SK Canossian Convent in Segamat, one of the worst hit areas in Johor, subsequently reached out to the Financial Industry Collective Outreach to request assistance with clean-up efforts. The school, which largely draws enrolment from B40 schoolchildren, had suffered damage to its canteen, school fences and classroom furniture.
“I’m very grateful that Finco was able to step in and arrange for volunteers to help out with the cleaning,” said SK Canossian Convent assistant principal Noor Julaiha Mohd Johan. Last year, over RM500,000 worth of disaster relief aid was channelled to nine schools, benefiting 8,770 students.