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6.0 Mentorships
6.1 Mentors
1.1 Overview
Sunway Student Ambassadors (SSA) is a student leadership body led by a team of dedicated
scholars. Membership of this student body is achieved through obtaining any scholarship from
Sunway College (KL) or Sunway University.
SSA aims to advance both academic and extracurricular distinction for all Sunway students,
especially the scholarship recipients. This includes cultivating a conducive and inclusive
environment, in which scholars are able to develop essential soft skills and important values
such as philanthropy and perseverance. SSA believes that it is imperative to cultivate these
necessary skills in addition to one’s education, as to provide students with a better foundation
when moving forward to the working society.
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1.2 Past Initiatives
1.1 Overview
In this programme, SSA, together with the recipients of the Jeffrey Cheah Foundation
Community Scholarship, pay monthly visits to Rumah Hope - a home to underprivileged
children. SSA aims to render the children with necessary life skills such as financial
management as well as stimulating their artistic talent, with the hope to evoke a societal
transformation.
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B. MYReaders
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C. Sunway’s Got Talent
Sunway’s Got Talent was first organised in 2017. It was an annually anticipated event in
Sunway College (KL) and Sunway University for three years in a row, up to 2019. SSA was
driven to organise this event consecutively because we aspire to carry on the spirits of the
previous team, which was to provide inspiration and enhance the confidence of students. This
aim was achieved as previous participants have ignited their talents and received priceless
experiences during the event. Countless participants of Sunway’s Got Talent have been offered
to perform at events organised in Sunway Education Group that further build up their
confidence through the widespread support by the public.
Sunway’s Got Talent has not failed to obtain overwhelming support from the Sunway
community and participants’ family as all tickets (limited to 1,000 due to size of venue) were
sold out annually. This resulted in an increase in the number of likes on our Facebook Page
which currently has a total of 13,019 likes (as of April, 2021). Unfortunately, the fourth
instalment of Sunway’s Got Talent was discontinued in the year 2020 due to the ongoing
COVID-19 pandemic.
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D. #Bangkit: Rethinking The Malaysian Education Landscape
#Bangkit was a brand new initiative introduced by SSA in the year 2021 with a goal to encourage
Malaysia’s youth to voice out on the underlying issues and oftentimes overlooked affairs of
topics that are spoken broadly in Malaysia. #Bangkit was aimed to raise awareness of the
Malaysian education landscape through an array of conference sessions delivered by notable
speakers from the education sector. Furthermore, students of tertiary education institutions were
given the opportunity to discuss issues regarding the topic “Education” via a conference
challenge where students underwent a series of brainstorming sessions under the guidance of
field professionals. The participants were provided with a platform to present their impactful
solutions which acted as a game-changer to Malaysia’s education landscape.
In the challenge segment of #Bangkit, participants selected the sector of their choice to present
their ideas and solutions to the problem statements given. There were 5 sectors in total for the
participants to choose from, including:
Non-Governmental Organisations
(i.e. The B40 Community and their Challenges in Education)
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2.0 ACTiON:
Cultivating a Giving Generation
2.1 Overview
ACT ON
Cultivating a Giving Generation
#Bangkit, ACTiON will consist of challenges for our esteemed participants as well as
conferences and interactive events for the general public to engage in. The theme for this
year’s flagship event is “Culture of Giving”. In line with that, ACTiON: Cultivating a Giving
Generation aims to be a platform that allows participants to come up with innovative and
never-done-before ways to give back to the community, especially the underprivileged, all
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2.1 Event Timeline
Legend:
General segments Challenge segments Conference segments
Event Launch
Conferences
General Workshop
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Venue: Auditorium 7, Sunway College
Beneficiary Workshops
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Venue: Environment Workshop: LT 1, Sunway University
Wildlife Workshop: LT 3, Sunway University
Humanitarian Workshop: LT 4, Sunway University
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2.1 Event Timeline
Legend:
General segments Challenge segments Conference segments
ACTiON Presentation
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3.0 Beneficiary Sectors and Topics
of Discussion
Below are the 18 subtopics from the 3 beneficiaries alongside their respective descriptions
which will be used for the challenge. These subtopics will be selected by the participating teams
during the Challenge Initiation. More information about the subtopic selection and its use
3.1 Environment
References and
Subtopic Description
Useful Sources
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Flooding is the overflowing of water into dry Severe Weather
land that usually arises due to heavy rain. 101: Flood Basics
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The definition of air pollution is the presence of What is Air Pollution?
toxic chemicals or compounds in the air
inclusive of those originating biologically, at Air Pollution
levels that pose a health risk to the population.
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Plastic pollution refers to accumulation of Definition of Plastic
plastic waste in the environment to the point Pollution
that it harms not only wildlife and their habitats,
along with human population as well. Malaysia
Ranks Highest
A 2019 study by the World Wide Fund for Amongst 6 Asian
Plastic Pollution on
Plastic Consumption
second in Asia with an average of 16.78kg of
plastic waste per person. Toxic chemicals from Malaysia’s
plastic waste, such as phthalates and heavy Plastic Problem
metals, can leach from landfills and pollute our Everyone Forgot
soil and waterways, harming ecosystems and – What You Can
communities residing there. Aside from that, Do About It
ingestion of marine organisms may cause
health impairments as 90% of fish have plastic Tackling
particles in their stomachs. In a 2019 report by increasing plastics
Environmental Science & Technology journal, it pollution in
was reported that we consume 70,000 micro Malaysias
plastic yearly due to this. Based on this
revelation, how does your team propose to
reduce and spread awareness on the effects of
plastic pollution on the environment in
Malaysia?
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Solid waste landfills are a garbage disposal Definition of Landfills
system with protective layers, such as clay and
soil, to prevent any leakage. Every layer of Landfills -
trash that is added to it, is covered with a fresh National Geographic
layer of soil to reduce odor and rodent
infestation, creating a compact mound Tackling the
overtime that that we know as a landfill. rising amount of
trash
As of 2021, Malaysians generate about 38,699
Landfills
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Water crisis can be defined as the Definition of
phenomenon of fresh water supply shortage to Water Scarcity
fulfill the typical water demand, and can be
categorised to two types: physical and MALAYSIA’S
economic water shortages. Physical water WATER VISION:
shortage occurs when there is insufficient THE WAY
water to fulfill all needs, including those FORWARD -
necessary for ecosystem function. Economic The Malaysian
water scarcity, on the other hand, is caused by Water
a lack of investment in infrastructure or Partnership
technology to collect water from rivers,
Water Scarcity
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3.2 Wildlife
References and
Subtopic Description
Useful Sources
Wildlife Trafficking
Malaysia remains one of the most popular An Escalating
hotspots for illegal wildlife trafficking, partly due Global Issue
to the rich biodiversity that the country
provides. A 2016 report by the Wildlife Justice Malaysia
Commission reveals that Malaysia's Kuala and
Wildlife Traffciking
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Animal cruelty or abuse refers to the crime of Animal Abuse |
intentionally inflicting physical pain, suffering, safe voices
or death on an animal.
Animal Cruelty On
Animal abuse is a worrying trend that has been The Rise In Malaysia
on the rise in recent years here in Malaysia.
Animal Abuse
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Animal endangerment refers to a species What does
considered to be facing a very high risk of ‘endangered species’
extinction in the wild. mean?
Endangerment of Animal Species
For instance, the Malayan Tiger, which is the Please slow down for
national animal of Malaysia, has been the Malayan Tapir!
categorized as “Critically Endangered” by the
IUCN under their Red List for Threatened Malaysian Tapirs Are
Species in 2015. The dwindling of the amount Dying With Only 2,500
of this species was brought to attention by the Left Worldwides
Malaysian Conservation Alliance of Tigers in
2014, as studies indicated there were less than
350 tigers left. According to the National Tigers
Survey from the recent years of 2016 to 2020,
a rough total of 150 are left in the wild.
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According to National Geographic, wildlife Wildlife Conservation
conservation is the practice of protecting the | National Geographic
plant and animal species along with their
habitats. The lack of support refers to the lack Tiger habitat
of enforcement of laws and regulations to threatened by
Lack of Support & Enforcement Towards
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According to National Geographic, habitat The Global Impacts
destruction is defined as the elimination or of Habitat Destruction
change in the conditions vital for animals and
Effects of Habitat Destruction to Animals
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Captive animals are those that are held captive Definition of
by humans and are unable to flee. The term Animal Captivity
'animal captivity' is most commonly used to
describe the confinement of wild animals, WWF-Malaysia:
although it may also be used to indicate the Keep all wildlife in
keeping of domesticated animals such as cattle natural habitat, not
or pets. Animals in farms, private residences, in your home
zoos, and labs are examples of this.
Once rescued in
Zoos originated as wealthy people's private West Malaysia,
collections of animals kept behind bars for the 30% of endangered
viewing pleasure of their friends. Eventually, animals die in
they grew into a conservation institution, along captivity. But why?
Animal Captivity
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3.3 Humanitarian
References and
Subtopic Description
Useful Sources
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Cyberbullying is the act of bullying that occurs What is
over a digital medium. It may include sending, Cyberbullying?
posting, and sharing harmful or false content
about someone else without their consent so Why do people
as to humiliate and or embarrass them. Cyberbully?
Youth Cyberbullying
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Sexual assault refers to any contact or Definition of
behavior forced upon an individual without their Sexual Assault (1)
consent or incapable of giving consent. Sexual
assault is not only physical, but also can be Definition of
verbal or even non-contact. Sexual Assault (2)
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Food waste is defined as the phenomenon Food Waste |
where food that completes the food supply The Nutrition Source
chain up to a final product that is of excellent
quality and fit for consumption but is not Daily food
consumed because it is wasted, whether or not waste staggering |
it has been allowed to decay or expire. The Star
However, from another point of view, Dr. Theng Two boys die
Food Waste Management
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Urban poverty refers to the dynamic condition who is an urban
of vulnerability in the socioeconomic forefront, poor? - Brainly.in
faced by the individuals or families that reside
in cities where they could barely scrape off to LETTER | Urban
meet their daily basic necessity with extremely poverty has worsened
low income, thus being pushed down below the and needs to be
poverty threshold. rectified holistically
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Refugees are people who fled their war-ridden UNHCR - What is
countries to find safety in another country. a refugee?
However, refugees in Malaysia are denied
access to Malaysian formal public education, Education in Malaysia
lack of certification and access to public
examinations. It’s been claimed that there are 70% Of Refugee
security and safety issues faced by the Children In Malaysia
students and teachers in and out of school as Are Not Educated
Refugee Educational System
well.
Undocumented:
Most refugee children are only able to obtain An examination of
education through informal learning or legal identity and
community-based learning centres. The education provision
centres bring a whole new list of challenges for children in
including a high turnover of teachers and Malaysia
minimal compensation due to lack of funding
as well as security and safety issues for both
Plastic Pollution on
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4.0 ACTiON Challenge
ACTiON consists of two stages: Challenge Initiation and Final Presentation.
The Challenge Initiation will be held on 27 August 2022, 9:30 AM (MYT) - 3:00 PM
(MYT) in Auditorium 7, Sunway College. During the Challenge Initiation, participants will
be able to choose their subtopic for the challenge. There will be a general workshop
session for participants to familiarise themselves with the project management and
The Final Presentation will be held on 3 September 2022, Saturday, 10:00 AM (MYT) at
LT1/2/3, Sunway University. During the Final Presentation, participants would have to
present a pitch based on a given problem statement and will be judged according to the
There will be 3 beneficiary groups, and there will be 6 subtopics in each beneficiary group.
Hence, there will be a maximum of 6 teams for each beneficiary group, totalling to a maximum
of 18 teams overall.
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4.1 Timeline
Legend:
General segments Challenge segments
General Workshop
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Venue: Auditorium 7, Sunway College
Beneficiary Workshops
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Venue: Environment Workshop: LT 1, Sunway University
Wildlife Workshop: LT 3, Sunway University
Humanitarian Workshop: LT 4, Sunway University
ACTiON Presentation
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5.0 Challenge Initiation
The Challenge Initiation will be held on 27 August 2022, Saturday, 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM (MYT).
The purpose for this Challenge Initiation is to introduce the participating teams to the ACTiON
challenge and timeline, provide insights and tips in preparation for the challenge and
presentation, as well as giving them an opportunity to network with other fellow participants.
Please take note that attendance for all participants is compulsory, especially the team leader.
In events of any emergencies or sudden inability to attend the Challenge Initiation please
5.1 Itinerary
Time Description
9:30 AM Registration
12:30 PM Lunch
Participants may expect to receive a complete list of the participating teams, along with
their assigned subtopics via email on 29 August 2022, Monday, 10:00 AM (MYT). 29
6.3 Workshop Info
1. General Workshop
In line with our objectives of nurturing core values and raising awareness on societal
issues, Sunway Student Ambassadors plans to introduce a General Workshop as part
of our overall ACTiON: Cultivating a Giving Generation event, with the aim to equip our
participants with the necessary skills and tools that would assist them in the challenges
that we have prepared.
Email: danialrahman@gmail.com
Currently Director of the CEO’s Office at the Sunway Education Group, one of Malaysia’s largest
Worked at three government ministries (Education, Higher Education and Finance) and served two
Federal Ministers.
Most recently he was Press Secretary to Malaysia’s Finance Minister, managing strategic and
A columnist with TheStar since 2014 and occasionally hosts a TV show on BERNAMA.
Published writings and gave talks on Artificial Intelligence, technology and UN Sustainable
Development Goals.
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Arinah Najwa
Email: arinahnaj@gmail.com
Currently a Senior Analyst at BowerGroupAsia with varied exposure in both the public and private
sector.
Previously helmed the role of Special Functions Officer to the Minister of Youth and Sports where
she focused on youth and gender initiatives most notably the UNDI18 campaign.
Community Director for Lean In Malaysia, a women empowerment platform and a Global Shaper
for the Kuala Lumpur hub, a youth-led initiative by the World Economic Forum.
Represented her alma mater, IIUM in debate competitions locally and internationally (has
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General Workshop Itinerary
Time Description
12:05 AM Q&A
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2. Beneficiary Specific Workshop
In order to provide knowledge and guidance for the participants towards their respective
beneficiaries, Sunway Student Ambassadors plans to implement a Beneficiary Specific
Workshop as part of our overall ACTiON: Cultivating a Giving Generation event.
Environment
Venue: LT1
Ms Rina Omar,
Programme Manager of
Free Tree Society
Rina Omar is the Programme Manager of Free Tree Society’s On-The-Go outreach
programme, which brings hands-on workshops and talks on sustainable living to schools
and public events primarily in the Klang Valley.
Rina has previously worked as a wildlife educator and is also a trained climate leader with
the Climate Reality Project. Rina is also a fitness trainer and a plant-based lifestyle
advocate.
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Wildlife
Venue: LT3
Ms Christine Lai,
Pioneer & Adoption Coordinator
of Malaysian Dogs Deserve
Better (MDDB)
Christine is one of the pioneer members of Malaysian Dogs Deserve Better (MDDB) and
has been with the organisation since its inception. She is also MDDB’s adoption
coordinator and conducts the organisation’s bi-monthly adoption drives.
Christine currently takes care of more than 100 cats she had personally rescued in addition
to conducting MDDB’s adoption drives.
Humanitarian
Venue: LT4
YM Raja Datin Riza is a lawyer by training. After almost 20 years as an Advocate &
Solicitor, Raja Riza retired from legal practice and joined the Sunway Education Group
(SEG) in October 2018 to set up the Philanthropy Office.
Raja Riza is also the Vice President of Kelab Wanita Ikon Malaysia (KWIM), a non
governmental organisation registered under the Societies Act Malaysia focusing on
empowering and assisting women ( particularly B40 women) of all races & religions in
cultivating the culture of entrepreneurship and livelihood.
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Beneficiary Workshop Itineraries
Environment Workshop:
Time Agenda
Wildlife Workshop:
Time Agenda
1:35 PM Talk
2:35 PM QnA
2:50 PM TOA
Humanitarian Workshop:
Time Agenda
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5.4 Disclaimers
Participants are required to attend the Challenge Initiation physically on 27 August 2022,
Saturday at 9:30 AM (MYT) - 3:00 PM (MYT).
Failure to adhere to the allocated time without prior notice will lead to penalization.
Selection of subtopics by the participating teams is deemed final once the confirmation email
by the Organiser has been received by the teams.
No substitution of subtopics or switching among teams will be allowed.
In the event where teams fail to submit the subtopic selection form, the Organiser will manually
assign the subtopics at random to the participating team.
6.0 Mentorships
Kindly be reminded that all teams must book their mentorship session by 28 August 2022,
Sunday at 11:59 PM (MYT) . The mentorship session will be recorded and the recordings will
only be sent to the respective teams for their reference.
The mentorship session can be conducted at any time between 27th August 2022 to 2nd
September 2022. Participants will be deciding on their availability for the mentorship session by
filling in the “Lettucemeet” form according to their mentors’ availability. The links to the
“Lettucemeet” are provided in Section 6.2.
The maximum duration of mentorship sessions would be 1 hour per team. The suggested
platforms to be used are Zoom or Google Meet, but mentors and mentees are free to choose
any platform which is most convenient for both parties. If any team wishes to use Zoom as their
platform, the Organisers will open a specialised Zoom meeting for the team which will have no
time limit. However, this will only be done if the teams contact the Organisers at least one (1)
day prior to their mentorship session date.
The topics of discussion during the mentorship session include, but are not limited to:
Discussion of beneficiary topics
Further refinement of project
Feasibility of project
Overall advice from mentors about their project
Aside from the suggested content mentioned above, participants can feel free to discuss any
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other concerns with their mentors.
6.1 Mentors
Environment
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Wildlife
Conservation Society
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Humanitarian
Coach Amirul,
CEO of Yayasan Wiba Prima
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7.0 Final Presentation
The Final Presentation consists of a pitch presentation requiring participants to present their
ideas using their own prepared slides based on the given problem statement, according to their
beneficiary and subtopic. Upon the release of the problem statement, participants have one (1)
Participating teams are required to attend the ACTiON Presentation physically for the briefing,
Sunway University. The team leader of all participating teams will have to email their
(MYT). Participating teams are advised to begin their preparation for the challenge only
after the finalised list of their assigned subtopics has been sent out during the Challenge
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7.1 Itinerary
Date: 3 September 2022, Saturday
Time:12:30 PM (MYT) - 3:45 PM (MYT)
Venue: LT1/2/3, Sunway University
*5 teams
Time Agenda
12:30 PM Registration
2:20 PM Break
3:45 PM End
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*6 teams
Time Agenda
12:30 PM Registration
2:20 PM Break
3:45 PM End
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7.2 Mark Allocation
Criterion Description
The extent to which the solution proposed can actually solve the issue
as stated in the beneficiary chosen.
The solution addresses the abstract of the issues and elucidates the
strategies for tackling the issues.
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Engagement The momentum and traction can be gained by the implementation
Potential of the solution.
The solution generates different kinds of reactions, producing
incredible satisfaction from the audience.
The solution takes into account many related aspects, including the
target audience, budgeting, etc.
The solution consists of all the necessary elements which
supplement and also establish the overall ideas within the solution.
The extent that the elements of the solution have never been
implemented in the current beneficiary environment.
The solution does not contain elements from published ideas or
ongoing projects advocated by well-known / unknown individuals.
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Creativity and Professional impression and amazement of the solution.
Innovation The solution is able to possess a “wow” factor, besides leaving a
deep impression and creating a powerful impact on the audience.
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Non-Verbal Self-confidence, eye contact, and poise
Presentation During the presentation, the participants possess a sense of
confidence and have eye contact with the judges in a constant state.
Comprehension of content
The sentences are structured with a smooth flow that enables the
judges to understand the content with ease.
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Section 3: General Evaluation Criteria
Satisfaction of Based on the requirements set out in the Final Presentation Pitch
Requirements Development Guidelines.
Subject to penalisation rules as stated in the Terms and Conditions.
Marks are determined beforehand by committees.
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7.3 Criterias
Challenge Criterias
1. Charity organisation (including organisation’s name, logo, slogan, aim, target
beneficiary)
Presentation Outline
Charity Organisation
Team Name, Logo & Slogan
Beneficiary and subtopic assigned to the team
Vision, Mission and Goals of the Charity Organisation
Project simulation
Target audience
Objectives
Execution Timeline and Process
Expected outcome
Conclusion
Reference list (links will suffice) + in text citation for references
First project proposed should be unique to solving the problem statement given along with your
chosen subtopic
The execution timeline of the first project should be simulated to a maximum duration of one
month and be regarded as the project to startup your charity organisation.
Your first project is given the budget of RM 5000 to be executed. This capital will solely be for
the execution of the project and not for the building of your charity organisation.
The budget of RM 5000 is solely a simulation funding and will not actually be provided in
real-life.
Teams may opt to propose a project that requires a higher budget to execute but will then also
be required to explain how they are able to obtain the additional resources/ funds.
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8.0 Award & Closing Ceremony
An Award & Closing Ceremony will be held physically for all VIPs, Guests of Honour, judges,
speakers, partners, and participants. This Award & Closing Ceremony serves as the finale to
8.1 Itinerary
Date: 3 August 2022, Saturday
Time: 4:00 PM (MYT) - 5:30 PM (MYT)
Platform: JC 2, Sunway University
Time Agenda
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8.2 Awards
The 3 teams who manage to emerge as the winner for their respective beneficiaries will be
awarded various prizes from us and our sponsors to commend them for their success in the
Challenge. The prizes to be won by the beneficiary winners are listed below:
winners Plaque
(1 team per
beneficiary) Tickets for Sunway Pyramid Ice
Certificate of Achievement
ACTiON Merchandise
The selection of the winners by the judges are deemed final and participants are strictly not
allowed to request for the reevaluation of the winners. Attendance to the Award & Closing
Ceremony is compulsory for all participants, and winners will receive their prizes physically during
the Award Ceremony unless there are valid reasons for the delay of receiving prizes.
All in-kind prizes (e.g. Sponsored Items, Certificate of Achievement) are non-exchangeable and
non-transferable for cash, whether in part or in full. In the event that the Beneficiary Winner(s)
does not wish to accept their prize package as a whole, their title will be revoked and passed
down to the First Runner-Up of each respective category, along with all the prizes.
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9.0 Contact Information
Ms. Esmerelda
+60 19-536 5852
L. Sentia
Alternatively, you may contact us via our official email address below:
actionlg22@gmail.com
Also, kindly follow us on our social media platforms for more insightful events and updates!
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10.0 Partners and Sponsors
DIAMOND
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PLATINUM
GOLD
SILVER
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ENVIRONMENT
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WILDLIFE
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HUMANITARIAN
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