KUCHING: In conjunction with Engine er ing We ek, Unimas Engineering Faculty organised a two-day ‘Kampung Life’ programme at Kampung Semadang, Jalan Puncak Borneo recently.
Forty-five students from various faculties of the varsity took part in the programme and had the chance to stay at Maasa Jungle Homestay in the village. During the programme, the participants were involved in various activities including community service, painting the suspension bridge near the village and cleaning the surrounding areas.
Various other activities were also held during the two-day programme, including telematches, zumba, and BBQ. Program director Mahathir Mohd Noor said before the trip to Kampung Semadang, those selected had been working very hard to raise funds for the trip.
“We conducted two charity activities – car washing at Unimas and IEM Fun Day whereby selected students for the programme helped traders at Medan Niaga Satok to sell their produces and goods, and the contributions from the traders were collected as funds.
“The money raised from the two programmes was used to purchase materials to paint the Kampung Semadang suspension bridge as well as to cover our expenses during the stay,” explained Mahathir.
One of the participants , Frannesa Frankie said through the programme they had the opportunity to mingle among themselves and strengthen friendship. At the closing of the programme, Ketua Kaum Samson Mangang thanked Unimas for having chosen Kpg Semadang for their programme.
He said he and the villagers would always welcome any group from higher learning institutions or organisations which want to organise community works or corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities. Accompaniying the group were the deputy dean from the Faculty of Engineering Dr Nazeri Abdul Rahman and IEM advisor Mohd Azrin Mohd Said.
