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ENRICHING PERFORMANCE AND COMMITMENTS  ENRICHING ACCOUNTABILITY AND INTEGRITY  ENRICHING RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABLE GROWTH  OTHER INFORMATION










               RM1 million contribution to Tabung Akaun        Program Motivasi MySTEP Lembaga Kenaf Dan
                Amanah Kemanusiaan Rakyat Palestin               Tembakau Negara (LKTN) Bersama KWAP

           In response to this humanitarian crisis, we have   In line with the  government’s efforts to address
           donated  RM1 million  to  Tabung Akaun Amanah      youth unemployment, KWAP established a strategic
           Kemanusiaan Rakyat Palestin, managed by the Ministry   partnership with LKTN to provide short-term
           of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia. This contribution   employment opportunities to over 300 employees
           reaffirms  our steadfast  commitment  to the  United   under the MySTEP programme. These employees,
           Nations Sustainable  Development  goals, particularly   with educational  backgrounds  ranging  from  SPM,
                                                              Diploma to Degree holders, were generally involved in
           goal 1: No Poverty, goal 2: Zero Hunger, goal 3: good   administration, processing fibre, crop monitoring, IT
           Health and Well-being, goal 10: Reduced Inequalities,   and R&D within LKTN’s operations in Kelantan and at
           Goal  16:  Peace,  Justice,  and  Strong  Institutions,   various locations in Peninsular Malaysia.
           and  goal 17: Partnerships for the  goals. It also
           aligns with collaborative efforts among  government-  During the  event, a  motivational session  titled
           Linked Companies  (gLCs) and  government-Linked    “Break  the  Silence,  Live  the  Best  Life”  was
           Investment  Companies  (gLICs).  The  cheque  was   presented by Encik Zarif Affandi, aimed at inspiring
           presented by Encik Hazman Hilmi Sallahuddin, Chief   attendees to overcome challenges and pursue
           Investment  Officer  of  KWAP,  to  YAB  Dato’  Seri   excellence in all aspects of life. As a continuation
                                                              of the half-day event, our Chief Executive Officer,
           Anwar Ibrahim, the Prime Minister of Malaysia, at   Datuk Hajah Nik Amlizan Mohamed, together with
           Seri Perdana, Putrajaya. This donation underscores   KWAP representatives visited low-income pensioners
           our unwavering support for humanitarian efforts and   as part of our ongoing CSR efforts towards our main
           our commitment to making a positive impact on a     stakeholders.  given the rising cost of living post-
           global scale.                                      pandemic, this initiative hopes to ease their burden with
                                                              the donation of essential items such as basic necessities
                                                              and food aids.


                                                                       Benchmarking Visits to KWAP

                                                              In 2023, KWAP hosted several benchmarking visits,
                                                              welcoming delegates from Maldives Pension Fund
                                                              on 11 January 2023 and Kenya Pension Fund on 14
                                                              December 2023. The primary aim was to facilitate the
                                                              exchange of knowledge on investments, governance,
                                                              digitalisation and pension operations between KWAP
                                                              and the visiting pension funds. Participants gained
                                                              valuable insights into KWAP’s sustainable pension
                                                              schemes and strategies for ensuring the longevity of
                                                              pension recipients. Furthermore, the visits included
           KWAP Chief Investment Officer, Encik Hazman Hilmi
           Sallahuddin, presented the mock cheque to the Prime Minister   benchmarking  sessions  to  analyse  corporate
           of Malaysia, YAB Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim, at Seri Perdana,   structures and functions within the investment and
           Putrajaya.                                         pension ecosystem.








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