by admin | Feb 11, 2018
The number of refugees reported by the United Nations Refugee Agency has reportedly been increasing and Myanmar seems to be the biggest Population of Concern (PoC) with a figure of 143,048 refugees. In an initiative to help and impact the lives of the young Myanmar refugees, Taylor’s Community together with the Chin Student Organization (CSO) – a registered voluntary community organization which provides education opportunities to the Chins of Myanmar refugees have organized a few events to improve the lives of the young ones.
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by admin | Jan 31, 2018
Both in social and economical terms, being able to quantify social impact is crucial in the CSR and humanitarian sector. Yet, despite large amounts of funds and charitable donations being allocated to create social impact, more often than not the non-profit organisations responsible for the implementation of these social projects struggle quantifying the results – and not surprisingly because, really, how do you quantify happiness, ambition, or livelihood?
A partnership between Taylor’s Education Group and Incitement
These are the questions May Wong Mei Ching and Daniel de Gruijter, asked themselves – questions that sparked a strategic partnership and collaboration between Taylor’s Education Group and Incitement in December 2016, to develop a social impact measurement methodology that could be used across the board by non-profit organisations to deliver thorough and accurate reporting on their work.
Meet the Hourglass Social Impact Measurement Methodology
Fast forward one year and countless of brainstorming sessions, iterations, trials and errors, and tests and validations with both internal and external clients, a methodology called the Hourglass was created.
Once the Hourglass methodology was developed and empirically tested in a variety of projects, it was then embedded into 3 large-scale social projects:
The objective of the Hourglass is to derive both qualitative and quantitative measurements (results) from social projects. The outcome of each Hourglass workshop is to establish and align an impact measurement target model by recognising the various objectives of every stakeholder involved – from beneficiaries to sponsors, from non-profits to consultants – and carefully crafting impact measurements around those objectives.
Currently Incitement is rolling out additional modules under what is now the Hourglass umbrella, specifically to help corporations measure Corporate Social Responsibility performance.
Read more about Hourglass in our 2017 Impact Report.
by admin | Dec 16, 2017
Which child does not love receiving gifts? Which child does not like new items for the new school year? As Christmas is approaching, Taylor’s Community initiated a Christmas and Back to School Event for the students of the Chin Student Organization on the 16th of December 2017 at the Australian International School Malaysia (AISM).
This event is aimed to ensure every children get the sense of belonging and the chance to celebrate Christmas and the new school year like every other kid. During the event, every Chin student got a new school uniform for the New Year as well as a Christmas gift donated by staffs of the Taylor’s Education Group and distributed by Taylor’s Community and a few volunteers from Fugee School. Aside from the gifts, the Taylor’s Community have prepared a very interesting and fun activity called “Time Capsule”.
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by admin | Nov 7, 2017
Thirteen business owners of Projek Perumahan Rakyat (PPR) Sri Pantai were awarded business grants at a ceremony on 7 November as the finale of phase two of Program Keusahawanan Taylor’s-CIMB Islamic 2017. The impact drove programme is a partnership between Taylor’s Education Group and CIMB Islamic Bank Berhad, aimed to educate and cultivate entrepreneurs from the underserved community. For the past three months, over 100 residents from PPR Sri Pantai have engaged with representatives from Taylor’s Education Group and CIMB Islamic via two phases; the Motivation phase and the Education phase. The next and last phase will be the Implementation phase.
The first phase saw the residents attend eight sessions with entrepreneurs like Syireen Rose from Peaches & Pens, Mariq Marzuki from Mariq Jewellers and Rizal Rashid from Neuroworks International among others as well as Wan Dazriq Wan Zulkiflee from Malaysian Global Innovation & Creativity Centre (MaGIC) who shared about social entrepreneurship experiences. The purpose of this phase was to provide a platform for the residents to hear from other entrepreneurs and be inspired by them.
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