The Edge Education Foundation

Who We Are

The Edge Education Foundation (TEEF) is the charity arm of The Edge. It was set up in January 2008 and was then known as Sunrise Education Foundation (SEF). The foundation's sole programme then was a small scholarship programme for primary school and university students. In 2012, the foundation was renamed The Edge Education Foundation (TEEF).

The last student whom the foundation had supported since she was in primary school completed her Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) in 2020 and passed with flying colours, obtaining 9As and a B.

Since 2016, the work of The Edge Education Foundation has grown to encompass promoting financial literacy among young people. TEEF designed and launched Money & Me: Youth Financial Empowerment Programme as a co-curricular programme for Form 4 students in 2016 at five schools in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor. In 2017, Cekap Duit: Cakap Tentang Duit, a joint programme with local NGO Malaysian CARE, was launched at Sekolah Integriti Kajang (SIK), a school at Kajang Prison for incarcerated youth aged 16 to 25.

The scholarship programme for university students came to an end after the first batch of beneficiaries had completed their studies. However, it was revived in 2016. The foundation currently supports 16 university students through TEEF scholarships.

The Edge is the official organiser of The Edge Kuala Lumpur Rat Race®. Since its inception in 2000, the Rat Race has raised RM24.28 million from Corporate Malaysia to support NGOs and non-profits that run programmes related to education, training and skills development. Part of the funds raised from The Edge Kuala Lumpur Rat Race® is also used to support the foundation's financial literacy and scholarship programmes.

The Edge Media Group Publisher and Group CEO Datuk Ho Kay Tat speaking at the official launch of the “Money & Me: Youth Financial Empowerment Programme” on April 19, 2016 at SMK Convent Sentul.

Winners of the “If you had a million ringgit, how would you make the world a better place?” contest at the 2016 launch of Money & Me with Lee Lung Nien, then CEO of Citibank and Dorothy Teoh, CEO of TEEF. Citi Foundation funded the programme from its design stage in 2015 until 2019.

Joanna Jayanthi, the last remaining beneficiary of The Edge Education Foundation school scholarship, sat for her SPM in early 2021 and passed with flying colours, notching up 9 As and a B.

She was among 17 primary/secondary school students from B40 homes who were selected as recipients of scholarships when TEEF, then known as the Sunrise Education Foundation, was set up. When the foundation became The Edge Education Foundation in 2012, TEEF continued supporting the students until they had completed their SPM.

Joanna, who received the scholarship from 2011 (Standard 2) until 2020 (Form 5), consistently did well in school. In 2019 when she was in Form 4, a staff of The Edge who wishes to remain anonymous presented her with a laptop to help her in her studies.

“I am so grateful for the laptop which was gifted to me by The Edge staff. Due to Covid-19, classes were conducted online, and the timely gift helped me tremendously to attend all class sessions,” she said. The laptop also enabled her to do online study and practice past years' papers that were available online.

“Thank you to The Edge Education Foundation for believing and supporting me all these years which led to my success in the SPM,” she added.

Joanna’s passion lies in teaching and she applied to go to IPG (Institut Pendidikan Guru or Teacher’s Training College). After completing a one-year diploma course, she was offered a government scholarship to pursue a four-year degree programme and started her first semester in August 2022.

The second last beneficiary of a school scholarship, Daniel Bazlie Nawan whose family hails from Sarawak, sat for his SPM in 2019. He was a recipient of a TEEF scholarship from 2014 (Standard 6) until 2019 (Form 5). He went on to pursue a two-year diploma in Outdoor Recreation (majoring in Sports) and received the Dean’s award for three consecutive semesters at Management & Science University in Selangor. Daniel represented MSU in running and football and hopes to pursue his degree in Sports.

TEEF wishes both Joanna and Daniel all the best!