Disucssion on CSO-SDG Alliance in Ipoh led by Datuk Dr. Denison Jeyasooria

23 June 2018

Last Saturday 23 June 2018, I was invited to attend the presentation on CSO-SDG Alliance work by Datuk Denison Jayasooria and discussion on issues affecting the Indian communities held in Ipoh. 

The discussion centred around sustainable development goals and 3 interventions proposed. Several people including me gave our thoughts on the intervention. About 50 people turned up for the session held at Vision Home, Taman Rishah, Ipoh, Perak.

I was tasked to lead the Perak chapter to gather our NGOs to work together. A forum is proposed to get the public's feedback to support our good intention to uplift the societies especially the B40 group.

Gotong Royong to clean up Golden Club House

29 May 2018

Our team from KOHIJAU and Ipoh City Watch converged at Taman Pinji Mewah to clean up the residence of one of our members on 29 May 2018.

The house will be turned into our Golden Club House, another social community project to help help rejuvenate senor citizens especially from our members.

We are really touched by the response from our members especially our muslim friends, despite fasting during the month of Ramadhan all for the sake of setting up this centre.

Once complete, we will apply for license from the local authority to operate a Nursing Home managed by volunteers.

We planned to organise programmes for senior citizens where there will be several activities such entertainment, therapy, talks, caring for elderly, cooking, potluck which will be contributed by volunteers.

Raya Open House hosted by YB Dato Samsudin Abu Hassan

18 June 2018

YB Dato' Samsudin Abu Hassan, state assemblyman for Air Kuning and former Perak State Exco member for NGO hosted the Raya Open House on 18 June 2018 at his residence in Kpg Tanjong Keramat.

I attended this function on behalf of KOHIJAU. Dato Samsudin has been supporting KOHIJAU since 2016 by sponsoring 10 recycling bins for the district of Batang Padang to ensure the community here can practice recycling.

Over 1,000 people attended the open house. Also presence include YB Dato Saravanan, Member of Parliment for Tapah and Dato Sani Supi, former adviser to former Perak MB.

KOHIJAU Team attend Hari Raya Open House of MB Perak

June 16 2018

A team KOHIJAU Members attended the Hari Raya Open House of the new Perak MB, YAB Tuan Ahmad Faizal Azumu. 

It was held at the residence of former Perak State Exco, Dato Mohammad Radzi, who is the the father-in-law of Perak MB.

We were greeted by Dato' Radzi and Datin Normah, who is an active Social Activist cum Advisor of Pertubuhan Wanita Prihatin Perak and also a member of our Gabungan NGO Perak.

Also presence include YABhg Dr. Nomee Binti Radzi, wife of Perak MB and YB Dato' Nolee Radzi, state assemblyman for Tualang Sekah.

Seminar Pembangunan Ekonomi Rukun Tetangga Melalui Perniagaan Sosial

20 May 2018

On 20th May 2018, Rukun Tetangga Jelapang organised a seminar on social business based on the recycling project carried out at Jelapang Tambahan since 4th April 2015.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Richard Ng, chairman of KOHIJAU was invited to present the Social Business Model and the outcome of the recycling project carried out by KOHIJAU in collaboration with Rukun Tetangga Jelapang. In his presentation, Dr. Richard mentioned that a total of 13,200 kg of recyclables have been collected from residents of Jelapang Tambahan to date. RM4,350 has been paid out to them which will help supplement their income. The recycling rate was 17% which is higher than the national recycling rate of 10%.

About 120 participants from Rukun Tetangga and other NGO members attended the seminar which was held at the Jelapang Town Hall. Tuan Haji Abdul Hadi Salleh, Director of Jabatan Perpaduan dan Integrasi Nasioanl (JPNIN) Perak has kindly consent to grace the seminar. It was also attended by Prof. Datuk Denison Jeyasoorian, fellow ressearcher from UKM and a mover of Civil Society Movement.

There was a talk given by Mr. Mark Voon, an expert on Effective Micro-organism on how to carry composting via EM technology.

During the closing speech, RT Jelapang Chairman, Mr. Thinakaran, thanked KOHIJAU's chairman and his team of volunteers who have helped make the social business of converting trash to cash in Jelapang Tambahan a success. He also thanked KOHIJAU for sponsoring the recycling bin.

Hj Abdul Hadi, Director of JPNIN congratulated RT Jelapang for their great effort in making recycling as part of their activities. He also noted that this is a very good community programme involving residents to keep the environment clean. He thanked KOHIJAU for assisting RT Jelapang and hope that this programme can be extended to a few more areas involving active RT centres. 

The highlight of the seminar is the launch of the 71st KOHIJAU-ICYCLE Recycle Bin for the use by Rukun Tetangga Jelapang to carry out recycling activities using the reward point system.

Also being held are health check, wellness programme, display of up-cycling materials by Tadika Perpaduan Jelapang and recruitment of recycling membership by Icycla Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.