Introducing myself, I am Sharanya Varatharajoo, a third-year Petroleum Geoscience student in Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP). In third year second semester, all students must register the subject of HDB1012 Community Engagement Project. It also known as MPU4 which stands for Mata Pelajaran Umum in Malay Language. The Ministry of Education Malaysia has authoritatively reported the offering of General Studies or Mata Pelajaran Umum (MPU) to supplant the Malaysian National Subjects (MNS) for all private advanced education establishments in Malaysia. The objective of General Studies is to provide a holistic education across the disciplines for both Malaysian and International undergraduate students and opportunities to engage in diverse life-long learning skills while acquiring valuable knowledge. As for our community engagement project, the main objective is to enhance our social and interpersonal skills throughout the course. In relations towards our project, Ninjas for Nature, had a clear-cut outcome which is to provide a genuine and practical showcase of awareness towards the environment. Our sector of specific focus falls within the means of 3 main areas which is in terms of mangrove trees, sea turtles and sharks.
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But, we continuously approaching them by calling them to collaborate with our event. After our continuous effort, Jabatan Perikanan, Perak agreed to collaborate with Ninjas for Nature team. They also agreed to bring live baby turtle and shark fin replica which was the main attraction of our event. As for Jabatan Perhutanan, they were not able to attend our project but agreed to have our tree planting pre-event. However, due to the unsuitable timing and the unavailability of mangrove trees, the Department of Forestry had suggested we planted terrestrial trees along the coast instead, as it served similar functions to mangrove forests and suggest us
YMCA Community Action Program (Y-CAP) The YMCA The YMCA is a leading nonprofit organization for youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. The YMCA, also known as the Y, is a nonprofit like no other. This is because in 10,000 neighborhoods across the nation, Y-CAP has the presence and partnerships to promise and deliver a positive change.
According to Allender, Rector, and Warner (2014), public health is a combination of both an art and a science (2014). The mission of public health nursing is to promote health, prevent disease and ultimately prolong life (Allender et al., 2014). In order for this to occur an assessment must take place. An aggregate or community assessment begins with a collection of data. This includes: the community’s health needs, risks, environmental conditions, financial resources through local census data, and a windshield survey (Allender et al., 2014). Through public health nursing, communities can collectively come together to help promote an overall better health standing.
The purpose of this article is to make the reader aware of students losing their critical thinking and connection to the environment by not being engaged with nature as Giracca was taught when was in college. In the article she explains how classes like Ellis’s class have become obsolete since the early twentieth century, and during this time outdoor biology studies were mandatory for students, because as Giracca puts it, “Educators believed that cultivating students’ awareness of their natural surroundings was essential.”. She describes how Ellis’s class
Name the theory and carefully explain how this theory and its constructs are fit to address this health issue.
I volunteered at the Activity Center for my Service Learning project. My duties were to watch the kids who participated in the after school program, play with them and help them with their home homework. I really enjoyed interacting with the African-American people and culture. I learned many things from the African-American population I worked with. I learned how the Activity Center staff teaches the after school kids good manners and behavior. I mentioned in one of my service learning journals that the staff was very strict and treated the kids like prisoners, but I came to the realization that maybe that is how they teach the kids discipline. I had the opportunity to be around all the Activity Center kids and interact with them. They were kids just like any other kids. Of course they are kids and sometimes they did misbehave but overall they were really great kids. I noticed that most of the boys want to be more independent of them, but they were such sweet kids.
Introduction and Background: One of the most important aspect of youth studies is to find ways not only to educate young people about their career and to “keep them off the streets” but the field also helps to educate them about their environment and surroundings. There are after school programs that educate young people in several ways about the environment and have them engage in wanting to learn more, as well as have some sort of awareness about their environment. Some programs are about fun and educational and solar renewable energy, a cleaner and greener environment so forth. There also program that is for young people that are willing to fight for the right and bettering the environment.
Most citizens are unaware that ocean acidification even exists unless they have taken an environmental science class, which is usually not required in high schools around the nation. Requiring an environmental science class, or a similar class in which students learn about different aspects of climate change, could help motivate people to change their personal habits when they learn how ocean acidification affects both aquatic ecosystems and human communities. However, this education only directly influences current and future students, while adults and industries continue to practice environmentally harmful habits, unaware or unconcerned of their effects on the environment and on themselves Protection of affected species. Adding species that depend on coral reefs to the endangered species list helps maintain aquatic biodiversity, which is vital for the conservation of ecosystems. Nevertheless, simply encouraging the protection of these species will not combat all aspects of ocean acidification; namely, it is not likely to decrease coral bleaching, which is the most urgent issue.
Activities and philosophies that advocate for the connecting of communities with socially sentient beliefs and actions is what have come to be referred to as civic engagement. They are thus individual or collective actions aimed at addressing issues that are deemed to be of public concern. They can be manifested in many ways including; public service, civil activity, service-learning, crusading and advocacy to mention but a few as the list is endless.
In 2005, the Company set out on a 20-Year Strategic Plan with a definitive goal of changing into a world-class player by the year 2025. To bolster this vision, TNB puts essentially in the persistent expert improvement of its employees through structured programs. There is likewise replenished accentuation on sustainability, both of the association and of the Malaysian environment. The Strategic Plan involves more concentrate on green activities, for example, the improvement of renewable wellsprings of fuel, and more compelling demand side management by means of vitality effectiveness, in this manner supplementing the Government's carbon reduction agenda. As a government company, the company runs numerous CSR programmers that benefit the underprivileged through its foundation Yayasan Tenaga Nasional (YTN), this could places strong emphasis on its social responsibilities. (2015,
The entire community plays an essential role in the growth and development of children within our community. As a school leader, building an inclusive school culture that is open and friendly to all stakeholders using a variety of effective methods is crucial. There is no magic formula to incorporating a positive school culture, much depends on the leadership of the campus. The leadership on campus cultivates the climate providing support and respect for everyone invested in the student’s education.
Theater 180 addressed the quest question of how do people understand and engage in community life? Through this class I’ve gained a better understanding of what civic engagement is. At the start of this semester I had very minimal knowledge about civic engagement. As far as I knew civic engagement was just volunteering but nothing much beyond that. With this class I have learned that civic engagement is much more than just volunteer work.
The thought of community service was boring to me before I began my volunteer work. I was fearful starting my community service although I knew I had to do it. I used to do community service with a group of friends in high school, I was afraid here because it was my first time working alone. I was scared of not being able to make any friends because socializing with other people is my weakness, although I can understand and speak a little Bahasa Indonesia. Where I earned my hours did not even matter to me. I just wanted to get it done. To my surprise it was not what I expected. Community service was not a painful experience; it was a very enjoyable and beneficial experience. On the 7th of September 2017 (Thursday), I worked at the Central Lab
Finally, research has shown that basic education is paramount to a nation’s ability to develop and achieve economic development and sustainability targets. Once these targets are identified, a country will need to re-examine its education curricula at all levels, that is, pre-school to tertiary education. Also, as a government develop policies within their countries they should ensure that there is an interconnection between the environment, economy, and social structures and that they become an integral part of formal education, starting with kindergarten and continuing through primary and secondary school and then on through training at the college, university and professional levels.
Community engagement is the active participation of local residents and community groups in the decisions that affect their lives (Herefordshire Council, 2013). Therefore, community engagement should be about engaging in open communication to ensure the council understands the needs of the local community.
After going through the details on this topic I started realizing the importance of biodiversity and ecosystem. It would not be wrong to say that it has also bought upon a sense of responsibility and maturity in me towards the sensitive issues surrounding us which generally are ignored or are not given much importance by the students of my age group. I do now believe that even our small contribution can make a difference in preserving this great natural gift of God.