1 year on, teen programmer still committed to address social issues

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PETALING JAYA: After successfully launching an online donation app last year to help those financially affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, a teen programmer says he wants to convert it into a more permanent platform.

When 18-year-old Tong Jing Yen created Bersamamu – a free mobile app that allows Malaysians to give and receive donations such as food, clothes and books – he only managed to rack up around 270 downloads on Google Play Store.

Nearly a year later, he has helped over 1,000 users, with more than 100 requests and donations submitted by the community.

Tong said the number of users has since declined significantly as the country is slowly returning to normal after numerous lockdowns, but that does not mean it is the end of the road for Bersamamu.

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