HSBC sponsors 2 special adults for ICT training
By James Kon

Posing for a group photo.

Awang Hadmirul Shahbudin and Dayang Wartina Haji Wasli from the Pusat Bahagia of the Brunei-Muara and Tutong Districts were off to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia yesterday afternoon to take part in a one-year course on Information Communication Technology, thanks to the sponsorship from Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation.

The two who are hearing impaired will be taking the ICT course at Malaysia Institute of Deaf and will finish their studies next year. With the education, they hope to find a job in the future and live a normal life.

This is not the first time that special peo-ple had been sent overseas to undergo train-ing. Last year HSBC sponsored two visually impaired persons to take part in courses overseas, said Awang Haji Abdul Aziz, Manager of Government Liaison and Public Affairs, who was on hand to bid farewell to the two at the Brunei International Airport.

Awang Haji Abdul Aziz said that the HSBC sponsorship is one of the bank's initiatives and projects to help the local community especially people with special needs in terms of education.

Also present at the airport were the Director of JAPEM (Jabatan Pembangunan Masyarakat), Datin Hajah Zaliha Haji Mohiddin and the Deputy Director of JAPEM, Dayang Hajah Mordiah Haji Jackia.

JAPEM appealed to the private sector and individuals to contribute to the department in an effort to help the special community by providing them with training so that they would be able to get jobs and lead a normal life.

Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin