Tamil School in need of help

Email - Tamil School - SJK (T) Ladang Midlands - Need Help
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> TheMind - We received the below via our members. Do contact Narendran
> at naren@skillsgauge.com if you like to be part of the initiative. I
> have to agree the existing wiring not done in right manner. Do refer
> to the pictures at the bottom of the writeup. Thanks to Narendran
> taking the lead to drive this.
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> Subject: Estate Tamil school in need of help
>
> Greetings to all of you.
>
> Recently I received an e mail appealing for help to assist a tamil
> school that is in dire need of some basic and essential facility. This
> school is located in Shah Alam which is quite near to the UITM. The
> school name is Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Tamil Ladang Midlands. I have
> always been very careful when these kind of appeals are sent out where
> it also involves help in kind or monetary contribution. Many times,
> the money is mismanaged and end up in the pockets of certain
> individuals.
>
> As such, I decided to drive to the school with my friend Mr.Maran so
> that we can see for ourselves how far this was true. We found out from
> the head mistress that the 160 student school has been run in a
> temporarily built low standard building material that has leaks and
> very questionable structure and facility. The school was promised to
> be given a 4 acre land with a 4 floor new school for the year of 2003.
> It has been 6 years now and nothing has been done despite appeals
> after appeals and the government with its own politics and
> controversies surrounding the funding for this school has taken a toll
> on the proper studying environment for the kids.
>
> We have much to learn from the Chinese community as they come in full
> force to make sure their community does not lag when it comes to
> education. Waiting for the government to do anything for our tamil
> schools is nothing but a waste of time. You will notice from the list
> below the items the school is in need of. The head mistress has
> suggested that we focus on just one area which are the computers. We
> gave technical input to the headmistress where they can save money
> with regards to the computer room and the computers itself. The wiring
> done in the lab is very unprofessional and hazardous.
>
> 1. Teacher's Table - 10
> 2. Teacher's chair - 10
> 3. Computers for students - 30
> 4. Computer desks - 30
> 5. CD rack - 5
> 6. Steel filing cabinet for office - 3
> 7. Metal cupboard for class room - 6
> 8. Soft board - 6
> 9. White board - 6 (3'X2')
> 10. Plactic chairs for ha;; - 100
> 11. Radio/CD player - 6
> 12. Book racks for class room - 6
> 13. Sofa - 1 set
> 14. Canteen tables - 6
> 15. Long chairs - 12
> 16.Student chairs - 50
> 17. Student desks - 50
>
> We also suggested laptops instead of PCs. WIFI enabled laptops will be
> highly mobile and require no hard wiring. We want to get 30 laptops
> for the school. We are appealing to you to help sponsor the laptops.
> Please feel free to also share this e mail with your own contacts and
> friends.The children are a very dynamic and intelligent lot but they
> lack the facility to achieve their full potential.
>
> Many of you who are very successful in your lives today are a products
> of tamil schools especially from the estates and as such I am sure you
> can relate to this very crucial matter
>
> In the next few days we will attempt to get the best pricing for
> laptops. We are trying to get edu pricing for the laptops in order to
> reduce cost.
>
> To be transparent, we will update each and every one of you who
> responds to this appeal as to where we are standing in achieving the
> 30 laptop target. I do not practice giving cash directly to the school
> unless absolutely necessary. If we can purchase all 30 laptops in
> bulk, we will be able to get a better discount. You may choose to
> sponsor any number of laptops individually or as a group. As a start,
> you may respond to this e mail and communicate to me as to how you
> will be able to help to achieve the 30 laptop target.
>
> Apart from assisting the school with the hardware, we have also
> offered to assist in providing learning resources on aspects of moral
> leadership and virtue classes. We are also looking into supplementing
> their resources by upgrading their library.
>
> Many of these kids also come from broken homes but their spirit to
> learn is truly great and I believe we can play a critical role to help
> these kids who has the potential to become builders of civilized
> societies.
>
> Looking forward to your response and generosity
>
> Best regards,
>
> Narendran Narasiah (CEO)
> Skills Gauge Sdn Bhd
>
> Refer - http://www.themindassociation.org/charity/midlands/IMG_5889.jpg
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> The wiring is done above the floor level on top of carpeting which is
> fire hazardous. These computers are old. Per class averages about 30
> students and there are only 10 here with not all working properly
>
> Refer - http://www.themindassociation.org/charity/midlands/IMG_5890.jpg
> Refer - http://www.themindassociation.org/charity/midlands/IMG_5891.jpg
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> Canteen in need of orning so that more children can sit in the
> canteen. There are only 10 tables but there are 160 students
>
> Refer - http://www.themindassociation.org/charity/midlands/IMG_5892.jpg
> Refer - http://www.themindassociation.org/charity/midlands/IMG_5893.jpg
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> A shaby table where children sit in the scorching sun to eat
>
> Refer - http://www.themindassociation.org/charity/midlands/IMG_5894.jpg
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