KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 1 (Bernama) -- Allianz Malaysia Berhad (Allianz Malaysia) contributed a total of RM1.6 million for COVID-19 relief initiatives to help underserved communities and frontliners in the first nine months of 2021.
 
The funds – part of which was raised through an internal donation drive involving Allianz Malaysia’s employees and agents ­– were utilised by the group’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) arm, Allianz4Good, to purchase essential items such as groceries and basic necessities for underserved communities, as well as meal packs, medical equipment and personal protective equipment (PPE) for medical frontliners.
 
Head of Allianz4Good, Ng Siew Gek said the group continues to provide support for these community groups as they are the hardest hit and remain vulnerable to the social and economic effects brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.  
 
“Allianz Malaysia realises that its corporate responsibility efforts are even more crucial now, when there is heightened risk of poverty and long-term repercussions to these underserved groups and their families.
 
“As an insurance company, we are in the business of protection. We meet people daily and listen to their concerns, especially on their physical and financial health. We know a lot of people are struggling due to job losses and business failures, and we are aware that it has been especially crushing to the less fortunate and underserved communities,” she said, adding that Allianz4Good is thankful to have colleagues who have banded together to extend aid to those in need.
 
Allianz4Good’s recent contributions have reached affected communities in the Klang Valley as well as Semporna and Telipok in Sabah.
 
The contributions for more than 665 beneficiaries in Klang Valley were channelled through Save Environment Save Ourselves, while Allianz4Good reached out to 200 families in Semporna through Borneo Komrad and 60 vulnerable families in Telipok via Zer0 Hunger.
 
Allianz4Good has also been supporting medical frontliners from the start of the pandemic in 2020. Recently, the CSR arm utilised RM18,750 from the funds raised internally from employees and agents to provide meal packs to frontliners in Hospital Selayang, while the remaining RM48,200 was used to purchase PPEs for frontliners in hospitals.

In 2020, the first year of living with the impacts of COVID-19, Allianz Malaysia contributed over RM3.16 million via Allianz4Good to support the supply of PPEs, medical equipment, and items to increase ward capacities for frontline workers.
 
The group also supported various underserved communities that were financially constrained due to the numerous movement control orders and overall economic slowdown.
 
Allianz4Good promotes social inclusion through its initiatives targeting underserved communities such as Persons with Disabilities, the Orang Asli community, other vulnerable communities and those in the B40 income group.
 
Allianz4Good will continue to play a role to support these communities and frontliners for the rest of the year.

Source: Allianz Malaysia Berhad

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: 
Name: Shamala Gopalan
Group Head
Corporate Communications Department
Allianz Malaysia Berhad
Tel: 016 285 0685
Email: shamala.gopalan@allianz.com.my

Name: Gary Mark Nagan
Manager
Corporate Communications Department
Allianz Malaysia Berhad
Tel: 012 367 1450
Email: gary.nagan@allianz.com.my

--BERNAMA