In the pursuit of expanding UTAR community outreach, the Department of Soft Skills Competency (DSSC) has organised a series of Orang Asli community service to give better exposure to UTAR students about the various communities in Malaysia.
This time it involved ninety-five students from the Faculty of Creative Industries and Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. It took place at three primary schools, namely SK (A) Bukit Kemandol in Jenjarom, SK Sungai Melut (A) and SK Bukit Tampoi (A) in Dengkil on 20, 27 October and 3 November 2018 respectively. The students went there to carry out mural painting to beautify the school compound, under the supervision of DSSC lecturers.
The Orang Asli community service was divided into three activities, namely primary school mural painting, gotong-royong and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) project.
UTAR students painting underwater theme mural at SK (A) Bukit Kemandol
DSSC Assistant Lecturer Nurzanatul Amira binti Azizan (second row, most left) receiving certificate of appreciation from SK (A) Bukit Kemandol Headmaster Anuwar bin Arshad
UTAR students painting Rukun Negara (National Principles) at SK Bukit Tampoi (A)
SK Bukit Tampoi (A) Headmistress Siti Saadah binti Mukrim (standing, most left) and Nur Farahin binti Bahari (standing, most right) with UTAR students and school staff
UTAR students painting mural of world map at SK Sungai Melut (A)
Nurnazatul (front row, right) and UTAR students with the finished mural
The Orang Asli community service then proceeded with two gotong-royong sessions which took place in Kampung Orang Asli Tanjung Sepat, Selangor and Kampung Bukit Payung, Alor Gajah, Malacca. The first gotong-royong was held on 3 November 2018 to clean Pantai Cunang, which is a part of the Orang Asli village. Meanwhile, the second gotong-royong session saw UTAR students putting their arms together to clean up public facilities such as balai raya and balai rawatan in Alor Gajah. Twenty-nine students were involved in the goodwill effort, supervised by three DSSC staff.
UTAR students cleaning up the compounds in Kampung Bukit Payung
Other than lending hands to beautify schools and cleaning the areas, UTAR students also shared their knowledge in STEM with the Orang Asli community. Held on 24 November 2018 at Kampung Sungai Rasau Hilir, Puchong, nine UTAR students shared the fun and excitement of STEM with 20 Orang Asli children aged six to 13 years old. They conducted simple yet interesting experiments such as invisible ink, magic balloon and snake balloon. After all the fun, the scientific explanation behind every experiment was shared with the children.
UTAR student demonstrating snake balloon experiment
Orang Asli children trying their hands on the “magic balloon” experiment, facilitated by a UTAR student
This series of Orang Asli community outreach is the second initiative by DSSC in strengthening the connection with Orang Asli, following the successful “Art-craft Project” in July 2018.
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