The PETRONAS Volunteer Opportunity Programme (PVOP) was initiated in 2005 to provide a platform for PETRONAS employees keen to contribute their time, skills and experience in meaningful ways through specialised humanitarian relief programmes. As a result, a collaboration was forged between MERCY Malaysia and PETRONAS.

Providing a myriad of roles that ran from immediate deployment of skilled volunteers in emergency response to assisting in rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts both locally and abroad, PVOP team members exhibited the truly altruistic spirit of helping and giving.

Over 30 PVOP members volunteered in 10 MERCY Malaysia missions during 2006. In addition, over 40 PVOP members took part in MERCY Malaysia-organised training programmes held nationwide. PETRONAS also hosted the SPHERE In Practice - The Humanitarian Charter, a train-the-trainer programme aimed at promoting a multiplier effect on risk awareness and disaster mitigation among volunteers.