History

For the sake of responsibility and sympathy for orphans, a group of community activists and senior officials of the Selangor State Government have successfully established and registered the "Selangor Orphans Education Organization" according to Registration Number ARS/Sel/50/66 on 16 August 1966.

With the approval of this registration, the Committee has moved vigorously to achieve the goals of its establishment. Thanks to the services of Y.Bhg Allahyarham Dato 'Haji Harun Idris and his wife Y.Bhg Datin Salmah Suleiman, the Selangor State Government has donated a piece of land in Mukim Hulu Kelang (HS.231) of 4.8 acres according to the approval document number PHT.G.2/139 /75. To ensure that this project can be implemented successfully, Y.Bhg Allahyarham Dato 'Haji Harun Idris has been appointed as the Chairman of this Organization.

As a result of their hard work, several programs have been conducted such as Dinner Ceremony, Premiere Screening as well as an appeal to members, the Organization has successfully erected the Rumah Bakti building at a cost of RM158,107.81. DYMM Almarhum Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Alhaj ibni Almarhum Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah Sultan Selangor has consented to be the Patron of RBHK. At the initial stage, the recruitment of orphans was started in 1976 with a total of 26 people consisting of 13 boys and 13 girls aged between 6 to 12 years. RBHK was inaugurated by DYMM Sultan of Selangor on 5 March 1977. From year to year the number of orphans has increased and until now in 2017, Rumah Bakti has been inhabited by a total of 66 orphans aged from 7 to 17 years.

On March 2, 1982 two new 2 -storey dormitory blocks were completed. The two hostel blocks are worth RM600,000.00 and were donated by the Selangor State Government and public donations. A surau was also built in 1984. In 2009 a new surau was built to replace the old surau. This new surau was donated by Y.Bhg Datin Salmah Sulaiman, wife of the late Dato 'Haji Harun Idris. RBHK got a new library in 1989. The library became a Resource Center in 1997. As RBHK got a new surau, the old surau built in 1984 was converted into a new Resource Center. The Resource Center is divided into two parts, the library and the computer room.

In remembrance of the services of the late Dato 'Haji Harun Idris, members of the Selangor Orphans Education Organization have agreed to change the name of Rumah Bakti Hulu Kelang (RBHK) to Rumah Bakti Dato' Harun (RBDH) along with the change of the symbol of Rumah Bakti. amended and approved the amendment by the Registrar of Societies on 29 July 2011.