Gift of Life - RYTHM Foundation

When the Lord has blessed you with everything you’ll ever need, the only way to repay Him is by providing for others who aren’t as lucky as you.

– Vijay and Umayal Eswaran

What started many years ago by Vijay and Umayal Eswaran as a personal initiative has taken on a new life, in the form of the Gift of Life programme. To mark their birthdays and anniversaries, the Eswarans would make a donation to support a worthy cause or help out someone in need. Over the years, this practice was extended to mark the birthdays and anniversaries of their friends and families.

Over a decade later, RYTHM Foundation has formalised this into the Gift of Life initiative that supports a wide range of marginalised individuals, groups and communities. Through this initiative, RYTHM Foundation has reached a number of schools in remote and rural areas, orphanages and welfare institutions in Malaysia. The initiative has also helped talented individual students in need of financial assistance to pursue higher education.