Csr Final Project Success in Star Rage

By CARLOS RUBEN DOURADO
and TAN JEN LI
Photos by MELISSA ONG
brats@thestar.com.my

For more info and pics here projectrebuildinghope

Taken from Star Rage

ONE passionate Teach For Malaysia (TFM) fellow and a group of IACT College students was all it took to give the students of SMK Tengku Idris Shah, Kapar, Selangor completely refurbished classrooms – and a much more conducive learning environment.

TFM fellow Jasmine Ong, who has dedicated two years of her life to teaching at the school, spoke to IACT lecturer Suhana Abdul Kadir about the poor conditions some of her students were studying under.
Suhana then suggested that some of her students take up the challenge to help the school for their projects on corporate social responsibility, and thankfully, a group of them were more than happy to accept it.
Student Lee Kah Yee said: “We really felt it was a good way to give back to the community.”

Lee and a group of classmates then set up a group called the Under Dogs, through which they organised Project Rebuilding Hope to take on the project of refurbishing the classrooms at SMK Tengku Idris Shah – and increase awareness about the conditions of poverty-stricken schools in the Klang Valley.

The students from IACT College painting some of the classrooms at SMK Tengku Idris Shah, Kapar, Selangor.

Getting donations for the project was not easy. Lee said: “We came up with something called the Pledge Card, for everyone in each class to raise RM700 to purchase tables and chairs."

“We approached our own relatives and friends, organised food sales, class-to-class donations and a campaign called ‘Loose Change For Hope’.”

They eventually managed to raise more than RM20,000, along with sponsorships from Ban Hing Paints (paint supplies), Jaya Setia Venture (doors and locks), Aworldtee Engineering (RM1,000 cash) and a couple who only wished to be known as Mr and Mrs Bates, who sponsored the project plaque.

Ong said she teaches Form Four English in five different classes at the school, using the “3A” model – access, affect and achievement.

The launch of Project Rebuilding Hope, which saw a group of students from IACT College raising funds to improve the condition of classrooms at SMK Tengku Idris Shah, Kapar, Selangor.

“Access means giving the students the opportunity to reach for their goals and chart a life path. Affect means instilling or reinforcing the values needed to bring them there and ultimately tying it all together – helping them raise their achievements via academic impact,” said Ong in an interview with the BRATs.

“You must give back to your community – you can’t just take. And when you give back, channel it to the right cause. I think it’s amazing what these students are doing with Project Rebuilding Hope; they’re giving hope to the students in SMK Tengku Idris Shah to actually achieve their dreams,” she added.

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AFTER months of fundraising, a group of students from the IACT College in Petaling Jaya will finally realise their dream of giving five classrooms in Klang, a makeover this weekend.

The Diploma in Mass Communication students who refer themselves as the ’Underdogs’ will be visiting SMK Tengku Idris Shah to refurbish the classrooms together with their lecturers.

“We have been working very hard to raise enough money in time for the project and we are really happy with what we have collected,” said project manager Lee Kah Yee during the launch recently.

Lee said they had collected RM20,000 to date and would give primary focus on purchasing tables, chairs, fans, window panes and lights for the classrooms before looking into providing better stationeries and other necessities.

The corporate social responsibility effort was a collaboration with Project Rebuilding Hope (PRH) by 25-year-old Jasmine Ong.

Ong is a fellow from Teach for Malaysia Foundation who took a break from her law career to participate in the fellowship programme.

Next month will be Ong’s final month at the secondary school where she teaches English to five classes of Form 4 students after being placed in the school for two years.

“It has been quite an experience for me since I first came here,” said Ong who did not expect to encounter poorly managed classrooms.

Being a student once has made Ong realise the importance of a well-equipped classroom, hence she embarked on introducing PRH with different projects in mind.

“With Project Building Dreams, I wanted to refurbish the school’s canteen, English room and five classrooms,” said Ong who was glad the students assisted her in realising her dream.

During the event, guests were also given a sneak preview of the current state of the classrooms through a video shot by the students themselves.

“We hope to give the students and teachers of the school a better teaching and learning condition,” said Ong .
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A total of 5 placements. This project inspire me alot and has guide me well.. it was a great final project experience.