Fraser & Neave Holdings Bhd Sustainability Report 2019

1) Strengthening Vulnerable Groups Empowering Youths with Basic Computer Skills Computer skills are becoming a necessity in today’s digital world, and F&NHB continues to provide youths from underprivileged backgrounds at Montfort Boys Town with opportunities to develop their capabilities through the International Computer Driving License (ICDL) certification course. The ICDL course is part of the F&N IT Corner programme which was established in 2010. Designed for youths from different levels of digital literacy, the ICDL course helps beginners improve and fully grasp basic computer skills for common real-world application. F&NHB has so far invested RM185,000 in the programme. To-date, over 500 students from Montfort Boys Town have successfully graduated from the ICDL course and have found suitable placements in the working world. Free Kindergarten & Tuition Classes The collaboration between F&NHB and Kassim Chin Humanity Foundation (KCHF) is part of the F&N Empowering Lives Through Education (E.L.I.T.E.) programme that provides educational assistance to the children of Pangsapuri Enggang, a ‘Program Perumahan Rakyat’ development in Bandar Kinrara, Puchong. Aimed at empowering the children to take ownership of their own learning, the F&N E.L.I.T.E. programme offers marginalised children aged between five and 20 from Pangsapuri Enggang the opportunity to attend a kindergarten and tuition centre at the housing development for free. The programme promotes greater access to education and gives the children a chance with early education that helps to shape their academic and personal life trajectories. To-date, F&NHB has invested RM610,000 in the programme and a total of 487 children have benefited from the F&N E.L.I.T.E programme (248 from five to six years old and 239 from seven to 17 years old). Since 2011, 117 children have graduated from the kindergarten, whilst the older children have graduated and managed to find jobs and live independently. S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y R E P O R T 2 0 1 9 Delivering Value 057