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Section 04 Traversing Challenges
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COMMUNITY: EXIM Bank is committed to investing our time, expertise and resources to touch
lives through financial aid, material contributions and personal interaction. Keeping ourselves
responsive and constantly looking out to make a sustainable difference, we feel obliged to offer
our help and support; be it small or big to the communities we serve.

BRINGING FESTIVE JOY

TO THE LESS FORTUNATE

The holy month of Ramadan is when EXIM Bank goes all out to Special wudu
give back to the community, through donations and distribution station built for
of goodies, to bring festive cheer and ease the burden of the less the convenience
fortunate. In 2020, the Bank visited Pusat Jagaan Al-Fikrah Malaysia of OKU residents
(PJAFM) in Kajang, to uplift the living conditions of the 70 senior at PJAF.
citizen residents of the home. The Bank’s team made a financial
contribution, as well as helped improve the shelter’s facilities in
preparation for Raya Aidilfitri. An OKU Wudu station was built, a water DONATION OF EXIM’S
pump installed and all residents received new mattress, pillows,
as well as fresh bedding supplies. EXPORTING & INTERNATIONAL

The Bank chose PJAFM as it is an old folks’ home that derives TRADE BOOK
its source of income solely through donations from corporate
companies, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), charitable EXIM Bank’s in-house publication on Exporting
organisations and personal donations to sustain their monthly & International Trade by Mr. AB Teoh provides a
expenses. Apart from that, PJAFM’s staff also display resourcefulness wide coverage on import-export procedures and
by breeding catfish and other farm animals to support their financial processes in relation to Malaysia. The title also
obligations and run a small farm for gardening activities that allow covers International Trade and the author has
their residents to interact with nature. included a specially-created steps as a standard
tool for those wishing to be in the export business.
The Bank donated 300 copies of the Bahasa
Melayu version to the Sultanah Zanariah Library,
WORLD AUTISM Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur; and
400 copies were given to the Tun Seri Lanang
AWARENESS DAY 2020 Library, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi.

In conjunction with World Autism Awareness Day, EXIM Bank renewed
its support of SK (P) Jalan Batu, located at Jalan Sultan Ismail.
The school caters to a total of 240 students of which 27 of them are
disabled kids ranging from 7 to 14 years old. The disabled children have
different disabilities such as High Myopia, Minor and Major Autism,
Down Syndrome and Cerebral Palsy, to name a few.
The Bank had appointed a contractor to assist in the building and
installation of a mini reflexology garden within the school compound in
2018, and in 2020 contributions were made to help refurbish this garden.
The reflexology garden serves as the school’s therapeutic activity for the EXIM Bank contributed 300 copies of Exporting &
International Trade book to Sultanah Zanariah Library
disabled kids as it stimulates the parasympathetic nervous system. in Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur.