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| (From Right) One of the Project WHEE! volunteer representing TU Diploma in Education is enthusiastically explaining what is Project WHEE! to a passer-by. |
The first batch of Taylor’s University (TU)
students under the Diploma in Education (DIE) programme will be volunteering
the Project WHEE! expedition to help the women in Bario, Sarawak.
“We will be there for two weeks, we will start the project on the following day of our arrival, which is on the 18th of May, Sunday,” said the 18-year-old Keller Huii, one the representative of DIE.
“Our job is to teach the women in Bario, Basic English, so that they can communicate with the Western tourists
Keller explained that Project WHEE! is a youth project dedicated to spread the awareness of Bario’s existence and to raise the ecotourism status of Bario.
The project will be carried out with 30 youth volunteers. The first batch of volunteers are made-up of three groups of youth, 10 each. The DIE volunteers only 11 students in that programme, the additional one was given an exception to join after some convincing from the group.
Those selected to go for the project must have the tolerance to survive in an urban environment without the reliance of electronics and technology.
“I got really excited as I thought Bario was a place outside Malaysia. When the speaker during a presentation told us that Bario was based in Sarawak, as a Sabahan, I was surprised for I did not know that.
“This project is very meaningful to us because it relates back to what we are studying for and the trip will give us a hands-on experience.
“We look forward to it,” she added.
“We will be there for two weeks, we will start the project on the following day of our arrival, which is on the 18th of May, Sunday,” said the 18-year-old Keller Huii, one the representative of DIE.
“Our job is to teach the women in Bario, Basic English, so that they can communicate with the Western tourists
Keller explained that Project WHEE! is a youth project dedicated to spread the awareness of Bario’s existence and to raise the ecotourism status of Bario.
The project will be carried out with 30 youth volunteers. The first batch of volunteers are made-up of three groups of youth, 10 each. The DIE volunteers only 11 students in that programme, the additional one was given an exception to join after some convincing from the group.
Those selected to go for the project must have the tolerance to survive in an urban environment without the reliance of electronics and technology.
“I got really excited as I thought Bario was a place outside Malaysia. When the speaker during a presentation told us that Bario was based in Sarawak, as a Sabahan, I was surprised for I did not know that.
“This project is very meaningful to us because it relates back to what we are studying for and the trip will give us a hands-on experience.
“We look forward to it,” she added.
For more information, visit:
fb.com/projectwhee
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