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RAINWATER HARVESTING AS A SUPPLEMENTARY WATER SOURCE TALK AT SENTRAL COLLEGE, PENANG – 22 JULY 2022

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22 July 2022: As Water Watch Penang (WWP) has prior experience in promoting Rainwater Harvesting technology and its development, Penang Green Council (PGC) invited WWP to give an educational talk about the installation of a Rainwater Harvesting system as a supplementary water resource in tandem with Green Innovation Competition organized at Sentral College, Penang.

More than 40 students and lecturers from Sentral College participated in the talk, including the Principal, Dr. Chiang Geok Lian, and the Project Officer from PGC, who invited WWP for the talk, Mr. Ahmad Uzeir Ahmad Murshid. In addition, Yang Berhormat (YB) Phee Boon Poh attended the event as a special guest. Dr. Hong Chern Wern, the Executive Manager of WWP, gave a talk that exposed the participants to the benefits of Rainwater Harvesting, along with his intern, Mr. Hanson Yeoh.

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INTEL RIVER RANGER PROGRAMME (CSR PROGRAMME) WITH WATER WATCH PENANG – 14 JULY 2022, QUARRY PARK, PENANG

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14 July 2022: In conjunction with Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme at INTEL, Water Watch Penang has successfully conducted the River Ranger programme with the participation of INTEL employees at Quarry Park, located in the Botanical Garden of Penang. This event was the second series of the entire programme, where the first was held the month before (28th of June).

A total of 37 participants from INTEL Penang joined the programme, and some of them travelled all the way from outstation for this programme.

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SALCON SMART WATER PROGRAMME FOR SMK (L) METHODIST SENTUL – 16 JULY 2022, TAMAN PERSEKUTUAN BUKIT KIARA, KUALA LUMPUR

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16 July 2022: A total of 29 students and three teachers from SMK (L) Methodist Sentul were involved in the Salcon Smart Water Programme in collaboration with Water Watch Penang in Taman Persekutuan Bukit Kiara, Kuala Lumpur.

This was the second programme of the year under the Salcon partnership with Water Watch Penang for another participating school, targeting to educate students regarding the importance of water and the essential role of rivers as one of the water resources.

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GEOGRAPHY FIELD WORK WITH PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS PROGRAMME – 4 JULY 2022, TAMAN JAJAR, SUNGAI ARA, PENANG

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4 July 2022: Water Watch Penang has successfully conducted a geography field work for the year 10 students (Form 4 equivalent) of Prince of Wales Island International Schools at Taman Jajar, Sungai Ara, Pulau Pinang.

The programme was attended by a total of 22 students participants and two teachers, and the facilitator involved in this field work was Dr Hong Chern Wern, Executive Manager at Water Watch Penang. This programme was also assissted by two trained volunteers, Nursyazana and Azilah from Universiti Sains Malaysia.

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MBSP RIVER EDUCATION PROGRAMME WITH SMK SIMPANG EMPAT – 2 JULY 2022, CHEROK TOKKUN

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2 July 2022: River education programme has been successfully held by Water Watch Penang in partnership with Majlis Bandaraya Seberang Perai (MBSP) where this educational programme has been conducted face-to-face for secondary school, SMK Simpang Empat students at Cherok Tokkun, Pulau Pinang.

The programme was attended by a total of 30 students and 5 teachers and facilitated by Dr. Hong Chern Wern, from Water Watch Penang and assisted by 4 trained volunteers/facilitators, Mr Sharvind, Ms Nursyazana, Ms Azilah and Ms Farah.

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