(From third left) Mohd Radzi, Mathews, Mohd Arif, Lee, Chang, Liew and Mohd Najib at the walkway opening ceremony.
SK Sungai Binjai first of six schools in district to benefit from developer’s 2024 CSR programme in Selangor
STUDENTS in SK Sungai Binjai now have a new covered walkway to shelter under when entering and exiting school.
The 52m-long walkway, called “Laluan Teduhan Kasih Eco World”, is part of Eco World Foundation’s Students Aid Programme (SAP) Special Projects, aimed to provide aid to schools in Klang, Selangor.
SK Sungai Binjai is the first of six schools to benefit from the project this year.
Last year, the foundation aided four other schools as part of its role in carrying out the corporate social responsibility (CSR) of its parent company, Eco World Development Group Bhd.
“The school has four gates, namely Gate A, B, C and D, but Gate C had no covered walkway, which meant students had to walk on grass,” said Eco World Foundation chairman Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye.
With the new walkway, students now have a safer and more practical route to and from classes, whatever the weather.
Lee also expressed thanks to 25 Team Eco World volunteers from the developer’s largest township Eco Grandeur in Puncak Alam, Selangor.
The volunteers painted two blocks of classrooms at the SK Sungai Binjai, the second of its projects at the school following the painting of 35 classrooms in 2016.
The entire project including the addition of benches and other upgrading works at waiting areas costing RM70,000.
“I request that all students also take good care of the facilities provided,” said Lee, who urged students not to vandalise the walkway.
“This walkway is an important step in our efforts to ensure students’ safety and also to reduce risk of accidents,” said SK Sungai Binjai’s principal Mohd Arif Ab Muis at the opening of the walkway.
Also at the event were Eco World Foundation trustee board members Tan Sri Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad and Philip Mathews, EcoWorld Malaysia president and chief executive officer Datuk Chang Khim Wah, deputy chief executive officer Liew Tian Xiong and divisional general manager Ho Kwee Hong, and SK Sungai Binjai parents and teachers association chairman Mohd Najib Othman.
The foundation members and guests also took a tour to inspect the walkway and repainted classrooms.
