Outreach with A1 Team Malaysia is now back with a bigger and more exciting project for the community, and this time the team will be heading up to northern Malaysia to the state of Terengganu. As a part of its’ Outreach Programme, A1 Team Malaysia will refurbish the activity centre at the Terengganu Association of the Deaf with the help of the Sultan Mizan Royal Foundation which has parallel objectives with the team in reaching out to the people and improve their quality of life.

Sultan Mizan Royal Foundation is a charitable organization, which was officially launched by HRH the Sultan of Terengganu, Tuanku Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Ibni Al-marhum Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah on 12 Jamadilakhir 1426 Hijrah or 19 July 2005 as a part of the festivities in celebration of the 43rd birthday of the Sultan. The Foundation is a brainchild of His Royal Highness, with the Sultan graciously playing the role as its founder, patron and chairman. After Sultan Mizan’s term as the King expires, the foundation will continue as a charitable organization, and it will be headed by the subsequent Sultans of Terengganu Darul Iman. The organization is committed to bringing about greater socio-economic progress for the benefit of the people of Terengganu in particular and to all Malaysians in general.

The Terengganu Association of the Deaf (PKPT) was registered on 20th June 1974 and has been organising activities at the Sekolah Rendah Sultan Sulaiman 1, Kuala Terengganu. Deaf students in this school receive services and moral support from PKPT. The role of this organisation of this school for deaf students is to liaise with the Persatuan Ibu Bapa dan Guru (Parents and Teachers Association, PIBG). The members of this organisation themselves are mainly parents and the deaf community. PKPT helped build a mini hostel for the outstation students. This mini hostel can fit in 20 female and 20 male and the foods and drinks are provided by a volunteer family whom as well have a hearing-impaired child.

By the year 1984, all the management of the mini hostel was taken over by Jabatan Pendidikan Terengganu (Terengganu Education Department). Thus, PKPT has stopped all the activities in the school. During that time, many of the members/committee have been moving on. The organisation went dormant for 10 years. In the meantime, the deaf in Kuala Terengganu were assisted by the teachers of special classes in Sekolah Rendah Sultan Sulaiman 1, Kuala Terengganu.

Sekolah Kebangsaan Pendidikan Khas Kuala Terengganu was established on 1st May 1998. In the meanwhile, the PIBG of the school and the deaf people including Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat Negeri Terengganu has prepared a proposal and PKPT then become active again.

Details of the event would be as follows:

Date		TBC
Time		0800hrs - 1700hrs
Venue		Terengganu Association of the Deaf, Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia
Dresscode:		Casual (T-shirts will be provided)

Interested participants who are available on the given dates and time and are keen to contribute in the effort may email to us at info@a1teammalaysia.com.my