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23^rd May 2022: After not able to hold a face-to-face programme with school students since the Covid-19 Movement Control Order (MCA), Water Watch Penang has finally able to conduct a face-to-face programme for primary school students at SK Bayan Baru, Penang.

The programme was attended by a total of 28 participants (Standard 5) and two teachers, and the facilitator involved in giving a talk that day was Dr Hong Chern Wern, from Water Watch Penang assisted by Project Assistant, Mr. Linges Navamney and Comms Intern, Ms. Nursyazana.

30^th April 2022: Disted College has organized a program called Earth Day 2022 via Zoom in which 35 participants took part.

Earth Day is an annual event held on April 22nd 2022 to demonstrate support for environmental protection. This year the theme for Earth Day is Invest in Our Planet. It’s a call to action for all from individuals to governments to industry, to innovate and collaborate for a healthy and prosperous planet.

30th April 2022: Water Watch Penang has conducted a water education talk on ‘Negalitres For Schools Programmes, River and Water Education Programme’ for secondary school students in Penang via Zoom.

23rd April 2022: International Student Chapter of American Chemical Society, Universiti Sains Malaysia (ACS USM) has conducted a programme called “Water Innovation Challenge 2022: Be a Solution to Water Pollution: Transformation via Sustainability Strategies” via Zoom where the programme was attended by more than 200 participants.

20 April 2022: World Water Day 2022 Webinar has been conducted with the theme “Will Penang Have Enough Water for the Future” via Zoom.

The main objective of this event was to discuss and provide insights from panellists of various expertise and backgrounds on the current water situation in Penang. The strategies given by all the panelists in this program is very important to ensure that the water supply is always sufficient for Penang’s sustainable development initiatives.