It was exciting to find out I was going to visit an interior “kampung” most of my Sarawakian friends have not even visited before. We went on a 5-hour drive to SMK Beladin, passing green scenery and later hopping on a ferry to cross the river. I was a FINCO Mentor Life Aspiration Workshop facilitator…
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By Audrey Fung, FINCO Reads Activator Sabah The FINCO Reads Activity Fair held in SK Salinatan, in the interior of Nabawan, Sabah, on the 27th of February 2019 was a great success. Our volunteers, Verginia Paulus(Maybank), Mathyleslie binti Eduward(Maybank), Sanimar Zul(SME) and Ramlan bin Osman(Bank Rakyat) went above and beyond the call of duty. SK…
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FINCO Programmes were recently featured on RTM 1. Please click here to watch the video.
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The National Launch of FINCO Programmes was held in SMK Padang Tembak, Kuala Lumpur on the 3rd of April 2019. The launch was officiated by YB Dr Maszlee Bin Malik, Minister of Education Malaysia and Tan Sri Azman Hashim, Chairman of FINCO and witnessed by members of the FINCO Board and Steering Committee, representatives from…
DetailsThe FINCO Mentor and FINCO Reads are supported by activators who play a vital role by supporting FINCO schools and building relationships with stakeholders such as parents, communities, state education departments and volunteers. Introducing our FINCO Activators who work hard to implement our shared vision in each state. They work closely with the schools and…
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According to a baseline study done in 2017, the financial industry collectively spent RM 133,000,000 annually on CSR. However, more than 80% of this was spent on one-off activities. FINCO works with the Financial Industry to create initiatives with long-term, systemic impact. Whilst FINCO delivers this through its flagship programmes, we also assist individual organisations…
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The CEO of Maybank Investment, Fad’l Mohamed is a member of the FINCO Board of Directors. He has just embarked on a meaningful journey as an online mentor for a student from SMK Padang Tembak. We spoke to him to find out what motivates him and what skills, traits and values mentors may need to…
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What happens after SPM? What courses should you take? What career opportunities await you after graduation? How should you quickly grow your career? If you have any of these questions, join us on the 19th and 20th of Jan 2018 at the Karnival Kewangan Kedah to meet with the CEOs and leaders of many Financial Institutions…
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KUCHING: The Financial Industry Collective Outreach (Finco) – the nation’s largest collective impact initiative for corporate social responsibility (CSR) – will roll out its life mentor programme involving 10 schools across the state in January next year. This initiative will pool together 200,000 potential volunteers from all financial institutions all over Malaysia, amounting to 107…
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KOTA KINABALU: More schools in Sabah are expected to benefit from the Reading Hunt programme to improve pupils’ English proficiency. The programme initiated by Soroptimist International Kota Kinabalu (SIKK) with the cooperation of the Sabah Education Department (JPS) and Sabah Library should see 14 schools in seven districts taking part next year. The Reading Hunt…
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