JOHOR BAHRU, Nov 11 (Bernama) — Small Medium Enterprise Development Bank Malaysia Berhad (“SME Bank”) supports the Government’s ‘Satu Pemimpin Satu Kampung’ (“SANTUNI MADANI”) programme through a partnership with Kampung Pasir, Tampoi in Johor Bahru, which is expected to benefit over 2,000 residents of the village. This initiative reaffirms SME Bank’s commitment in uplifting the well-being and livelihoods of the local community.
Datuk Dr. Mohammad Hardee Ibrahim, Acting Group President/Chief Executive Officer of SME Bank said, “In line with our mandate to provide beyond financing support to the unserved and underserved target groups, we are pleased to heed the Government’s call by supporting the national SANTUNI MADANI programme. Kicking off this initiative today, we are happy to support 100 students of Kampung Pasir across 14 learning institutions comprising elementary, primary and secondary schools under the Back-to-School 2025 program with a cash contribution totalling RM20,000. Also, our team members from SME Bank’s Southern Regional Centres in Johor Bahru and Batu Pahat participated in a “gotong-royong” to clean up the key areas within Kampung Pasir to improve the surrounding environment as part of SME Bank’s aspirations to clock 4,648 employee volunteering hours this year across close to our 1,200 employees.”
