PPR Seri Semarak is a government initiative to help with the resettlement of homeless and low-income groups (B40). The PPR center provides long-term accommodation and housing needs to the underprivileged. Poverty takes away the chance for students to get the best education experience possible. According to an article by Teach For Malaysia, students who live in poverty cannot afford the extra academic help we can get from reference books and tuition classes, which further widens the gap between them and students who come from more financially-able backgrounds.  To overcome the limited education chances, we feel great responsibility to offer education beyond the classroom. We aim to provide students ages 10 - 15 years old knowledge in Science and Technology. There are two modules prepared which are ‘Magic in Science Module’ and ‘Coding for Kids Module’ which focuses on conducting science experiments and coding games, animations and stories. As we are targeting different group ages, our learning approach is by using creative, engaging and interactive learning experience to cater all different learners. 

Johor Disable Children Charitable and Care Organisation is a home for special needs children. The organisation was established in 2017. Currently, this charity home is a double storey corner house that accommodates 20 beneficiaries with the age range of 2 to 34 years old. It provides shelter, individual care, health wellbeing, self management, training and education to the children with multiple incurable disabilities such as autism, down syndrome, cerebral palsy, mentality retarded and learning difficulties.  Through the interview with the founder, we found that some of the children are having difficulties in social interaction, only 6 of them who are having learning difficulties and ADHD are receiving formal special education in school. These children are lacking physical activities due to insufficient equipment and conducive outdoor environment . They only have physiotherapy activities twice a week. This may not be sufficient to benefit their health therapy conditions. Besides that, in order to support their growth development, there is a sensory room in the special children's home. However, this sensory room is only equipped with limited equipment and instruments. Furthermore, the founder hopes that the children can get vocational training so that they can become more independent and able to contribute back to society. Hence, we hope that we can apply knowledge in landscape architecture to improve the occupational training environment in solving current problems. We proposed to enhance the landscape of the special children home so that the outdoor area can provide therapeutic and healing to the children. 

Taman Connaught is a residential township in Cheras, with more than 1000 households living in that area. According to the survey, the local residents, shop owners, and students have stated that Taman Connaught has a poor condition of plastic pollution. Also, the respondents of the survey think that there is a need to curb the plastic waste issue. Therefore, we would like to help them to reduce plastic pollution in Taman Connaught by recycling and melting the plastic waste collected from that area into brick moulds to create useful and durable building blocks for constructing eco-friendly and functional facilities for the residents in Taman Connaught. 

   Based on the official statistics of divorce cases registered and recorded by the Malaysian Syariah Judiciary Department (JKSM) from 2013 to 2017, more than 283,177 Muslim couples in Malaysia divorced, raising concerns about the institution the Islamic family in the country. On average, there is one divorce case every 15 minutes among Muslim couples in Malaysia. This case is very shocking to Malaysia. In 2020, the world was shaken by the pandemic covid-19 so, it is not surprising that divorce cases in Malaysia have recorded a remarkable increase since the Movement Control Order (MCO) was implemented. Financial problems are one of the leading causes of divorce as many husbands lose their source of income due to being laid off due to Covid-19. Most cases involved B40 groups such as small traders, restaurant assistants, factory workers, and self-employed.Usim Legal Clinic (Klinik Guaman Usim) is an association of students of the Syariah and Law Faculty of Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) which, manages consultations free of charge and open to the public with the help of consultancy services from qualified lawyers in both Syariah and civil cases. The clinic offers consultancy services under Shariah cases such as divorce cases, estate management cases, child custody and marital property while consultancy for house/land sale and purchase, termination of employment contract and incorporation issues are under civil cases. Usim Legal Clinic (Klinik Guaman Usim) is also active in conducting free consultations and counselling throughout the MCO. Our clients are not only clients in Negeri Sembilan but, almost one Malaysian has contacted this clinic to request consultancy services. Most of the cases received are related to divorce cases. Among the questions that are often asked are the basic law(hukum) to divorce, the legality of the pronouncement of talaq outside the court, court procedures of divorce and an actionable plan to claim a divorce. 

Sekinchan is a small town in the Malaysian state of Selangor that is one of the leading producers of rice in Malaysia. Thus, earning it the nickname of “The rice bowl of Selangor“.However, the environmental awareness level of the farmer is low; this can be proven by the findings in the research done by the Khazanah Research Institute, which was only 2.3% of the total number of farms in Malaysia were registered under the Malaysian Good Agricultural Practice (MyGAP) in 2016 (Omar et al., 2019.). Unsustainable agriculture will negatively impact the environment, like the carbon emission released from rice husk and rice straw; it will destroy the environment and affect the climate. For example, clearing land for agricultural production contributes significantly to climate change because the carbon stored in intact forests is released when cut or burned (WWF, 2020). Also, there are 0.48 million tonnes of rice husk produced annually from our country, which is needed to tackle. Hence, we would like to create a sustainable community among Sekinchan villagers by educating them on making agricultural waste a valuable product.

From the outset, the World Happiness Report 2021 stated that potential mental health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic resulted by the various physical distancing, social restrictions, and stay-at-home related policies, would be one of the most important challenges of the pandemic. From the report, the pandemic’s toll on negative emotions is clear, 42 countries demonstrating significantly higher frequency of negative emotions, showing a remarkable upwards trend compared to the Happiness Report of 2019. Among all the negative effects, worry and sadness have both shown notable increment statistically. (Helliwell et al., 2021). Besides, a research on United States college students’ mental health problem during COVID-19 pandemic also concluded that 71% of the college students in the US agreed that their stress and anxiety had increased significantly due to COVID-19 Pandemic lifestyle (Son et al., 2020). The results were similar to some others research were done in another country that also picked up stress and anxiety as a notable mental health issue that is currently faced by the societies (Levkovich & Shinan-Altman, 2020; Salari et al., 2020). In Malaysia, the first spike of the pandemic occurred following a tabligh event at the Sri Petaling Mosque between 27 Feb and 1 March 2020. Since then, the Malaysian government announced the first Movement Control Order (MCO 1.0) that began on 18 March 2020, followed with a long series of movement control orders after that. By the end of June 2020, there were 121 death-reports due to COVID-19, followed with 113,010 cases by 31 Dec 2020; On 18 Feb this year, the death toll breached the 1,000 marks. On May 3rd, Malaysia already had 417,512 cases and 1,551 deaths and the number of cases still increasing the day after. While the Malaysians are still battling with the virus, a sense or a feeling of tiredness might also have sneaked into the people’s mind. There are constant reports of signs a lower compliance to follow SOPs, demotivated to follow protective measurements and affected by a number of negative emotions. These are marked as pandemic fatigue, where the Malaysian Director General of Health Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah once commented that pandemic fatigue is around us. He further explained that the recent spike in Covid-19 cases is caused by pandemic fatigue, where pandemic fatigue causes people to "become complacent" in adhering to public health safety-measures. Pandemic fatigue can cause people to let down their guard, also becoming demotivated when they see no end to the pandemic. Obviously, pandemic fatigue is one of the significant issues that is faced by the Malaysian, also the people from all over the world today. World Health Organization (WHO) came out with a clear description on what pandemic fatigue is and provided a guideline on some possible ways to alleviate the fatigue. An Australian-based psychology portal (https://www.psychology.org.au/) described pandemic fatigue symptomsas frustration, irritability, depression, anxiety, physical exhaustion, difficulty in focusing, difficult to problem- solving and making decisions, and a diminishing interest in activities one previously enjoyed. Music is a natural gift for human. Music can be used for various purposes that include relaxation, or even as medicine to treat some illnesses. Scientific studies in recent years contributed to the discovery on the potential effects of music on health issues, or to be used as a tool for maintaining a good health (Chanda & Levitin, 2013; Trappe & Voit, 2016). Music can be used for disabled and distressed children, music also can be used for the adults and the elderly when treating neurological problems in these cohorts, music is also often used to improve one’s quality of life. In the hospitals in the US, music is used to reduce stress and anxiety before a surgical treatment, as well as pain management. Music can improve mental health, boost self-esteem and confidence, it can also used to help people to relax and to uplift their mood and mind. Most importantly, music gathers people, it can also create a loving and supportive environment for one to be remember that the pandemic is not over and all shall stand united to fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.

Cooking oil is widely used by many Malaysian especially for restaurant operators, food manufacturers, and households. However, the used cooking oil, unfortunately, is being dumped into the drain and sewer, creating pollution. Even though there are organizations that collect the waste used cooking oil, most of the households did not have knowledge that used cooking oil can be recycled. Thus, instead of throwing it away, why not change it into something valuable? We come with an idea to change used cooking oil into organic dish soap. Nowadays, a lot of soap brands in the market use 100% chemical ingredients such as ammonia, sulfuric acid, sodium borate, etc., and the price is quite expensive. Therefore, in this project, by mixing the treated waste cooking oil (WCO) with some ingredients such as lemon water, coconut oil, and alkali salt, we believe that numbers of dish soap production can be increased; hence reducing the cost of production. This kind of idea can also provide job opportunities to the community of Nilai which is located near USIM. Most people, especially those who do not have a fixed income may be affected by this pandemic. Therefore, by learning how to make this product, it can also help them to increase their side income,as well as promoting a clean environment. Moreover, we also want to conduct an awareness campaign for the students about environmental protection. Schools have a responsibility towards future leaders - not just teaching them how to read and write, but also educating them about environmental awareness. In addition, we also want to discuss how to recycle the used oil to create a new product,  valuable knowledge related to 3R meaning, how to save energy in school or at home, about zero waste, and lots more will be disseminated. High school students are experiencing rising stress levels and lower engagement with learning since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic,Kids feel that “they are more stressed than they were before the pandemic, they have more work, they are less engaged in school, and their relationships with teachers and other kids are strained. Therefore with this project, we can help them to decrease their stress and fill their time by doing something fun and beneficial. 

The main message carried out by Earth Day 2018 is “End Plastic Pollution”. Many types of plastic ultimately end up in our oceans - an estimated 12 million tones every year. In Malaysia, plastic is identified as a major pollutant. Inline to the Melaka’s slogan “MELAKA BERWIBAWA : PINTAR, HIJAU, BERSIH”, we propose a project called ECOGARD to transfer the knowledge to the schools in Melaka about the way to develop a vertical plant growing structure, that occupies less space and requires minimal maintenance. The vertical gardening structure serves to be: (1) a reference model vertical plantation for community, (2) an image to promote green recycling, (3) an alternative economical income generator, (4) a recreational facility in school, (5) a project to promote STEM education.ECOGARD is a project inspired by Verde Garden, which means Vertical Drip Ecological Garden. It was an idea that was gained from the students that participated in the exchange program to the De La Salle University – Dasmariñas (DLSU-D), Philippine from 3 to 16 NOVEMBER 2018. The students and lecturers were fascinated by (DLSU-D) vertical garden when they joined in the activity of making them and believe that they have huge potential. Ever since then the students came up with various ideas to evolve this idea to be better and to be done in MMU when they return. It is a garden built using plastic water bottles with simple modifications and creativity. It applies the concept of recycle, reuse, reduce, refuse and reform, which can be implemented for greening purposes as well as a wall decoration. An ECOGARD with 252 plastic bottles was built in MMU Melaka with each bottle in the garden frame will be able to hold one type of plant. ECOGARD can be built using 1.5L carbonated drink bottles, which can be easily found through recycling. Since the plastic bottles are non-biodegradable, this garden is built to sustain for a long period of time without decomposing, enabling it to have a higher life span. Furthermore, the soil used in the bottles can be made from composite soil and compost food waste.Building ECOGARD in a vertical position by implementing the vertical drip ecological method, it does not occupy a large space and requires only minimal maintenance. By building more of this garden, we can be a step closer to nature amidst the concrete buildings in the campus and schools.

A year ago, I had multiple stacks of old newspapers being stored in my house and ready to be sold. When I tried to sell the stacks, there were difficulties in locating an authority or scrap collectors that would buy the old newspapers around my residential area. This event brought me into realization that the number of scrap collectors today are significantly low. Consequently, this would result in improper disposal of the papers such as burning that would eventually lead to the emission of Greenhouse Gas (GHG).I figured the potential solution to this problem is by upcycling the paper wastes into seedballs (or also known as earth balls), in which the seed is added inside the small ball that is made from paper waste and thrown to the suitable area. Furthermore, seedballs could effectively restore the natural flora that had been destroyed when planted in rural or urban areas in an inexpensive way.