Microsoft invests in local programs that benefit people of all ages. In Malaysia, our collaborations are organized by our focus areas of Skills for Jobs, Enabling Sustainability, and Empowering Communities.
The following program list contains a sample of the investments Microsoft makes on an annual basis.
Skills for jobs
Microsoft believes everyone should have access to the skills, technology, and opportunity they need to succeed in a changing economy.
The Asia Foundation improves lives, expands opportunities, and helps societies flourish across a dynamic and developing Asia. It works with innovative leaders and communities to build effective institutions and advance pathbreaking reforms. Together with its partners, it is committed to Asia’s continued development as a peaceful, just, and thriving region of the world.
- The STEM ConnectHer initiative, developed by the Asia Foundation, is a regional network of networks that brings together in-country STEM networks, associations, educational organizations, and the private sector to enable cross-region connection and collaboration. Partners collectively support young women in STEM to grow professionally and succeed in their chosen STEM fields. The SCH program features engaging workshops, trainings, and activities to support participants, including the Speaker Series, the Cross-Region Mentoring platform, a curated library of professional development resources, the EvolveCareers Job Readiness Accelerator, and workplace experiences.
Enabling sustainability
Climate change requires swift, collective action and technological innovation. We are committed to meeting our own goals while helping communities to do the same.
Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) advances the science, practice, and policy of ecological restoration to sustain biodiversity, improve resilience in a changing climate, and re-establish an ecologically healthy relationship between nature and culture.
- Cyberjaya – Natural Wetland Conservation, funded by SER and Microsoft and supported by the local government, is restoring a 15-acre main lake area and 29 acres of natural wetland in the Cyberjaya Lake Gardens, a vital green space in Cyberjaya spanning 400 acres. This project involves nature-based solutions like wetland restoration and biofilters for water treatment, creating a pollinator plant garden, and engaging the community through citizen science. This includes establishing a wetland nursery, planting native wetland vegetation, monitoring biodiversity, and educating the public about the wetland’s significance through events like wetland interpretation walks. The goal is to raise awareness, foster ownership, and ensure the sustainability of this conservation effort with the support of the Sepang Municipal Council.
- The We Be-Leaf Together – Johor Bahru Biodiversity Enhancement project, led by Kelab Belia Prihatin Malaysia, adopts a holistic approach to environmental conservation and rehabilitation in Kampung Sungai Melayu, Iskandar Puteri, Johor, Malaysia. The initiative involves planting native mangrove species and employing innovative techniques to protect young plants from harsh conditions, addressing the main causes of degradation like litter and misuse of mangrove wood. Furthermore, the project promises socioeconomic benefits for the local community through sustainable fisheries and eco-tourism opportunities, aiming to foster a closer bond between the community and their environment while promoting economic well-being and ecological restoration.
- Community-based ecological enhancement of Putrajaya Wetland Park and Lake project uses nature-based solutions like wetlands for water filtration, biofilters for stormwater treatment, and biodiversity improvement through habitat creation and establishment of a pollinator plant garden, including the incorporation of the citizen science approach. It supports action to assess and enhance current measures for lake and wetland protection and restoration including demonstration of new approaches. For example, the project established floating wetland cells with native wetland plant species to treat the lake water, identify causes and solutions for extreme water flow, and implement biofilter strips at the edges of the lake to treat stormwater runoff. The floating island cells function in a similar way and were implemented with the aim of water treatment in the lake that may have bypassed the biofilters as overflow or direct flow from drains. In addition, the project supports education and outreach on ecological restoration approaches in partnership with the Nature Interpretation Centre in Putrajaya Wetland Park.
Empowering communities
Microsoft is committed to strengthening communities and empowering the organizations that help them thrive. Whether affected by a recent emergency or decades of challenges, we use data, technology, and strategic investments to restore and support them for future generations.