MAIWP Aid Brings Relief, Eases Burden Of Asnaf Families
For the recipients, the aid extended beyond material support, offering hope and assurance that their struggles had not gone unnoticed.
Four individuals received various forms of basic necessities and medical assistance through the programme, which was also attended by MAIWP deputy chief executive officer (management) Mohd Fauzi Abidin and Zakat Distribution Division deputy manager (social wellbeing) Wan Maizatun Wan Hassan, along with several MAIWP officials.
One of the recipients Noorhaini Zainal Abidin, 54, said the assistance had somewhat eased the burden of caring for her youngest son, Harmie Razali, 21, a final-year student at the Indera Mahkota MARA Professional College in Pahang, who sustained a serious brain injury in a road accident in April last year.
The petty trader said her son was completely bedridden and fully dependent on respiratory support and special milk, which came at a cost of about RM2,800 a month.
'Initially, I paid for the treatment myself, but his recovery took time. Eventually, I could no longer afford it, so I reached out to MAIWP again, and they provided physiotherapy assistance at home,' she told reporters.
Noorhaini said things began to change when MAIWP stepped in to provide assistance to those in need from June last year, which included essential items such as disposable nappies, special milk and medical equipment.
She said MAIWP also covered the cost of her son's physiotherapy treatment, amounting to RM150 per session, to help speed up his recovery.
Noorhaini said the process of applying for MAIWP assistance was simple, with applicants only required to submit the necessary documents to the office, and aid approved and delivered to recipients' homes within a month.
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