Short Story
Just when we thought that in this age and time, our infrastructure should have improved years ago – INTERNET CONNECTION is still one of the issues that has not been addressed well yet especially in rural areas of Malaysia.
And when we were hit with the Covid19 pandemic, students from the rural areas in Malaysia struggled to keep up with their studies online due to unavailability or weak internet connection. Even during the RMCO period this is still a struggle too.
In this campaign, we address the plights of rural students (and teachers) in Sabah that not only struggle with internet connectivity but also limited access to online learning due to old or lack of suitable devices. Most of them are of old models and unable to support the heavy datas. Their plights are not limited – there are many others that are waiting to be discovered.
#DigitalForAll #DigitalUntukSemua
Plight Of Sabah’s Students With Online Learning
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Funding Goal
RM50,000.00
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Funds Raised
RM14,960.00
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Days to go
61
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Campaign End Method
Target Date
Due to MCO and the implementation of online learning, to get better connection, these students had to walk to the end of their village where the signal (4G) is the strongest.
Come rain or shine, they have no choice but to do this (every single day throughout the MCO period) to ensure that they do not miss any classes due to recorded attendance. We shudder to imagine children from as young as 7 had to struggle and find ways to get access to the internet just to study.
And due to the challenges and limitation, the villagers cleared a small area in the nearby jungle (abandoned land) and built a wooden makeshift hut, complete with table/bench using a simple zinc roof to protect them from rain.
To study at the hut, they brought along fully charged laptops, books and portable power banks for their mobile phones. Otherwise they will have to run back home together with their books and gadgets. The connection is even worst whenever it rains.
The kampung Kindasan folks case has never been shared. Apart from connectivity issue they also face access to water issue where they have to walk a few miles to pump water from the nearby reservoir.
Before we updated this campaign, apart from raising funds from kind samaritans, we have raised funds by selling tshirts and Inspiring Women Of Malaysia card game too.
WHAT DO THEY (AND OTHER STUDENTS OF SIMILAR PREDICAMENT) NEED?
We have raised this campaign to gather funds to assist the challenged income students with the followings:
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- Laptop (preferably with MS Office).
- Tablets or Smartphones.
- WiFi Modem.
Since we are not sure of the total estimates required (depending on how many students we can assist) we hope Malaysians can be generous to chip in. We put on an achievable amount of RM50,000.00 to at least help us kick start.
ANY spill over balance received from pledgers/donors or items in kind (as mentioned above) donated from compassionate parties, we endeavor to forward them to deserving students that are truly in need.
For more info about this project, kindly contact us at hello@hanafundme.com.
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2020-07-04
eLearning under plastic sack roof.
Thank you The Star, Malaysia for covering the campaign story https://www.thestar.com.my/opinion/columnists/one-mans-meat/2020/06/24/e-learning-under-plastic-sack-roof.
Since the campaign story was published, relevant agencies and VIP has gone to the village to visit the siblings makeshift hut and rendered the necessary assistance. Nevertheless, there are still other students in rural Sabah that still needs our help.
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2020-07-04
Sabah teens build hut in clearing to keep up with Online Learning.
Thank you Malaysia Kini, for covering the campaign story https://m.malaysiakini.com/news/532601.
We still continue to raise for many more students in need in rural areas of Sabah. While the connectivity issue is something that is beyond our capabilities – we can only highlight them in our campaign and hopefully the relevant parties will take notice, our focus now is to get the necessary devices to ensure the students able to access learning online.
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2020-07-04
We are still far from target goal.
We wish to kick start the pledge to the campaign and we need your support on the newly launched Wonder Women Of Malaysia Card Game. Initially, its a personal passion project of the platform Founder with hope to raise funds to publish Coffee Table Book that showcases Inspiring Women in Asia. However, the plan is now shifted to support this campaign.
For every ONE set of card game that you purchase, we will donate ONE set for one Student.
Plus, a net profit from the sale will go to the campaign.
If you wish to support and place your order, you may do it here https://bit.ly/wunderfuul
| Name | Donate Amount | Date |
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| Anonymous | RM50.00 | January 23, 2021 |
| Siti Nuraishah Ahmad | RM100.00 | November 01, 2020 |
| Sarah Yazmien | RM5.00 | October 30, 2020 |
| Anonymous | RM10.00 | October 27, 2020 |
| Anonymous | RM10.00 | October 26, 2020 |
| Willing Tan | RM100.00 | October 25, 2020 |
| Meagan Mitrovich | RM400.00 | October 23, 2020 |
| Anonymous | RM5.00 | October 13, 2020 |
| Ruth Miranda | RM50.00 | October 13, 2020 |
| Anonymous | RM50.00 | September 05, 2020 |
| Phillipa Yoong | RM100.00 | August 27, 2020 |
| haryzal Hariry | RM400.00 | August 24, 2020 |
| Anonymous | RM50.00 | August 23, 2020 |
| Nicole Hernandez | RM10.00 | August 12, 2020 |
| Derrick Teh | RM500.00 | August 03, 2020 |
| Anonymous | RM1,200.00 | July 18, 2020 |
| Anonymous | RM10.00 | July 18, 2020 |
| Anonymous | RM50.00 | July 18, 2020 |
| Kenny Ku | RM100.00 | July 16, 2020 |
| Yasmin Rasyid | RM100.00 | July 12, 2020 |
| SOPHIA WIE | RM5,000.00 | July 10, 2020 |
| SOPHIA WIE | RM1,000.00 | July 10, 2020 |
| Hooi Chuen Keh | RM50.00 | July 08, 2020 |
| Jemilah Mahmood | RM200.00 | July 08, 2020 |
| Meng Yew Kee | RM1,200.00 | July 01, 2020 |
| Yuvanesh Kumar | RM10.00 | July 01, 2020 |
| Suan Goh | RM100.00 | June 30, 2020 |
| Anonymous | RM10.00 | June 30, 2020 |
| ivy ambrose | RM20.00 | June 29, 2020 |
| Elaine Elysha Irwanto | RM50.00 | June 29, 2020 |
| Anonymous | RM50.00 | June 29, 2020 |
| Anonymous | RM10.00 | June 29, 2020 |
| Derrick Teh | RM500.00 | June 28, 2020 |
| Anonymous | RM200.00 | June 25, 2020 |
| Anonymous | RM10.00 | June 25, 2020 |
| Anonymous | RM10.00 | June 25, 2020 |
| Anonymous | RM100.00 | June 25, 2020 |
| biana yap | RM500.00 | June 25, 2020 |
| Anonymous | RM50.00 | June 24, 2020 |
| arb arb | RM100.00 | June 24, 2020 |
| Anonymous | RM200.00 | June 24, 2020 |
| Ng Hui Xin | RM100.00 | June 24, 2020 |
| Carol Fung | RM50.00 | June 24, 2020 |
| Anonymous | RM50.00 | June 24, 2020 |
| Anonymous | RM10.00 | June 24, 2020 |
| Anonymous | RM10.00 | June 23, 2020 |
| Derrick Teh | RM1,000.00 | June 20, 2020 |
| Kenneth Wong | RM100.00 | June 20, 2020 |
| Anonymous | RM200.00 | June 19, 2020 |
| Kin Peng Tan | RM50.00 | June 19, 2020 |
| Anonymous | RM10.00 | June 19, 2020 |
| Anonymous | RM50.00 | June 19, 2020 |
| Anonymous | RM10.00 | June 18, 2020 |
| Anonymous | RM500.00 | June 16, 2020 |
| Geresuk KC | RM100.00 | June 16, 2020 |
| Anonymous | RM50.00 | June 16, 2020 |
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