ExCEL Report Activity 1

People In Need People Offer (PINPO)

Date : 23 November 2019

Venue : Rumah Anak Yatim Kasih Setanggi

Organizer : Jawatankuasa Kolej Mahasiswa Kolej Tun Dr. Ismail, UTM

Position : Participant

Role: Member of Activity Unit

In charging in handling activity during the program

People In Need People Offer (PINPO) is a volunteer program organized by Jawatankuasa Kolej Mahasiswa Kolej Tun Dr. Ismail, UTM on 23 November 2019 at Rumah Anak Yatim Kasih Setanggi, Johor Bahru. The aim of the program is to support children in need of care and protection and to help destitute poor, neglected and needy children also provide formal and informal education to the children, functional literacy in the community they live and vocational training to the youth. I joined this program is because I want to grow my skillset by taking a step outside of my comfort zone and try something different. It is also an opportunity for me to improve my self-confidence through access to learning and self-growth also making a new friends.

In this program, I was a member of activity unit which in charge to planning and conduct an activity with the children. A few weeks before the program, all members of the activity unit have brainstormed about appropriate activities to do with the children and come out with a few ideas. Once our ideas were screened and accepted by superiors, we began preparation and training for the activity. The activities are children's aerobic dance, cupcake makeover, planting a small trees, make a handprint banner and learning a words with alphabet. Besides, we also playing a musical chair and telematch. We also have a donation campaign which by all committee members will take turn to be person in charge every week at UTM night market. 

On the program day, we conduct the activities by station. The children have been divide into group with one facilitator in charge. Facilitator will guide the children to each station for the activities. After done with all the activities, we helping serving the food for the children that have been cooked by others unit in charge. Later, a cake-cutting and gift-giving event was held to celebrate the children there. It was a really fun and great experience for me. The Graduate Attributes that I had learned are Communication Skills, Thinking Skills, and Leadership and Teamworking Skills. Through this event, I had understood my responsibility as a younger generation to offers the chance to give something back to the community or make a difference to the people around us.

Program People In Need People Offer (PINPO) is a meaningful and impactful program to myself. The reason I decide to joined this program is because of the purpose of the program which are support children in need of care and protection and to help destitute poor, neglected and needy children, attracted me. I feel that this is one of the experiences that needs to be felt by the younger generation to improve ourself being a better person. 

As I was responsible as a member of activity unit, communication skill is very important as I need to communicate and discuss with my team members to reach a consensus to choose the activities that will be done on the day of the program. I was able to voicing my idea and opinion with team members. Next, thinking skills made me think "outside the box" in order to present my ideas in more interesting way for interesting activities. Leadership and Teamworking Skills is also one of the Graduate Attributes I gained. This attributes is an essential part of skills. Every committee members should understand their own job scope and responsibility to run the program smoothly. The program are involving toddler and preschooler, hence these skills play a significant roles to avoid misunderstanding and unwanted accidents.

Even though there are unforeseen events occur during the program which is the lunch and closing event got drag, we able to overcome it as a teams by discussing what the best to do to fulfill the time. The activity have decide to adding a activities which are playing a musical chair and telematch. We could overcome an unforeseen event with critical thinking as a teams.

Lastly, PINPO provides me with guidance and tolerance which I may use in the future to aid me in my decisions. It is also enables me to develop new skills that I would otherwise may not have been able to develop and give impact in my life by empowering me through the experience. 

Photo of all committee members of People In Need People Offer (PINPO)

Photo of members of activity unit

Photo of cake-cutting to celebrate the children

Photo of one of the activities station