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16 AUGUST 2012UTARHORIZONCommunity at HeartWecareWeactThe We-Care-We-Act (WCWA) community service campaign was initiated by the Department of Soft Skills and Competency(DCCS) as a meaningful way to celebrate the UTAR 10th Anniversary. Launched at the beginning of the year, the campaignaimed to engage UTAR students to participate in community service in new villages in Perak including Banir Estate, Tapah Road,Kampung Pahang, Pekan Getah, Temoh, Chenderiang, Bidor Station, Sungkai, Air Kuning, Sungai Kroh, Tanah Mas, Chendrong,Lawan Kuda, Simpang Pulai, Chui Chak, Kuala Bikam, Sungai Durian, Coldstream, and Batu 12. This issue of UTAR Horizonreports the WCWA activities carried out in Air Kuning, Chendrong, Sungai Kroh, Sungai Siput and Bidor.Air Kuning – recycle for charityA group of 30 WCWA volunteers helped in recycling waste items ofthe residents in Air Kuning New Village on 9 June 2012.Divided into 10 groups and accompanied by some villagers, thestudents, equipped with gloves and plastic bags were assigned tocollect recyclable items such as of paper, plastic, metal and glassfrom door to door. They also cleaned up the rubbish along theway.At about noon, they loaded their ‘harvest’ onto a collector’s truck.The money raised from the sales of the recyclable items wasdonated to charity.Chendrong –recycling and health checkupsA recycling campaign was held by 42 WCWA volunteersat Chendrong on 30 June 2012. The campaigngenerated great interest among the villagers onrecycling.Dr Yang Zao (picture, first from left) from theDepartment of Chinese Medicine of the Faculty ofMedicine and Health Sciences, who accompaniedthe group, provided health checkups to the villagers.He was aided by four student volunteers from hisfaculty.Sungai Kroh –English and IT trainingOn 16 June 2012, a group of 22 WCWA volunteers, led byDSSC staff, spent their Saturday teaching Chinese primaryschoolchildren English and IT with computer teaching aids inSungai Kroh New Village.The volunteers brought along a laptop and LCD projector toconduct the three-hour training workshop. They started theworkshop with an icebreaking session to get closer to thechildren before teaching them the basics of English grammar,listening and speaking skills.
UTARHORIZONAUGUST 2012 17Sungai Siput – English and IT TrainingThe WCWA English and IT training workshop was conductedon 31 March 2012 in Sungai Siput New Village near Kampar,where 35 volunteers taught 23 schoolchildren of Sungai SiputSelatan Sin Min Chinese primary school English and IT with theircomputer training aids.“I enjoy helping the villagers through this community serviceproject because I learn about teamwork and leadership,” saidteam leader Tan Zhi Yun.Another volunteer Fong Woei Lunn said, “I have learnt to begrateful and appreciate what I have after seeing the conditionsof the village children.”Bidor – schoolchildren motivatedWCWA volunteers visited Choong Hua 2 Chinese primaryschool in Bidor on 7 April 2012 to motivate the schoolchildrento study hard.They conducted a half-day workshop, which was attended by30 schoolchildren. The workshop started with an icebreakingsession for the volunteers to get to know the children betterbefore guiding them on their study.DIY composting sitein Bali New VillageHousing and Local Government Minister Dato’ Seri Chor CheeHeung mixed the composting material (picture) as he launchedthe do-it-yourself composting site at Bali New Village near Ipoh,Perak on 23 June 2012. Also present was Perak State ExecutiveCouncillor Dato’ Dr Mah Hang Soon.The DIY composting setup in Bali New Village was initiated by theMinistry of Housing and Local Government to help manage both dryand wet wastes disposed by the villagers. The ministry collaboratedwith Technological Association of Malaysia, UTAR, <strong>Universiti</strong> TeknologiPetronas and Maxwell College to set up the composting site. Last year,the students from the universities and college involved had a dialoguesession with the villagers on proper waste management including theimportance of waste separation for recycling purpose.
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