Allianz Malaysia Makes Hari Raya Aidilfitri Meaningful for the Underserved Community

Allianz Malaysia Berhad (Allianz Malaysia), via its corporate social responsibility (CSR) arm Allianz4Good, supported several non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the ‘Raya Bermakna Bersama Allianz Malaysia’ initiative for underprivileged and vulnerable communities across the nation.
This initiative has involved a series of engaging activities, including monetary aid contributions to the NGOs to purchase food and groceries for the community in need, new festive clothes for the children and provide volunteering opportunities for the Allianz Malaysia employees.
Allianz Malaysia provided monetary aid to Cahaya Society, an NGO which empowers marginalised communities, to support the distribution of essential food items to 885 families from vulnerable communities in Sandakan, Sabah.
Extending its efforts to eight other NGOs across the Klang Valley, Sabah, and Kelantan, Allianz Malaysia provided monetary aid for the organisations to purchase groceries and essentials to alleviate the financial strain during the festive season.
Additionally, the Company supported Buku Jalanan Chow Kit, an NGO that provides educational resources and community programmes for underprivileged individuals, by providing monetary aid to purchase new Raya clothes for 110 underprivileged children in Chow Kit area.
Allianz Malaysia also actively engaged its employees by offering volunteering opportunities that had allowed them to connect with the beneficiaries directly. About 10 Allianz Malaysia employees volunteered with Silent Teddies Bakery, a social enterprise empowering individuals with hearing impairments to bake 150 jumbo chocolate chip cookies and 20 boxes of sea salt chocolate chips, as well as making 60 beautifully labelled cookie boxes.
The Company also provided monetary aid contribution to Kechara Soup Kitchen, an NGO which provides meals, essential items, and support services to individuals in need. Through this initiative, Allianz Malaysia supported the distribution of 1,828 hot meals to the homeless and urban poor in Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Ipoh, and Johor.
A total of 36 Allianz Malaysia’s employees from Kuala Lumpur, Penang, and Ipoh branches volunteered to pack and distribute the meals to the individuals in need.
Head of Allianz4Good, Ng Siew Gek said, the initiative started in March during Ramadan and continued until April in conjunction of Hari Raya Aidilfitri.
“Allianz Malaysia hopes to keep this spirit of Hari Raya Aidilfitri to help the underserved community. We partnered with NGOs who share the same mission as us and provided our colleagues with the opportunities to volunteer in this initiative with the aim of not just to bring joy to the underserved during this festive season but also to create a more inclusive and united society,” Siew Gek said.