On July 5, 2024, Water Watch Penang (WWP) organised a river education programme (under the Negalitres for Schools Programme) for SK Titi Teras at the Penang Botanical Gardens. The primary objective of this initiative was to raise awareness about Penang’s water resources and educate students on river monitoring and conservation practices. The program engaged 30 primary school students, under the guidance of Ms. Rohanizam binti Abdul Rased and four other teachers, who actively participated in learning about water conservation and the significance of rivers in the environment.
Pada hari Rabu, 3 Julai 2024, Persatuan Pengamatan Air Pulau Pinang (Water Watch Penang – WWP) berjaya melaksanakan Program Pendidikan Air dan Sungai di SMK Padang Polo. Program ini berlangsung dari jam 7.30 pagi sehingga 9.00 pagi dan melibatkan lebih 200 orang pelajar Tingkatan 1 hingga 5 daripada Persatuan Kerjaya, Kelab Pencinta Alam, Kelab Koperasi, Persatuan Bahasa dan Kebudayaan, Persatuan Pendidikan Islam, Kelab STEM, serta para pelajar pendidikan khas.
The Penang Water Audit Competition 2023 wrapped up successfully on the 28 October 2023, featuring an active participation of 30 students from six schools in Penang. The competition took place at SJKC Union, and was conducted in collaboration with PBAPP, Penang Green Council, Green Educator’s Workgroup (GREW), and Clean International.
Water Audit involves assessing the flow of water in a system to understand usage, enabling the reduction of losses and improvement in water conservation. Following the success of last year’s first water audit competition, Water Watch Penang organized the second edition in Penang. This competition serves to educate students on the significance of water conservation, empower them to conduct water audits, and foster active partnerships and participation within schools.
On October 10, 2023, for the second consecutive day, Water Watch Penang (WWP) and Xylem SEA successfully conducted a water education program as part of their CSR initiative at SMK Bukit Jambul. The program involved a total of 100 Form 3 students and teachers, led by Ms. Norasiah, from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm.
The session began with an opening speech from Mr. Mohamad Hapiz B Mohd Rosli, Country Head of Xylem Water Solutions Malaysia Sdn Bhd. Mr. Hapiz provided an overview of the company and outlined its efforts in addressing water-related challenges in cities and schools. He also showed a 5-minute video about Xylem’s initiative in helping a group of young Thai soccer team trapped in a cave in 2018.
Next, Dr. Hong Chern Wern continued the session by giving a brief introduction to Water Watch Penang’s vision and mission and its activities throughout the year. To kickstart the education session, he presented awareness-inducing topics about water issues worldwide, focusing on Malaysia and Penang. This session aimed to show and educate the students about the reasons to use water wisely in Malaysia, especially in Penang, which is the highest water consumer in Malaysia despite being a water-poor state.
14th September 2023 – Water Watch Penang successfully held ‘Negalitres for Schools’ on 14 September 2023, from 10.40 a.m. to 12.40 p.m. at SK Taman Senangan in Butterworth, Pulau Pinang.
The programme was attended by 105 Standard 5 students and 13 teachers, who were instructed on water education by a trained intern/facilitator, Ms Khairul Barieyah, who assisted the Water Watch Penang programme officer, Mr Hanson Yeoh.
