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The participants received dictionaries, stationery, SPM exercise books and storybooks. — Pictures courtesy of Small Changes
WHILE many of their peers are focused on their careers and enjoying leisure activities, a group of young graduates are carrying out volunteer work.
The Klang Valley-based group, who call themselves Small Changes, go by the motto Small Changes, Big Differences.
The Klang Valley-based group, who call themselves Small Changes, go by the motto Small Changes, Big Differences.
They conducted a two-day motivational course for 40 secondary school students in Kota Masai, Pasir Gudang, recently.
The Form Four and Form Five students of SMK Kota Masai 2 are from disadvantaged backgrounds and had done well in the Penilaian Menengah Rendah (PMR) examination.
Project coordinator and Small Changes founder Azri Malek Wan Haron, 25, said they decided on the project because they were concerned about the inequalities in educational opportunities in urban and rural areas.
Project coordinator and Small Changes founder Azri Malek Wan Haron, 25, said they decided on the project because they were concerned about the inequalities in educational opportunities in urban and rural areas.
He said students in rural areas were also disadvantaged by the fact that they had less exposure to role models, such as professionals.
"The aspirations of young people are shaped by their environment," said Azri, a law graduate of Cardiff University in Wales, United Kingdom.
"The son of a doctor is more likely to become one because of the influence of his father, while the son of a farmer is more likely to follow in his father's footsteps because he has no other role model to look up to.
Read more: LEADING CHANGE http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/07scbd/Article/#ixzz1ROgFQXel
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