Category: Latest News

2024 CHORAL SPEAKING COMPETITION – 26TH OCTOBER 2024

  By

On the 26th of October 2024, a choral speaking competition was held at SJKC Union. This competition was organized by Water Watch Penang in partnership with Perbadanan Bekalan Air Pulau Pinang (PBAPP) and the Green Educators’ Workgroup (GREW), sponsored by Jabatan Pendidikan Negeri Pulau Pinang. The aims of this competition were to highlight the critical need for Penangites to conserve water for future needs, as well as induce creativity in students through water themed education. We hoped to instil awareness of water issues in the younger generations and empower them to take action, as well as emphasize the importance of the English language in our education.

Continue reading

Exhibition and Talk at Youth Climate Summit 2024 Southeast Asia – UOW Malaysia KDU, Penang University College 14th to 18th October 2024.

  By

On the 14th to the 18th of October 2024, Water Watch Penang was given the privilege of having a talk and exhibition at the Youth Climate Summit 2024 Southeast Asia, an event organized by Penang Green Council and sponsored by ThinkCity. Our exhibiton, held at the UOW Malaysia KDU Penang University College, Georgetown Campus, ran for the event’s duration of 9 am to 5 pm daily, for 5 days. Aside from our exhibition at the ground floor, we also had a talk on water security as part of a parallel track session.

At our booth, we had a “lucky draw” prepared by our education officers Ms. Fatin Azahara and Ms. Nur Atiqah – visitors who came to our booth would be asked to spin for a number, then given a water-related question corresponding to that number. When answered correctly, we would gift visitors with an informational booklet on how to save water at home, as well as a water-saving kit from Perbadanan Bekalan Air Pulau Pinang. Aside from that, we also had our usual setup of chemical water quality test kits, informational slides and other games that can be played to educate the public about water issues locally as well as all over the world. Our intern, Ms. Chan Yi Ying, assisted at the booth as well.

Continue reading

Dual Water Education and Awareness Program at SMK Kubang Telaga and SK Keting, Bachok, Kelantan – 2nd October 2024.

  By , ,

On 2nd October 2024, Water Watch Penang organized a dual Water Education and Awareness Program at SK Kubang Telaga and SK Keting, in line with the Rainwater Harvesting System Project in Kelantan.

The main objective of the educational session was the same as before, which is to raise awareness among students about water issues at the international, national, and state levels, as well as the benefits of using rainwater as a clean secondary water source for daily needs. During the program, Water Watch Penang also demonstrated the operation of the rainwater harvesting system installed at the schools, as well as the UV system that supplies drinking-quality clean water.

Continue reading

Training of Trainers (TOT) Programme At Penang Botanical Gardens – 5th October 2024

  By

On the morning of October 5th 2024, Water Watch Penang held a Training of Trainers (TOT) programme at the Penang Botanical Gardens to expand our network of water education facilitators. There were 14 participants in total, many of them lecturers, teachers or other educators of sorts. The programme started at 9 am and was concluded by noon. There was even a surprise participation by Mr. Khor Hung Teik, one of the founding members of Water Watch Penang, whose presence undoubtedly added much meaning and joy to our session. Each participant was provided with a training manual containing examples and slides that can be utilized for classroom and outdoor education.

Continue reading

Exhibition and Talk at Earth Fest 2024 – Grow Community Market – Hin Bus Depot – 4th to 6th October 2024

  By

At the bustling community market situated in Hin Bus Depot, Water Watch Penang held a three-day exhibition and talk as a part of Earth Fest 2024. This event, filled with all sorts of sustainable vendors, was organized by Grow Community Market, and ran from the 4th to 6th of October 2024, 10 am to 6 pm every day for the duration of the event.

As usual, we laid out our chemical water quality test kits to teach kids about the various parameters that must be maintained within a safe level for the aquatic ecosystem and human use. Aside from that, Ms. Fatin Azahara had some simple games prepared for the children who visited the booth. Many visitors, children and adults alike, clamoured to view our macroinvertebrate samples under the microscope – a stonefly nymph and a caddisfly nymph – as well as a live specimen of a stonefly nymph captured just days before at the Penang Botanical Garden.

Continue reading