49 ANNUAL REPORT 2022 STRATEGY & OUTLOOK GROUP CEO REVIEW Strategically, we direct our Corporate Social Responsibility (“CSR”) efforts to where we believe it can have the strongest impact for the communities in alignment with the Group’s overall mission and vision. As our heart is to drive sustainable change, we focus our efforts on education initiatives which have a long-term positive impact on the community’s ability to contribute back to the local economy. Education-Focused CSR Activities In FYE 2022 5 kW off-grid solar system In March 2021, we built a 5 kW off-grid solar system for the Pretea Municipal Assembly Basic School in Ahanta West, providing uninterrupted power for lighting, a television set, fans, a refrigerator and laptops. The school’s need for a solar supply came to light in 2019 when Yinson was looking for schools in the local area to which the Group could donate laptops. When we realised that the school did not even have a power supply, we shifted our focus towards helping with this essential need instead. Donation of laptops to teachers & students Yinson Ghana donated laptops to Information Communication Technology (“ICT”) teachers from seven schools in the Ahanta West Municipality to help the ICT teachers deliver quality education to the young students in the communities. In response to our Covid-19 post recovery efforts, Yinson Malaysia and Yinson Singapore collectively donated 59 refurbished laptops to families, especially from the lower income group, who do not have laptops or computers for their children to attend online classes due to the restrictions brought about by the pandemic. Renovation of classroom block & library In November 2021, Yinson Ghana renovated a classroom block and collaborated with the Ghana Library Authority to provide a library for its host communities at the Kejebril Basic Schools. The block serves around 2,000 students in Kejebril and surrounding communities. In April 2022, we also donated 830 books to the library, covering subjects such as Fiction, Mathematics, Science, English and Information Technology. In the spirit of encouraging a love for learning in the community, Yinson will continue to invest into the library by developing new programmes. Teacher training in Ghana Yinson Ghana conducted a quarterly ICT training programme for ICT teachers in 2021. The programme trains teachers to enhance their teaching skills and to equip them with the knowledge to assist their students in adopting essential ICT skills – helping them to excel on the global playing field. We also facilitated a week-long phonics training in April 2022 for ten primary school teachers from four schools in the Apowa, Kejebril and Pretea communities. The training aims to equip teachers with the skills to help their students to read and enjoy reading. Sponsorship of two Teach For Malaysia Fellows As a corporate sponsor for three years, Yinson continued to sponsor two inspiring TFM Fellows who have committed two years of their lives to fighting against education inequity in Malaysia. Several Yinsonites, including Group CEO Lim Chern Yuan, participated in TFM Week where we taught alongside TFM Fellows in special co-teaching sessions. TFM Week is an annual event which welcomes leaders from the public, private and social sector into classrooms to experience the challenge of education inequity, and to inspire students by sharing their own education and success stories. Yinson Scholars Programme In March 2021, we selected the second batch of students in Ghana for the Yinson Scholars Programme. Students were from six different schools around Yinson Ghana’s operations base in Kejebril, near Takoradi. The students, who come from low-income households, are provided with financial support throughout their three-year Senior High School education which comprises of a trunk, chop box, pillow, mattress, school bag, shoes, calculator, textbooks, exercise books, provisions and a monthly stipend.
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