Targeted aid needed for underprivileged Orang asli children given smartphones to help them keep up in school -- fotoBERNAMA (2021) Copyrights Reserved PETALING JAYA: More innovative and effective aid programmes for the underprivileged are needed to ensure they do not sink further into poverty. Economic Action Council executive director Prof Tan Sri Dr Noor Azlan Ghazali suggested that special programmes be introduced to aid children of poor families, prioritising access to education. The government should consider placing such children in better learning environments and providing more allocation for them to join established boarding schools. “Where they live and their surroundings matter. The goal is to lift them out of poverty,” Noor Azlan said.