The Ministry of Education (MOE) is working with dairy product manufacturing company Farm Fresh Bhd to set up a multi-dimension centre to avoid the pressure of multidimensional poverty among school students.

According to its minister, Fadhlina Sidek, multidimensional poverty means poor or lacking in various aspects of life, namely financially, education level, health, the environment or living standard of living which can lead to emotional pressure on these students.

“Through this programme, the ministry will try to address the pressure of multidimensional poverty among students, she said in her speech at the opening of the Multidimensional Center at Sekolah Kebangsaan Sungai Acheh which was also attended by Farm Fresh chief operating officer Azmi Zainal here today.

Fadhlina said Farm Fresh hoped to open 10 Multidimensional centres in the peninsula involving costs of RM2 million a year.

Source: BERNAMA News Agency