The Society for the Severely Mentally Handicapped, Selangor and Wilayah Persekutuan
OVERVIEW & CHALLENGES FACED
The Society for the Severely Mentally Handicapped, Selangor and Wilayah Persekutuan (SSMH) provides day care and education for the severely mentally disabled children and youths, aged 2 to 19 years who belong to one or more of the following categories:
- those who are mentally handicapped but can still respond to skill training in the use of legs, hands and jaws;
- those who are mentally handicapped but can benefit from systematic habit training;
- those who are mentally handicapped but can learn simple communication skills, basic health and safety habits, simple manual skills and perhaps some basic reading and arithmetic skills;
- those who are mentally handicapped but with additional handicaps such as physical impairment and/or serious personal/behavior problems related to their disabilities.
PROJECTS WITH MIRM
- 2014 Bake A Difference (by BAC Students) Total amount raised RM1,100
- 2015 Mothers Day: Gift of Song Total amount raised RM22,629.50
- 2015 Charity Movie Screening of Star Wars: The Force Awakens Total amount raised RM14,160
- 2017 Fundraising Event: Colour My World Total amount raised RM RM124,336.14
- 2017 Social Experiment Campaign
- 2017 Charity Movie Screening of Star Wars: The Last Jedi Total amount raised RM18,863.62
- 2018 Art project Charity Art Exhibition: Painting from the Heart Total amount raised RM 140K
- 2018 Mothers Day: High Tea Total amount raised RM18,963.00
- 2019 Charity Art Exhibition Painting From the Heart: Art For Good Total amount raised RM147,708.67
- 2019 Bollywood Charity Lunch Total amount raised RM54,863.50
- 2019 Appreciation Lunch Total amount raised RM1,075.00
- MIRM assist in providing support in kind ie design of posters/Flyer/space/booth/social media assistance/manpower during fundraising event
- Assistance in terms of brainstorming ideas