MORE than 70 orphans and their guardians from the Brunei-Muara District yesterday, were treated to a day filled with educational and entertaining actvities as part of DST’s community outreach programme ‘Ihsan Kasih’.
The visitors from Brunei-Muara had the opportunity to visit the Royal Brunei Air Force base in Rimba, and then a fun outing in Jerudong Park Playground in the afternoon, according to a press release.
The outing began with a welcoming reception at DST Headquarters in Tungku Link where the orphans and guardians were greeted by DST’s Deputy CEO, Haji Marsad bin Haji Ismail, members of DST management and staff.
The children and DST staff had the opportunity to mingle with each other through fun icebreaking activities. The children were also treated to special goodies from DST.
After the welcoming session, their journey continued to the Royal Brunei Air Force to learn more about Brunei’s defence system at the airforce base.
The guests together with DST management and staff before their trip to Royal Brunei Air Force
The children enjoying themselves at Ice Skating
A children getting his face painted
DST staff getting to know the children in an icebreaking exercise. – PHOTOS: DST
After the visit to Royal Brunei Air Force, the children and their guardians were brought to Jerudong Park Playground with exclusive entry into the park to enjoy the newly opened ‘Icetravaganza’ Ice Skating followed by entry to the much anticipated Water Park Playground.
Hajah Safrina binti Pehin Dato Haji Abdul Rahman, Manager of Group Corporate Communications in DST, on the initiative to treat the orphans from Brunei-Muara District, “We are happy to once again be able to provide opportunities for our young guests to visit places of interest and provide exclusive activities for them as these opportunities are not always easily available to them.
“Visiting places such as the air force is also a good opportunity to inspire them.
The expectation of the whole event is to ensure they have an enjoyable experience and also for us to bond with them during this time as part of our community social responsibility.
“The ‘Ihsan Kasih’ intiative overall, is about reaching out to various communities in Brunei such as the less fortunate, orphans and special needs individuals, by organising initiatives like these, we hope it will create a positive impact in their daily lives and become embedded as part of their special memories.”
DST has proactively arranged activities for orphans including fun futsal tournaments in Brunei-Muara District, educational trips to places such as the Oil and Gas Discovery Centre (OGDC) and Royal Regalia Building, a movie outing to the cinema to watch the local film ‘Yasmine’, an opportunity to visit a Dino Expo and today, the Royal Brunei Air Force.
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