One by One in Malaysia
Amway Malaysia has had a rich history of giving back to society. Some of our past projects include pioneering the Tunas Harapan homes for underprivileged children, the Thanks Mum and Dad! Elderly Care Programme and more recently the Tunas Budi Homes for the elderly in Kuala Selangor.

The company recognised the need to be more focussed to make our contribution to society more meaningful. That was how One By One came about. It is a long-term corporate social responsibility commitment by Amway Malaysia, its Distributors and employees to reach out and support one unified cause -- children in need, one by one.

Amway Malaysia's One by One Campaign was officially launched on 3rd February 2005 by YB Dato' S Veerasingam, Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs.

Promoting Positive Mental Health in Children
Amway Malaysia's One By One Campaign is focussed on promoting positive mental health in children.

Why? It was discovered that 1 in every 5 children has a tendency for low mood, emotional and behavioural problems and we want to help address this.

Our approach is two-pronged, direct and indirect:

One By One Half Day Children's Camp

Amway (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. organises One By One Half-Day Children's Camps and workshops in line with the company's commitment to promote positive mental health in children.

Camp's objectives

Camp Activities

Parenting Seminars

Amway hosts parenting seminars to educate parents and caregivers on issues impacting their child's mental health.

With talks by Consultant Clinical Psychologist Dr. Teoh Hsien-Jin, Ms. Woo Pei Jun, Developmental Psychologist, and Ms. Cheong Sau Kuan, Clinical Psychologist, the seminars will touch on issues surrounding children's mental health and offer useful advise on building children's self-esteem and self-confidence, improving children's learning ability, controlling difficult behaviours and fostering child-parent relationships.

A physical extension of the on-going camps, workshops and seminars, the Happy Healthy Wards project aims to create a more conducive and cheerful environment for recovering children at government hospitals. Amway Malaysia has allocated RM300,000 to refurbish facilities at paediatric wards in six government hospitals over a three year period beginning Fiscal Year 2006.

On 3 September 2007, Amway Malaysia handed over the third refurbished Paediatric Day Care Centre and children's playroom as well as a newly-built extension to the Day Care Centre which accommodates a doctor's consultation room, dining area and waiting area, to Hospital Batu Pahat, Johor.

On 13 March 2008, Amway Malaysia handed over the fourth refurbished facilities which include the paediatric clinic's waiting area, treatment room and five doctor's consultation rooms to Hospital Ipoh.

Amway distributors and employees actively participate in the One By One programme by facilitating activities during the children's workshops and camps.

Amway distributors also organize cheer activities for children recovering at the Paediatric Day Care Wards of HTAR and HoSHAS.

For further details or if you are interested to volunteer
for the children's workshops, please contact
Public Affairs Department, Amway (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
34 Jalan 223, 46100 Petaling Jaya
Tel: 03 7964 5352
or
email: myhelpdesk@amway.com

A series of articles focusing on several common topics surrounding children's mental health and provide useful tips to parents and caregivers on how to raise happier, healthier children written by leading Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Dr Teoh Hsien-Jin.

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