| Syazwani Hj Rosli |
YAYASAN Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah (Yayasan), through its ‘Projek Amal Memeduli Warga Emas dan Keluarga Yang Memerlukan Bantuan’ (PAWEK), yesterday conducted its community work at the residence of Dayang Hajah Tampoi binti Abdul Ghani in Kampong Kiulap.
Hajah Tampoi, 83, is a senior citizen and was never employed. As for now, she solely depends on financial aid of B$100 per month provided by the Community Development Department (JAPEM) of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports (MCYS) as well as her B$250 monthly old pension. She is currently living with her nephew who looks after her regularly.
She is currently living in a house she inherited from her parents for more than 30 years.
The two-storey house has four bedrooms, a kitchen, a living room, and a toilet which was originally located on the ground floor of the house.
Although the house is still concrete, it still requires some repairs on the house’s pillars, floors walls as well as roof. There was also a need to fix her broken toilet and also, the need to construct a new toilet on the upper floor so for Hajah Tampoi’s convenience.
Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah staff and volunteers during the community work. – PHOTOS: SYAZWANI HJ ROSLI
Hajah Tampoi, 83, is currently living with her nephew who looks after her regularly. Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah through its ‘Projek Amal Memeduli Warga Emas dan Keluarga Yang Memerlukan Bantuan’ (PAWEK) yesterday conducted its community work at her residence.
With an aim towards assisting Hajah Tampoi, a total of B$9,259 was fully funded by Yayasan to repair Hajah Tampoi’s house particularly her second-floor toilet that was recently built, painting her exterior walls, as well as cleaning up and a thorough house cleaning by members of PAWEK.
Present at the ‘gotong-royong’ activity yesterday was Dato Paduka Dr Haji Affendy bin Pehin Orang Kaya Saiful Mulok Dato Seri Paduka Haji Abidin, Permanent Secretary at the MCYS, a member of the Yayasan Board of Directors in his capacity as the Chairman of the Yayasan Volunteer Committee; and Haji Brahim bin Haji Ismail, Managing Director of Yayasan.
To further ease her burden, Hajah Tampoi was presented with a donation in terms various daily necessities worth B$200 from PAWEK.
Also in attendance were the Yayasan Assistant Managing Directors; officers and staff members of Yayasan as well as the its participating volunteers.
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