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We've gone through tragedies and hardships ... but through them all, we've learnt, triumphed and come out stronger, says Noor Hayati. — ART CHEN/The Star # Metro Backpages
Perwacom, a grassroots organisation started by the women residents of the People's Housing Programme in Kampung Baru Hicom in 2019, was originally formed to address issues faced by residents. A year later, during the Covid-19 pandemic, it handled issues such as such food access, healthcare and online learning, as well as helped residents reduce stress and difficulties brought on by the health emergency.
Norizan says one of the reasons the women of PPR Hicom started the association was to help residents who had lost their income during the pandemic. Before this, Norizan says, nobody knew about PPR Hicom, and aid usually went elsewhere but rarely to them. "We've gone through tragedies and hardships – the pandemic, MCO and the Shah Alam flash floods, but through them all, we've learnt, triumphed and came out stronger," Noor Hayati adds, as she takesThrough World Vision's One Goal Malaysia initiative, youth from PPR Hicom learn sportsmanship by playing badminton and participating in tournaments with other communities."Our mission and focus now is to empower women and children," shares Noor Hayati.
"Our focus isn't just on formal education, but also informal learning. We look at the physical and mental well-being of our children too. There are also samples of products the women have made including beadings on shoes, embellishments on clothes, knitted pieces, crocheted items like amigurumi toys and decorations.
The K2K programme was launched by Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari in 2021. The government worked together with Think City to help improve the lives of people living in the PPR and the pilot project was at PPR Hicom. “This was done at the request of the students themselves; it wasn’t imposed on them by the adults. As parents, it's encouraging to see our children wanting to learn and taking the initiative to apply for the grant and having their classes here,” she says.
Noor Hayati adds that last year was a proud moment for them when one of the residents' child – Maizatulakma Lisa Aqilah Abdullah – was selected to participate in Teach for Malaysia's Kids Education Revolution Programme in Mumbai, India. It runs programmes on food safety and quality, and the certification is recognised by the Health Ministry, she says.
"Often, even though people live in the same building, they don't know each other. They don't even talk to their neighbours on the same floor. This project encourages them to come out and get to know their neighbours," says Noor Hayati. "We want to remove this stigma, and change the mindset of people out there; PPR residents can be successful like any other community. We hope to be seen as a community with a vision,” she concludes.We've gone through tragedies and hardships ... but through them all, we've learnt, triumphed and come out stronger, says Noor Hayati. — ART CHEN/The Star # Metro Backpages
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