MALACCA: National oil-company Petronas, demonstrated its social responsibility by providing a 24 months solution to alleviate the predicaments faced some 100 underprivileged households in the state through a food aid programme.
Petronas Chief Executive Office (Refinery) Datuk Nur Iskandar Abdul Samad said a mechanism has been developed by providing fixed assistance of RM80 monthly for the next two years to the poor households throughout Malacca.
“For the next two years, those listed as living under the poverty line by the Welfare Department and had registered with us could collect their food supplies from any Petronas Mesra Stores by only displaying their MyKad.
Much-needed help: Nita Torik (right) with her two-year-old son Josim Loisim receiving the food aid from Musa while Petronas senior general manager (Petronas Group Corporate Affairs) Datuk Mohammad Medan Abdullah (left) looks on. “Apart from the food aid, those registered will be also given opportunity to supplment their incomes and methods of managing their financial well-being,” he said after the launch of the program that was executed by State Islamic Religious Affairs committee chairman Datuk Yaakub Md Amin at Sungai Udang, recently.
Nur Iskandar added his team had also listed the names of poor that were provided by Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and Malacca based welfare body-MyKasih Foundation.
Recipient of the aid, Zurina Hassan said her family fell into a dire strait after her 44-year-old husband, Abdul Razak Nordin lost his job and was unable to provide for the couple’s five school-going children.
“This two-year grant is indeed came in the right time, we don’t have to starve whenever the food supplies at home are depleted,” said the 43-year-old housewife.
Another recipient Safnah Abdol Talib, 42, said she was grateful to be listed as beneficiary of the programs.
“Both, me and my husband are menial labourers, earning less than RM600 a month and this aid would definitely alleviate our burden,” she said.
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