Genosis.OM.Session 6_Activity

Annual Report
Excerpt 2019

for children foundation

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21-4 Jalan 15/48A,
Sentul Boulevard 51000
Kuala Lumpur
P O Box 196, Gombak
53700 Kuala Lumpur
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www.dignityforchildren.org

2019
Highlights

Sentul Festival

The Sentul Festival was organised over two weekends in August (10-11th
and 17-18th). With support from Paramount Corporation Bhd, Dignity
curated a collection of workshops by members of the community and
external trainers to promote education for all.

There were live performances, food trucks and various merchandise
booths. Children were welcomed into our Montessori classrooms while

The Honourable Hannah Yeoh, Deputy Minister of Women, Family and
Community Development.

Launch of art X dignity

At the heart of art X dignity is the belief that inside every child, is an artist.

artist-teachers, art X dignity runs art classes, workshops and
teacher-training modules in arts and crafts for Dignity educators.

Top in the World

who was the proud recipient of the Outstanding Cambridge Learner Award
in Chemistry and the other in Mathematics. Congratulations Saima!

Science and Art Exhibition

Our Montessori Upper Primary students were challenged to research,
develop and present their Science projects to the school and a panel of
three judges.

During the exhibition, students took turn to be stationed at their booths to
help out a
market and sell Korean bread rolls and ice cream sandwiches, gaining
exposure to valuable entrepreneurial skills.

They also conducted various workshops such as Zumba and sock

Travel and Learn bake X dignity

Programme launch

School of Science and Arts and the Launched on 30th August, this was
School of Business went to live on a made possible with the help of local
farm in Bentong for a month. conglomerate PPB Group Bhd and
its subsidiary, FFM Bhd, which set
Besides academic classes, the up the baking studio with
group of 63 students learned to commercial baking equipment, and
live independently as they provided initial training to our
attended workshops, helped young apprentices.
around the farm and participated
in many group activities such as bake X dignity produced baked
meal preparations and goods that were sold through eat X
team-building exercises. This was dignity. A total of 12 students
the fourth instance of the annual learned how to make cakes, breads
programme.

Students Internship

17 students from our Applied Secondary Employability Training
programme were sent on internships with companies such as Kian
Furniture, Derrick & Team salon, Apronbay nail salon, The Nail Parlour, Pets
Haven, TG Auto Car Services, and Maria's Steak Cafe among others.

594 youth Cambridge Secondary Education
53.9% increase and Dignity College

from 2018 (386 students) 13-18 years old

24% increase in participants in These two programmes focuses on preparing youth for the next main
1204 stages in their lives: tertiary education and employment.

players Quality education at this stage is not limited to preparing the child for
in total academic success but is holistic in nature and that means preparing her to
be independent for a future career, stable employment and success in the
812 392 workplace.

Physical and Sports Development

The Faisal Cup Tournament was Some of the major highlights in
conducted over 8 days, a record
number of matches compared to 11 aside football for the U16
the early days of the tournament. boys category. 7 teams played.
Faisal Cup in Penang
The preliminary matches were 6 teams participated.
conducted in the International
School of Kuala Lumpur (ISKL), Faisal Cup in Johor
4 teams participated.
Batu Muda Tambahan Field, while

Victoria Institution. support for three years in a row by

The LEAD Project has been on-going since 2015 and this year is the 5th
installment that is funded and supported by the Manchester City Football
Group under the Cityzens Giving Foundation project.

This year, we continued to focus on "Female Empowerment". 126 girls

in to Kuala Lumpur for a week to share their skills, experience, and
knowledge in using football as a tool for empowerment to 24 Young
Leaders in Dignity.

Teachers Montessori Primary Programme
Training Teachers from the Lower-, Middle- and Upper Primary programmes

teaching. The trainings were conducted during the school holidays in
March, August and December.

Cambridge Secondary Programme and Dignity College

secondary-aged programmes.

40 teachers from the Lower-, Middle-, Upper Secondary and Dignity

College participated in the training. Training sessions were organised in
March, May and August.

In one of the sessions, we invited Madam Tan Tee Hwa, a former school
principal, to train our teachers on how to teach creatively through the use
of various teaching aids that she has been using through the decades.

Welfare Our Welfare and Wellness programme provided support services to our
& Wellness students and their immediate community. Such services included:

446 scholarships 55 clients received

across all education programmes, mental health support
which was a slight increase compared
to 2018 (383 scholarships). which included psychological
assessment and other forms of
therapy.

18 students were 140 families around

provided with medical from our community
care support. 10 family workshops, where we educated

members of our students were also them on topics such as family
provided with medical support. planning, media literacy and sex
education. Karex, a condom
24 families that were in manufacturing company, worked
alongside us for this programme.
need of food, medical and
protection support were provided

with monthly groceries, which

were funded by BNP Paribas.

Our Enterprises

from the previous year. This spike in Year Income (RM) Expenses (RM) (RM)
revenue is largely due to catering 2018 768,178.51

31 youth were trained through our

F&B skills training programme.

Highlights of the year:
We hosted Diana Chan, 2017
Australian Masterchef, as part of a
public diplomacy program by the
Australian High Commission, Kuala
Lumpur. She gave a special cooking
session with students, teaching them
how to create a local favorite: nasi ulam.

previous year. However, it recorded Year Income (RM) Expenses (RM) (RM)
expenses of over RM 140,000 resulting
in a net loss of RM 65,747. This is largely 2018 64,507.34 134,225.08 65,747.78
due to rental and training expenses. 146,751.73

90 youth were trained through our

hairdressing skills training programme.

Highlights of the year:
• Several students were accepted for

internships and job placements at
A Cut Above and Othrs Barbers.
• We visited Orang Asal villages to
provide them with groceries and
free haircuts.
• We conducted three Parent-Children
workshops, teaching parents how to

sew X dignity remains at a net loss Year Income (RM) Expenses (RM) (RM)
2018 140,440.07 56,520.68 13,766.38
to training costs. Of the expenses 154,206.45
incurred, sew X dignity paid out over
RM 40,000 in wages to tailors from the
refugee community to supplement
their family income.

108 youth were trained through

our seamstress skills training
programme.

Highlights of the year:
• Expanded our bulk orders
• Produced products for weddings,

conferences, events, yoga studios,
and corporate events
• Collaborated with a local brand, Olive
Tree, for their Christmas product
launch.

At the heart of art X dignity is the belief
that inside every child is an artist.

The art studio was launched in April

BNP Paribas to bring art education to

artist-teachers, art X dignity runs art
classes, workshops and
teacher-training modules in arts and
crafts for Dignity educators.

40 young artists from the Primary

and Secondary education programmes
completed a Fine Arts course with our
artist-in-residence, Nuriman Manap, who
took them through the fundamentals of
colour theory and design.

In August, art X dignity opened its
doors to the public during the Sentul
Festival, hosting 13 arts-and-crafts
workshops in collaboration with local
crafts-people for the public.