Selangor, 22 June 2019 \u2013 The Budimas Charitable Foundation, in partnership with Toys\u201dR\u201dUs Malaysia, launched the 8th edition of Budimas Children\u2019s Library which will act as both a library and an education hub for over 200 children of the Kampung Orang Asli Sungai Melut\u2019s community. The opening of this library is made possible via truly remarkable Toys\u201dR\u201dUs year-end \u2018Gift Wrapping\u2019 campaign that took through 2017 and 2018 consecutively.<\/p>\n
Budimas and Toys\u201dR\u201dUs aim to provide a common place for the children to study, revise, learn, read and do their school work, in the hopes that the children will cultivate an interest towards education in the comfort of their own village. The Toys\u201dR\u201dUs Malaysia year-end \u2018Gift Wrapping\u2019 campaign that took place through 2017 and 2018 raised a total amount of RM 194,393.89 by offering customers a gift wrapping service for a nominal fee of RM2.00.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are most grateful for this partnership with Toys\u201dR\u201dUs Malaysia, who has been a long-time supporter of our works at Budimas. Their year-end \u2018Gift Wrapping\u2019 campaign is truly a remarkable one as not only did they manage to raise almost RM 100,000 within a span of two months in both the years, but they also managed to get the public to join hand-in-hand to actualise this library for the benefit of less fortunate children. The Budimas Children\u2019s Library project was an initiative that began 5 years ago aiming to provide education opportunities for the children of Orang Asli communities in Malaysia by establishing educational facilities like this library,\u201d said Anne Rajasaikaran, Principal Officer of The Budimas Charitable Foundation.<\/p>\n
She added, \u201cBudimas hopes that via this effort, we are able to help the children of Kampung Sungai Melut to place importance towards their education and contribute to the creation of a literate future generation.\u201d<\/p>\n
With the addition of this newly launched library, Budimas has built a total of 8 libraries in Negeri Sembilan and Selangor. The other 7 libraries are located in Kampung Orang Asli Bukit Kepong (Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan), Kampung Orang Asli Guntur (Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan), Kampung Orang Asli Langkap (Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan), Kampung Orang<\/p>\n
Asli Sg Lalang (Selangor) and Kampung Orang Asli Paya Lebar (Hulu Langat, Selangor), Kampung Orang Asli Tanjung Sepat (Kuala Langat, Selangor) and Kampung Orang Asli Bukit Bangkong (Sepang, Selangor). Budimas also hires local librarians whom oversees the daily operations of the libraries. The library operates from Monday to Friday from 2pm to 7pm and on Saturdays from 10am to 5pm whereas on Sundays and public holidays it is closed. STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) classes are also held on weekends at the library to further enhance the learning experience of the children.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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