RUMAH SAYANGAN: Children’s home – where lives are impacted, hope ignited & dreams realised)

Rumah Sayangan, a registered Home under the Welfare Dept (Jabatan Kebajikan Masyaraket WPKL), Care Centre Act 1993, began operations as a department under Charis Christian Centre in 1989. Since 1997, the Home has been registered separately as a legal entity under the Registrar of Society.

Our objective:

The Home’s main objective is to demonstrate God’s love by ministering to underprivileged, abused, abandoned and orphaned children irrespective of race, creed or religion for the enhancement of their holistic well-being.

Our services:

To date a total of more than 105 children has passed through Rumah Sayangan’s doors, majority of whom have been reconciled with loved ones / next-of-kin. At present, there are 14 children (8 girls and 6 boys, age ranges from 6 years to 17 years) living in the Home. The Home is also supplying food provisions to 42 families regularly.

The staff consists of 3 caregivers (for the day and night shifts) and 2 part-timers. The overall decision-making is managed by the Board of Management, with an Advisory Board rendering service.

Rumah Sayangan plan to renovate the houses, which are over 40 years old, in order to comply with the government authorities SOP, as well as to expand the ministry to take in more children.

Number of Paid Staff: 3 full timers & 2 part-timers

Sources of Funds: Funded by public donations

Estimated Monthly Expenditure: RM30,000 (These include expenses for the children’s education, transportation, food and provisions, housekeeping, utilities, maintenance of 2 vehicles, administrative costs and staff emoluments)

Our needs:

• Volunteers (prior interview required) to provide coaching in our children’s studies, workshops on positive affirmation, career path & developing soft skills

• Volunteers (prior interview required) to provide coaching in our children’s studies, workshops on positive affirmation, career path & developing soft skills

Description of Needs:

– Financial (regular financial aid)

– Food provisions (perishable and non-perishables)

– Toiletries and Detergents

– Stationery

– Replacement of consumer electrical items (as and when required)

Please donate to:

PERSATUAN RUMAH SAYANGAN

Public Bank account no: 3125255900 (Kindly send transfer slip to us for records & if tax-exemption receipt is needed, kindly provide full name, I/C no & house address, otherwise normal receipts will be given)

Contact details:

Ling Zhi Yong 016-2632933; email: [email protected]

Pauline Kok 017-6234620

Charissa Giam 012-9513557

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.rumahsayangan.org.my

Tel: 603-91314339 (Home)

Established since 1989

ROS Reg: PPM-002-14-05061997

Rumah Sayangan