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what’s on Honda03HONDA DREAMS FUND REACHES OUT TO THE ORANG ASLIA group of 20 underprivileged young Malaysiansare on the way to pursuing theirdreams as Honda Malaysia Sdn Bhd andthe United Nations Development Programme(UNDP) Malaysia announced thesecond batch of successful HondaDreams Fund scholars on 23 June 2008in Petaling Jaya.And this year, there is a special emphasison providing scholarships for theorang asli, a group that’s often overlookedby other education initiatives. Byfocussing on these underprivileged communities– many of which lack even basicaccess to modern communications –Honda Malaysia hopes to give indigenousyouth an equal opportunity to livetheir dreams.The Honda Dreams Fund is a HondaMalaysia initiative that focuses specificallyon less fortunate youths who would otherwiselack access to a higher education,providing tertiary education fees andallowances to meet living expenses for theduration of their study. Successful candidateshave the freedom to choose acourse in any local institution.Several HDF roadshows conducted inFebruary and March of 2008 successfullyreached out to indigenous groups inSarawak, Sabah, Pahang and Perak,according to Managing Director and ChiefExecutive Officer of Honda Malaysia Mr.Atsushi Fujimoto.“We are indeed pleased to note that12 of this year’s candidates are from theindigenous groups of Malaysia. ThePower of Dreams is not just a slogan.Much of Honda’s achievements todaystems from simple dreams that materialisedinto real life accomplishments. Thisis also the vision behind the HondaDreams Fund – giving underprivilegedyoung Malaysians who dare to dream achance to fulfil their dreams and achievea better future through education,” saidMr. Fujimoto.In pursuing their dreams and improvingtheir future, these 20 latest scholars will bejoining last year’s inaugural group. Mr. Fujimotoexpressed his hope that the storybehind Honda’s Power of Dreams and thelife of Mr. Soichiro Honda will inspire andmotivate all the scholars – and indeedevery young Malaysian – to believe in theirown dreams and to have the ChallengingSpirit to achieve them.To ensure award selection and funddisbursement is unbiased, Honda Malaysiapartners with the UNDP to manage theprocess. In evaluating and selecting thecandidates, the UNDP worked with anindependent NGO advisory panel comprisedof members from the HumanRights Commission (SUHAKAM), AllWomen’s Action Society (AWAM) and MalaysianYouth Council (MYC).SCHOLARS PROFILESAndy IggingAGE: 20STATE: SABAHAndy hopes to become a modernfarmer by learning new agriculturalmethods and technologies he canintroduce to Sabah.Arvinraj A/L BatumalaiAGE: 20 STATE: SELANGORArvinraj wants to become a biomedlecturer so he can help the nextgeneration of students and be apositive role model.Choong Wei LiAGE: 23STATE: SARAWAKWei Li hopes to become anarchitect, obtaining a degree from acollege in Kuala Lumpur.Dillon SarimAGE: 17STATE: SABAHDillon wants to help society as awhole by becoming anenvironmentalist and working toprotect Mother Nature.Gurwinder Singh Toor A/L Satwant SinghAGE: 20 STATE: KUALA LUMPURGurwinder wants to be an architect,designing energy-saving greenbuildings that blend with the naturalenvironment.Jennyfer Sukong YanAGE: 17STATE: SARAWAKJennyfer’s dream is to become a tourguide to help her family escapepoverty, as well as give hope to her11 siblings.Jerry JesonAGE: 20STATE: SABAHJerry wants to become a chef so hecan delight people with his ownunique contributions to the world ofcuisine.Lee Kum YeenAGE: 21STATE: PERAKKum Yeen hopes to become a hotelmanager so she can meet people ofdifferent cultures and put smiles ontheir faces.Leslie Ling Siing YieAGE: 19STATE: SARAWAKLeslie wants to be a pharmacist sothat she can take better care of hermother.Liew Su KiAGE: 20STATE: SABAHSu Ki wants to become a scienceteacher and be a positive role modelfor future generations of students.with dreams I 21