Nurturing Future Generations

Malaysian AEON Foundation is the philanthropic arm of AEON CO. (M) BHD., AEON Credit Service (M) Berhad, AEON Big (M) Sdn. Bhd., AEON Delight (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. and AEON Fantasy (M) Sdn. Bhd. introduced the BEST (Basic Education SupporT) since 2012 to help provide basic education needs to school children in Malaysia especially in rural areas.

The financial assistance given would go towards funding several refurbishments in each school. They include the construction of a multipurpose futsal and sepak takraw court, the restoration of a faulty electrical system, the upgrading of libraries and a computer room, plus the purchase of equipment and furniture for a room dedicated to special needs children.

The initiative has contributed a total of RM1.327 million to 14 schools. On top of having credible teachers and educational programs, BEST Project also recognises the correlation between a conducive learning environment and active student participation.

AEON Sayap Bagimu was initiated by Malaysian AEON Foundation (MAF) to facilitate digital learning for the low-income families in Malaysia. Together with AEON CO. (M) BHD. and AEON Credit Service (M) Bhd.,the programme had gave a helping hand towards ill equipped students to ensure inclusivenes and effective online study as they undergo the government’s home-based teaching an learning initiative. A total of 4,000 tablets complete with internet connectivity and online tuition classes were distributed nationwide with the support from Ministry of Education, Yayasan Didik Negara, Yayasan TM, Yayasan Peneraju and Yayasan Sukarelawan Siswa in 2 phases.

At AEON Credit, we believe that everyone has the right to education access. With this believe and as part of the Group’s commitment towards giving back to the society and further developing the community, we introduced the AEON Credit Education Sponsorship Programme since 2017.

The Company has been sponsor 36 students from Universiti Malaya, Universiti Putra Malaysia and Universiti Sains Malaysia to pursue their undergraduate studies. This sponsorship will be awarded especially to deserving students from underserved and underprivileged families in Malaysia. This sponsorship programme also shows our living up to that commitment, whereby we are supporting Malaysia’s human capital development with focus on financial assistance for deserving students to pursue their tertiary education at top local public universities.

To-date total RM1.14 million contibuted to the programme and in FYE2022, 12 recipients have graduated with full honours in the field of study.