Art-craft Project 3.0

Students assisting the locals to make paper bags using newspaper

A group of students from the Faculty of Accountancy and Management (FAM) conducted a project called “Art-craft Project 3.0” under MPU34072 Art, Craft and Design subject and MPU34012 Social Entrepreneurship Project subject at Kampung Sungai Judah, Pulau Carey on 1 July 2018.

The students were supervised by two lecturers from the Department of Soft Skills Competency (DSSC) of Sungai Long Campus, Nur Farahin binti Bahari and Nurulain binti Mohamad Salihuddin. The project was divided into two different sessions, namely art-craft teaching and learning, and introduction to e-commerce.

Nurulain (most left), Nur Farahin (most right, back row) with some students and villagers

A total of 25 villagers took part in this project. They came from three different villages in Pulau Carey, namely Kampung Sungai Judah, Kampung Kepau Laut and Kampung Sungai Bumbun.

The programme started with an introduction about the village by Kampung Sungai Judah’s JKK Chairman Bidin bin Loya. It was followed by the sessions on art-craft learning and e-commerce, and ended with a village tour to Kampung Sungai Bumbun; a village that is famous for their handicraft products. The tour was led by Kampung Sungai Bumbun’s JKK Chairman Shaharrin Keng Keng.

Shaharrin explaining Kaum Ibu's craft products

Being held for the third time, DSSC has organised similar projects at Kampung Sungai Bumbun, Pulau Carey and Kampung Bukit Bangkong (Kolam Air) in Dengkil. These projects aimed to allow students to discover and learn more about Orang Asli’s craft-making and develop their own crafting skills. Above that, it aimed to introduce Orang Asli’s craft products and boost their selling in the e-commerce platforms.