Report Activity No.1

Date: 9^th November 2019

Venue: Zoo Johor, Malaysia

Organizer: Kumpulan Latihan Kelana Siswa Malaysia, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Johor bahru

1. Leadership and Teamworking skills

2. Communication skills

I have been appointed as participants in this program.

          This program can give a student an opportunity to gain an experience in volunteering activities including me. Volunteering program is a program that has a very good impact especially for students. I can able to fill my free time in college with worthwhile things. The word of volunteer makes I feel free to make my choices to participate in that activities. Doing volunteer work that I perceived usefulness and fascinating can be a calming and energising break from my study commitment. This program has been done outside from the UTM which is in Zoo Johor. So, from that I take a chance to get a new fresh air in a new place to cope with my stress. This program has provided a variety of exciting activities to participate in.

            One of the graduate attributes that are focused on in this program is leadership and teamworking skills. When I’m doing a volunteering activity, I need to work in a team to make sure all the work will be running well. So, indirectly it develops a leadership and teamworking skills in myself. In that program, I be a leader in my team and I need to make sure all my team members to understand with my instructions to do the cleaning work. We also playing a fun game in this program which is explore race. We need to work together to get the chance in getting the first-place prize in that game.

            In addition, communication skills. Volunteering normally requires us to communicate what we doing to convince people to help us. So, from that my communication skills will strengthen with practise. I meet a lot of people and I need to communicate with them to maintain my social relationship. My communication skills also improve when I be a leader for my team to give a clear instruction. I learn how to communicate with a new peoples and strangers. I also communicate with international students which is we need to communicate in English. I can improve my communication skills and my self-confidence.

            The content of this activities is focus on volunteering works. In this program, we need to do a cleaning work in that zoo area such as tiger and lion cage. They provide others activities too such as explore race and ice breaking session with other participants. For the first slot, we doing an ice breaking session to get to know each other. We do some short introduction and singing together. After that, we doing some cleaning work at the lion and tiger cage. We need to brush and wash the cage and clean their small pool which is their drink place. After doing some cleaning work, we playing explore race. The last slot is closing ceremony which is give a prize to the winner and photograph session.

         This is my first-time joining volunteering activities and it is so fun. I can release stress through joining this program. I’m able to make a new friend from other courses and tighten my relationship with the communities. Volunteering program are the great way to meet new people especially when we attend to a new place. I also can boost my self confidence to meet the peoples because I’m kind of introvert. So, after joining this program, I have some self confidence to talk with the people and make a friend. I gain some positive vibes and it makes me happy when we help people. At least we can contribute something to the community.

            I learn some new skills through this program and this is an achievement to myself. I challenge myself to do something different and I’m able to discover my passion. I’m having a great time with my friends and community. I also get a few knowledges about the animals and it is true when we do something with the animals such as feeding them, it helps us to reduce our stress. It is happy when we doing something good and avoid us to get some mental health problems such as stress and anxiety. I enjoying with this volunteering program. For the next time, I will participate in others volunteering program.