Helping lives bloom

POSITHIV committee members with sponsor Alex Liew (back row, second from right)
from Best Formula 1

UTAR Corporate Communication final year students from the Faculty of Creative Industries organised an outreach programme named POSITHIV on 11 November 2017 at Rumah Solehah, a shelter home that concerns about the welfare of women, children and orphans. The main objective of the programme was to provide more opportunity for the residents of Rumah Solehah to obtain extra income other than the traditional means as well as to equip them with income-generating skills that would help them to be financially independent.

Fadzilah giving a keynote speech to officiate the event

The outreach programme was graced by EXCO member of Rumah Solehah Matron Fadzilah Abd Hamid and UTAR’s Faculty of Creative Industries (FCI) Deputy Dean Raduan bin Sharif. Also present at the event were FCI Department of Mass Communication Head Dr Lim Chai Lee, Master of Communication Programme Head Dr Tham Jen Sern, POSITHIV Project Advisor Jullian Khor Gee Khing, Project Manager Fum Qi Teng, Rumah Solehah Project Coordinator Fathiiah Hamzah, and project committee members.

In her speech, Fadzilah said, “We do not want fish, we want to learn how to fish. In my discussion with the POSITHIV, during the planning stage of the programme, I told them that I hope to find and provide a way for the residents of Rumah Solehah to sustain themselves financially.” 

Raduan expressing his gratitude to the sponsor and participants

“I am very proud and grateful to UTAR’s Corporate Communication students for organising such a unique event and contributing back to the society. UTAR is glad to have students that are socially responsible and concern for the welfare of others. I am very sure that these students will become valuable assets to the Malaysian society and be the next generation of leaders that will guide all of us into the future,” said Raduan at the opening ceremony.

Jullian (third from left) and Raduan (third from right) presenting a mock cheque to Fathiiah (second from right), while Fadzilah (far right), Fum (second from left) and Dr Lim look on

Qi Teng (2^nd from left) and committee members teaching the residents to make soap bars

A mock cheque worth RM5,000, collected by POSITHIV through a string of fundraising activities and donation drives, was also presented by Raduan during the ceremony to Rumah Solehah. Moreover, a soap-making workshop was organised for theresidents of Rumah Solehah, with the purpose to teach and encourage them to produce their own handmade soap and sell it for an extra income. The workshop served as a platform to expose them to various soap-making techniques ranging from making soap bar from base ingredients, melting and moulding techniques, decorating and designing the soap bar. 

Prior to the soap-making workshop, the organising student committee of POSITHIV went all out by personally learning how to make the soap bars so that they can personally teach the residents and they also structured a marketing plan tailored to the needs of Rumah Solehah.

Fum (far right) receiving a token of appreciation from the representatives of Rumah Solehah