KUALA LUMPUR, July 18 (Bernama) -- LeapEd Services Sdn Bhd (‘LeapEd’), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Khazanah Nasional Berhad and Malaysia’s first homegrown education service provider, recently obtained the “CSR Leadership Award for a Social Enterprise” for its breakthrough in education transformation. Established in 2010, LeapEd enriches lives through capacity-building and education transformation and has impacted over 71,000 students and over 160 schools through its various intervention models including the nation’s pioneering Trust Schools Programme.
 
“We are truly honoured to receive this award, which recognises our efforts in pushing boundaries in the education landscape. Our future lies in the youth today and we believe that every child deserves a great future. This is why we are passionate about nurturing and engaging students with the appropriate knowledge, abilities, and skills through our holistic school transformation programme. This will enable them to smoothly navigate their future in the 21^st century workplace,” said En Zulhaimi Othman, Managing Director of LeapEd Services Sdn Bhd.
 
The CSR Malaysia Awards 2019 recognises the commitment of corporations in Malaysia to create awareness of corporate social responsibility initiatives. The award recipients were assessed in areas including clear CSR purpose and goals, programme impact, frequency of CSR events, amount of contributions given, transparency in reporting CSR initiatives, creative implementation, strength of the CSR team and effectiveness of each initiative.
 
LeapEd’s key contribution to the community centred on its impact in the Malaysian education system through their various intervention models including the District Transformation Programme-AMAN, Islamic School Enhancement Programme and Trust Schools Programme, which are aligned with the vision of the Ministry of Education and the Malaysian Education Blueprint 2013-2025.
 
Zulhaimi added, “At LeapEd, our main goal is to realise the potential and individuality of each learner. The Impact Study shows that TSP 1.0 has positively impacted the lives of teachers, students and parents. As such, we are committed to continue working strategically with our partners to pave the way to better prepare youth for the future through a new and enhanced model, TSP 2.0, which will be aligned to global trends and national aspirations.”
 
Organised by CSR Malaysia, the initiative is led by Pertubuhan Amal Tanggungjawab Kemampanan Dan Korporat Malaysia, with the support of the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development.