Yayasan Hasanah Strengthens Environmental Education Outreach Nationwide
Hasanah collaborates with partners to deliver education programmes to reduce carbon footprints and improve waste management across 88 schools in Malaysia Yayasan Hasanah (Hasanah) has expanded its support on environmental education outreach efforts in addressing carbon footprint and waste management to Northern Peninsular Malaysia, where it has reached out to 54 schools across various projects, […]
Finding Purpose at the Intersection of Me+We
Alvin Ung is the author of four books including Together: Finding Purpose at the Intersection of Me+We, where he traveled to 10 Asian countries to study how 100+ leaders harnessed the power of purpose to transform people, places and the planet. Twice named as a Fellow at Khazanah Nasional, his writings have been published by […]
National Budget 2019 Commentary
Yayasan Hasanah commends the strong focus on the people’s socio-economic wellbeing in Budget 2019. As an impact-based foundation that is currently working with over 40 civil society and partner organisations (CSPOs) nationwide, we welcome the government’s RM10mn allocation to Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and Social Enterprises. This will help the organisations to build their capacity, increase […]
Yayasan Hasanah and Johan Cruyff Foundation Provides Safe Space for Children to Play with Launch of Fifth Cruyff Court
Collaboration Continues to Enhance Access to Sport Facilities for Children from All Backgrounds Cruyff Courts are public playing fields that empower children to excel in sports and in life by stimulating them to learn new skills and discover their talents. By creating a safe place for them to play, these children are encouraged to keep […]
International Women’s Day: “Celebrating Women Overcoming Barriers of Discrimination”
International Women’s Day is celebrated on March 8 every year to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The first observance was in 1908 when 15,000 women marched through New York City demanding voting rights, better pay, and shorter working hours. The 1910 International Woman’s Conference then suggested 8 March to become […]
Valuing Ecosystem Services: Does it matter and how do we go about it?
Ecosystems are communities formed by the interaction between living (plants, animals, microbes) and non-living organisms (air, water, mineral soil). Human beings are part of ecosystems and we benefit from them in many ways. The benefits are known as Ecosystem Services (ES). Learn about why valuing ES is important for conservation and how it is connecting […]
Local NGOs share sustainable strategies to serving the needy
Running a social organisation requires a lot of heart, dedication, hard work – and also importantly, a sustainable operating model. While many Good Samaritans have noble intentions of helping others, there remains the challenge of keeping their altruistic efforts running for the long-term. Five prominent personalities in the Malaysian non-profit sector recently gathered for a […]
Start them young: Fostering Resilient Mindsets Among Underprivileged Children
Researchers have identified ‘resilience’ to be an important factor in positive youth development. The cultivation of resilience means fostering adolescents’ capacity, flexibility, and coping strategies as they face developmental changes and life stresses in order to “bounce back” from difficult life experiences and achieve positive outcomes. Children from low-income families are more vulnerable as parents […]
Training on Participatory Community Engagement Strategies
Development, progress and wellbeing have no meaning – neither are they sustainable – until they are shared by all. But what does it concretely mean and how can such a process be ensured? Participation in development means something more than a mechanical process realised through the application of a set of tools. It is a […]
Launch of the 6th Cruyff Court in Sk Mentuan, Kelantan ⚽!
As part of our partnership with the Johan Cruyff Foundation, on the 22nd of January 2020, we launched the 6th Cruyff Court at Sekolah Kebangsaan Mentuan (SK Mentuan), Kota Bharu in Kelantan. Located about 10km away from the city centre, Kampung Mentuan has a high-density community and no public space is available for children and […]