On August 10th, 2024, Water Watch Penang (WWP) participated in an exhibition on Canteen Day hosted by SK Kongsi. The main objective of this invitation by SK Kongsi, was to provide an avenue for the students to learn about water education in Penang. The exhibition was actively organised by WWP’s Executive Manager, Dr. Hong Chern Wern, along with two Education Officers, Ms. Atiqah and Ms. Fatin Azahara and three interns, Ms. Fatin Amira, Ms. Husna, and Ms. Khor Ci Shan.
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The implementation of the Salcon Smart Water Programme, a CSR Collaborative Programme between Salcon Engineering Berhad and Water Watch Penang (WWP), was held at Taman Rimba Bukit Kerinchi on August 3, 2024. Typically hosted at Taman Persekutuan Bukit Kiara for the past 13 years since its inception, this year’s event was relocated due to renovations at the usual venue. The new location, Taman Rimba Bukit Kerinchi, offered a visually impressive setting. The programme welcomed 39 students and 4 teachers from SMK Bandar Baru Sungai Buloh, along with Salcon Berhad’s representative, Mr. Chin Yaw Ying and , the Corporate Affairs & Sustainability Executive and Aini Suhailah Binti Mukhtar, Corporate Affairs Protégé.
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Pada 20 Jun 2024, Persatuan Pengamatan Air Pulau Pinang telah berjaya menganjurkan Program Pendidikan Sungai dan Air di Sekolah Kebangsaan Sungai Setar, Nibong Tebal. Program ini melibatkan 292 orang pelajar dari Darjah 1 hingga Darjah 6 serta dua orang guru, bermula dari pukul 10.30 pagi hingga 12.00 tengah hari. Dr. Hong Chern Wern, Pengurus Eksekutif persatuan bersama dengan dua pelajar latihan industri, Cik Nur Fatin Azahara dan Cik Nur Atiqah, serta bantuan daripada sukarelawan RASMA, Encik Shaughn telah menyampaikan ceramah yang menarik dan berfaedah. Sesi ini dimulakan oleh Dr. Hong dengan pengenalan umum tentang persatuan dan aktiviti-aktiviti yang telah dijalankan oleh Persatuan Pengamatan Air Pulau Pinang untuk menarik minat pelajar. Dr. Hong juga menekankan bahawa SK Sungai Setar juga merupakan salah satu daripada seratus sekolah yang terlibat “Program Negalitres untuk Sekolah”
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Water Watch Penang is honored to have been invited to raise awareness about water conservation as part of Intel Malaysia Safety Week, participating as one of the exhibitors on May 7th and 9th, 2024, at the Bayan Lepas and Kulim plants respectively. Representing Water Watch Penang were Dr. Hong Chern Wern, the Executive Manager of WWP, along with interns from UMK, Ms. Atiqah and Ms. Fatin.
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On March 15, 2024, Water Watch Penang (WWP) successfully carried out the ‘Negalitres for Schools’ River and Water Education Programme at SJKC Kheng Tean. Under the Negalitres for Schools Programme, in the year 2022 during its kickoff, SJKC Kheng Tean was the first ever school to be installed with the water saving technology. This marks their inaugural educational talk in school for the year 2024 and also the third year of their participation in this programme.. A total of 300 students and 6 teachers participated in the program, which ran from 8:10 a.m. to 9:10 a.m.
Led by Mr. Hanson Yeoh, the WWP Programme Officer, and with support from WWP intern Mr. Dane Lim Chiu Tong, the session commenced with an insightful overview of WWP’s mission and past endeavors.
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