Malaysian model-actress Ms Puiyi just lately launched a US$1mil (RM4.4mil) scholarship programme in collaboration with Educapital Foundation to help underprivileged students obtain their educational desires.
In an Instagram Reel uploaded on Feb 14, Puiyi – whose actual identify is Siew Pui Yi – mentioned that that is one among her methods to give again to society as she understands that not everybody has been given equal alternatives when it comes to training.
The 24-year-old star revealed that her childhood dream was to research drugs in hopes of turning into a surgeon. However, she was unable to achieve this as she got here from an underprivileged household.
“I could not pursue my dream to grow to be a surgeon as I did not have sufficient funding for my research, my household wasn’t privileged sufficient to do it (fund her research) and I could not discover any scholarships on time,” the Pulau actress elaborated.
Puiyi additionally shared that she labored as a part-time mannequin to earn additional earnings. However, she mentioned that juggling work and research was not straightforward because it brought on her to skip meals and endure from lack of sleep.
Unable to keep it up with out burning herself out, the previous OnlyFans mannequin revealed that she ended up pursuing a level within the enterprise discipline as a substitute because the charges had been cheaper.
After making a reputation for herself, Puiyi defined that she is now prepared to make a distinction and provides needy students an opportunity to obtain their childhood desires, one thing she did not have the chance to do.
“Each pupil can be granted US$1,000 (RM4,433) to pursue whichever training discipline they want.
“They are supplied with entry to monetary hardship funds whereas they’re in class, in addition to enterprise start-up grants upon commencement,” she shared.
