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Incubator Spa & Saloon For Oku (Hearing Disabilities), Aspenger Syndrome & Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (Adhd) Student
Background of the project Who is our target community?OKU students in Pusat Kemahiran Dalam Komuniti (PDK)  and Sekolah Pendidikan Khas it was disabilities center who are train them in skill works. It was student with Asperger SyndromeWhat Is Asperger Syndrome? Asperger syndrome is also called Asperger disorder, is a type of perforated developmental disorder (PDD). The PDD is a bunch of underdeveloped conditions for the development of basic skills, especially the ability to socialize with others, communicate, and use imagination. Although Asperger syndrome is similar in some ways as autism or worse than PDD but there are some important differences. Children with Asperger’s syndrome are more functional than those with autism. In addition, children with Asperger syndrome usually have normal intelligence and language development is approaching normally, though they may be problematic in developing communication as their age increases. Problems with social skills: Children with Asperger syndrome generally have difficulty interacting with others and often awkward in social situations. They generally cannot be friends easily. They are having difficulty getting started and retaining conversations. Eccentric or repetitive behavior: Children with very different developmental conditions and often repeat movements, such as squeezing hands or twisted fingers. Unusual fun or ritual: A child with Asperger's syndrome in his daily life always follows the same ritual and refuses to change his habits, such as dressing in a certain order. Communication difficulties: People with Asperger syndrome may not have eye contact when talking to someone. They may have difficulty using facial expressions and gestures and the meaning of body language. They also tend to have problems understanding the language in certain contexts. Range of interest: A child with Asperger syndrome can develop self-esteem and develop in several areas, such as considering sports schedules, weather, or maps. Coordination problems: Children with Asperger syndrome may seem awkward or awkward. Skilled or talented: Many children with Asperger syndrome are very talented or skilled in certain areas, such as music or math, beautician.How we develop and help this student based on the past pilot study? Improving the self confidence in Experiential Learning Skill (ELS) in Home Based Cosmetology Project to CERTIFIED AS A PROFESSIONAL BEAUTICIAN This project have done start as a pilot study from 14 students in Sek Men Panji Kota Bahru. A group of 14 special education students from Panji National High School (SMK) Panji, here, are trying to produce their own massage oil for spa use as a training at their schools. Their efforts prove that the low level of academic ability is not a barrier to doing activities that can generate income. With all the teachers at the school, the group of students who were all in isolation produced materials such as massage oils and lip balm used at their spa at the school called Teratak Spa. A student, Nur Syahirah Nabila Che Abdullah, 15, said she and her friends loved the activity and wanted to pursue it after school. I am happy every time I come to school because I can do the activities I like besides getting good service from the teacher. "Although I and other friends are sometimes slow to understand the direction of teachers, they are still patiently teaching us. "This product development science will be used by me as I am very interested in massage and spa," he said. In fact, he said, many programs were conducted by the school either inside or outside of school to give them.The program's teacher, K A Razhiyah, 57, said that besides being able to produce massage oil, the student also runs a spa at the school which focuses on healthcare and massage services. "Initially we just trained them with massage and beauty treatment process, then I got the idea to produce massage oil and lips moisturizer itself in view of its easy-to-learn manufacturing process. "So far, we have produced three types of massage oils such as pandan oil, fragrant oil and coconut oil, and also create lip moisturizers. I thank the teachers for their commitment to the task of educating these special students. love and no wonder they can succeed to this level. "Another proud achievement, when the school has successfully graduated from Malaysian Skills Certificate (SKM) and hopefully a new spirit of teaching will continue to serve these special students," he said for customers who wish to enjoy spa services and massage will be charged from RM5 to RM30 depending on the type of treatment. The Teratak Spa involves 14 students aged 14 to 19 who experience various problems such as Down Syndrome, Impulsive Behavior, Hyperactivity, and Lack of Attentiveness (ADHD), Mindset, Autism, Serebrum Palsi and late development. "All these products are processed individually in schools by these special students and are controlled by teachers here. The products will be sold when they are invited to the exhibition and have been marketed around Kota Bharu. "I'm trying to bring this special student to another level so that they have their own skills for future benefits. I do not want them to be underestimated because they are convinced that they are capable of self-sufficiency if they get the right guidance," he said, Special SMK Panji since 2008.
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Puberty with Dignity
Malaysia has no formal comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) programme despite recording 51 underage pregnancies daily (amounting to more than 18,600 cases per year), without accounting those that go unrecorded. Data from the 2012 Global School-based Student Health Survey, along with the fact that 50.4% of respondents admitted to having sex before the age of 14, is shocking. The country has seen a corresponding increase in baby dumping, unsafe abortions and infanticide. Not even rape victims are protected in the aftermath of their trauma, with many married off to their rapists so the babies they bear may be ‘legitimate’. It is estimated that 39-45% of the fathers to teenage pregnancies are adult males, with 80% of these abusers being someone who was known to the victim and who groomed them for the purpose of sexual abuse, according to a 2015 report from the Royal Malaysian Police. Victims often did not know they’d been wronged. Here are the current statistics around underage sexual activities in Malaysia:1. Under the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017. It is an offence to have sex with teens below the age of 18. In Malaysia 7.3% of the teens have unknowingly committed this offence;2. A study from the National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) revealed that only 12% of respondents said they used condoms. Out of that 7.3 per cent, (21:11) had multiple sexual partners;3. An estimated three million girls aged 15 to 19 undergo unsafe abortions every year. Uncertified, underground, traditional abortions prone to further health risk and excruciating pain. And, worldwide, one in five girls have given birth by the age of 18. It has been reported that in Malaysia, an average of 18,000 teenagers get pregnant each year.Listed are the problems we addressed with the SPOT Programmes since 20151. Underage sexual activities;2. Child grooming (online and offline);3. Child sexual abuse (1 out of 4 girls and 1 out of 6 boys in Malaysia have suffered some form of sexual abuse);4. Teenage pregnancy (51 girls fall pregnant everyday in Malaysia);5. Level of STI among young people.
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Environmental Protection
Community Plastic Upcycling Workshop
A shocking research by WWF has found out that Malaysia is ranked highest in Asia in terms of annual plastic packaging consumption, in specific, each Malaysian consumes 6.8kg of plastic every year. This is an alarming sign that plastic pollution shall be treated seriously. On the other hand, the recycling rate of plastic such as PET in Malaysia is quite low as 16% was recycled in 2019. (The Star, 14 Nov 2019)Not just polluting the environment, plastic will turn into microplastics and become part of the new ―food chain‖. It has been found in the guts of every marine mammal examined in Britain‘s shore, and Scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) also discovered microplastics are indeed contaminating edible plants. Plastics have become a necessity of our daily lives, but now it is slowly invading our bodies. Actions have to be taken because we do not want to eat plastics.This is the reason why Hara Makers initiated a project called ‗Reimagine Plastics‘. We understand the use of plastics in our daily lives are unavoidable. We need plastics, but what we do not need is plastic waste. Hara Makers wishes to create a sustainable and circular plastic waste management. Or to put 3 Updated as at 5/3/2020 this into another words, it is a process of 'giving plastic bags a second life‘This is the reason why Hara Makers initiated a project called ‗Reimagine Plastics‘. We understand the use of plastics in our daily lives are unavoidable. We need plastics, but what we do not need is plastic waste. Hara Makers wishes to create a sustainable and circular plastic waste management. Or to put 3 Updated as at 5/3/2020 this into another words, it is a process of ‗giving plastic bags a second life‘
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Public Plays | a sustainable playscapes
Kampung Belemang is one of the less noticeable rural areas in Johor, located alongside Muar River. The exodus of the youngsters has caused the declination of population of the village to 600 (estimate 70 families). This issue does not just affect this village, but most villages along Muar rivers.Kampung Belemang as well as most riverside village has suffered from inappropriate disposal of garbage that leads to pollutions. Besides, like most marginalize village, the lack of public places has led to disconnection of villagers. Starting from the year 2019, some villagers of Kampung Belemang has decided to re-organise themselves to draw focus on environmental sustainability and community well-being to transform into a new ‘sustainable village’, with this they missionize to be an example and reference for the other neighbourhood villages that facing the same problems. Village leader with the joint effort of some villagers has led to few new projects, andthey hope to exploring more possibilities in terms of creating awareness to public on village’s social and environmental issues. Last but not least with the hope village’s youths to return to help the village with the knowledge they’ve gained through education abroad.From understanding the situation, we hope to contribute our knowledge in architecture (the understanding of relation of people and place) to ease some of the social, environmental and community work. To instil the importance of a community public space, we hope to innovate a participatory and sustainable play-scape that could be fun for the children, that could then lead to gathering of families. These play-scape shall be able to self-built, self-sustain (self-generated energy) hence it’s mobile in nature, and we will be assembling the piece with villagers in order to create gathering places from different sites of the village.
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Assemble to Assembly | Comm’UNITY’ activation
Kampung Datuk Keramat is located in district of Ampang in Selangor. Keramat’s residents are lowerincome folks up against the Mayor of Kuala Lumpur and the mighty City Hall. According to ketua kampung, there are always crime activities happen in the community.In 2015, AU2 ROLPOP Community Garden is constructed and launched in the kampung. This community garden not only raise awareness of river pollution issue to the community, but also function as a key element to improve the security of the kampung. It is because the garden has improved the relationship among the villagers and they have mostly known each other, which they had been working on their own before that. To make the relationship in the community progressively improving, Ketua kampung emphasizing diverse of activities among the villagers, while children plays an important role achieve the goal as the community garden are located just beside their kindergarten.Prior MCO, Ketua kampung has extended their friendship to us (architecture students) and ask if we could help initiate and to build a library for their children to hang-out and read, as most of them has very limited room space in their PPR flats. These would also ease the worries of woman communities that would like to work in the community farm, growing food for their families.We would like to extend the brief to research and build with CNC fabrication system (easy-assemble plywood system), to allow villagers to be involve in the building process with us with knowledge exchange, and for a better bonding and belonging towards this little public reading space.
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