Kuala Lumpur, December 12, 2006 -- -- Two hundred and forty children and a handful of administrators under the Cybercare umbrella were treated to an evening of entertainment during GE's annual Cinema Night for its community partners.
The children from ten homes -- Rumah K.I.D.S., Rumah Sayangan, Yayasan Sunbeams Home, Women's Aid Organisation's Child Care Centre, Rumah Hope, House of Joy, Yayasan Salam, Precious Home, Cheshire PDK Selayang, RACTAR --attended 'Barnyard' at TGV KLCC.
GE has a long-term relationship with CyberCare, a National Pilot programme under the National IT Council NITC. CyberCare focuses on nurturing the children using information technology.
CyberCare's President, Chew Hoong Ling said, "While we focus very much on education and character building programs in the CyberCare network, we also welcome activities like this to help children fill their time during school holidays. Movies can then turn into discussion topics on our weekly Youth Leadership Mentoring program where children will discuss in depth of what they have learnt from the movie.
We call these teachable moments and YLM is used to polish the "gems" (values) found in these children," she explained.
Last year, the children were treated to 'King Kong', a Universal Production, which is part of NBC Universal, GE's media and entertainment business. GE also sponsors annual subscription of reading materials to the Homes as well as lighting from its Lighting business.
To encourage the children to do better at school, both GE and Cybercare run the 'Cybercare GE Challenge'. Students with the best improvement in results win gift vouchers and GE Olympic merchandise. The Homes with the highest percentage of entrees stand to win a year's subscription of National Geographic magazine and newspapers.
Stuart Dean, President, GE Southeast Asia, said, "Our relationship with Cybercare reflects our work globally, where GE has been contributing to strengthen education, improve the well-being of children and communities, and also promote the entrepreneurship of young people."
Across the globe, GE Volunteers work along with communities in which GE operates, to improve lives. There are a total of 200 GE Volunteer hubs in 36 countries globally, and five hubs in Malaysia. In 2005, total giving globally exceeded USD215 million in contributions from the GE Foundation, GE businesses, employees and retirees, plus more than one million volunteer hours for key community initiatives.
Kids from Yayasan Salam at GE Cinema Night having a bite to eat before the start of 'Barnyard'.
GE (NYSE: GE) is a diversified technology, media and financial services company dedicated to creating products that make life better. From aircraft engines and power generation to financial services, medical imaging, television programming, and plastics, GE operates in more than 100 countries and employs more than 300,000 people worldwide. For more information, visit the company's Web site at http://www.ge.com.
GE's relationship with Malaysia began in 1975. Today, investments in Malaysia exceed RM1 billion, with more than 1, 200 Malaysians working for GE. GE works closely with local infrastructure providers, supplying equipment and services to TNB, Petronas, KTM and local water authorities. GE's Healthcare division supplies private and public hospitals with the latest diagnostic imaging equipment and healthcare information systems, while the company's lighting division supports key stadiums and ports. Visit http://www.ge.com/my/ for more information.
About Lions Club of CyberCare Kuala Lumpur - CyberCare, since its inception in 1998, has networked more than 90 orphans homes throughout Malaysia. Its focus on helping these children excel in education is proven to have made impact as well as touched more than 5000 children's lives. CyberCare latest program to roll out eLearning will need support from the public as well as corporate companies. Among others are needs in supplying computers to the homes and upgrading of the computers in the CyberCare network.
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