Poplook Aims to Give Hope This Year with New Sari Yanti Collaboration

29 January 2019, POPLOOK Gives Back X Sari Yanti X HOPE worldwide Malaysia Event Launch at Marmalade Cafe, Bangsar Village 2

Every year, POPLOOK teams up with public personalities who share their vision to give back to the community through fashion. This year is no different. To address the needs of children living in poverty via the organisation HOPE worldwide Malaysia, Poplook and Malaysian actress, Sari Yanti will be launching a special capsule collection.

In a private tete-a-tete with the brand last August, Sari Yanti discussed motherhood; the joys, challenges, and everything in between. The discussion brought everyone inevitably to the impact of rising costs on already underprivileged families.

“As a mother, I understand the desire I have to give my children the best of everything but I have seen how rising costs have affected our spending decisions. I can only imagine how hard it must be for families already struggling to make ends meet. I am excited to be part of this initiative to make a difference in what small way I can in the lives of children in need,” says Sari Yanti about her decision to collaborate.

“We’re excited to have Sari Yanti join us in our 5th cycle of the Poplook Gives Back Collection. In our daily lives, we tend to get caught up in ourselves and our needs. These initiatives help us see a little more into the lives of others, reflect on our blessings, and give back to those in need. We’ve been able to donate to some very worthwhile charities through these collections. Whoever said fashion and giving back cannot co-exist?” says Maryanne, co-CEO of Poplook.

The collection itself is a combination of Sari Yanti’s personal style and with the theme hope in mind. To symbolise hope, the design team selected the classic pearl. “Why the pearl? Just like an oyster that creates something valuable with what is essentially irritants; through this collection, we want to create a brighter future for children in challenging circumstances,” explains Poplook’s fashion designer, Nik Amanina Liyana.  Eight out of the 10 pieces in the collection will feature the pearl prominently.

The 10-piece collection will feature soft blouses, trousers, and even weighted knits in earthy, soft tones. The specially curated collection also includes a floral pantsuit in a structured fabric specially requested by the actress.

The collection is limited edition and will not be reproduced once sold out. Poplook pledges 25% of total sales to HOPE worldwide Malaysia to support children in need. The POPLOOK Gives Back initiative aims to continue supporting charities and initiatives that focus on the needs of women and children.

“Our customers are the reason Poplook exists in the way we do today, and since they are women, and mostly mothers, we want to focus on organisations that work on issues concerning them. It is our tribute to the amazing women, our customers, who keep us going every day,” says, Maryanne

Customers may log on to Poplook website to find out more on the fabulous fashion collections that dedicated to this charitable cause. 25% of the sales profit shall be channelled to HOPE worldwide Malaysia's community programs that help the children from low-income families.

For more event photos, check them out on our Facebook page by clicking into: POPLOOK Gives Back 2019

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Vaseline Continues to Help Underserved Communities Regain Healthy Skin

28 July 2018, Vaseline Healing Project 2018/19 Official Launching with HOPE worldwide Malaysia

Vaseline and HOPE worldwide Malaysia are partnering for the second consecutive year to bring access to basic medical and dermatological care closer to underprivileged community through the Vaseline Healing Project.

The Vaseline Healing Project was created to bring dermatological and basic medical care to heal the skin health of five million people from vulnerable communities nationwide by 2020. For the second year in a row, Vaseline Malaysia is joining the global movement in collaboration with HOPE worldwide Malaysia to enable underserved communities nationwide to regain healthy skin.

The rising cost of living tops the list of concerns for nine out of 10 Malaysians.  The price hikes on goods and services such as food and housing, especially in urban areas, hit the poorer households the hardest as these are fundamental needs for their daily lives.  With so many basic concerns already at hand, skin health tend to be overlooked in these urban poor communities as medical fees can be expensive, let alone access to dermatological care. That said, skin health should not be overlooked, as skin issues can become a major health concern if left untreated due to limited access to quality care.

The Vaseline Healing Project kicked off in Malaysia for the first time last year, where Vaseline supported HOPE worldwide Malaysia’s medical programme that provides free access to basic healthcare as well as education about sanitation and hygiene. The first-year initiative impacted 2,016 people from underserved communities nationwide, contributing to Vaseline’s global ambition of healing the skin of 5 million people affected by poverty and emergencies.

The focus this year will be making access to basic medical and dermatological care closer to the underserved communities through several free mobile clinics presented by the Vaseline Healing Project. Targeted communities in the Sentul, Kuala Lumpur area, where HOPE worldwide Malaysia primarily serve, as well as underserved communities in major cities across the nation will be provided access to skin checks and skin health awareness talks in addition to medical counsel and other medical services such as blood glucose, BMI and blood pressure tests. In addition, Vaseline has pledged to donate RM150,000 in cash and RM50,000 worth of Vaseline products to support the year-long campaign.

Guan Lee, Head of Skincare and Deodorant Categories, Unilever (Malaysia) Holdings Sdn Bhd shares the inspiration behind the initiative: “Vaseline’s heritage of improving and restoring the skin health spans over a century across the globe. The Vaseline Healing Project furthers our commitment to sharing the restorative features, while also providing access to dermatological care for those in need.”

“We hope to close the skin health treatment gap and beyond; because with healthy skin, we can live life to the fullest. Our shared vision with HOPE worldwide Malaysia elevates our mission even further as we bring healing closer to the underserved communities this year and give them hope for a brighter future,” Guan added.

Darick Wong, Country Director of HOPE worldwide Malaysia echoed the sentiment, “Being a partner of the Vaseline Healing Project helps us serve our communities better as we provide them a more wholesome offering to improve their lives through dermatological care. This collaboration enables us to help the underserved communities to regain healthy skin, alongside our other initiatives. It’s amazing how good skin health can make a difference to one’s confidence to step into life, and we want to see more moments like this within our network across the country.”

Malaysians are invited to join in the effort to aid underserved communities in need of access to dermatological care. From now until 30 September 2018, with every purchase of a Vaseline product, RM1 will be donated to the Vaseline Healing Project.

Discovered in 1870, Vaseline Jelly is the original dry skin restorer. Utilising a unique dry skin restoring mechanism, Vaseline Jelly penetrates dry skin to create an intercellular occlusive layer deep within the affected skin and helps fill in intercellular lipids, the skin’s natural barrier to help lock in moisture.

For more information on the Vaseline Healing Project, visit www.vaseline.com.my/healingproject.

For more event photos, check them out on our Facebook by clicking into: Vaseline X HOPE worldwide Malaysia Healing Project 2018 and 2019

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100 Children benefited from School Sponsorship Program sponsored by IPC Shopping Centre

08 December 2017, IPC Shopping Centre School Sponsorship Program at Mydin Hypermarket

We wanna thank the generous donors who have supported the IPC Shopping Centre's Christmas in a Box Crowdfunding Campaign last year, that enabled us to bring 100 children and youths from the Low-Income Families to purchase their schooling needs for new school semester in 2018.

Thanks to IPC Shopping Centre who given us this crowdfunding platform to raise funds among the shoppers from 30 November till 27 December 2017. To kick start this campaign, IPC Shopping Centre donated RM 50,000.00 and we raised another RM 50,000.00 among the shoppers.

For more event photos, check them out at our Facebook page by clicking into: IPC Shopping Centre School Sponsorship Program

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Brighten Lives, this Christmas, with IPC Shopping Centre 🎄🎁

🎁 Christmas in a Box 🎁

Dear Fellow Donors,

This Christmas, IPC Shopping Centre is dimming down on Christmas decorations to focus on helping families in need through a Crowdfunding Campaign called "Christmas in a Box". The goal of the campaign is to raise a total of RM 100,000.00 in terms of daily necessities, school items and toys to brighten the lives of 100 underprivileged families. The public can choose 4 gift boxes to donate. Each box has different contents:

🎁 Happiness Box - IKEA Toys and Arts & Crafts Supplies - Donation of RM25

🎁 Home Box - Groceries (to sustain families for a month) - Donation of RM48

🎁 Back to School Box - school supplies (to sustain the Children for a whole school year) - Donation of RM120

🎁 Care Box - Groceries and School Supplies - Donation of RM168

🎄The Christmas in a Box is a 28-Day Crowdfunding Campaign started from 30 November till 27 December. So mark these dates, bring your family and friends, come to our booth at the concourse area (Ground Floor) and take part in this noble cause to make a difference in someone's life this Christmas!

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Refurbishment Project for SK Kambug Hostel that hosted 127 students powered by MaybankHeart.

02 October 2017, Refurbishment Project for Sekolah Kebangsaan Kambug's Students Hostel

The children of the boarding school, SK Kambug happily carrying their new cabinets for their hostel. This is a Refurbishment Project supported by MaybankHeart where the funds were raised through this crowdfunding platform. Thanks to all donors who have donated to our campaign!

It came a long way since we first met the students in SK Kambug during the KFC Sharing Moments Food Distribution Program back in 2016. We were so impacted by the joy and simplicity of this children, and yet we see the needs of their hostel's condition to be refurbished and the change of new facilities which include the cabinets and mattresses.

Thanks to MaybankHeart for offering us the crowdfunding platform in raising a total of RM 35,443.00 for this project. Thanks to our coordinator Stephen in sourcing the cabinets and other materials and also manpower in implementing this project.

With the coordination by our faithful coordinators Stephen and Li Kean, we were so grateful by their dedication in facilitating our community works in Kuching including gathering the volunteers from Swinburne University through establishing the Swinburne Charity Cruiser Club. Swinburne Charity Cruiser Club volunteers have been the greatest support to the community programs we are doing at SK Kambug, which include KFC Sharing Moments Food Distribution Program and MY Reading Program.

A little background brief about SK Kambug when we first met them in 2016:

The hostel of SK Kambug, which is a second home for a total of 127 students from low income families is in poor and vulnerable condition that needs immediate attention.

Sekolah Kebangsaan Kambug which is a boarding school, has a total of 155 students who majority are from the Bidayuh tribe whose residents are at the hill sides. To reach the school, the students need to walk a 2-hour walking journey through the steep trails.

To ease the challenges and obstacles that are stopping these kids from coming to school, a hostel was built since 20 years ago, for these students to stay through the weekdays while they only will go back home with their parents during the weekends.

These students’ parents worked as farmers and construction workers who earn less than RM 500.00 per month. These parents have high hopes on their children to be educated and one day could break through the poverty cycle.

For more photos, check them out on our Facebook page by clicking into: SK Kambug Hostel Refurbishment Project 2017

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MaybankHeart first Crowdfunding Campaign - Health Screening and Early Prevention for the Urban Poor

Thanks to all generous donors who supported our very first Crowdfunding Campaign on MaybankHeart, because of your donations, we manage to kick start the Health & Wellness (Health Screening for early prevention through Blood Test) Campaign since the month of November. As of December, 22 patients were benefited from the Blood Test screening. And the numbers continue to grow! Our gratitude also goes to Maybank who provides and establish this crowdfunding platform for us and many other NGOs!

One fine afternoon, Fazreena came to our clinic to seek medical consultation about her health condition. And we discovered she has an abnormally high blood sugar level, hence we conducted the Blood Test screening on her. Eventually, the blood test result shown that she is a high-risked diabetic patient. Then immediately we started a series of treatment, advice on her diet for prevention and monitor her situation continuously.

Fazreena is a Single Mother who has three children who are 19, 18 and 12 years old expressed her gratitude for the Health and Wellness Campaign has saved her from the destructive health condition at the nick of time.  Early prevention steps has secured Fazreena’s health for her to continue to work to earn a living and support her children’s education.

Lallitha who has been coming to the Free Clinic since two years ago has just become one of the beneficiaries of the Health and Wellness Campaign. Lallitha, 51 years old, has no awareness about her health condition until our doctor conducted the blood test on her that she is diagnosed as a hypertension and diabetes patient. Lallitha was grateful for the Health and Wellness Campaign that saves her from a worsen stage of her health, as her husband is working as a lorry driver, and his salary could only be sufficient to support the family’s daily living. Subsequently, the consistent and free-of-charge early prevention treatment has secured a peace of mind for her and the family.

Missed our first campaign? Right now we are running another crowdfunding campaign on MaybankHeart as we are raising funds to refurbish the rural boarding school at SK Kambug, click in here to find out more: http://maybankheart.com/

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