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RYTHM Foundation is proud to be the recipient of the JCI Sustainable Development Award 2020 under the category SDG 4 (Quality Education) for our flagship initiative, the Maharani programme. This award is a testament to the impact of the Maharani programme over the last decade in helping young, at-risk girls from marginalised communities in taking

Kids at Taarana school for children with special needs usually have a fun, noisy celebration for Children’s Day each year as the kids run around playing games in the garden, musical chairs with their friends and doing other physical activities outdoors. But this year, in the face of an ongoing pandemic, Children’s Day was a

A total of 30 QI staff took part in a braillethon session recently, an activity to help increase Braille reading materials for the visually impaired in the country. Braillethon is an activity that is powered by volunteers who help to translate books or documents from normal printed text to Braille, following a format set by

About 20 students gathered excitedly at the hall at Pure Life Society, in Puchong, Malaysia waiting for the first session of the Maharani programme. The girls who live at the shelter home were eager to become Maharani girls, a programme designed especially for adolescent girls, that seeks to empower them and help them achieve their

After a decade of working with young adolescent girls, at RYTHM Foundation we have launched a brand new initiative called IMPACT (I Made a Pact to Change) aimed at helping at-risk adolescent boys from disadvantaged families. IMPACT is a 12-month programme that will mould and train a select group of 16 to 18-year-old boys helping

The QI Group organised a Blood Donation Drive over the weekend of July 18 & 19 at Sunway Pyramid Shopping Mall, Selangor, Malaysia which attracted a record turnout of 267 donors. Themed “Save Lives – Donate Now”, the drive was organised by the QI Group’s Staff Social Responsibility (SSR) Committee that works closely with the

The monthly tea break session which began early this year at QI office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia soon became a thrice-weekly affair following good support from QI staff. All the proceed from the coffee, tea and light snacks are being channeled to the Taarana school for children with special needs. The staff brought their own

Dedicated lecturers who are the staff of QI Group’s university in Perak, Malaysia, Quest International University (QIU) have been providing coaching and free tuition classes to local students from underprivileged backgrounds. The six-month coaching, which began in February, was offered to students who will be sitting for their high school examination this year. The free

QI Hong Kong staff spent their recent Easter holiday preparing DIY masks and hand sanitizers which were later sold to raise funds for Taarana school for children with special needs. A total of 22 staff had prepared the items at home while the rest of the staff generously supported the event by buying the masks

The Orang Asli (indigenous people) of Semai tribe in Malaysia are among the most backward communities in the country. They have low or no skills and no access to education or information, due to which many of the Orang Asli live in impoverished conditions. The lack of public transportation to the outside world alienates them

S. Tangamani, 49 lost her husband six months ago and has been struggling to make ends meet. “I am a florist and all I know is how to make garlands. My husband used to take care of all the household needs and bills. When he passed away, I felt helpless and had to rely on

With the world and people still reeling from the after-effects of the Covid_19 pandemic, RYTHM Foundation and its partners continue to carry out humanitarian aid including food provision and masks distribution to the underprivileged communities. “Our partners stopped what they were doing and went into COVID mode. They went to the ground and in different