This is the story of a fish called 'Shamin' that comes from a small pond. Life was tough for the fish since there are not many fishes want to live their life to the fullest. Most of the fishes have the idea of just being the best fish in the pond for the fisherman. The little fish, however, has a big dream to wave its tiny tail in a great big sea, living to the fullest and freely.
'Shamin' is more or less different from the others. Wanted to be as strong as a shark, as big as a whale, a smart as a dolphin, 'Shamin' want to be the best; not only for himself, but for the family and community of the pond.
It started its quest to live freely by jumping from one pond to another with some other cool fishes it met along the way. It almost lost hope since the same things as it does. Until, it accidentally jumped into a pond that led to the great big sea.
To be there, at the pond, this scared this small fish enough since there are a lot of predators that want to take this little fish down. Dangerous routes everywhere. But to see itself survive and doing good in the great big sea, 'Shamin' managed to pass through the obstacles and finally arrived at the great big sea. But then, it realized that to be in a great place needs a lot of effort; there will always be obstacles, even bigger than before.
To be there, at the pond, this scared this small fish enough since there are a lot of predators that want to take this little fish down. Dangerous routes everywhere. But to see itself survive and doing good in the great big sea, 'Shamin' managed to pass through the obstacles and finally arrived at the great big sea. But then, it realized that to be in a great place needs a lot of effort; there will always be obstacles, even bigger than before.
This actually changed 'Shamin' bit by as bit. And it also realized that this change should not be just for him, but for everyone to live as better creature. 'Shamin' took a detour to its own small pond and convinced as many fishes as it could, to join for the fight to be a better creature.
The fish - Muhammad Shamin Halim
Pond - Organization
The great big sea - Enactus and the real world
This is a story of a student's journey from UniKL MIAT with the name of Muhammad Shamin Halim. Lives rigidly, shy, and not a proactive person before but with the spirit that he gained from the surroundings, he was determined to change his life. Not by coincidence but fate.
In Enactus, he went through a lot of thick and thin to learn, to practice, to be a better person. Enactus gives the chance to students to practice what they did not learn in classroom and the institution; to shape a better person to be a future leader, to contribute the communities. Stepping out from the comfort zone, Shamin is now a different person that he was once was.
In Enactus, he went through a lot of thick and thin to learn, to practice, to be a better person. Enactus gives the chance to students to practice what they did not learn in classroom and the institution; to shape a better person to be a future leader, to contribute the communities. Stepping out from the comfort zone, Shamin is now a different person that he was once was.
Muhammad Shamin Halim
President
Enactus UniKL MIAT
Email : shamin9920@gmail.com
(Source: Enactus Malaysia Magazine 2013)
Dato' Resham Singh, an aeronautical engineer from the United Kingdom, has worked with various airlines in the UK before joining Malaysia-Singapore Airline (MSA). In 1967, he joined MSA as an engineer. After the split of MSA to Malaysia Airline System (MAS) and Singapore International Airline (SIA) in 1972, Dato' Resham Singh accepted the offer as an Aircraft Engineer Executive at MAS and later promoted to Director Head of Engineering. Over the next three decades, over 6,000 staff were trained in various disciplines in the aviation industry.
This has led to the development of in-house capability for maintenance, over-haul and testing capability for the entire fleet of 126 aircraft with world wide operations, domestic, regional and international. The entire organisation of staff, facility, equipment and procedures were approved by Malaysia Director of Civil Aviation (DCA). In addition, we also acquired the approval of thirty-five countries worldwide (Federal Aviation Administration, USA, Civil Aviation Authority, UK, Joint Aviation Authority, EU).
This has resulted in a transfer of high technology, self-sufficiently, skilled employment, reduction in cost, thus savings of foreign exchange, reduction in expensive spare parts due to turn around time (TRT) and flexibility in operations. To further improve the productivity, efficiency and maintain high-level quality and reliability the entire facility and operations were fully computerised in compliance with international standards.
He has served as a board member in various aviation companies and was also Chairman and Chief Delegate to Orient Airlines Aviation (OAA) and International Airport Transportation Association (IATA), Montreal, Canada.
Due to his contribution to the aviation industry, Dato' was recognised and awarded the Fellowship of the Royal Aeronautical Society, U.K. (FRAeS) followed by an award by the Engineering Council, U.K. as incorporated Engineer (IENG) in 1991. He thanked and appreciated the support of various Chairman's, Member of Boards, Managing Directors, Management and his talented team, international airlines, manufacturers and various government regulatory authorities.
After 37 years in aviation, he retired in 1995. With his vast experience worldwide and global networking, he embarked on a highly successful career as an aviation consultant over a period of 10 years. Currently, he is diversifying his properties in Malaysia. Singapore and Australia.
For the last 18 years, apart from his successful career, Dato' Resham Singh enjoys active investment in social and human capital for the purpose of social change within his network. He believes that good education eradicates poverty and opens door to freedom; providing endless opportunities to a greater future for everyone who is prepared to work hard.
Dato' Resham Singh shares similar aspiration with CEO of Enactus Malaysia Foundation (EMF), Datin Norela Nuruddin in nurturing future talented leaders of tomorrow, today. On this shared vision that led him to become EMF 1st Social Entrepreneurship Philanthropist.
Dato' Resham Singh currently interchangeably resides in three countries, Malaysia, Singapore and Australia.
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"My advice to the future talented entrepreneurship leaders is firstly select a career of your choice and focus on the subject and work hard with passion to be the very best second to none"
(Source: Enactus Malaysia Magazine 2013)
Courtesy of Khazanah Nasional Berhad, 26 Enactus students and 5 EMF members & their partners enjoyed themselves with a spectacular musical, "Chow Kit Road! Chow Kit Road!" starring Anding (Akademi Fantasia), Adibah Noor, Nadia Aqilah, Shanthini Venugopal, Junji Delfino and Tony Eusoff. The opportunity was well received and the students were thrilled to have a chance to unwind and enjoy a performance at Istana Budaya on May 25, 2013. The tickets were enjoyed by Enactus Malaysia students from TARC, UM, UTM, UniKL MIAT, UNITEN Putrajaya, Sunway and IIUM.
After the show, the students were treated to dinner by CEO of EMF, Datin Norela Nuruddin. The students took the chance to mingle with the other Enactus students & EMF staff. The night was filled with laughter & memories that created a better bond between the students & staff members. Thank you Khazanah Nasional Berhad for the tickets!
(Source: Enactus Malaysia Magazine 2013)
In 2011, Microsoft Asia Pacific approached Enactus Malaysia for assistance in the recruitment of candidates for the Microsoft Academy of College Hires (MACH). MACH is 2-3 months experience for full-time students currently in an undergraduate or post-graduate course in any disciple. All program participants will work on significant projects in Singapore during their summer internship to acquire concrete work experiences.
MACH participants are hired based on potential and provided with a comprehensive on-boarding curriculum, enabling them to accelerate their careers and become part of the next generation of key contributors and leaders. Microsoft will be investing in their career development, provide guidance and support to enable them to excel in their Microsoft career.
2011 was the first year the MACH program accepted Enactus students whereby from 40 applicants to fill 4 intern vacancies, 2 students from Universiti Teknologi Petronas, Zeffree Kan Zainal Kan and from Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sharifah Salmah Al-Shatri respectfully were selected to complete their internship with Microsoft. In 2012, 6 were offered and 2 successful Enactus students were chosen among the 60 applicants. They were Casandra Seng May Nyan from Universiti Malaysia Sabah dan Nadzrina Ahmad Nadzri from Universiti Tenaga Nasional.
2013 watched the growth of Enactus students joining the MACH internship program.
With over 80 candidates from Malaysia alone to fill 6 internship vacancies, 4 of those spots were filled by Enactus Malaysia students. These students will start their internship in June 2013.
(Source: Enactus Malaysia Magazine 2013)
The Dynamic Leadership Workshop was sponsored by Khazanah Nasional Berhard (KNB) and was entitled for final year and graduating Enactus students to better equip them with soft skills and knowledge that can bette enhance their personality and skills. The 3 day event encompasses image & personal grooming, barriers in communication, strategic thinking, effective in leadership sharing session, job interview questions and skills, and writting skills
Two (2) sessions were conducted with different participants from different universities.
Session 1: Selesa Beach Resort, Port Dickson (12 - 14 April 2013)
Session 2: Genting View Resort, Genting Highlands (20 - 22 April 2013)
Session 1 was attended by 26 students from 8 Universities:
- Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTEM)
- Tunku Abdul Rahman College (TARC)
- Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL MICET)
- Universiti Perguruan Sultan Idris (UPSI)
- Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM)
- Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
- Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP)
- Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT)
Session 2 was attended by 26 students from 9 Universities:
- International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)
- Multimedia University (MMU)
- University Malaya (UM)
- Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL MIAT)
- Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN)
- Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
- Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)
- Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UNIMAP)
- Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM)
Students from both sessions have benefited greatly from the workshop and gained communication skills among others. The workshop has also improved their self-confidence and readiness to enter the working world once graduated.
(Source: Enactus Malaysia Magazine 2013)
On-line announcement of Enactus Rebranding Challenge was made on October 10, 2012 by Enactus national office and the closing date for the challenge was January 31, 2013.
The sole objective of the challenge was to create awareness of the Enactus brand among university students in the hope that more students would participate in Enactus program in their respective universities.
Participating teams in the Enactus rebranding challenge were asked to submit a 3-page written report with photo as proof of the activities conducted during their program/event as well as short videos that have been uploaded on YouTube. They were given the freedom to be as creative as possible in this challenge.
The teams were judged based on Creativity (30%), Impact (30%), Report (30%), and Photos/videos (20%). Prizes for this challenge were set as follows:
- Place - RM 1,000.00
- Place - RM 750.00
- Place - RM 500.00
Consolation prize of RM 300.00 each to 5 teams
Based on the total weightage score for all the elements in the judging criterion, the results of the Enactus Rebranding Challenge 2013 among 11 competing teams are as follows:
Champion:
Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS)
Second Place:
Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN)
Third Place:
Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM)
Consolation prizes for the 5 teams were awarded to:
- Universiti Malaya (UM)
- Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM)
- Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UNIMAP)
- Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
- Univeristi Kuala Lumpur (UniKL MICET)
(Source: Enactus Malaysia Magazine 2013)
The competition was a collaborative effort between SIFE Malaysia and Charties Malaysia for year 2012. This competition was for the SIFE teams to address on projects related to property and fire related risks management among the community in Malaysia.
The competition involved 8 competing universities as follows:
The competition involved 8 competing universities as follows:
- Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL) - 2 teams A & B
- Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP)
- Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM)
- Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK)
- Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM)
- Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM)
- Kuala Lumpur Metropoliton University (KLMU)
- University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus (UNMC)
The competitions was divided into two rounds: an opening round and a final round and all the judges involved were from Chartis Malaysia. The results of the Chartis Malaysia Competition on Risk Management 2012 and the awards given are as follows:
First Place:
Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM)
[Certificate, Trophy & RM 4,000 cash]
Second Place:
Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL) B
[Certificate, Trophy & RM 2,500 cash]
Third Place:
Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP)
[Certificate, Trophy & RM 500 cash]
Fourth Place:
Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM)
[Certificate, Trophy & RM 500 cash]
Fifth Place:
Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL) A
[Certificate, Trophy & RM 500 cash]
Sixth Place:
Universiti of Nottingham Malaysia Campus
[Certificate, Trophy & RM 500 cash]
In addition, they also introduced the Most Innovative Initiative Award and the cash award of RM 2,000 was given to Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka.
Mr Matt Harris, the CEO of Chartis Malaysia, Datin Norela Nuruddin, the Country Director of SIFE Malaysia and Ms Tarana Ramchand, a representative from Taylor's University and several top management of Chartis and staff of SIFE Malaysia were present at the event.
(Source: Enactus Malaysia Magazine 2013)
The Enactus Malaysia Faculty Advisor Training was conducted on November 20, 2012 at Dewan Zaaba, Ministry of Higher Education, Putrajaya.
The objectives of the training are to brief and train all faculty advisors on the rebranding rollout plan for Enactus, governance and country-level operation, judging criterion, role and responsibilities of faculty advisors, Enactus program management and sustainability as well as All Stars team performance and evaluation.
Majority of the participants were satisfied with the training program and managed to understand why we have changed from SIFE to Enactus.
In addition, they were happy to be given the opportunity to discuss with En. Mohd Ramesh Krishna, the Principal Assistant Secretary of MOHE regarding the funds that they can apply from MOHE to implement their students’ community projects.
(Source: Enactus Malaysia Magazine 2013)
The Regional was carried out in 3 separate regions and locations (Shah Alam, Kuching and Kota Kinabalu) to better facilitate relationship among Enactus teams from all participating universities in Malaysia. The objectives are to brief and train all new Enactus team members on judging criterion, triple bottom line, project planning and execution, overall program management and team sustainability as well as All Stars team performance and evaluation.
For the regional team training conducted in Quality Hotel, Shah Alam on November 30 to December 2, 2012, a total of 67 from 27 universities participated in the training. For the training in UNIMAS Kuching, a total of 28 students from only UNIMAS participated in which 5 students came from UiTM Sabah and the rest from UMS.
Majority of the participants were satisfied with the training program and managed to understand why we have changed from SIFE to Enactus. They also managed to understand better the Judging Criterion, the concept of Triple Bottom Line, the overall program management and team sustainability, as well as the All Stars Performance Evaluation. In addition, they really enjoyed the session on Group Dynamics conducted by trainers from KPMG/Enactus Malaysia Foundation.
We also managed to get some feedback from the students which requested our action to improve on the criteria for All Stars performance evaluation, to brief corporate judge during EMNE to base judgment strictly on the Judging Criterion set and to check and verify ownership of projects that are claimed to be carried out by more than one university Enactus teams.
(Source: Enactus Malaysia Magazine 2013)
Enactus Malaysia is responsible to increase the brand awareness of Enactus to other higher learning institution in Malaysia. As part of our recruitment drive to encourage more university students to enroll and participate in our Enactus programs, a couple of institutional visits have been carried out by the Program Department.
Among the institutions visited includes the following:
Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM)
Date : January 21, 2013
Status : Registered
Olympia College
Date : February 7, 2013
Status : Registered
Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak (SUTS)
Date : March 29, 2013
Status : Registered
Binary University College
Date : April 9, 2013
Status : Pending
Asia Pacific University
Date : April 10, 2013
Status : Registered
We are pleased to see the Enactus teams growing larger and larger and the Enactus Malaysia family growing bigger and bigger. The whole idea of the institutional visit was to include more participation in Enactus Malaysia National Exposition as well as increase the numbers of Enactus students in Malaysia.
(Source: Enactus Malaysia Magazine 2013)
National Champion Team Preparation 2012
Venue : Universiti Malaysia Sabah
Date : September 6 - 10, 2012
National Champion Team Preparation 2012
Venue : Quality Hotel, Shah Alam
Date : September 20 - 25, 2012
Enactus Malaysia FA Training 2013
Venue : Za'ba Hall, Ministry of Higher Education, Putrajaya
Date : November 20, 2012
Enactus Sarawak Regional Team Training 2013
Venue : Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Date : November 23 - 25, 2012
Enactus Peninsular Malaysia Regional Team Training 2013
Venue : Quality Hotel, Shah Alam
Date : November 30 - December 2, 2012
Enactus Sabah Regional Team Training 2013
Venue : Universiti Malaysia Sabah
Date : December 7 - 9, 2012
Enactus Malaysia Dynamic Leadership Training for Graduating Students
Venue : Selesa Beach Resort, Port Dickson
Date : April 12 - 14, 2013
Enactus Malaysia Dynamic Leadership Training for Graduating Students
Venue : Genting View Resort, Genting Highland
Date : April 19 - 21, 2013
EMNE 2013 Pre Competition Training
Venue : Grand BlueWave Hotel Shah Alam
Date : May 17 - 19, 2013
(Source: Enactus Malaysia Magazine 2013)
Venue : Universiti Malaysia Sabah
Date : September 6 - 10, 2012
National Champion Team Preparation 2012
Venue : Quality Hotel, Shah Alam
Date : September 20 - 25, 2012
Enactus Malaysia FA Training 2013
Venue : Za'ba Hall, Ministry of Higher Education, Putrajaya
Date : November 20, 2012
Enactus Sarawak Regional Team Training 2013
Venue : Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Date : November 23 - 25, 2012
Enactus Peninsular Malaysia Regional Team Training 2013
Venue : Quality Hotel, Shah Alam
Date : November 30 - December 2, 2012
Enactus Sabah Regional Team Training 2013
Venue : Universiti Malaysia Sabah
Date : December 7 - 9, 2012
Enactus Malaysia Dynamic Leadership Training for Graduating Students
Venue : Selesa Beach Resort, Port Dickson
Date : April 12 - 14, 2013
Enactus Malaysia Dynamic Leadership Training for Graduating Students
Venue : Genting View Resort, Genting Highland
Date : April 19 - 21, 2013
EMNE 2013 Pre Competition Training
Venue : Grand BlueWave Hotel Shah Alam
Date : May 17 - 19, 2013
(Source: Enactus Malaysia Magazine 2013)
Mr. Ruben Emir serves as CEO of Westsports Malaysia Sdn Bhd, where Mr. Gnanalingam is responsible for marketing, information technology, process engineering and procurement. Mr. Gnanalingam is a young upcoming leader at one of the nation's top ports.
Apart from his professional engagements, he is involved with many business and industry related groups, such as Harvard Business School Alumni Club Malaysia, Entrepreneurs' Organization and the Kuala Lumpur Business Club Malaysia. Besides that, he is also currently continuing the legacy of Westport's adopted long-term policies with regard to poverty eradication focused on Pulau Indah since 1994.
Mr. Gnanalingam has a Diploma in Port Management from Cambridge Board and has attended several business and management courses at the Harvard Business School, Boston. Mr. Gnanalingam graduated with a BSc (Hons) Economics from the London School of Economics & Political Science.
(Source: Enactus Malaysia Magazine 2013)
Dato' Amrin Awaludin was appointed as the Group Managing Director of Media Prima Berhad since 2009. Prior to that, he was the Group Advisor, Chief Executive Officer of Sistem Televisyen Malaysia Berhad ("TV3") and Chief Operating Officer of Media Prima. At present, Dato' Amrin sits on the Board of Media Prima's subsidiaries amongst them NTSP, TV3, 8TV, ntv7, TV9, Hot FM, Fly FM, One FM, One FM, Big Tree Outdoor, Kurnia Outdoor Sdn Bhd, Primeworks Studios and Alt Media Sdn Bhd.
Besides that, Dato' Amrin is the Deputy president of Kuala Lumpur Business Club (KLBC) - a networking, support and business development organization for leadership among businessmen and professionals while reinforce economic growth and corporate responsibility through proactive programmes including discussions, debates and forums. He is also a Member of the Asian Television Awards Advisory Board, a Board Advisor of Pusat Sains Negara and a Board Member of Yayasan Kelana Ehsan.
Dato' Amin bin Awaluddin holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) from Acadia University, Canada and a Master of Business Administration in Finance with Distinction from University of Hull.
(Source: Enactus Malaysia Magazine 2013)
(Source: Enactus Malaysia Magazine 2013)
Y.A.M. Tunku Ali Redhauddin Ibni Tuanku Muhriz, 36, is the eldest son of D.Y.M.M. Tuanku Muhriz Ibni Almarhum Tuanku Munawir, the Yang di-Pertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan and D.Y.M.M. Tuanku Aishah Rohani, the Tunku Ampuan Besar Negeri Sembilan. He completed his early education in Malaysia before furthering his studies in the United Kingdom - first at Marlborough College the University of Cambridge, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in History and Social and Political Sciences in 1998.
Upon graduation, he joined McKinsey & Company as a management consultant. Based in their London and Kuala Lumpur offices, he worked on projects in the United States, Europe and Asia. In 2004, he left to join the Investment Division at Khazanah Nasional Berhad, the strategic investment arm if the Government of Malaysia. There, he worked on initiatives such as the Government Linked Companies (GLC) Transformation Programme as well as leading investment in Financial Services, Leisure & Tourism and the Creative Industries, including projects such as Legoland Malaysia, Kidzania Kuala Lumpur and Iskandar Malaysia Studios.
He left Khazanah in 2010 to attend the John F Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, graduating in 2011 as an Edward S Mason Fellow with a Master in Public Administration. He continues to sit on the boards of several Khazanah subsidiaries, including Asia Capital Reinsurance Malaysia, Themed Attraction and Resorts, Destination Resorts and Hotels and Iskandar Malaysia Studios. He also recently joined the Board of Bumi Armada Berhad as an Independent Non-Executive Director.
In addition to his corporate appointments, Y.A.M. Tunku Ali is involved in several educational and non-profit initiatives. He is the Chairman of the Board of Trustee of the Munarah Foundation, a Founding Trustee of Teach for Malaysia (TFM), and a Governor of Marlborough College Malaysia. In addition, he is Pro-Chancellor of Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, and a Royal Fellow at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia's Yunus Centre for advancement of Social Business. In 2013, the World Economic Forum (WEF) recognized Y.A.M. Tunku Ali as a member of its Young Global Leaders (YGL) Class of 2013.
Y.A.M. Tunku Ali is the Tunku Besar Seri Menanti of the State of Negeri Sembilan, and is also an Honorary Lieutenant Colonel in the Territorial Army of Malaysia.
(Source: Enactus Malaysia Magazine 2013)
Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE), the world's best-known and most successful program helping university students to create community empowerment projects has changed its name to Enactus to reaffirm its long-standing commitment to using entrepreneurial action as catalyst for progress.
The new name, Enactus was revealed on September 30 2012 by SIFE International at the start of the SIFE World Cup in Washington D.C.
This name highlights three tenets of the organization's focus :
Entrepreneurial - having the perspective to see an opportunity and the talent to create value from that opportunity.
Action - the willingness to do something and the commitment to see it through even when the outcome is not guaranteed.
Us - a collection of people who see themselves connected in some important way individuals that are part of a greater whole.
While the mission of SIFE has remained consistent since its inception in 1975, the goal of the name change is to typify the work of the organization, whoe leaders believe it will better reflect the goals of entrepreneurs in action for a greater good. In fact, the name change is only the first step in an aggressive effort to expand the organization's level of reach and impact. Equally important is the influence Enactus has on 62,000 students that participate in creating projects each year. The experience has a profound impact on the kind of leaders they become, and the type of work they choose to do in their lives.
SIFE was created almost 38 years ago in USA - long before concepts like micro-loans and social enterprises even existed - in order to prove the transformative power the entrepreneurial spirit can have in people's lives. The core belief of the organization has always been that the same kind of creativity and rigor and accountability that fuels business around the world is not only transferable but actually essential to human progress.
Enactus is also committed to fostering leadership among students who can look beyond the status quo and bring imagination and ingenuity and a sense of possibility to the challenges offered by the present moment, and to embrace them with courage, faith and hope.
(Source: Enactus Malaysia Magazine 2013)
(Source: Enactus Malaysia Magazine 2013)
Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE), the world's best-known and most successful program helping university students to create community empowerment projects, has changed its name to Enactus to reaffirm its long-standing commitment to using entrepreneurial action as a catalyst for progress. The new name was revealed at the SIFE World Cup in Washington DC. Consequently, SIFE Malaysia Foundation is now known as Enactus Malaysia Foundation (EMF) in support of Enactus' worldwide strategic direction to build a globally recognized and admired brand.
The new name does not reflects EMF's renewed commitment to expand its reach and influence to touch more people and impact more lives, but also its continued quest to encourage creativity, discipline and accountability that will create lasting and meaningful change.
Chairman of Enactus Malaysia Foundation, Tengku Dato' Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz said that over the last 38 years, SIFE has built up a truly unique and universal model to transform lives and shape a better and sustainable world. What makes its approach so effective is that it is based on a core philosophy that is relevant the world over.
He also added that SIFE has continued to expand to a wider and global network. Beyond communities, the constituency has been reaching out to academicians and business leaders.
The Government has been supporting the efforts of corporations in developing human capital, investing in innovative infrastructure and nurturing new ventures with the potential to contribute to national economic growth and social well-being. In driving the National Innovation Agenda, Tengku Dato' Zafrul urged more business to come forward to extend their support to Enactus Malaysia Foundation through partnerships or sponsorships.Tengku Dato' Zafrul said
"By providing university students with the opportunity to develop strong business and leadership skills while making a meaningful contribution to their communities, Enactus has proven to be very effective in nurturing the business leaders of tomorrow...I strongly encourage corporations to tap into these bright, young minds to achieve an even greater societal impact,"
Yang Amat Mulia Tunku Besar Seri Menanti, Tunku Ali Redhauddin ibni Tuanku Muhriz, a Royal Prince of Negeri Sembilan, graced the ceremony and officiate the launch. Tunku Besar Seri Menanti was officially appointed as The Royal Patron of Enactus Malaysia Foundation at the ceremony. Tunku Besar Seri Menanti has a deep concern and community development. He is presently the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Munarah Foundation which focuses on education, special needs children, and healthcare and poverty issues. He is also a founding Trustee of "Teach for Malaysia", which is dedicated to promoting equal opportunities in education in Malaysia.
At the launching of EMF also announced two new members to its Board of Trustees. They are Y.Bhg Dato Amrin bin Awaludding, Group Managing Director of Media Prima Berhad, and Ruben Emir Gnanalingam, CEO of Westports Malaysia Sdn Bhd.
Other honourable guests at the event included Y. Bhg. Tan Sri Abdul Rahman Mamat and Mohammad Raslan Rahman, both Members of Board of Trustees. Maybank, Khazanah Nasional Berhard along with other EMF Corporate Sponsors and Partners such as Microsoft, KPMG, TalentCorp, GSK, SWIFT and GRADUAN were also present, together with representatives from the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) IPTA & IPTS' Enactus Students and other potential Corporate Sponsors.
Enactus - an international non-profit organisation, created 38 years ago in the USA, is the largest global business and higher eduation network in the world. EMF is a community of students, academic and business leaders committed to using the power of entrepreneurial action to transform lives and shape a better more sustainable world.
Enactus Malaysia Foundation was first introduced as SIFE in Malaysia back in year 2000 by Datin Norela Nuruddin, Fulbright scholar at University of Nebraska-Licoln, USA, with the initial participation of only 5 universities. The organisation has been growing from strength to strength with the aim of grooming university students into socially aware, ethically correct, and morally conscientious Leaders. Today, it has close to 2000 members from 34 public and private institutions of higher learning.
(Source: Enactus Malaysia Magazone 2013)
(Source: Enactus Malaysia Magazone 2013)
Formerly known as Students in Free Enterprise (SiFE), we have undergone rebranding strategy, Enactus was announced on September 30, 2012 at the World Cup Competition in Washington DC.
The enrollment of teams for this year has increased from 33 university teams to 36 teams in which 28 teams will be competing in Enactus Malaysia National Exposition (EMNE) representing their universities, The team expansion is due to the International Affiliation Division realignment where it is agreed that universities with two or more branches will enroll as separate entities, thus seeing UNITEN and UNIKL in the expansion effort.
With the full support from the Ministry of Education (MOE) in recognition of our signature programs, it acts as a leverage to accelerate the universities in actively enrolling more members within their teams. This strengthens the program development and management in fulfilling in the criteria of social, economic and environmental progress. Going forward with Enactus Malaysia Foundation being marked as an international non-profit organization, we have envisage in creating a broader perspective in students through Enactus Leadership Summit with the involvement of global top CEOs in the coming year. The outcome focus of the rebranding to Enactus Malaysia is to imprint a cross-generational leadership experiences between students, academic leaders and corporate partners not limited to local, but also on a global scale. With the diversified culture and environment suited with the upcoming projects, we are nurturing a marketable set of students globally and thus creating a different generation of leaders that meets the international standards and broader prospect of global needs.
Given this opportunity, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to our sponsors for being on board and the endless support towards Enactus Malaysia foundation namely Ministry of Education, Khazanah Nasional Berhard, Maybank, TalanetCoprt, KPMG in Malaysia, Media Prima, Graduan, Westports Malaysia, Microsoft and our first philantrophist in Malaysia.
I would also like to give ovation to all Enactus members for their relentless efforts of entrepreneurial actions in improving the quality of life and standard of living for the people in need. Last but not least, I wish all the competing teams the best of luck in this year's competition.
Thank you.
Datin Norela Nuruddin
CEO. Enactus Malaysia Foundation
(Source: Enactus Malaysia Magazine 2013)
(Source: Enactus Malaysia Magazine 2013)
It is a privilege to express my thoughts in this second edition of the Enactus Malaysia Foundation magazine.
Enactus Malaysia Foundation has been a long standing stage for students, or best referred to as young leaders, to embark on entrepreneurial journeys torwards the betterment to the community.
Formerly known as SIFE Malaysia, the unveiling of the Enactus brand took place in Washington DC on September 30, 2012. With the dedication and commitment of students and partnering organisations, to date, we have clocked in 296,849 volunteer hours, 98 community projects with 99,515 people directly benefiting from 1,963 active Enactus Malaysia members nationwide.
The new rebranding excercise reflects our purpose and values in using the power of entrepreneurial action to enable progress around the world and to expand our reach and influence so we can impact more lives through creative perspectives. These ideas for socio-economic community projects by our young leaders are put into motion, creating lasting and meaningful change.
I would also like to take this opportunity to welcome and express my appreciation to Y.A.M. Tunku Besar Seri Menanti, Tunku Ali Redhauddun Ibni Tuanku Muhriz and also YBhg Dato' Amrin Awaluddin & Mr Ruben Emir Gnanalingam, for graciously agreeing to come onboard as our Royal Patron and members of our Board of Trustees, respectively. Also to our corporate sponsors and supporters : Ministry of Education, Khazanah Nasional Berhard, Maybank, TalentCorp Malaysia, KPMG in Malaysia, Microsoft, Westport Malaysia Sdn Bhd, Media Prima Berhard & Graduan and our first EMF Social Entrepreneurship Philanthropist - Y Bhg Dato' Resham Singh.
Lastly, I would like to convey my best wishes to all teams competing in the Enactus Malaysia National Exposition (EMNE) 2013. And to the National Champian who will represent Malaysia at the Enactus World Cup in Cancun, Mexico...make us proud!
Y.M. Tengku Dato' Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz
Chairman of Board of Trustees, Enactus Malaysia Foundation
CEO, Maybank Investment Bank
(Source: Enactus Malaysia Magazine 2013)
(Source: Enactus Malaysia Magazine 2013)
I would like to welcome you to Enactus Malaysia Foundation's Annual National Exposition (EMNE 2013). This is the first National Exposition after the launch of the Enactus name, and my first as the new Patron of the Foundation, so I am very excited about what we have in store over the coming days.
EMNE 2013 will witness 28 competiting teams froms 26 universities nationwide, including 5 universities participating for the first time - the Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation (APU), Universiti Tenaga Nasional Putrajaya Campus, Universiti Kuala Lumpur - MIAT, Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) and Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM). The judges - and I am very honoured to be one of them - come from a wide range of disciplines and backgrounds, including startup entrepreneurs, corporate leaders from various sectors such as banking, accounting, computer software, broadcast media, transportation, program development, non-profit organisations and also a philantropist. In addition to being judges, I hope that they will also serve as role models and mentors to the students in this year's competition, and continue to be involved in some way beyond this event.
I personally agreed to be a part of Enactus when I heard about its noble goal of working with youth to achieve social objectives through the engine of business, focusing on impact. Since then, I have continued to be impressed by the quality of the team members and the commitment they have shown. I hope that beyond their time in university, Enactus students will continue to be involved in working towards positive social impact in their communities and become the leading social entrepreneurs and corporate leaders of tomorrow.
I would like to thank all our partner and supporter - the Ministry of Education, Khazanah Nasional, Maybank, TalentCorp, KPMG, Media Prima, Westports Malaysia, Microsoft, Graduan, Perbadanan Nasional and our very first EMF Social Entrepreneurship Philantropist, Dato' Resham Singh for their continued support and belief in Enactus' strategic objectives. I would also like to congratulate the Board of Trustees chaired by YM Tengku Dato' Zafrul Aziz, and the CEO of Enactus Malaysia Foundation YBhg. Datin Norela Nuruddin and her talented team together with the EMNE 2013 Organising Committee of Enactus students for their wonderful work in ensuring the success of this event.
With best wishes,
Y.A.M. Tunku Besar Seri Menanti
Tunku Ali Redhauddin Ibni Tuanku Muhriz
(Source: Enactus Malaysia Magazine 2013)
The Orang Asli are the indigenous natives of Malaysia; are scattered in small isolated villages across the nation. Traditionally hunters and gatherers, the community have become more agricultural-centric; farming have become their chosen way of life. However, they farm mostly for themselves; and eke out simple lives below the national poverty line. Such a way of living does not generate much income, and this in turn leads so social and economic problems for the community.
Most importantly, lack of a sustainable and continuous income leads to their children not being able to attend school on a regular basis, hence continuing cycle of poverty and hopelessness for the community as a whole.
This project aims to develop the Orang Asli, Kensiu community of Semang Negrito in Kedah. They are often neglected by the society, faces social problems, lack educational awareness and experience unstable economic conditions.
Therefore, Enactus UUM identified their problems and their needs to improve the standard and quality of living through education and entrepreneurship. The focus of this project is on the native women, children and the new entrepreneurs of the Kensiu community.
The Enactus UUM team introduced the Women Empowerment Module (WEM) to improve the health and hygiene of the women in the tribe. The women attend the medical camp that teaches them the importance of hygiene and how to maintain hygiene in their homes.
They were also taught to practice proper grooming that increased their self-esteem. The students first collected clothing via a donation drive and then conducted a beauty camp where the native women participated in a fashion show. The women enjoyed the change of style and took care of their image and hygiene better after the fashion show.
The New Entrepreneur Start-Up (NEST) within the HOME project was catered to train new entrepreneurs from the Kensiu community. The Enactus UUM students saw the potential in 3 natives and taught them how to run a chicken breeding business.
From the business, the new entrepreneurs generated a total of RM 5040 annually in their chicken rearing business. The students also assisted the native women to produce Kabu-kabu pillows made from cotton harvest nearby the village. From the business, the women entrepeneurs generated total revenue of RM 988 from the first batch of pillow-selling business.
Due to the low interest in education from the Kensiu children, Inducement Education Module (IEM) was introduced by the Enactus UUM team to promote a fun learning method through Step by Step and Eco-Me module.
The children were taught basic Mathematics and English using fun methods prepared and endorsed by the lecturers of UUM. The Step by Step module has also been certified by JPN Kedah and is now adopted by the teachers in Sekolah Kebangsaan Siong, Baling. It also instills enthusiasm in education among the children of the tribe.
The Eco-Me taught the childrenthe importance of hygiene and how to recycle bottles in gardening.
(Source: Enactus Malaysia Magazine 2013)