SHAH ALAM: For most parents, the first question that springs to mind when classes resume after the movement control order (MCO) is: “Is my child’s school safe from the risk of Covid-2019 infection?”
Staying true to its purpose of Brewing for a Better Today and Tomorrow, Carlsberg Malaysia, through its flagship community engagement project the “Top Ten Charity” campaign, has pledged RM1.5 million in donations to assist hundreds of Chinese primary schools throughout Malaysia restart with confidence.
Beneficiary schools, from Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak, will receive a donation of handheld thermometers to monitor students’ and teaching staff’s body temperature upon entering the school compound, and full disinfection services at high-risk areas such as
handrails, canteens, classrooms, washrooms, libraries, and laboratories when classes resume.
“Over the last three decades, the ‘Top Ten Charity’ campaign has transformed hundreds of schools and empowered the lives of
tens of thousands of students through education funds raised via our annual charity concerts held across the country,” said Stefano Clini, Managing Director of Carlsberg Malaysia.
“This year, we are going the extra mile in meeting the immediate needs of vernacular schools by providing peace of mind to students and teachers via disinfection and preventative tools in light of the health and safety risks posed by the spread of Covid-2019.
“This effort echoes the Carlsberg Group’s initiatives in response to the global Covid-2019 crisis including a RM60 million donation by the Carlsberg Foundation, the New Carlsberg Foundation and the Tuborg Foundation via extraordinary grants in support of scientific, economic and human efforts at a time when society is challenged by the epidemic, with recipients including three internationally-recognised coronavirus research teams,” Clini added.
Chinese primary schools are encouraged to apply as beneficiaries of this initiative via their headmasters, who can submit applications directly to the respective state presidents of the National Union of Heads of Schools Malaysia.
Applications must be submitted before the MCO is lifted on April 15 April and Carlsberg’s contribution will prioritise schools within areas designated by the Government as Covid-2019 “red zones”.
For more information, potential applicants can contact Darren Boo of Carlsberg Malaysia at darren.ks.boo@carlsberg.asia.
