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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 )
What we set out to achieve
What we have achieved to-date
Going Forward
To educate children on the
importance of clean water and
water conservation by building a
strong foundation.
Story Time with GABBY
• The Foundation’s Story Time with GABBY initiative aims to engage
and educate children about the importance of responsible water
conservation through storytelling sessions. A water toolkit for
local communities incorporating three storytelling modules (i.e.
water cycle, water pollution and water conservation) was specially
developed by professionals in the field of child development to
facilitate these storytelling sessions.
• To-date, 18 storytellers (including childcare workers and kindergarten
teachers) have been recruited and trained to carry out storytelling
sessions in English, Malay, Tamil and Chinese. 90 sessions have been
held at selected community centres, welfare homes, kindergartens
and schools involving 750 children.
The Foundation intends to reach out to more children
in different centres and in different states.
The Foundation has set up a GABBY Club to
continuously engage the children who have
undergone the sessions.
Education
To assist vernacular schools and
their students:
SMILES:
To improve the English
proficiency of Tamil School
Children to better prepare them
for the future transition to
national secondary schools
SMILES
• In 2008, the Foundation officially launched the SMILES (Supporting
Malaysian Indian Learning, Education and Sports) programme. The
SMILES programme represents the Foundation’s, as well as GAB’s,
long-term commitment to help develop the betterment of the
Malaysian Indian community. In FY09, we raised a total of RM230,000
for the SMILES programme, all of which was donated to a non-
governmental organisation, the Tamil Foundation, to fund projects
specifically aimed at helping Tamil school children.
• We also launched the SMILES reading corners to further assist
students to further improve and expand their English language
proficiency. These reading corners consist of storybooks, reference
books, bookshelves and furniture.
• The Foundation lends support to the English Enrichment Programme
(EEP). The EEP aims to provide students with additional lessons over
and above their regular curriculum. To-date, over 1000 students in
the Klang Valley, Rawang, Malacca and Pahang have benefitted from
this sponsorship.
The Foundation intends to continue with the SMILES
programme and ensure its sustainability.
The Foundation will continue to sponsor the reading
corners and increase the number of schools we
sponsor
The Foundation will continue its cause to improve the
English Language proficiency amongst Tamil School
children. In FY11, the Foundation will work with
child specialists to develop an English Enhancement
Programme for primary school children, to train
trainers to run this programme and to measure its
effectiveness.