List of Winners

Provides care and rehabilitation to rescued sun bears while increasing public awareness about the endangered species.

Advocates conservation efforts and research on marine mammals through extensive education and volunteering programmes.

Safeguards sea turtles from extinction through vigilant protection and community involvement.

Uplifts the marginalised communities in Sabah and Sarawak from poverty through education and agriculture programmes.

Champions the rights and empowerment of indigenous communities through diverse programmes.

Empowers indigenous mothers with the ability to generate income from their home-based modern handicraft production, in supporting their children’s education.

Empowers a community to participate in and benefit from development through citizen science, alternative incomes and the protection of their natural environments.

Creates a safe learning environment opportunity for at-risk children in the Jalan Chow Kit area, by improving their life skills through education.

Marine biologist turned artist who upcycle waste materials into imaginative art and sculptures while championing environmental awareness.

Combats food waste through food surplus initiatives while making affordable food accessible to all.

Builds young leaders amongst stateless children through holistic education and skills development to find solutions to issues faced by their communities in Pulau Omadal.

A teenager championing autism through awareness building, fundraising and empowering adolescents with autism with skills development and job opportunities.

Dedicates her life to run sanctuaries to rescue, rehabilitate and release endangered gibbons.

Brings about therapeutic benefits to neurodivergent children through the use of percussion instruments and music.

Supports the livelihoods of Orang Asli communities by co-creating meaningful community-based ventures and sale of local products, while revitalising indigenous cultures.

Empowers off-grid indigenous communities to install and manage their own micro-hydroelectric dams to improve their quality of life.

Provides holistic care, transformative education and entrepreneurial opportunities for marginalised children to help them become productive members of society.

Champions bamboo as a sustainable solution for restoration of degraded land and preservation of the environment, while working hand-in-hand with rural communities.

Conserves and saves Malaysia’s iconic hornbills through science, innovation, engagement and creativity.

A group of doctors empowering the Orang Asli to be self-reliant for their communities’ medical needs through a combination of basic medical training and telemedicine.

Protects the rights of children and single mothers through various educational and upskilling programmes

Offers humanitarian assistance to needy communities affected by disasters and crises, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic

Helps Penan womenfolk market their woven crafts to better their livelihoods and safeguards rural children’s education

Supports rural farmers in sustainable farming and advocates effective organic waste management through insect farming and other upcycling initiatives

Empowers people with disabilities through participation in football and other sports as a social development tool

Empowers B40 Malaysians and ex-convicts by providing employment in the delivery service of affordable LPG gas cylinders

Improves the livelihoods of fellow fishermen through a fair trade approach and various empowerment initiatives

Equips children from a Malay fishing village with Mandarin language capabilities to help boost their livelihoods

Empowers children to learn to read English through effective remedial literacy programmes

Goes above and beyond as a school teacher to make education a fun and interesting experience for Orang Asli students through experiential learning

Empowers differently-abled teens to earn dignified income through meaningful job placements and skills development

Advocates environmental health and food security through ethical farming and making nutritious organic food accessible to people of all economic background

Ensures rural school children are not left behind in the pursuit of quality education

Eases the burdens of communities affected by disasters and crises through the provision of humanitarian and medical aid

Educates school children through holistic learning and integrates sustainable development goals as part of the education experience

Champions river conservation, protection and rehabilitation as a shared responsibility through effective community engagement and empowerment

Promotes digital inclusion among senior citizens through digital literacy workshops which help them live more independently

Promotes the coexistence between wildlife and humans through research, conservation and environmental education

Connects beneficiaries, volunteers and donors with the aim of making charitable giving a part of everyone’s life

Instills greater appreciation and respect for nature and promotes environmental protection through ecotourism and community programmes

For enabling physically impaired individuals to have equal privileges and access to a quality life with dignity

For promoting the adoption of an eco-friendly lifestyle with an innovative rewards-based recycling initiatives

For championing sustainable ecotourism and promoting greater understanding and appreciation for nature, local society, and culture

For helping rural communities restore access to clean water supply and introduce sustainable agricultural programmes with villagers

For improving the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in rural communities by promoting their unique and heirloom agricultural produce to larger markets

For championing environmental sustainability by promoting a zero-waste lifestyle, regular city clean-ups, and adoption of the eco-bricks movement

For going above and beyond as a school teacher to make education an effective and fun learning experience for Orang Asli students

For empowering people with visual impairments through meaningful job placements and raising awareness to facilitate social inclusion of the marginalised

For his selfless service in providing free funeral and hospital transportation services for the marginalised community in Sandakan

For ensuring vulnerable children in Chow Kit receive proper education for a better future

Empowers underprivileged mothers in Chow Kit through sewing and crafting skills

Provides free dental treatment for Orang Asli and the homeless

Empowers single mothers by providing training in sewing and upcycling denim

Provides English language training for Orang Asli teachers in villages

Conserves Bukit Gasing forest through community activities

Empowers at-risk youth through food and beverage entrepreneurial initiatives

Provides marginalised communities access to clean drinking water using a self-invented water filter

Provides employment and business opportunities for cancer survivors

Works with Dayak communities in Sarawak to promote cultural-heritage

Empowers the disabled community to help them live independently

Brings light and builds schools in rural Sarawak

Set up an organic farm to generate income for the Orang Asli

Founder of YouthsToday.com, an online engagement platform for youth

The “10 sen man” who helps the poor through various initiatives

Provides free shuttle service to senior citizens

Organises skills training for blind masseurs

Retired nurse providing free foot care services to diabetic patients

Empowers illiterate grandmothers from remote Sabah through solar training programmes

Provides menstrual hygiene education and washable sanitary pads to Orang Asli girls

Saved an injured woman from her mangled car before it went up in flames

Set up ‘Kedai Jalanan’, a pop-up store to clothe the homeless with dignity

Tow truck driver who saves lives on the Penang bridge

Fishermen who rescued survivors from a plane crash

Cares for a friend who is a double amputee

An active humanitarian who helps those in need

Rockstar who combats drug abuse through music

Founded the ‘Viva Starfish Project’ for recruitment of the homeless

Founders of Teddy Mobile Clinic to provide medical checkups for the homeless

Works with special needs children

Donated part of her liver to her teacher

Helped and cared for an elderly man with elephantiasis

Rescued stranded climbers during the Sabah earthquake

Gave up a room in his house for a homeless friend for more than ten years

Teenagers who helped a woman deliver her baby outside a shopping mall

Saved the life of a road accident victim

Provides free medical services to the urban poor

Founded Arus Academy to teach coding and programming to teenagers

Lawyer and activist who champions Orang Asli rights

Helps alleviate poverty through her ‘Nasi Lemak Project’ initiative

Offer free items to the needy through their ‘Freemarket’ initiative