Encouraging undergrads to take on charity work


Nori (centre) receiving a mock cheque for RM50,000 from Jahaberdeen. Looking on are (from left) Higher Education Ministry senior assistant director Erina Ismail, Leela and Universiti Sultan Azlan Shah counsellor Hafiszullah Maarof.

VOLUNTEERING may seem like an easy task but gathering a group together for a charity project can be challenging.

In 2013, Yayasan Budi Penyayang Malaysia introduced the Penyayang Club to 10 local universities to guide undergraduates on adopting a welfare home and providing voluntary assistance and services to the needy and the community as a whole.

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