PETALING JAYA, Jan. 9 -- At a modest youth centre in PPR Hicom, children from lower income households are finding new confidence in their studies - and MBSB Bank says the progress is strong enough to keep its tuition programme running for another year.

The Youth Interactive Centre, set up under the Prime Minister's Office Santuni Madani initiative Satu Kampung Satu Pemimpin, has become a hub for learning and leadership activities.

Managed by Adab Youth Garage, the centre offers tuition in English, Science and Mathematics alongside a Homework Club, counselling sessions, Quranic recitation classes and even a youth camp.

Nearly a year since the tuition classes began, 21 out of 27 students have shown marked improvement, particularly in cor...