Maybank Sustainability Report 2014

Maybank Sustainability Report

2014

Arts

andCulture

We recognise the importance of safeguarding our arts and culture heritage

for future generations, as well as their potential in encouraging greater unity

through appreciation of the diverse cultures that surround us. That is why

we have our very own Balai Seni, a venue to display the work of local artists,

and the Numismatic Museum, the-first-of-its kind in the country, both of

which are based in our Head Office at Menara Maybank, Kuala Lumpur.

Nukilan Jiwaku started in 2012 and was then known as Independent

Living for the Disabled Nukilan Jiwaku - Arts and Craft Gallery Business

for Persons with Disabilities (P.W.D.s). The programme was funded by the

Maybank Foundation as part of the Cahaya Kasih Challenge, our employee

volunteerism programme.

The co-operation with the disabled has since deepened. In 2014, we

co-organised the Abilympics for Selangor and Kuala Lumpur at Menara

Maybank. The Abilympics is a vocational skills competition for P.W.D.s.

The competition empowers the contestants and helps to promote their

abilities. Twenty-eight P.W.D.s participated in the competition, organised

in collaboration with the Malaysian Council for Rehabilitation, Maybank

Foundation, Selangor State Abilympics Committee and the Kuala Lumpur

Abilympics Committee.

Three categories of skills were contested: flower arrangement, paintings,

and silk painting. All categories were supervised and judged by professionals

in the respective areas. The winner of the competition will compete at the

National Abilympics. The overall winner will receive further coaching to

compete at an international level in France in 2016.

Through this competition we have identified several talented craftsmen and

craftswomen to be offered further training and guidance towards achieving

financial independence. Apart from producing high-quality art pieces with

value, P.W.D. artists often need other types of support to monetise their skills.

We initiated another project, ‘Nukilan Jiwaku - V.S.A (Very Special Arts)

Mentorship Programme’, with the objective to upgrade the quality of

arts skills, creativity, and the level of confidence of the participants via

a structured learning programme and training by qualified trainers. This

programme is in collaboration with Malaysian Council of Rehabilitation,

Maybank Foundation and University of Malaya, and is conducted at Dewan

Angsana, Akademi Pengajian Melayu, University of Malaya.

For more than a decade, we have played a significant role in promoting the

region’s cultural, artistic and historical heritage. We have helped numerous artists,

photographers, graphic designers and writers by sponsoring and promoting a wide

range of events to celebrate South East Asia’s unique, diverse and vibrant cultures.

Year

No of artists supported

2012

2013

2014

BII and Maybank Foundation supported art and

culture conservation by restoring the

Maimun

Palace

park and building in Medan. Established in

1888

, the Maimun Palace is a part of the historical

heritage from

Kesultanan Deli

. The Palace is

an example of architecture that combines elements

from both Malay and Indonesian cultures.

2012

To support disabled

artists so that they

are able to make a

living through their

vocational skills

Malaysian Council of Rehabilitation and

University of Malaya

Launched

Partners

Aim

Nukilan Jiwaku

G4-SO1, G4-EC7, G4-EC8