We Care We Act programme educates primary schoolchildren on
sustainable water management and sanitation

A virtual motivational campaign, organised under the We Care We Act programme, by the Department of Soft Skills Competency (DSSC) of Sungai Long was conducted on 13 November 2021 via Google Meet. The main objective of the virtual campaign was to impart knowledge and enhance the understanding of primary school students from SJKC Chung Hua Mantin & SJKC Kuo Min Nilai, Negeri Sembilan on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6: Clean Water and Sanitation for All, outlined by the United Nations. The virtual campaign also aimed to provide a platform for participants to actively participate and share their opinion on various topics.

The virtual campaign was led by DSSC staff Choon Wen Kie with assistance from 10 UTAR student helpers, namely Lai Kah Wei, Chin Man Fai, Ang Lin, Thulasini Balachandran, Georgina Ko Fang Ning, Tan Tze Yi, Hanesshwari Sithambaram, Soh Qiau Hui, Ngu Jing Wen and Lee Xin Ci. The virtual campaign consisted of an ice-breaking session named "Escape from the room", and three activities titled "Scramble Words” and “Left or Right” and “True or Wrong”.

In relation to SDG 6, the activities required participants to choose the right photos and identify current environmental problems that have occurred. It also saw participants brainstorming to identify various words with the given jumbled alphabets. Participants were also shown SDG 6 related images and were required to provide their explanations. At the end of the virtual campaign, participants gained a better understanding of the availability and sustainable water management and sanitation for all.

Participants Chai Jiang Qi commented that she learnt about parasites that can breed in the body or water, while Pang Yun An said he learnt the importance of protecting sea creatures and was excited to apply the knowledge he has learnt in the future.