{"id":66536,"date":"2018-01-25T11:00:36","date_gmt":"2018-01-25T03:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/?p=66536"},"modified":"2018-01-25T09:51:57","modified_gmt":"2018-01-25T01:51:57","slug":"heineken-malaysia-spark-foundation-continues-enrich-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/lifestyle\/love-society\/heineken-malaysia-spark-foundation-continues-enrich-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"HEINEKEN Malaysia&#8217;s SPARK Foundation Continues To Enrich Communities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The former GAB Foundation unveiled its new identity as SPARK Foundation at Glasshouse, Seputeh recently. The foundation, which is the corporate social responsibility arm of HEINEKEN Malaysia, has over ten years of enriching communities via its water conservation and education efforts. With its rebranding, the SPARK Foundation hopes to ignite change, particularly with the youth.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_66555\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-66555\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-66555\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Untitled-3-1024x694.jpg\" alt=\"HEINEKEN Malaysia's SPARK Foundation Continues To Enrich Communities-Pamper.my\" width=\"640\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Untitled-3-1024x694.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Untitled-3-150x102.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Untitled-3-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Untitled-3-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Untitled-3-696x471.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Untitled-3-1068x723.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Untitled-3-620x420.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Untitled-3.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-66555\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left to right: Datin Kathleen Chew, Trustee of SPARK Foundation; Renuka Indrarajah, Trustee of SPARK Foundation and Corporate Affairs and Legal Director of HEINEKEN Malaysia; Tan Sri Saw Choo Boon, Chairman of SPARK Foundation; Hans Essaadi, Managing Director of HEINEKEN Malaysia; Datin Linda Ngiam Pick Ngoh, Board of Director Members of HEINEKEN Malaysia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In his speech, Tan Sri Saw Choo Boon, Chairman of SPARK Foundation said, \u201cOur vision is to spark changes in the area of environmental conservation and education for a better tomorrow. And for us to make the changes happen, we will be working with the communities, especially millennials through strategic partnerships, for greater change.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R1Gt5Dxui0Y?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Renuka Indrarajah, Trustee of the SPARK Foundation and Corporate Affairs and Legal Director of HEINEKEN, added, &#8220;Key successes in the last 10 years for the W.A.T.E.R Project include transforming water quality of Sungei Way from Class IV-V to Class III and establishing River Care communities along 5 rivers in Malaysia &#8211; Sungei Way, Sungai Penchala, Sungai Senam, Sungai Buntong, Sungai Kledang. The English Enrichment Training Programme, which reaches out to educators in 7 states, saw an improvement of between 40% &#8211; 60% to their beneficiaries in the areas of reading, listening and writing within 3 years. More than 465 educators from 230 schools were trained over the last 6 years.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In line with the foundation\u2019s shift to inspiring the younger generation, a special #betheSPARKnow video featuring three SPARK agents of change \u2013 radio host and content creator, Ryan Matjeraie, indigenous artist, musician and cultural activist, Alena Murang and emcee Zher Peen \u2013 was debuted.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IsCqnAEZrCQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_66558\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-66558\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-66558\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Zher-Peen-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"HEINEKEN Malaysia's SPARK Foundation Continues To Enrich Communities-Pamper.my\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Zher-Peen-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Zher-Peen-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Zher-Peen-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Zher-Peen-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Zher-Peen-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Zher-Peen-1068x713.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Zher-Peen-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Zher-Peen.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-66558\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zher Peen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_66559\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-66559\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-66559\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Alena-Murang-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"HEINEKEN Malaysia's SPARK Foundation Continues To Enrich Communities-Pamper.my\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Alena-Murang-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Alena-Murang-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Alena-Murang-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Alena-Murang-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Alena-Murang-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Alena-Murang-1068x713.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Alena-Murang-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Alena-Murang.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-66559\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alena Murang<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_66561\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-66561\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-66561\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Ryan-Matjeraie-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"HEINEKEN Malaysia's SPARK Foundation Continues To Enrich Communities-Pamper.my\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Ryan-Matjeraie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Ryan-Matjeraie-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Ryan-Matjeraie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Ryan-Matjeraie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Ryan-Matjeraie-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Ryan-Matjeraie-1068x713.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Ryan-Matjeraie-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Ryan-Matjeraie.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-66561\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ryan Matjeraie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With the recent and alarming study of the deficiency of global water supply by 2030, the SPARK Foundation places water and river conservation as one of its core pillars. &#8220;In Malaysia, more than 90% of our water supply comes from rivers, yet only 58% of our rivers remain clean. We hope to get other like-minded partners on board to ignite greater change. Through innovation and passion of our people and communities, most importantly millennials, we can spark a change for a better environment,&#8221; stated Tan Sri Saw Choo Boon.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_66557\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-66557\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-66557\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Untitled1-1024x685.jpg\" alt=\"HEINEKEN Malaysia's SPARK Foundation Continues To Enrich Communities-Pamper.my\" width=\"640\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Untitled1-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Untitled1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Untitled1-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Untitled1-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Untitled1-696x465.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Untitled1-1068x714.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Untitled1-628x420.jpg 628w, https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Untitled1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-66557\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">From Left to Right: Datin Linda Ngiam, Datin Kathleen Chew, Renuka Indrarajah, Hans Essaadi, Tan Sri Saw Choo Boon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Foundation will focus on four core strategies as its way forward for the W.A.T.E.R project. It will promote the use of water conservation technologies to reduce stress on rivers, enhance improvement of wastewater management on project site, partner with relevant government agencies for the River of Life Public Outreach programme and empower stakeholders on project sites, especially millennials. The project sites are Sungai Penchala, areas in need East Malaysia, and Sungai Selangor in the pipeline. The Foundation will continue to provide future generations access to learning opportunities and invest in education-based projects across the nation.<\/p>\n<p>Indrarajah spoke of the iconic brewery\u2019s significant connection to the SPARK Foundation via its sustainability strategy, Brewing a Better World (BaBW). &#8220;One of the six pillars of our BaBW strategy is growing with communities. This is the mission of the SPARK Foundation, and this is why the company has committed more than RM16 million over the last 10 years, and will continue to support its activity with additional RM1.5 million for this year,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Sign up as a volunteer or become a partner at <a href=\"https:\/\/sparkfoundation.com.my\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.sparkfoundation.com.my<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read also:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/lifestyle\/culture\/heineken-malaysia-get-party-ready-drink-sensibly-festive-season\/\" target=\"_blank\">HEINEKEN Malaysia Wants You To Get Party Ready &amp; Drink Sensibly This Festive Season<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The former GAB Foundation unveiled its new identity as SPARK Foundation at Glasshouse, Seputeh recently. 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