LAHAD DATU: The\u00a0Eastern\u00a0Sabah Security Command (ESSCom), which\u00a0is responsible for maintaining security in the\u00a0Eastern\u00a0Sabah Security Zone (ESSZone), today provided aid to primary school pupils in the area through its \u2018Back To School ESSCom\u2019 programme.
\nESSCom chief executive officer\u00a0Dr Jamaluddin Mohd Ali said the programme, in collaboration with the District Education Office and\u00a0Syarikat Canggih Maju Sdn Bhd, benefited 200 underprivileged pupils, with each receiving bags and school supplies.
\n\u201cThe rising cost of living, which has not only hit the country but the whole world following the COVID-19 pandemic and natural disasters, has resulted in some not being able to provide for the needs of their school-going children, but that is not an excuse for us to neglect education because education is a crucial element towards changing their lives for the better.\u00a0
\n\u201cThrough social service programmes, government departments and private companies can help the underprivileged (so that) they will not continue to be left behind in the\u00a0national development agenda,\u201d he said at the launch of the\u00a0\u2018Back To School ESSCom\u2019 programme at\u00a0Sekolah Kebangsaan Batu 6 \u00bd\u00a0here.
\nHe also thanked\u00a0Syarikat Canggih Maju Jaya for the concern shown as the main contributor to the programme through its corporate social responsibility initiative.
\n\u201cHopefully, this school kit assistance can, to some extent, put a smile on the children\u2019s faces and make them determined to study in a more conducive environment,\u201d he said.
\nJamaluddin also advised the aid recipients to\u00a0use the hardships they are going through today as motivation to succeed in future.
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