The Malaysian Association for the Blind (MAB) is the premier voluntary organization in Malaysia serving visually impaired persons. It provides services that help the blind and prevent the tragedy blindess.
Established in 1951 by the then Department of Social Welfare to look after the general well being of blind persons in the country, MAB has since carried out this role and much more.
Its activities have extended from Kuala Lumpur to other parts of the country. These include educational programmes, rehabilitation courses, vocational and agricultural training and job placement service. In addition, MAB also runs a Braille and talking book library, a Braille publishing unit, an ICT centre and Cybercafe, Production and Sales Services, a Pre-school programme for blind children to name but a few. Its prevention of blindness programmes are realized through the Tun Hussein Onn National Eye Hospital which MAB established in 1986.
In recent years, MAB has reached out to the visually impaired folks in the rural areas where rehabilitation services and training programmes are provided to them within their home environment, through its community based rehabilitation (CBR) schemes.
The Malaysian Association for the Blind always works towards creating greater public awareness concerning the abilities and capabilities of visually impaired persons under its charge. This is to ensure their effective integration into society and a better quality of life.
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MUSICAL PROGRAMME
Solo by Eddy Chin
i. Caro Mio Bein by G. Giordani
ii. Wohim by Schubert
Accompanied by Tengku Sharifah Herawati
Duet by Eddie Chin & Dato Tunku Sara Ahmad
i. La Ci Darem, Mozart
ii. All I Ask of You (From Phantom of the Opera)
Accompanied by Puan Sri Elinah Ahmad
Solo by Dato Tunku Sara Ahmad
i. Ta Xue Xun Mei
ii. Lascio Ch’io Pianga
(Aria from "Rinaldo")
iii. Au Bord de L’eau
iv. Gadis Kampung
Accompanied by Puan Sri Elinah Ahmad
Solo by Winnie Cheah–Lim
i. Liebes Frued by Fritz Kreisler
ii. Liebes Leid by Fritz Kreisler
iii. Spanish Dance by Enrique Granadus
Accompanied by Tengku Sharifah Herawati
Solo by Godfrey Ooi
i. Everthing is Beautiful
ii. Bunyi Guitar
iii. Quando Quando Quando
iv. Always on My Mind
PERFORMERS
Dato Tunku Dr Sara Ahmad enjoys singing as a relaxation to her duties as an orthopedic surgeon at UMMC.
Eddy Chin was taught by Helga Ziegler and Lillian Lee. He received a grant-in-aid form the British Council to undergo singing studies at Trinity College of Music in London, under Elizabeth Hawes. He has sung major oratorios and performed as male leads in local Broadway musicals.
Winnie Cheah-Lim studied at the Sydney Conservatorium and has played in many compositions of chamber music recitals, such as the Penang Trio, with her sister Beatrice Cheah-Lim and Puan Sri Elinah Ahmad.
Godfrey Ooi is the Deputy Executive Director of Malaysian Association for the Blind. His blindness does not prevent him from being actively involved in MAB and learning and honing his singing and guitar skills, which he puts to practice at charity performances.
Puan Sri Elinah Ahmad and Tengku Sharifah Herawati are both graduates of the Royal Academy of Music, London and they have given many two pianos recital.
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