SAMARAHAN: Samarahan has taken steps toward achieving sustainable development goals.
As such, students from a local secondary school here have been introduced to the importance of environmental care and sex education among teenagers through sustainable development goal (SDG) programme.
Organised by Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS), the programme was hosted in collaboration with SMK Kota Samarahan yesterday.
The chairman of the standing committee for community social, tourism and arts in MPKS, Councillor Dr Florince Christy stressed that the education aspects need to be applied among teenagers and the next generation to realise the SDGs.
She said hygiene care is one of the healthy life practices. The school plays a role in fostering the pure practice, he said, and that the school must ensure that the school area is in a clean area.
“Teachers should advise students to always keep the classroom and school environment clean.
“Clean class competitions are strongly encouraged and held every week. Dirty classes should be penalised,” she said when officiating at environment sustainability and health awareness of SDG programme at SMK Kota Samarahan yesterday.
While introducing the importance of sex education among students and teenagers, Florince said the students were given a briefing on the aspects of children’s physical, physiological and psychological development and changes.
“Students were also exposed to the importance of the institution of marriage, family including the roles and responsibilities of family members as well as the importance of ethics in relationships and positive communication skills in kinship and friendship.
“The programme also provides exposure to safety measures at home, school, playgrounds and public places as well as protection acts for children, teenagers and women, including personal safety skills.
“Students will know how to avoid threats from strangers and who to contact in case of disturbances, threats and emergencies,” she added.
In addition, the programme provided knowledge and skills about managing health from infectious, non-infectious, genetic, hereditary and mental disease attacks.
The ability to manage conflict and stress within oneself, family, peers and the community would also benefit the students.
The responsibility in giving education on the importance of environmental and personal care, Florince stressed, should be bound together by students and society as a whole.
She said this is to ensure that the government’s aspiration of making the state developed is met on par with the level of moral and personality knowledge.
