25 Sep 2019
TM helps SK Bangsar students face the haze with N95 respiratory masks
Izad Ismail, Head of Corporate Responsibility and External Stakeholder Engagement, TM (3rd from right), handing over the N95 respiratory masks to Soharto Baharen, the Headmaster of SK Bangsar (2nd from left), flanked by Ikhwan Najib Badar, Assistant Headmaster, Co-Curriculum (left), Norsilah Dali, Assistant Headmaster, Student Affairs (2nd from right) and Gaddafi Ghazali, myENSANI Programme Coordinator (right).
Izad Ismail assisting one of the SK Bangsar’s students to put on the respiratory mask
Mindful of the current haze situation affecting school children, Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM), as part of its Corporate Responsibility initiative for the surrounding communities recently distributed a total of 1,000 N95 respiratory masks to students of Sekolah Kebangsaan Bangsar (SK Bangsar), which is located nearby Menara TM.
The N95 masks were handed over in a simple ceremony at the school's open hall by Izad Ismail, Head of Corporate Responsibility and External Stakeholder Engagement, TM to Soharto Baharen, Headmaster of SK Bangsar.
This small yet meaningful contribution to the school marks the Company's concern on the well-being of the surrounding community members where it serves.
TM is also embarking on a donation drive via its digital charity platform, myENSANI to gather more fund enabling more schools to receive the N95 respiratory masks. For further information on this drive, visit http://myensani.com/maskgive.html
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