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During the year, the Group
continued its community care
and involvement vide various
contributions in the form of
donations, sponsorships and
support in kind to charitable
bodies, schools and local
community endeavours. Inter
alia, we renewed our sponsorship
of Titian Samara Programme by
Persatuan Al-Hunafa.
The NGO’s mission is to help
secondary students with academic
and social problems to develop
their life skills such as confidence,
leadership, and communication
through personal development
programmes and mentoring. The
programme currently focuses on
5 schools in the Klang Valley and 1
in Kelantan namely, SMK Bangsar,
SMK Raja Lumu, SMK Pandamaran
Jaya, SMK Tengku Idris Shah, SMK
Telok Gadong and SMK Laloh,
Kuala Krai involving a total of
166 students. In addition to the
personal development sessions, 2
off-site motivational camps were
organized for the students.
As part of our commitment to
strengthening the local socio-
economic base, we provide jobs
opportunities for the communities
near our projects. In tandem,
the Group hires and trains local
employees at our job sites,
providing technical training and
skills to improve workers’ wage-
earning potential. We also support
local suppliers and entrepreneurs
by purchasing local goods and
services. A successful example
of this can be seen in Indonesia
where 80% of contracts for goods
and services have been awarded
to small and medium-sized local
companies. In addition, 23% of
the FFB processed by the palm oil
mill is purchased from smallholder
farmers and third-party growers.
Apart from building and furnishing
the mosques and schools located
within and around the plantation
with the necessary amenities, our
Indonesian subsidiary, PTNJL also
funds the monthly allowance of
teachers and imams.
The Group has since January 2018 took in 60 university
graduates to undergo 8 months to undertake workplace experience
with companies within the Group (with the possibility of progression
into permanent employment) program through our participation
in and support of the PROTÉGÉ (formerly known as Skim Latihan
1Malaysia). This program involves a mix of on-the-job placements and
skills development workshops which would allow trainees to absorb the
organisational and work culture whilst also developing relevant job-
specific training. Allowances and benefits are given during the program.
Meanwhile, our Indonesian
subsidiary, PTNJL received a total
of 31 students; 5 of from PDD
Politeknik Negeri Nunukan and 26
from several regional high schools,
to undergo a 2-month internship
program during the year.
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