Malaysia's kindest schools are changing lives and building better communities


Some of the pupils of SK Sandau Kinabatangan, Sabah, at the Be Happy Keep Positive Camp. Photo: SK Sandau Kinabatangan

In 2020, hundreds of students and teachers joined the #StandTogether competition to make their schools and communities a kinder place.

Following the competition’s theme to “reimagine a world filled with kindness and empathy”, schools all over Malaysia ran projects to empower students, tackle bullying, raise donations and so on.

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