SDG10
REDUCED INEQUALITIES
REDUCED INEQUALITIES
10.6 Measures against discrimination
10.6.6 Support for underrepresented groups
Provide mentoring, counselling, or peer support programmes to support students, staff, and faculty from underrepresented groups.
Provide mentoring, counselling, or peer support programmes to support students, staff, and faculty from underrepresented groups.
No. | Description | Evidence | ||||||||||||
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1. | UNIMAS MENTORING PROGRAMME.Mentoring is an in-service training programme that promotes the mutual sharing of knowledge, skills, and experience (tacit knowledge)
among old and new employees. | |||||||||||||
2. | Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah, the Minister of Women, Children, and Community Wellbeing, has urged educational institutions in Sarawak to expand psychology and counseling programs to better support students' mental health, particularly those entering higher education for the first time. She highlighted that new students face multiple stressors, including homesickness, financial difficulties, and housing challenges, especially those from low-income families. She stressed that students must also learn to manage their finances effectively to overcome challenges in university life. Fatimah emphasized that the efforts made at Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), through its Psychology and Counseling Month program, should serve as a model for other institutions. | |||||||||||||
