Year: 2024

The Caltex Fuel Your School Initiative fuels young minds for a brighter future with Chevron

Chevron Malaysia Limited (Chevron), the human energy company behind the Caltex brand and service stations in Malaysia, is proud to announce the launch of the latest edition of Caltex Fuel Your School, an initiative aimed at revitalising interest in STEM (Science, Technology, English, & Mathematics) among school students.

Beyond its academic focus, the campaign will extend its impact to address community needs, particularly in the vital areas of food security and sustainable agriculture. The campaign will also empower students with 21^st century learning skill sets, while running social impact projects in schools.

Moreover, as part of the programme, 15 schools across the Muar and Segamat districts in Johor will be adopted by local Caltex service stations. Each school will be presented with a smart aquaponics setup to grow vegetables and fish through a symbiotic farming ecosystem, complete with delivery, installation, and training.

Held in collaboration with the MyKasih Foundation, a non-profit organisation with a mission to help impoverished families and students, the idea behind this latest edition of Caltex Fuel Your School was mooted from the theme of last year’s National Science Challenge 2023, Ensuring the Nation’s Food Security through Science, Technology, and Innovation.

Taking cue from the Government’s emphasis on food security concerns, Chevron together with MyKasih Foundation started the programme’s groundwork late last year and set out to award the smart aquaponic sets to schools highly in need of funding in those two districts in Johor.

The first two pilot schools, SK Paya Jakas in Segamat and SK Temiang in Muar, which received their smart aquaponics setup in December last year, managed to acquire a total of 13kg worth of vegetables from their first harvest. The produce were then provided to the school’s canteen for the schools’ food programme, impacting close to 550 indirect beneficiaries.

On top of that, the innovative approach of this Fuel Your School initiative immerses students in the intricacies of sustainable agriculture, aquaculture, and ecological interdependencies, fostering a profound understanding of real-world applications of science and technology.

Through active participation, students not only acquire theoretical knowledge, but also develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills essential for their academic and future professional pursuits.

The initiative also contributes to building young minds’ capability of addressing challenges related to food production, distribution, and security. Students become active agents in bolstering the nation’s food resilience through their understanding of innovative agricultural technologies.

Chevron Malaysia, the operator of the Caltex brand and service stations in Malaysia, has announced the launch of the latest edition of the Caltex Fuel Your School, an initiative aimed at revitalising interest in STEM (science, technology, English and mathematics) among school students. Additionally, the campaign serves to extend its impact to address community needs, particularly in the vital areas of food security and sustainable agriculture.

As part of the programme, local Caltex service stations will adopt 15 schools across the Muar and Segamat districts in Johor, with each being presented with a smart aquaponics setup to grow vegetables and fish through a symbiotic farming ecosystem. Through active participation, students acquire not only theoretical knowledge, but also develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills for their academic and future professional pursuits.

The first two pilot schools, SK Paya Jakas in Segamat and SK Temiang in Muar, which received their smart aquaponics setup in December last year, managed to acquire a total of 13 kg worth of vegetables from their first harvest. The produce was then used for the schools’ food programme, impacting close to 550 indirect beneficiaries.

“Besides enhancing students’ learning of STEM, these smart aquaponics systems will create a sustainable cycle to serve the community in several ways. For example, the produce cultivated can cater to personal consumption of students, especially those in the B40 category. They can also be donated to underprivileged communities or sold to the wider community to contribute to local commerce and economy,” explained Dean Gilbert, country chairman of Chevron Malaysia.

Held in collaboration with the MyKasih Foundation, a non-profit organisation that helps impoverished families and students, the idea behind the latest Caltex Fuel Your School was mooted based on the theme of last year’s National Science Challenge 2023: ‘Ensuring the Nation’s Food Security through Science, Technology, and Innovation’.

“Chevron recognises the need for high-quality and high-impact initiatives that help empower the communities in which we serve. Since its inception in 2012, the Caltex Fuel Your School programme has yielded many successful outcomes that have benefited schools and inspired students to secure a brighter future for themselves and the world around them,” said Gilbert.

“And now, this latest edition will create yet another platform that nurtures a space to enrich students’ lives through education and practical learning. This project, that schools can easily adopt, leaves a low carbon footprint, with the ability to sustainably support communities,” he added.

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KUCHING: Malaysia Airport menerusi program tanggungjawab korporatnya MYAirportCARES Ceria Kembali ke Sekolah hari ini menyumbang barangan kelengkapan persekolahan kepada 150 murid Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Tabuan Jaya Kuching.

Sumbangan berjumlah hampir RM90,000 itu diagihkan kepada murid tahun satu hingga tahun enam sekolah terbabit sempena pembukaan semula musim persekolahan yang akan bermula pada Mac nanti.

Di samping menerima barangan kelengkapan persekolahan bernilai RM300 setiap seorang, murid juga diberikan kad pintar tanpa tunai bernilai RM300 (setiap seorang) untuk pembelian buku dan makanan di kantin sekolah.

Sesi penyerahan kad pintar tersebut disempurnakan oleh Pengerusi Malaysia Airports Tan Sri Datuk Zainun Ali di sebuah pusat beli-belah di Jalan Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce di sini, hari ini sebaik sahaja murid-murid terbabit selesai membeli-belah barangan kelengkapan sekolah masing-masing.

Ia turut dihadiri pihak pengurusan Malaysia Airports serta sukarelawan yang terdiri daripada kakitangan Malaysia Airports di Kuching serta guru dan murid terpilih.

Penerima-penerima sumbangan ini dipilih berdasarkan beberapa kriteria ditetapkan Malaysia Airports dengan kerjasama Yayasan MyKasih yang melibatkan murid dalam kategori B40 dari daerah Kuching, iaitu di kawasan lapangan terbang kendalian Malaysia Airports iaitu Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuching beroperasi.

Dalam pada itu, Zainun menerusi kenyataan berkata, sejajar dengan program tanggungjawab korporat Malaysia Airports iaitu di bawah inisiatif ‘MYAirportCARES: Community & Youth Empowerment Through Education’ yang memperkasakan pendidikan kepada komuniti setempat, program semalam merupakan sebahagian daripada program teras pihaknya yang bertujuan membantu meringankan bebanan ibu bapa.

“Ia sekali gus menaikkan semangat murid dalam menimba ilmu dengan keadaan fizikal yang rapi berserta keperluan persekolahan serba mencukupi. 

“Sebagai organisasi berkaitan kerajaan, kami berazam meneruskan dan mengembangkan lagi usaha-usaha seperti ini pada masa akan datang,” ujarnya.

Untuk rekod, sejak 2018, inisiatif MYAirportCARES Ceria Kembali ke Sekolah telah memberi manfaat kepada lebih 3,000 murid sekolah rendah daripada kumpulan B40.

Selain itu, program ini turut memberi impak positif kepada lebih daripada 39 sekolah terpilih berhampiran lapangan terbang kendalian Malaysia Airports. 

Hadir sama, Timbalan Pengerusi Yayasan Mykasih Jeff Perrera, Pengurus Besar Komunikasi Korporat Malaysia Airports Shukreen Ma, Pengurus Kanan Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuching Malaysia Airports Jun Iskandar Murshidi dan Guru Besar SK Tabuan Jaya Mustapha Imbun. 

Perdana Menteri berkata program subsidi bersasar Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (SARA) yang diumum minggu lepas merupakan antara langkah besar bagi merealisasikan gagasan itu. – Foto FB Anwar Ibrahim

IPOH: Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim berkata beliau beriltizam untuk mereformasi ekonomi negara bagi menjulang darjat rakyat dan langkah itu wajib bermula dengan golongan kurang berkemampuan.

Beliau berkata program subsidi bersasar Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (SARA) yang diumum minggu lepas merupakan antara langkah besar bagi merealisasikan gagasan itu.

“Saya turun padang ke Mydin di Meru, Ipoh hari ini bagi melihat sendiri kesedaran dan impak SARA yang disasarkan untuk membantu menambah kuasa beli kepada mereka yang memerlukan bagi mendapatkan barang-barang asas dari rangkaian rakan runcit dengan lebih 500 kedai terlibat di seluruh negara.

“Moga ia bermanfaat dan meningkatkan ekonomi negara,” kata beliau dalam hantaran di laman Facebook hari ini dengan tanda pagar #MalaysiaMADANI.

Terdahulu, Anwar meninjau Program Jualan Termurah Khidmat Demi Rakyat di Padang Awam Klebang Restu di sini hari ini sebelum ke pasar raya Mydin dan kaunter bergerak Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri Perak bagi semakan penerima Sumbangan Tunai Rahmah (STR) serta SARA.

Sebelum ini, Perdana Menteri mengumumkan SARA akan kembali dan bermula secara berperingkat pada 22 Jan lepas selain memaklumkan ia telah ditambah baik dengan peruntukan melonjak lebih lima kali ganda kepada RM700 juta berbanding RM130 juta pada 2023.

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IPOH: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim hari ini meninjau pelaksanaan program Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (SARA) iaitu bantuan subsidi bersasar di Pasaraya Mydin Meru Raya, hari ini.

Perdana Menteri yang tiba di perkarangan pasar raya itu jam 11.05 pagi diiringi antaranya Setiausaha Kerajaan negeri, Datuk Seri Ahmad Suaidi Abdul Rahim; dan meluangkan masa kira-kira 30 minit di pasar raya terbabit termasuk di reruai bergerak Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri (LHDN) Perak.

Anwar yang juga Ahli Parlimen Tambun turut sempat menyemak senarai penerima SARA serta Sumbangan Tunai Rahmah (STR) di pasar raya berkenaan selain dilihat beramah mesra dengan beberapa penerimanya, sebelum beliau kemudiannya melawat ke sebahagian daripada kawasan bahagian jualan barangan kering.

Program subsidi bersasar SARA ditambah baik oleh kerajaan bermula 22 Januari lalu dengan peruntukan RM700 juta iaitu lonjakan lebih lima kali ganda berbanding perbelanjaan RM130 juta pada tahun lepas yang diagihkan secara berperingkat, dengan pelbagai penambahbaikan lain termasuk diperluaskan kepada 210,000 penerima.

Peruntukan yang lebih besar itu membolehkan kerajaan menambah jumlah penerima SARA kepada 700,000, berbanding 210,000 pada tahun lalu.

Antara penambahbaikan lain SARA untuk tahun 2024 termasuk memperluas penerima yang layak merangkumi golongan miskin dan miskin tegar, berbanding tahun 2023 yang hanya terhad kepada miskin tegar.

Selain itu penambahbaikan lain SARA adalah meningkatkan kadar bantuan untuk isi rumah SARA kepada RM1,200 berbanding RM600 pada tahun 2023; dan penggunaan kredit program SARA diperluas daripada hanya makanan asas kepada tiga kategori barangan asas tambahan iaitu barangan kebersihan diri, ubat-ubatan dan peralatan persekolahan.

Terdahulu Perdana Menteri hadir pada Program Jualan Ikan, Udang dan Sotong Murah Parlimen Tambun 2024 dan Minum Pagi Bersama Penduduk Setempat di Padang Taman Klebang Restu, Klebang, di sini.

Selepas program di Mydin, Anwar yang juga Pengerusi PKR bergerak menziarahi kediaman Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (ADUN) Hulu Kinta yang juga Naib Pengerusi PKR Perak, Muhamad Arafat Varisai Mahamad di Taman Chong Kwee, Tanjung Rambutan, di sini yang kematian bapanya pagi ini.

Selepas itu Anwar yang juga Pengerusi Pakatan Harapan (PH) dijadualkan ke Pusat Konvensyen Casuarina, Meru Raya untuk menghadiri Konvensyen Kerajaan Perpaduan Negeri Perak 2024 dengan beliau dijadual menyampaikan ucapan perasmian penutup konvensyen terbabit jam 4.10 petang ini.

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