“We are not put on this earth for ourselves, but are placed here for each other. If you are there always for others, then in time of need, someone will be there for you.”
- Jeff Warner
WHERE ARE WE AT NOW?
Every single donation counts and yours would make a difference in many of the children’s lives that we are trying to reach out to.
UPCOMING EVENTS
We are fund-raising to begin the second phase of our “Jom Balik Sekolah” back to school program. In the second half of 2023 we hope to distribute another 10,000 sets of stationery kits to children from the B40 communities around Sabah. Interested donors and volunteers can contact us at hopesocietysabah@gmail.com
“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.”
— Mahatma Gandhi
FEATURED STORY
Our “Jom Balik Sekolah” program began in January 2022 when the committee decided to embark on a journey across 20 districts in Sabah to distribute much needed stationery sets and books to children from impoverished backgrounds. We accomplished our goal on 5th December 2022, by which time our team of volunteers had distributed 10,000 sets of stationery to children from the B40 communities in 80 schools and 20 districts of Sabah. In the course of this journey, the Society of Hope Sabah received the national record from the Malaysia Book of Records as the organization that has distributed the most number of stationery sets and books to children in the country.
These stationery sets have reached children who live in hard to reach terrain in the interior areas, children who live near rivers, jungles, paddy fields, children who live by the sea and children who live in the highlands of Sabah. We have traversed the state from Tawau to Kuala Penyu, from Kota Marudu to Nabawan, from Kudat to Tambunan, and many other districts in between. We have had the privilege of meeting children from every race and religion and their wonderful dedicated teachers. Their joy at receiving these sets made the journey so worthwhile for the team.
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