by admin | Sep 25, 2017
Taylor’s Community and Taylor’s University School of Medicine (TUSOM) collaborated again to bring a series of Health Intervention program to the community at PPR Sri Pantai last Friday.
This round of Health Intervention was carried out by Taylor’s University’s very own batch 7 of Medical Students as a part of their medical posting programme. The health intervention brought in a new focus on the screening of eye diseases specifically Glaucoma on the residents of PPR Sri Pantai.
The purpose of medical posting programme is to prepare a platform for the future medical Doctors to harness and polish their soft skills while giving back to the needy society on the other hand. Medical student Arisha Emily Yap quoted “activities held today is very beneficial for us future medical Doctors and everyone in the community to spread awareness in terms of health.”
The event ended with an overwhelming response of more than 90 participation from the PPR Sri Pantai’s residents despite a heavy downpour. Taylor’s Community will continue our effort to bring a better future for communities in need and to the future generation.
by admin | Sep 13, 2017
As a continuous effort to combat poverty through sustainable programs for the urban poor community of Project Perumahan Rakyat (PPR) Sri Pantai, Taylor’s Education Group in partnership with CIMB Islamic Bank deployed the Taylor’s – CIMB Islamic Program Keusahawaan. It is an impact driven programme aimed to educate and cultivate entrepreneurs from the underserved community.
The journey began 5 months ago, with 109 residents from PPR Sri Pantai participated in the Motivation Phase of the program. A total of 8 entrepreneurs volunteered their time and effort to speak to the residents to inspire and motivate them to seize the opportunity of winning the CIMB Islamic business grants. Despite not completing their tertiary education and lack of experience in entrepreneurship, 31 of them applied for the program and went through a 2 month classroom learning session in preparation for the business presentation session. Lecturers from Taylor’s Business School designed the program module and volunteered their time during the weekends to teach basic entrepreneurship using the facilities in Taylor’s University Lakeside Campus.
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by admin | Aug 5, 2017
Many people in low-wealth communities have big dreams, but no way to put them into action. Those in underserved neighbourhoods often have difficulty getting start-up funding for businesses due in part to poor credit, lack of capital, and limited access to bank services. With middle-income jobs in decline, entrepreneurship offers an increasingly promising pathway out of poverty; but few low-wealth PPR folks are currently taking this route to economic self-sufficiency.
Program Keusahawanan Taylor’s-CIMB Islamic is designed for aspiring entrepreneurs from PPR Sri Pantai. The programme, led by Group Communications & CSR department’s Taylor’s Community team with the aim to give encouragement, innovative and sustainable solutions that contribute to the reduction of poverty, exclusion and unemployment within the urban poor.
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by admin | Jul 6, 2017
Taylor’s Sustainability Fest, an event under Taylor’s Community project by Group Communications & CSR department, is a celebration of sustainability efforts by the leaders of Taylor’s Education Group, highlighting the amount of breadth and contributions and leadership efforts across the Taylor’s Group as well as providing opportunities for students, NGO and social enterprise partners to get involved. The event was held in PPR Sri Pantai, the chosen beneficiary for Taylor’s Community on 15th April 2017. This is one of the initiatives to demonstrate Taylor’s commitment to provide sustainable living solutions to fulfil the resident’s day to day needs.
The event was an effort of four collaborative projects among the leaders of the Taylor’s together with project partners and NGOs.
Projek Kitar Semula was a recycling campaign with individual rewarding system. In partnership with iCycle Malaysia, the project aimed to educate and create awareness among the PPR community on the importance and the benefits of recycling. iCycle is giving services to the local community where Recycle Point (RP) (just like Bonus Link) can be converted from each house / individual recyclable to redemption of gift or cash online. This will encourage the residents to be responsible to the environment.
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