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HPLCC welcomes suggestions and enquiries for projects we may undertake.

HPLCC is currently investigating two possible projects. Discussions are under way with these organizations how best HPLCC can provide direct assistance to the youth and seniors in Sabah and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia:

KUALA LUMPUR

In 2006, Mr. Tan and Mr. Megill visited an orphanage, the Ti-Ratana Welfare Society, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This organization was founded by a venerable Buddhist monk who recently passed away. As part of his work, he established community centers that include homes for needy children, seniors and homeless women. The society celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2007 and is now headed by the Chief Monk of Malaysia. The society operates community centres that cater to the needs of children, young people and senior citizens regardless of race or creed.

After approval for HPLCC from the U.S. government, Mr. Tan and Mr. Megill returned to the orphanage and are in the process of identifying one or two students who will be the initial recipients of HPLCC funding. In cooperation with Ti-Ratana, students will be selected on the basis of their performance and aptitude. HPLCC will provide assistance to them to pursue further education or support them in other ways. In return, they will be expected, if they wish, to participate in the future operations of HPLCC once they have become established and are leading independent and successful lives.

Ti-Ratana and HPLCC are in the process of formalizing an agreement and plan to identify the first recipients during 2008.

Orphanage in Kuala Lumpur

Larry and Raj (Raj is working as a childminder/admin at Ti-Ratana)

SABAH

In January 2005, HPLCC Board Members Lawrence Tan and Ken Megill visited the Borneo Child Aid Society, located in Sabah, Malaysia, the neighbor to his home State of Sarawak. The organization was formed in 1991. Originally sponsored by a European non-profit organization, Humana-Holland, until 1998 the sponsorship was taken over by the Malaysian Company, Hap Seng Consolidated's Gek Poh Foundation. This organization provides educational opportunities to the children of temporary workers, primarily from Indonesia and the Philippines, who work in palm oil plantations under a Malaysian guest worker program.

Although the workers in the plantations have work permits in the beginning, but most of them ended up not leaving the country even after their permit expired. Thousands of children born on the plantations from these workers have no legal status and since they live in remote areas far away from schools, they have no access to the educational system.

During the visit in January, 2005, Mr. Tan and Mr. Megill were welcomed with open arms by the children and administrators of the organization. They returned from their visit with renewed commitment to establish a non-profit organization that can assist children such as those they met.

Now that HPLCC is approved to begin operations, the Board of Directors will investigate possibilities for providing assistance to youth who have been assisted by Humana. Significant legal and political impediments need to be overcome since the youth do not have legal status in Malaysia, where they have generally spent their entire lives.

Children at the plantation waving "Good-Bye"