YCK SOULutions

The Story

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"My name is Maya. Every day, I watch my sick father drag himself to work so we don't collapse, and I see the exhaustion in my mother’s eyes as she skips meals for me. I love school, but every book I need feels like a heavy stone I am adding to their tired shoulders.

I want to be a doctor so I can finally heal my father and let my mother rest. I know education is my only way out of this pain, but poverty is a wall that gets taller every day. My dreams are a luxury my family cannot afford, but don't want to be a burden anymore… I just want to learn, so that one day, our house is filled with laughter instead of the sound of my parents' tears."

At Heriot-Watt University Malaysia, we refuse to let the light of children like Maya be extinguished. Hi, we are SOUL:utions, a student-led initiative born from the belief that no child should have to choose between their dinner and their dreams.

We are witnesses to a silent, but tragical crisis, and that is why we are partnering with Yayasan Chow Kit, to reach children living on the edge of survival. In these neighborhoods, hope is not a luxury—it is a necessity for survival. Hope is what keeps a child walking to school when their shoes are falling apart. Hope is what allows a mother to keep going, knowing her child has a chance at a different life. SOUL:utions is here to bridge the gap between that hope and reality.

Our purpose is to break that cycle. We believe that poverty should never be the reason a child stops learning. Through this project, we aim to:

•⁠  ⁠Remove the Burden:By providing uniforms, stationeries, and educational support, we take the financial weight off struggling parents.
•⁠  ⁠Protect the Dream: We ensure that children like Maya can focus on becoming doctors, engineers, leaders, or any other roles that we can pursue, rather than worrying about their family’s struggle.
•⁠  ⁠Provide a Way Out: We recognize that education is the only permanent solution to poverty, and the light through the darkest of times.

We cannot do this alone. SOUL:utions is a bridge, but your generosity is the foundation. Every Ringgit you contribute tells a child that they are not a burden, that their education is worth it, and that their community hasn't forgotten them. Your donation isn't just buying a textbook; it is buying a child one more year of dreaming, and one year less of nightmares; it is telling a family that they are not alone; it is ensuring that the cycle of poverty ends here, in the classroom.

Will you be the beacon of hope they are praying for? Be the SOUL:ution. Help them stay in school.