The solution project in the Federal constituency of P105 Petaling Jaya aims to enhance literacy among elementary and secondary students as well as eliminate educational difficulties and disparities.
The goal of this project is to provide free, equitable and quality education to improve the literacy of primary and secondary students in Petaling Jaya. The next one is to eliminate the difficulty and disparity in education to ensure students in Petaling Jaya had equal access to all levels of education and achieve a functional level of literacy. The last goal of this project is to empower and promote social and economic inclusion of the community, irrespective of race, religion, social-economic status or gender.
The activity of this project includes the commencement of classes for English and Bahasa Malaysia, pre-test evaluation to monitor the ability of students to read, write and speak in English or Bahasa, training for volunteer teachers, and post-test evaluations up until the recruitment of students and volunteer for the second batch.
By the establishment of the tuition classes, children from B40 communities can get free educations which leads to relevant and effective learning outcomes. The solution project funded by the APPGM-SDG also will empower and promote the social, economic and political inclusion of all.
The solution provider of this project is PERSATUAN KOMUNITI MAMPAN PETALING JAYA (PKMPJ) @ Persatuan Penggerak Rakyat Petaling Jaya. The project duration is five (5) months with an allocation of RM25,000.00.
The main SDGs impacted through this solution project are Goal 4 – Quality Educations and Goal 10 – Reduced Inequalities.