KUALA NERANG, March 17 - UUM's Jejak Ramadan Program continues to strengthen its role in helping those in need through donations presented at a ceremony at the Kampung Padang Setol Mosque, Mukim Pedu, here.

This program is part of MADANI Consumer Advocacy in conjunction with World Consumer Day 2025, which is organized by the Kedah Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN).

It also received the cooperation of Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) through the university's social responsibility initiative.

The donation ceremony was officiated by Dato' Seri Diraja Mahdzir Khalid, who is also the Chairman of Yayasan Kemiskinan Darul Aman, in the presence of Kedah KPDN Director, Muhammad Nizam Jamaludin and officers from related agencies.

A total of 24 UUM students were eligible to receive assistance from the UUM Jejak Ramadan Program which aims to help students throughout the month of Ramadan.

UUM Vice-Chancellor, Prof Datuk Dr Mohd Foad Sakdan said that the UUM Jejak Ramadan Program has previously toured several areas in Kedah including Sik to provide contributions to UUM students from B40 families.

"UUM is very concerned about its students, especially those from the B40 family group, and various incentives have been provided."

"We hope that UUM students around Kedah, including in Kuala Nerang, can join in fasting the month of Ramadan and celebrate Aidilfitri cheerfully," he said.

Prof Datuk Dr Mohd Foad was also joined by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Student Affairs and Alumni, Prof Dr Ahmad Marthada Mohamed.

The UUM Student Representative Council (UUM MPP) helped make the event a success, in addition to distributing bubur lambuk to the community around Kuala Nerang as one of the efforts to strengthen ties between the university and the community.