Froggin’

An idea initiated by volunteers turned out to be an unforgettable night for the children. The children spent the day learning about frogs and at night, viewing them in their natural habitat. At the Child Care Centre, volunteers assisted the children as they drew the life cycle of the frog and made frog origami. At night, the children took a walk in the jungle of the Forest Research Institute of Malaysia (FRIM) to view frogs.

 

Hollywood On Ice

A generous donation of tickets provided the children with an opportunity to attend the Hollywood on Ice show. The show was attended by current and former residents and was held in Bukit Jalil. Audiences were entertained with classic songs from Hollywood movies. The children were mesmerized by the skating skills of the performer.

people, 3 staff and 2 brilliant volunteers heading off to the sandy shores of Port Dickson for a few days of fun…. and lots of sun! After a range of “getting to know you games” (which included dancing on the bus), this great group of energetic kids were clearly ready for any activity we threw their way!

So, we took them to the TNB Refinery in Port Dickson to test them on their knowledge of electricity, but they just put on their hardhats and wandered around like true professionals! The kids put up an equal challenge at the Port Dickson Police Station, as they threw so many questions at Inspector Zazali, even he was so impressed by the WAO kids that he even allowed a one off photo shoot inside, on and around the police van with handcuffs!

The focus of the youth camp was to empower the kids in a range of ways and we were extremely lucky to be joined by Mr Lum Chee Seng, a psychologist who presented a session on Love, Communication and Relationships. This was truly entertaining as he had the kids brainstorming, singing, dancing, playing football with an egg and propelling each

other over a piece of string tied to a tree…! The fun continued with psychologist Valerie Jacques, who had the kids engaged with her session on Sex, Love and Pregnancy. This activity was based on discussing highly important issues relating to changing emotions, sex, and safe and appropriate relationships. And….as you can imagine they were extremely interested and of course further educated!