Fostering Collaborations and Data-Driven Initiatives with MCII
Harnessing the power of structured collaborations and data-driven initiatives, Malaysian Collective Impact Initiative (MCII) is an education-based NGO established in 2015 to connect and enable schools to improve student outcomes using the collective impact model. Our model is premised on a collaborative network of organisations working towards a shared goal by leveraging collective resources and […]
SERT to bridge gaps and foster collaborations for better education in Sabah
KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Education Roundtable (SERT) is expected to bridge gaps in the state’s education system and foster collaborations among stakeholders for better education. SERT, an initiative by the Malaysian Collective Impact Initiative (MCII) and Hap Seng Group, aims to identify and map out the programme providers, initiatives, as well as practical solutions to […]
MCII speaks to the Edge on the Pressing Need for Collective Impact Solutions
Rash Behari Bhattacharjee The Edge Malaysia March 22, 2021 18:00 pm +08 IF education opens the door of opportunity, the year-long closure of schools due to the Covid-19 pandemic means underprivileged students face a double whammy — deprived of a space to study and being shut out of online learning. A high percentage of students […]
STEM with Chumbaka and Mapping Challenges Caused by MCO
Starting from reaching out to students and later building the capacity of teachers, Chumbaka has always been able to encourage interest in STEM among MCII schools since 2016 with partners like YTL Foundation, Hap Seng Group, UEM, Hong Leong Foundation, and OSK Foundation. Their nationwide competitions, Junior Innovate and Young Innovators Challenge have become the […]
Dipti Kumar: A Reflection of 2020 and Moving Forward
2020 was a year with its challenges, and opportunities! Beyond initiating solutions and conversations surrounding literacy, we were able to support our MCII community and schools through the Back to Basics project. We saw increased community engagement and ownership of learning at home. We heard many stories of leadership, hope and initiative during the unprecedented […]
What is the B40 student experience after 6 months of MCO? MCII speaks to the Malaysian Reserve.
Students lose interest on poverty, slow Internet Monday, November 16th, 2020 at News by NUR HANANI AZMAN/ pic by AFP LIMITED or lagging Internet connections, lack of gadgets and study tools, as well as poverty have posed extra challenges for students in schools and higher education institutions. These factors have pushed them to lose interest in studies, […]
Educate and You Empower, with Malaysia Tatler’s Koyyi Chin
Koyyi Chin Malaysia Tatler 1 Aug 2020 With Malaysia staggering back to its feet post-lockdown, Dipti Kumar of the Malaysian Collective Impact Initiative tells us what this will mean for the education of generations to come, and why educational equity is everyone’s responsibility. If asked if she’d known that educational equity would become one […]
MCII Hopes to Ease Burden with Back to Basics Project and #MCIIpositif Campaign
In May 2020, we completed our Back to Basics project, an aid relief initiative aimed to help the lower B40 families affected by Movement Control Order (MCO), especially the families of students who go to our schools in Kapar and Pandamaran, Klang. In the span of one month, we distributed basic groceries, which include rice, […]
Keeping Kids from Going Hungry with the New Straits Times
Meera Murugesan April 17, 2020, 12:30pm KUALA LUMPUR: For many people, putting food on the table for their families is not an issue during the Movement Control Order (MCO). Most people are receiving their salaries and their main grouse would be the long queues at supermarkets, or not being able to find a certain type […]
EngagED Webinars with RITE Education
RITE Education, with the support of Credit Suisse, have run successful 21st century learning intervention called EngagED programme for teachers in selected MCII schools from 2017 until 2020. In 2020, the programme changed its delivery approach by increasing online support and producing videos to allow teachers the liberty to access information on how to use […]
