THE Mara Education Foundation will be distributing exercise book vouchers to 43,000 schoolchildren nationwide on Dec 9, as part of its Back To School programme.

Rural Development Minister Rina Mohd Harun said the programme, to be launched in Langkawi, will focus on primary and secondary students in the B40 group.

“We are aware when the new school session starts, exercise books need to be bought, so, we are giving the vouchers to the B40 target group, at a cost of about RM3 million.

“RM50 for primary students and RM70 for those in secondary schools.

“We are focusing on exercise books as it is very important that there are no disruptions in the children’s education,” she told reporters after launching the Mara Education Adventure Programme at Laksamana People’s Housing Project (PPR) on Jalan Peel, Kuala Lumpur, today.

In today’s event, 320 primary and secondary students – including 98 orphans in Laksamana and Perkasa PPR – received contributions and school-aid from the foundation and Rural Capital Berhad, in a programme collaboration with the Langkawi chapter of the Mara Junior Science College Alumni.

At the event, Rina also presented a cheque worth RM69,500 to the Federal Territory Zakat Collection Centre representative, and handed over prosthetic aids and special contributions. – December 1, 2019.