Agrobank contributes pocket money to 35 selected undergraduates

A total of 35 Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) students received assistances included pocket money totalling RM17,500 under the UMP MyGift programme called ‘Pocket Money Initiative’ that was aimed to lessen their financial burden.
The money was from tithes provided by Agrobank which also contributed takaful aids amounting to RM385,000 that served as Personal and Accident Protection Scheme to the students who were from the B40 family background.
Pahang Agrobank Director, Safaruddin Samsuddin presented the aids to UMP Vice-Chancellor, Professor Dato’ Sri. Dr. Daing Nasir Ibrahim at the Banquet Hall, Tun Abdul Razak Chancellery in Pekan UMP on April 29, 2019.
Also present at the event were Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Student Affairs & Alumni), Professor Dato’ Dr. Yuserrie Zainuddin, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic & International), Professor Ir. Dr. Wan Azhar Wan Yusoff and Islamic Centre & Human Development (PIMPIN) Director, Dr. Mahyuddin Ismail.
Professor Dato’ Sri. Dr. Daing Nasir said he was grateful that the initiatives taken had managed to help students who were in need.
“We hope that the contributions given will help to sustain their expenses and ease their burden throughout their studying years here in UMP,” he added.
He also said the management of UMP had always been committed in making the university more socially visible through its technology expertise medium and volunteer movement.
“As such, in order to make its university-community agenda a success within the framework of UMP Strategic Plan 2016-2020, UMP always welcomes any plan by any department or agency that is interested to form a collaboration in various forms of common interest,” he said.
He also said UMP hoped to see more support in its efforts to boost charitable deeds through education and endowment by way of UMP MyGift Fund.
Other projects that would be implemented to support this move included Food for All, Gerobok Rezeki (Cupboard of Provisions), #BPACare, UMP Campus Pantry and MyCafe-Community.    
Professor Dato' Sri Dr. Daing Nasir also presented RM140,000 of public donations, collected through the UMP MyGift Fund, to PIMPIN to be utilised for iftar in the month of Ramadan.
UMP would also organise Ramadan Festival and among the activities to be carried out were Tazkirah Ramadan Short Video Competition, terawih prayers with invited guest imam, Iftar Jamaie and cooking of bubur lambuk at Kuala Pahang RTC and UMP Gambang Campus.
Other events included strategic collaboration with Etiqa and Isuzu in the Indahnya Ramadan programme as well as programmes involving orphans and those in the asnaf group.