankfulness towards IRM and SME Bank because she is able to celebrate Eid Fitr happily this year.

 

“I feel thankful and happy for the concern that IRM and SME Bank display. My kids can also get a new set of Raya apparels, so I would like to further my thankfulness towards the people who help me,” she said.

 

For information, all beneficiaries involved today are from Projek Perumahan Rakyat (PPR) Lembah Subang and PPR Kota Damansara respectively.

 

 

Bangi, 31 May 2018 – Islamic Relief Malaysia (IRM) stays persistent to offer awareness campaigns in efforts to deliver necessary information regarding humanitarian projects initiated by IRM itself to the public.

The awareness campaign is done through booth-sales by IRM alongside the cooperation of Bangi-Putrajaya Hotel (BPH) and Bangi Golf Resort (BGR).

The programme which gains full support from both parties also encourages the public to buy while making donations.

Besides, booth-sales which include t-shirt, pointer pen, prayer mat, and cookies made by beneficiaries of IRM can also be purchased at the counter.

Through the campaign, IRM also aims to build networks and expect to have more donours in the future.

As a record, IRM has been collaborating with Bangi-Putrajaya Hotel since nine years ago through Ramadan buffet, where some of the revenues will be channeled to IRM.