Photo 1 (Top Row): Jeffrey Perera, Managing Director of MyKasih Foundation (6th from left) and Mokhtar Ali Ismail, Policy, Government & Public Affairs Manager along with teachers of the winning schools in Malacca (6th from right)
This is more CSR from an automotive industry player that deserves some coverage.
Caltex Fuel Your School creates impact for students in Malacca. in partnership with MyKasih Foundation. In its fourth consecutive year, the Campaign had once again further raised the awareness in driving change and providing equal self-development with proper classroom facilities for students of high need schools in Malacca and Negeri Sembilan by enhancing a better environment and further promoting the learning of Science, Technology, English and Mathematics. By reaching out to schools in Malaysia one state at a time the Caltex Fuel Your School campaign has made a difference and this is especially important for high need schools as more than 50 percent of the students are from low income household
PRESS RELEASE
MALACCA, 18 Nov. 2015: Chevron Malaysia Limited, which carries the retail brand Caltex®,
successfully completed its annual community campaign, Caltex Fuel Your School in partnership with
MyKasih Foundation. In its fourth consecutive year, the Campaign had once again further raised the
awareness in driving change and providing equal self-development with proper classroom facilities for
students of high need schools in Malacca and Negeri Sembilan by enhancing a better environment and
further promoting the learning of Science, Technology, English and Mathematics.
“By reaching out to schools in Malaysia one state at a time, we are glad that the Caltex Fuel Your School
campaign has made a difference and this is especially important for high need schools as more than 50
percent of the students are from low income households. In line with our global initiative, Chevron’s
Energy for Learning, this community campaign truly helps to support learning-based programmes –
whether it’s acquiring new knowledge, gaining new skills or exposing individuals to different ways of
thinking,” said Policy, Government & Public Affairs Manager, Mokhtar Ali Ismail.
This year, out of 25 classroom projects funded for Malacca, Sekolah Kebangsaan Air Molek struck the
most wins and was awarded with learning materials worth RM30,000 in total. The submissions
contributed to a 60 percent increase in project submissions compared to the overall campaign last year.
“When I heard about the Caltex Fuel Your School campaign running again for this year, I immediately
started working on a project proposal, and I am thankful for this opportunity together with the team I had
with me to produce The English Transformers materials. The process definitely helped to motivate the
students and also added support to win this submission,” expressed Siti Fatimah Daud, an English teacher
from Sekolah Menengah Hang Kasturi, a school that also nabbed a spot among the 25 projects that were
selected. She also commented that she aims to improve the quality of English with her students in terms
of vocabulary and to further empower her students to be more confident when conversing in the English
language.
The learning materials awarded to all winning projects of participating schools in both Malacca and
Negeri Sembilan created an impact reaching a total of 1,241 students. In Malacca itself, the Campaign
had reached out to more than 800 students with the support of Caltex® users who purchased petrol using
the Caltex® JOURNEY Card from 15 October to 14 November with RM2 pledged to the classroom
projects. Funds generated were channeled towards purchasing materials such as computer notebooks,
projectors, interactive white boards, electronic dictionaries and laboratory equipment, to name a few.
Present at the closing ceremony of the Caltex Fuel Your School campaign, Managing Director of
MyKasih Foundation, Jeffrey Perera said, “We applaud the concerted effort by all parties involved in
making the Fuel Your School campaign a success in Malacca. We are truly grateful for the opportunity to
work with Chevron once again to create a nurturing environment for students in pursuit for knowledge.
We look forward to supporting community learning initiatives through our partnership with Chevron.”
The Caltex Fuel Your School campaign is part of Chevron’s Energy for Learning – a global initiative
which encourages partnerships with local communities, government bodies or non-profit organisations to
expand learning opportunities as well as to support the development of both the social and economic
vitality of these communities.
“For the fourth consecutive year, we are very pleased with the project submissions and the campaign that
is helping to drive more and more schools to participate. We hope to continue this community effort and
extend it to more states in the coming years,” added Mokhtar at the closing ceremony of the Caltex Fuel
Your School campaign in Malacca.
About Chevron
Chevron is one of the world's leading integrated energy companies, with subsidiaries that conduct
business worldwide. The company's success is driven by the ingenuity and commitment of its employees
and their application of the most innovative technologies in the world. Chevron is involved in virtually
every facet of the energy industry. The company explores for, produces and transports crude oil and
natural gas; refines, markets and distributes transportation fuels and other energy products; manufactures
and sells petrochemical products; generates power and produces geothermal energy; provides energy
efficiency solutions; and develops the energy resources of the future, including biofuels. Chevron is
based in San Ramon, Calif. More information about Chevron is available at www.chevron.com.
About Chevron Malaysia Limited
Chevron Malaysia Limited has been operating in Malaysia close to 80 years under its retail brand,
Caltex®, offering high quality products and services. To date we have more than 420 service stations
strategically located throughout Peninsular Malaysia and employees working in several areas of business
such as Marketing, Lubricants and Terminal operations. The Chevron products that are available in
Malaysia include Caltex with Techron® fuel and Caltex Diesel with Techron®D, Havoline® and Delo®
oils. More information on Chevron Malaysia Limited is available at www.caltex.com/my.
About MyKasih Foundation
MyKasih Foundation is a charity organisation that aims to help underprivileged Malaysians through food
aid and education. The uniqueness of the MyKasih programme is in the technology that drives its welfare
distribution. The MyKasih ‘Love My Neighbourhood’ food aid programme and the MyKasih ‘Love My
School’ student bursary scheme run on an efficient cashless payment system developed by ePetrol
Services Sdn Bhd, which uses the chip technology of the Malaysian identity card, the MyKad, and
MyKasih smartcard to disburse welfare aid to target beneficiaries. MyKasih relies entirely on donations
from the public and corporate bodies, which are tax exempted, to help fund the above welfare
programmes for the underprivileged. For more information, visit www.mykasih.com or email
info@mykasih.com.
