On 15th April 2017, I joined Persatuan Pembangunan Masyarakat Negeri Sembilan (PPMNS) together with Gabungan Pelajar Melayu Semenanjung (GPMS) Negeri Sembilan and students from Kolej Teknologi Alpha for a program with the homeless.
This program was held from 12am to 1.30am with 20 participants and we covered areas including NS Terminal, Bank Islam, Pasar Besar Seremban and MAINS.
The main aim of this program was to meet the homeless and get to know reasons that caused them to be homeless. This way, we can help to find solutions to effectively reduce the number of homeless in Negeri Sembilan and hopefully to be a zero-homeless state in the future.
In addition, this program is intended to raise the necessary awareness with regard to social development and the importance of lending a helping hand to the needy. It is a good exposure for the participating college students about giving, sharing, helping and being grateful.
During our walk-about, we met homeless people from different races and different backgrounds and one common point from most is their determination to still be independent and to try to find a job for themselves. I took note of this and am already working out ways to be able to help provide jobs for them to enable them to stand on their own feet. We also met others who have no families to care for them or are estranged from their families. One homeless man has just been discharged from the hospital. I will try my level best to find a solution for them too.
I can't stress enough on the importance of 'ground work' as only through this, we are able to find out what the people really need and the real problems that they face.
#TN50 #walkthetalk #betternation #1Malaysia #sehatisejiwa #portdickson #unity #negaraku
Below are some pictures from the program :-
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