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Ability
To
Work
An
Economic
Empowerment
Program
For
the
Learning
Disabled
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No.
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Selangor)
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• Selangor
Cheshire
Home
(SCH)
is
a
charity
organisa;on
offering
support
services
with
a
residen;al
home
&
advocacy
for
the
disabled
community.
• SCH
was
set
up
in
Dec
1963
&
is
one
of
6
Cheshire
Homes
in
Malaysia.
• SCH
is
a
member
of
Leonard
Cheshire
Interna4onal
established
in
1955
with
255
Homes
in
54
countries.
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Ability
To
Work
An
Economic
Empowerment
Program
For
the
Learning
Disabled
In
one
small
seed…
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…lies
a
mighty
forest
Case
Example
1
Meet
Mohd
Aizat.
He
is
24
years
old.
Born
with
learning
disabili;es,
he
has
been
in
Special
Educa;on
classes
at
SMK
Manjalara
KL
un;l
the
age
of
20.
He
was
one
of
the
first
students
of
Cheshire
Home’s
Economic
Empowerment
Program
in
June
2007.
Aizat
graduated
in
July
2008.
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A
SPECIAL
PERSON
Amongst
Normal
People
Excerpts
from
his
Job
Coach’s
Progress
Report
Mohd
Aizat
is
a
cheerful
guy
&
loves
new
challenges
in
his
life…
…
He
was
offered
a
permanent
job
at
a
hotel
in
April
2009…
…
His
duty
is
to
fold
the
bath
robes,
towels
and
some;mes
he
is
asked
to
take
care
of
the
machines
so
that
he
will
not
get
bored
by
doing
the
same
task
daily…
…
He
has
a
manager
who
really
understands
him
and
all
the
other
workers
have
been
told
about
his
condi;on…
…
“So
far
he
has
no
problems
working
with
normal
people.”
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This
is
Aizat
today
He
works
in
the
Laundry
Dept.
at
the
Sheraton
Imperial
Hotel
KL.
He
earns
a
basic
salary
of
RM250
+
3
service
points
per
month.
(Each
service
point
is
equivalent
to
an
average
of
RM410.00)
Aizat
now
brings
home
a
minimum
of
RM1,500.00
per
month.
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Ability
To
Work
The
PURPOSE
Empowering
youths
with
learning
disabili4es
through
specialised
skills
training
for
life-­‐long
employment
and
independent
living.
FAIZ
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Ability
To
Work
Background
In
2010,
the
government
affirmed
to
achieve
a
target
of
1%
employment
of
disabled
persons
into
the
civil
service
to
support
the
Na;onal
Economic
Transforma;on
Program.
Currently,
less
than
1%
are
employed.
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Ability
To
Work
Program
Achievement
From
2007
–
2011,
99
youths
completed
the
pilot
program.
53%
are
now
fully
employed.
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Ability
To
Work
Steps
To
Employment
Job
Coach
&
Job
Placement
Support
Supervised
On-­‐The-­‐Job
Training
&
Orienta;on
Experienced
Teachers
&
Cer;fied
Industry
Trainers
Selec;on
on
Skills
Specializa;on
Founda;on
in
Personal
&
Social
Skills
Interviews
with
Parents
&
Medical
Assessment
Aizat
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Ability
To
Work
Bene>its
to
Community
• Hope
for
a
secure
future
• Empowering
opportuni;es
*
For
Self
*
For
Family
*
For
Community
• Become
produc;ve
ci;zens
• Raises
economic
status
• Become
empowered
consumers
• Acknowledge
their
Rights
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Ability
To
Work
Bene>its
to
Organisations
• Unlocking
a
poten4al
economic
&
business
asset
• Adopt
a
sustainable
CSR
strategy
into
business
opera;ons
• Taking
the
lead
before
regulatory
enforcements
• Enhance
brand
percep4on
through
strategic
stakeholder
engagement
• Posi4ve
consumer
acceptance
Interviewed
by
the
General
Manager
of
Sheraton
Imperial
KL
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Ability
To
Work
Resources
Employed
• Full-­‐;me
Experienced
Teachers
• Cer;fied
Job
Coach
/
Job
Placement
Officers
• Qualified
Physiotherapist
• Residen;al
facili;es
w/
Cafeteria
&
Laundry
Facili;es
• Teaching
premises
w/
Computer
lab
• Training
Bakery
Facility
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Case
Example
2
This is Mohd Aziz showing off his new car!
• Works in Shangri-la Hotel KL.
• Average salary of RM1,800 to RM2,000 per month
• Contributes RM300 a month to his family of 7
• Pays RM200 a month to his sister to drive him around
• Car installment of RM500 a month
• Saves RM500 a month
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Ability
To
Work
A
Good
Day’s
Pay
Average
monthly
salary
of
the
52
graduates
is
RM800.00
Total
annual
salary
per
person
is
RM9,600.00
Total
annual
income
for
the
52
employed
is
RM499,200.00
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Ability
To
Work
The
Social
Return
On
Investment
With
even
MORE
Longer
Term
Social
Returns
on
Investment…
Through
EPF
Contribu4ons…
Employee
(8%):
RM39,936.00
Employer
(12%):
RM59,904.00
Resul4ng
in
an
annual
contribu4ons
of…
RM99,840.00
per
year
in
their
re;rement
funds
Compounded
over
20-­‐work
year
with
same
annual
contribu;on
@
5.5%
interest
per
year...
Total
Re;rement
fund
of
RM4
Million
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Creating Social Businesses
for Special People
A business enterprise set-
up by an entrepreneur with
funding from Ambank &
Malaysian Welfare Dept.
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Located at Mid Valley,
Level B2, South Court
7 graduates
made as
shareholders
and assisted by
their parents.
EMO
Bakery
&
Cafe
Baked
with
Love
and
Filled
with
Emo4ons
SCH’s very own
Bakery & Café
River City, Jalan Ipoh
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Purpose
• Training ground for graduates
with allowance
• A social business with profits
that is used to support more
skills based trainings
• A business model that future
graduates and their families
can make use to create their
own business
We need more funds for capital expenditure to
improve our EMO Bakery & Café.
We
Are
Ready
&
Able
To
Work
To
Hire
Loyal
&
Hard
Working
Young
Malaysians,
Contact
Us
At:
RUMAH
AMAL
CHESHIRE
SELANGOR
Batu
7
½,
Jalan
Ipoh,
Selayang
Baru,
68100
Batu
Caves,
Selangor,
Malaysia
Tel:
+603-­‐6136
6151,
6138
7118
Fax:
+603-­‐6136
3573
E-­‐mail:
selangor_cheshire@hotmail.com
Website:
www.cheshire.org.my
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