Affin Bank Berhad | Annual Report 2020

155 SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT AFFIN BANK BERHAD 197501003274 (25046-T) | ANNUAL REPORT 2020 CHARITY FUND FOR COVID-19 MOST AFFECTED COMMUNITIES (CONT’D) COVID-19 Relief Drive  The Group distributed contribution to Pusat Pungutan Zakat Wilayah Persekutuan, Lembaga Zakat Selangor and Lembaga Zakat Negeri Kedah  In April 2020, the Group distributed a total of RM150,000 (RM50,000 each) to 3 SIRCs to purchase essential items for the states’ hospitals such as bed, PPE, face mask, and hand sanitiser  AFFIN ISLAMIC collaborated with KIWF in presenting Zakat contribution for IIUM Medical Centre to purchase medical supplies, i.e. facial masks, ventilators and monitors to combat COVID-19 pandemic  AFFIN ISLAMIC also participated in sponsoring government hospitals to purchase items for the frontliners such as Heat Scanning Machines and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)  AAGI contributed Personal Protective Equipment as part of its ongoing effort to support the medical services and essential needs of marginalised groups amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. RM30,000 worth of N95 masks were also contributed to Hospital Sungai Buloh and Hospital Kuala Lumpur through zakat fund  AAGI contributed RM10,000 worth of surgical masks to the frontline healthcare workers from the National Kidney Foundation Malaysia (NKF)  AALI raised to approximately RM70,000 and contributed over 15,000 PPE items to three designated hospitals that serve as the main treatment centres for COVID-19, namely Sungai Buloh Hospital, Kuala Lumpur General Hospital and University of Malaya Medical Centre Supporting Frontliners Against COVID-19  We supported the frontliners who were at the forefront in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic through monetary, zakat and morale contributions in appreciation of their tireless and unwavering efforts to save the lives of Malaysians by donating RM250,000 towards The Edge’s COVID-19 Fund and RM100,000 to Hospital Kuala Lumpur  250 Ramadhan kurma gifts were distributed to the frontliners at KPJ Damansara Specialist Hospital during the fasting month of Ramadhan  We also contributed to 4 NGOs such as PAPISMA, Khadijah International Waqf Foundation, Aman Palestin, and Kelab Belia Perkasa & Prihatin that is involved directly with frontliners in handling the COVID -19 pandemic  We also contributed a total of RM50,000 to additional NGOs and this was channelled to the frontliners Tabung Kebajikan Angkatan Tentera  RM100,000 was donated in conjunction with Hari Raya for members of the armed forces working during the festive season Tabung Zakat Angkatan Tentera Malaysia (TZATM)  Tabung Zakat ATM was set up as a fund to assist veterans and citizens of ATM and administered by Kor Agama Angkatan Tentera (KAGAT)  In 2020, AFFIN ISLAMIC contributed RM300,000 to this fund that was presented to the Minister of Defence, Dato’ Sri Ismail Sabri Yaakob at Wisma Pertahanan Donations to Army Veterans  Zakat contributions up to a total of RM450,000 was made by AHIB to assist deserving or injured army personnel and veterans through Tabung Zakat Angkatan Tentera Malaysia (ATM) and Tabung Zakat Yayasan Veteran ATM  RM50,000 contribution to MyVeteran MyHero Charity Run, in aid of Tabung Rayuan Hari Pahlawan  AHIB also contributed RM100,000 to Persatuan Veteran Rejimen Semboyan Diraja for the army personnel and families that are in need Contribution to ‘Pusat Latihan Asas Tentera Darat’ (PUSASDA)  Contribution of RM20,000 including to the "Regimen Askar Melayu Diraja" Mosque located in PUSASDA, Port Dickson OUR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO THE ARMED FORCES