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Program Rakan Muda Ramadhan

Oleh: Norashikin Leman

Tadarus WALAUPUN kedatangan bulan Ramadhan membataskan aktiviti riadah seperti bersukan, Jabatan Belia Dan Sukan Negara ( KBS) mengambil inisiatif menganjurkan aktiviti yang bersesuaian dengan kemuliaan bulan puasa dengan menganjurkan Program Rakan Muda Ramadhan.

Program yang dianjurkan pada setiap tahun sejak 1994 ini merupakan sebahagian daripada Program Pembangunan Sahsiah Remaja yang memberi peluang kepada belia mengikuti pelbagai program berbentuk keagamaan.

Timbalan Ketua Pengarah Bahagian Pembangunan Rakan Muda, Wasitah Yusof berkata, penglibatan golongan ilmuan agama muda yang terdiri daripada Generasi Y amat diperlukan dalam membentuk pembaharuan.

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by Makiko Saba

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For many who has been involved, I am sure you are highly aware of the existence of various NGOs in Malaysia. Personally, I think our perception and acceptance on voluntary activities is very much influenced by the mainstream culture. Although we have been exposed to the concept of helping hands since early age, "volunteerism" has not been commercialized enough, especially among our young generations.

As we are moving towards becoming a developing nation, social development focus has been directed towards commercialization of economy generating activities such as empowering our human capital for commercial workforce, enhancing our education system for popular commercial sectors, etc.

Based on personal experience, I came to realize that despite knowing the importance of "giving my hands" to the needy, somehow my intention of helping others kept on dropping from my priority list. Helping financially (or shall I say monetary assistance) had overwhelmed voluntary efforts/activities by pushing away people, who are less fortunate -money wise. If I go back to the basics of helping, a contribution does not equals to monetary value itself, but the scope can be widen to other type of resources available.

Sukarelawan MV Finch Kekurangan Bekalan Air Bersih

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Oleh: Norashikin Leman

Setelah hampir seminggu berada diluar Pelabuhan El-Arish Mesir hari ini (23 Mei 2011) merupakan hari penentu bagi kapal kargo MV Finch samada akan dibenar menghampiri pelabuhan atau tidak. MV Finch yang membawa 12 orang anak kapal beserta bantuan kemanusiaan kepada penduduk Gazad kini hanya bergantung harap pada hasil pertemuan Menteri Luar Malaysia dan rakan sejawatnya dari Mesir di Jakarta.

Seorang wartawan Bernama Malaysia yang turut berada dalam misi tersebut, Faizal Hassan berkata, keadaan semakin genting apabila pihak berkuasa pelabuhan gagal menghantar bantuan perubatan serta bekalan air bersih. "Bekalan air bersih akan kehabisan pada bila-bila masa,” malah, beberapa lori turut tersadai di pelabuhan sejak Jumaat lalu kerana menunggu kapal berlabuh untuk memindahkan barangan kargo", katanya.

Jom meriahkan Himpunan Sejuta Belia Negara 2011

hbnmedium Jadikan anda salah seorang daripada sejuta belia yang berada Putrajaya pada 28-30 Mei ini. Himpunan Sejuta Belia adalah kemuncak bagi sambutan Hari Belia Negara yang disambut pada 15 mei setiap tahun. Sambutan Hari Belia Negara (HBN) 2011 yang bertemakan ‘Pemangkin Transformasi’ pada tahun ini disambut secara serentak di 14 buah negeri termasuk Wilayah Persekutuan menerusi pelbagai aktiviti dan program bagi menghargai kepentingan dan penglibatan golongan belia di dalam pembangunan negara.

A Small Effort for Some 400 Small People by A Few People with BIG hearts - Mini Library @Kg Ulu Melaka

by Md Ghani Ibrahim

206382_10150148370785876_700810875_7089854_1954483_a Going through some winding roads and sharp bends after Serendah, a small northern town in Selangor, for the first time was rather trivial. My adrenalin rush went to overdrive when by Blackberry said "No GPS Connection Currently Available" and my Google Map went stalled! I dialed some numbers who presummably could be of assistance with direction to this Kg Ulu Melaka. Double whammy - "Call Failed". As a Malay proverb says,"Malu bertanya, sesat jalan", my pit stop at a gas station proved furtile.

9 April 2011 indeed a special day for Yayasan Salam Malaysia and especially for SIG Children. The inaugral opening of a mini library near the Balairaya of Kg Ulu Melaka was simple but meaningful.

What is Volunteering?

In general terms, volunteering is the practice of people working on behalf of others or a particular cause without payment for their time and services. Volunteering is generally considered an altruistic activity, intended to promote good or improve human quality of life, but people also volunteer for their own skill development, to meet others, to make contacts for possible employment, to have fun, and a variety of other reasons that could be considered self-serving. Volunteering takes many forms and is performed by a wide range of people. Many volunteers are specifically trained in the areas they work in, such as medicine, education, or emergency rescue. Other volunteers serve on an as-needed basis, such as in response to a natural disaster or for a beach-cleanup. Source: Wikipedia