| Achong Tanjong |
THE Department of Co-Curriculum Education at the Ministry of Education through the Uniformed and Community Service Unit in collaboration with Welfare and Social Body of the Department of Co-Curriculum Education (BIJAK) yesterday organised a community charity project called ‘Fastabiqul Khairat’.
Fastabiqul Khairat, which means striving to do good, is a public charity event that started yesterday and will continue until May 30, 2016 from 9am to 4pm (office hours only).
The main objective is to provide aid and assistance to orphans and needy children of the department and surrounding villages in conjunction with welcoming the beginning of the upcoming holy month of Ramadhan and Hari Raya Aidilfitri 2016.
The public is welcome to donate clothes, cakes, drinks, basic food necessities and send them to the Department of Co-Curriculum Education, Jalan 10, Kampong Perpindahan Lambak Kanan in Berakas.
Director of Co-Curriculum Education, Pengiran Suhaimi bin Pengiran Haji Bakar checking his blood pres-sure before donating blood
A group photo of Uniformed and Community Service Unit with staff of the Department of Co-Curriculum Education at the event. – PHOTOS: ACHONG TANJONG
A blood donation campaign was also held yesterday to enliven the event. Present to donate blood were Director of Co-Curriculum Education, Pengiran Suhaimi bin Pengiran Haji Bakar, and the Acting Assistant Director of Co-Curriculum Education, Roslin bin Suhailee, as well as senior officers and staff members of the Ministry of Education.
The social charity project involves members and supervising teachers from six schools’ uniform teams nationwide.
The school uniform teams were invited to make the project successful on a voluntary basis for charity.
The aims of the project are to realise the department’s intention towards the establishment of Uniformed and Community Service Unit, invite staff of the Ministry of Education and members of the civil society to jointly create a charity platform to lend assistance to orphaned children of the department, the less fortunate residents of Kampong Perpindahan Lambak Kanan in Berakas ‘B’ and patients who require blood supply as well as to collect donations in the forms of clothes and food that can be provided to the target individuals.
The event also aims to help the Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha (RIPAS) Hospital Blood Bank Unit stock up on blood supplies and train members of the uniform body to be active in conducting charity works in order to foster closer relationships among members of the community, donors and the recipients.
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