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Students Explore Aquatic Sciences (SEAS) Camp 2024 – 19th September 2024, Universiti Sains Malaysia

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The Student Explore Aquatic Sciences (SEAS) Camp 2024 was a resounding success at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). Led by Dr. Chee Su Yin, the camp featured a dedicated team of staff, postgraduate students, research officers, research assistants, and interns from the Centre for Global Sustainability Studies (CGSS), USM, along with support from Water Watch Penang, Jabatan Pendidikan Negeri Pulau Pinang, and Perbadanan Bekalan Air Pulau Pinang. A total of 30 primary school students, aged 13 to 17, participated alongside two teachers.

The camp featured three engaging activities at various USM locations. The first, led by Associate Professor Dr. Lee Hooi Ling from the School of Chemical Sciences, was supported by interns from CGSS and Water Watch Penang. In this hands-on session, students tested the pH levels of drinking water and created sodium alginate worms/beads, enhancing their understanding of scientific principles.

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Water Watch Penang welcomes Chan Yi Ying, our latest intern.

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Chan Yi Ying is a fourth-year undergraduate student from Xiamen University Malaysia, pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Marine Environmental Chemistry with Honours. She has a variety of different interests, ranging from art to paleontology to marine science, all fields directed towards her appreciation of and desire to understand the world around her. Catching caterpillars and beach trips in her childhood days, Yi Ying has grown up with a deep curiosity and concern for the natural environment and the role she could play in helping to preserve it.

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Five Water Education and Awareness Programme in Schools in Bachok District, Kelantan – 8th to 12th September 2024

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From September 8 to 12, 2024, the Water Watch Penang successfully organized five Water Education and Awareness Programs at five schools in the Bachok District, Kelantan. These schools are participants in the Rainwater Harvesting System Project in the state.

The primary objective of these educational sessions was to raise students’ awareness of global, national, and state-level water issues, as well as the benefits of using rainwater as a clean secondary water source for daily use. During the program, the Water Watch Penang team demonstrated the operation of the installed rainwater harvesting systems at the schools and introduced the UV system that supplies clean, drinkable water.

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WATER WATCH PENANG – XYLEM WATERMARK CSR PROGRAMME – WATER-WISE RIVER EDUCATION PROGRAMME FROM 28 TO 30 AUGUST 2024

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Water Watch Penang (WWP) and Xylem SEA successfully collaborated on a CSR program from 28 to 30 August 2024. This marks the second year of collaboration between WWP and Xylem Company in the water and river education program, with two river education sessions at the Penang Botanical Gardens and one session held at a school.

The objective of this CSR programme is to educate and empower students in water conservation, aligning with Xylem’s mission “to provide education and equitable access to safe water and sanitation to support healthy lives and help build resilient communities.”

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Water Education Programme for Participating Schools of The Rainwater Harvesting Project in Kelantan – 20th to 21st August 2024, Bachok, Kelantan.

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Two water education programs for participating schools in the Rainwater Harvesting Project in Kelantan took place on the 20th and 21st of August 2024 at SK Seneng and SMK Teratak Pulai, respectively. A total of 32 students from SK Seneng and 25 students and one teacher from SMK Teratak Pulai participated in this one-hour program.

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