Dear Friends,
MyKasih Foundation was entrusted by the Federal Government to implement Program Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (SARA) in Peninsular Malaysia for the year 2024. The twelve-month initiative was successfully completed on 31 December with more than RM450 million of aid channeled to 489,181 recipients.
The MyKasih team is now working to commence SARA 2025 on January 15th for an estimated 820,000 recipients nationwide, this time covering Sabah, Sarawak, and Labuan. With support from the Ministry of Finance, and the state governments of Sabah and Sarawak, we are confident that the programme’s roll-out into these states will proceed smoothly.
We are indeed delighted to be given the opportunity to use MyKasih’s MyKad system to deliver targeted aid to Malaysians in need. Come April 2025, the SARA programme will be extended to 5.4 million recipients from the Government’s eKasih and Sumbangan Tunai Rahmah (STR) databases of poor and hardcore poor.
On top of the cash aid these recipients will be receiving in their bank accounts, monthly entitlements of RM50-RM200 will be deposited into their respective MyKad accounts to shop for food, basic medicines, hygiene care products, and schooling necessities at more than 3,500 participating retail outlets under the SARA programme.
Notwithstanding the efforts put into the Government’s SARA initiative, MyKasih continues to collaborate with the private sector to implement community development programmes, school sports, and STEM initiatives, and the mobilisation of aid to families affected by disasters.
The ‘Love My School’ student bursary programme this year benefitted more than 4,700 students in 55 schools, courtesy of 12 corporate donors. Others have also come forward to provide one-off Back-To-School support and educational materials like aquaponic systems, robotics kits, and even an interactive community library bus!
In anticipation of the wet months ahead, we are standing by to deliver post-flood assistance to affected households. We are grateful for the cooperation from the district offices, agencies, and frontliners for assisting us with the groundwork.
We truly appreciate all the trust and support we are receiving, with which we hope to perform our duties responsibly and expediently for people in need. On that note, we look forward to continued collaborations and we wish everyone a kind, peaceful and harmonious 2025!