1Malaysia for Youth explained

Agency Name:1Malaysia for Youth
Agency Type:Volunteerism
Formed:2012
Dissolved:2018
Jurisdiction:Government of Malaysia
Motto:Take Part. Get Involved. Make a Difference.
Website:

1Malaysia for Youth, usually stylised as iM4U, was an initiative of the former Malaysian government of Barisan Nasional (BN) led by Najib Razak. It was created to encourage the volunteerism among Malaysian youth.[1]

History

The program launched in July 2012 and in January 2013 the first group of twenty iM4U ambassadors was announced.[2]

DRe1M

In addition to encourage volunteering, 1M4U offers funds to any youth organisations through the Dana Sukarelawan 1Malaysia (DRe1M) initiative. The funds were disbursed according to the submitted proposal.[3] [4]

Number Plate Prefixes

In conjunction with the 1Malaysia for Youth movement, former Malaysian Prime Minister Dato' Sri Mohammad Najib Razak, introduced a new special prefix of number plates, named 1M4U. Sale of the number plate prefix started on 10 March 2013. The former Malaysian Prime Minister himself was set to get the number plate 1M4U 11, as 11 being his favorite number.[5]

The objective of introducing this special prefix is to raise funds as support for the movement's activities. Some were donated to the Poverty Eradication Foundation, the Malaysian Children's Hope Foundation and the National Athletes Welfare Foundation.[6]

Dissolution

IM4U became dormant and was dissolved after the downfall of BN government in the 2018 general election.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About us. 1M4U. 15 February 2013.
  2. News: PM invites young to join 1M4U. 15 February 2013. The New Straits Times. 22 January 2013.
  3. News: No maximum limit for DRe1M funding. Bernama. ABN News. 4 February 2013. 15 February 2013.
  4. News: Youth associations, volunteer groups urged to apply for DRe1M funding. Bernama. The Borneo Post. 4 February 2013. 15 February 2013.
  5. Web site: 1M4U Registration Plate Launched on Sale March 10. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20130307050302/http://paultan.org:80/2013/03/04/im4u-registration-plate-launched-on-sale-march-10/ . 7 March 2013 .
  6. Web site: 10 things you didn't know about malaysia's car number plates. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160105190608/https://vulcanpost.com/305641/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-malaysias-car-number-plates/ . 5 January 2016 .