TBEF’s three pillars of Food Aid, Education, and Healthcare were chosen to combat hunger, illiteracy, and poor healthcare prevalent in vulnerable communities in Malaysia. These pillars are interwoven as without one, it triggers a vicious cycle of poverty and needs.
Without proper nourishment, children are especially vulnerable to poor nutrition which stunts physical and mental development. That could lead to a myriad of chronic health problems that keeps them out of school.
Consequently, a lack of education prevents children who grew up into adults from finding a better job that can improve socioeconomic status to increase their quality of life. The vicious cycle of poverty will, unfortunately, come full circle.
With these pillars guiding TBEF’s initiatives, we hope we can significantly transform the lives of the marginalised communities to improve their quality of life as individuals and eventually in their communities.