| Azlan Othman |
THE Minister of Religious Affairs, Pehin Udana Khatib Dato Paduka Seri Setia Ustaz Haji Awang Badaruddin bin Pengarah Dato Paduka Haji Awang Othman welcomed the initiative undertaken by the society and welfare bodies in taking care of the well-being of the underprivileged people as such efforts are appreciated by Allah the Almighty.
Speaking at the award ceremony of Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam (BIBD) Advocating Life-Long Learning for an Asp-iring Future (ALAF) programme scholarships to 46 recipients selected by the Ministry of Religious Affairs and the Ministry of Education at The Empire Hotel & Country Club yesterday, the minister also said the ALAF initiative of BIBD and other intervention initiatives indicated the joint awareness towards developing and making the nation successful by contributing towards the welfare and prosperity of the society.
“I was made to understand that the funds to make this BIBD ALAF initiative successful came from public contribution and corporate sector and tithe.
In addition, it comes from fund-raising. This is a very good sharing tool towards welfare which is encouraged by Allah the Almighty.”
Pehin Udana Khatib Dato Paduka Seri Setia Ustaz Haji Awang Badaruddin would also like to call on the recipients of the ALAF awards to work hard, and focus to be successful in life for their future and for their family. The students and parents should be thankful to Allah the Almighty for becoming the recipients of BIBD ALAF.
BIBD said yesterday that the ALAF programme also saw the inclusion of seven special needs students from the Ministry of Education’s Special Education Unit.
TOP, ABOVE & BELOW: Recipients receiving scholarships from the Minister of Religious Affairs. – PHO-TOS: AZROL AZMI
PCSB handing over a mock cheque worth $7,645 from funds raised during the one month BIBD ALAF SMS campaign in November 2015
Pehin Udana Khatib Dato Paduka Seri Setia Ustaz Haji Awang Badaruddin bin Pengarah Dato Paduka Haji Awang Othman, the Minister of Religious Affairs, in a group photo with the 46 scholarships recipients as well as officials from BIBD ALAF and Ministry of Religious Affairs
The ALAF programme’s fund is collected from efforts of the BIBD Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives, which include BIBD charity expeditions with ALAF, along with generous contributions from corporate agencies as well as the general public since its launch in May 2013 by Her Royal Highness Paduka Seri Pengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran Anak Sarah binti Pengiran Haji Salleh Ab Rahaman.
The ALAF programme was developed in close partnership with the Department of Schools of the Ministry of Education, and in 2015, a Memorandom of Understanding (MoU) was also signed with the Islamic Studies Department of the Ministry of Religious Affairs that will lead to constant efforts and close collaboration between all parties, to ensure a successful implementation and provision of assistance to the ALAF programme. This year’s addition means the ALAF programme now has over a hundred students.
During the event yesterday, Progresif Cellular Sdn Bhd (PCSB) handed over a mock cheque worth $7,645 from funds raised during the one month BIBD ALAF SMS campaign in November 2015. In further advocating their corporate social responsibility initiative and its support towards the ALAF programme, the event yesterday also witnessed the announcement of its second BIBD ALAF SMS campaign by PCSB, which will start in early March.
Members of the public will be able to make donations to the ALAF programme via its dedicated SMS in denominations of $1, $5, $10, and $20 by typing “ALAF” followed by the amount selected and send it to 38988.
The handing over of the ALAF scholarships was followed by the scholarship agreement signing between the recipients and BIBD.
Signing on behalf of BIBD was Haji Minorhadi bin Haji Mirhassan, BIBD Head of Government Relations and Special Projects in his capacity as BIBD’s Head of Corporate Social Responsibility, while signing on behalf of the selected scholarship recipients were their respective parents and guardians. The signing was witnessed by the recipients’ respective school heads and principals.
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