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G U I N N E S S A N C H O R B E R H A D
( 5 3 5 0 - X )
Reading Corner
Another component of SMILES which supplements
the efforts to improve and expand the English
language proficiency of students in vernacular Tamil
schools are the reading corners which are equipped
with storybooks, reference books, bookshelves and
furniture.
The GAB Foundation equipped an additional 7 schools
and 1 Sikh orphanage with reading corners in FY10,
bringing this to a total of 12 reading corners donated
to-date.
The GAB Foundation will continue its support of
SMILES initiatives and increase the number of
sponsored schools, reading corners and children
participating in the programme while ensuring its
sustainability.
Reading Corners for the Bidayuh Community
In January 2010, the GAB Foundation embarked on a
pilot project in East Malaysia, providing six schools
and a community library in Sungai, Bau – Sekolah
Kebangsaan Apar, Sekolah Kebangsaan Segong,
Sekolah Kebangsaan Atas, Sekolah Kebangsaan
Senibong, Sekolah Kebangsaan St. John, Sekolah
Kebangsaan Bobak and the Baruk Community Library
– with reading corners fully equipped with book
shelves, tables, chairs and a collection of English
encyclopaedias, dictionaries, references and story
books worth more than RM70,000.
Approximately 1,500 students from these schools now
have access to relevant English reading materials that
will help them build a firmer foundation to develop
their command of the English language.
The project was done in collaboration with the
Association of Research and Development Movement
of Singai Sarawak (REDEEMS), a non-profit
organisation that oversees the development affairs of
the Bidayuh community.
“Dari pihak sekolah, kami ingin
merakamkan setinggi-tinggi penghargaan
dan ucapan terima kasih kepada GAB
Foundation di atas sumbangan
‘Reading Corner’. Ia memberi banyak
manfaat khususnya kepada para pelajar,
guru-guru serta kakitangan sekolah yang
lain. Buku rujukan yang disumbangkan
amat sesuai serta menepati sukatan
pelajaran di sekolah. Buku-buku cerita
juga amat sesuai untuk bahan bacaan
tambahan murid-murid.”
Fatimah Binti Buang,
Guru Besar
S.K. Bobak/Sejinjang Bau