UTAR Caring Community 2.0

The volunteers for Caring Community 2.0

The UTAR Caring Community 2.0 was a gotong-royong event organised by the Department of Student Affairs (DSA) held on 12 August 2016 at Sungai Long Campus.

The gotong-royong was a continuation of the UTAR Caring Community project started in April 2016. The initiative incorporates the spirit of volunteerism and co-operation, inculcates caring towards the environment, and at the same time promotes selflessness for the benefit of the residents of the Sungai Long community.

“I feel motivated after the gotong-royong but I hope the next gotong-royong will include more participation of residents from Bandar Sungai Long, as well as more UTAR staff and students to create the muhibbah feeling,” said V. Vidyarthini from Chemical Engineering.

Chemical Engineering student S. Brinthawani said, “I feel so much more connected to the environment after this gotong-royong. I like how an event like this enables me to get to know new friends and talk to the neighbourhood people.”

International Business student Tan Shiong Yeek gave a talk on the concept of volunteerism during the interaction activity at the Multi-purpose Hall (MPH). Currently, he is a member of Uniting Gens (UG), which is an interest group from ChangeU International that aspires to bring people together to spread love, not hate. During his sharing moment, he mentioned, “we need more people who share the same idea of volunteerism to create a harmonious environment for all to live in.”

Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Dr Myo Oo said, “I made new friends through this event and I think I am playing my role in taking care of the environment, but there is still space for improvement in educating the public on conserving our environment and ensuring cleanliness in our neighbourhood.”

The event adjourned after some refreshments at MPH.