Projek Kalsom

Logo of The Kalsom Movement

Projek Kalsom is a student-led motivational camp for Malaysian youths held annually in August in Malaysia by Malaysian university student-leaders since 1994, and by The Kalsom Movement, a youth-led education charity since 2012.[1] The aim of Projek Kalsom is two-prong; it is hoped that Projek Kalsom can bridge the gap in education inequality to help younger Malaysian students from underprivileged and deprived backgrounds achieve their ambitions, and to encourage voluntarism and develop leadership qualities in Malaysian university students.[2] Projek Kalsom is open to all Malaysian students regardless of ethnicity, gender, religious or political background.

Every year, Projek Kalsom brings together the brightest, most talented and academically-gifted 16-year-old Malaysian secondary school students from Band 3 and below schools (underperforming schools), as outlined by the Ministry of Education, Malaysia) for a week-long programme of English Language modules, careers and scholarship and personal development workshops as well as entrepreneurship and innovation workshops, by Malaysian university students.

A significant proportion of Projek Kalsom facilitators are top Malaysian university student-leaders from Oxford University, University of Cambridge and Russell Group universities as well as Ivy League universities. Since 2014, Projek Kalsom collaborated with the Malaysian Students' Council of Australia (MASCA) to organise a Revisit Workshop, which runs in January (summer break for Southern Hemisphere university students) for student-participants who attended Projek Kalsom in the previous August to give them further support in their studies.

Background of Organisation

The idea for a motivational camp was initially mooted by a group of Malaysian students in London in 1993 upon reading a newspaper cutting of a Mrs Kelthom Abdullah,[3] a single mother living in the rural areas of Kelantan, Malaysia, who could not bear the cost of her children's education. Aside from raising funds for Mrs Kelthom Abdullah, these students decided to organise the first Projek Kalsom motivational camp for underprivileged students in Jerantut, Pahang in 1994.[4] Of note, as the founders of Projek Kalsom were also the founders of the United Kingdom & Eire Council for Malaysian Students (UKEC), it is not surprising that Projek Kalsom has been associated with UKEC in the past.

Subsequent Projek Kalsom motivational camps were rotated between the 11 states and federal territories of West Malaysia as a one-off motivational camp annually. In 2012, under the leadership of Dr Hannah Nazri[5] (2011 Projek Kalsom 17 Director), formerly a medical student of University of Bristol,[6] Projek Kalsom finally became a registered entity known as Kelab Belia Kalsom under the Registrar of Youth Societies (Ministry of Youth & Sports, Malaysia); ensuring its sustainability and continuity. 2012 also saw the Projek Kalsom motivational camp being held for the first time in East Malaysia, in Miri, Sarawak. The following year, saw the first Bristol Commonwealth Cultural Programme involving 10 British university students joining Projek Kalsom motivational camp in Kuantan, Pahang.[7] In 2014, under the leadership of Mohd Zulikhwan Ayub (2014-2015 Kelab Belia Kalsom President), a medical student at University of Aberdeen, Kelab Belia Kalsom underwent a major transformation phase with an expansion plan of partnerships in place, an introduction of a one-year Kalsom Harapan plan, as well as a re-branding exercise where the youth-led charity became widely known as The Kalsom Movement.[8]

Since 2014, The Kalsom Movement remained the only student-led organisation to receive support and endorsement from Bursa Malaysia (formerly Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange).[9][10] In 2015, The Kalsom Movement was nominated as one of the Top 10 Organisations (Education and Community) for Merdeka Award, a highly prestigious award in Malaysia. Projek Kalsom itself, is endorsed by the Malaysian Book of Records as the longest student run motivational camp in Malaysia.[11]

The 'tour' of all 14 states and federal territories of Malaysia was completed with the organisation of the 2015 Projek Kalsom 21 in Papar, Sabah. In 2015, the movement received 364 applications as facilitators from Malaysian students studying in 15 different countries including the United Kingdom, Ireland, United States of America, Canada, Poland, Spain, Egypt, Indonesia and Malaysia for 40 places.[12] 11 international facilitators through the Bristol Commonwealth Cultural Programme (third year running)[13] and American Fulbright Scholars were also selected with a dual aim in mind, to encourage bilateral relationships between the two countries and to encourage English speaking between Projek Kalsom student-participants.[14]

Notable Alumni of The Kalsom Movement (formerly Projek Kalsom)

Members of The Kalsom Movement alumni consists of both Malaysian student-leaders (facilitators) and beneficiaries (student-participants) have gone to have very successful careers in their chosen field. A substantial number have started up their own businesses, charities and social enterprises. A non-exhaustive list of The Kalsom Movement alumni members are as below:

Among the alumni members of The Kalsom Movement are also scholarship recipients of the most prestigious academic scholarships in Malaysia such as the Bank Negara Kijang Emas Scholarship (awarded to top four or five best Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia students nationally), Biasiswa Nasional (awarded to top 20[20] (previously top 50[21]) best Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia students nationally) and Biasiswa Yang di-Pertuan Agong (The King's Scholarship):

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References

  1. ↑ Kulasagaran, Priya (9 November 2014). "Nurturing the inner potential in students". The Star. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  2. ↑ Hamid, Shahirah (30 April 2015). "Nurturing the Kalsom Spirit two decades on". The Edge. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  3. ↑ Aziz, Hapizah (21 January 1993). "Hidup Kelthom makin terdesak". Utusan Malaysia.
  4. ↑ Nik Ahmad, Nik Nazmi (2009). Moving Forward: Malays for the 21st Century. Mark Cavendish. pp. 86–87. ISBN 978-983-3845-40-8.
  5. ↑ "A Doctor's Kalsom Story". 1Malaysia.com.my. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "University of Bristol - Alumni and Friends - The Alumni Association - Who's Involved?". University of Bristol. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  7. ↑ "A Doctor's Kalsom Story". 1Malaysia.com.my. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  8. ↑ Hamid, Shahirah (30 April 2015). "Nurturing the Kalsom Spirit two decades on". The Edge. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  9. ↑ "Rain fails to dampen spirits at Bursa charity run". New Straits Times Online. 22 October 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  10. ↑ "Bursa Bull Charge jana sumbangan RM1.8 juta". Harian Metro. 15 August 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  11. ↑ Hamid, Shahirah (30 April 2015). "Nurturing the Kalsom Spirit two decades on". The Edge. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  12. ↑ "Motivational camp benefits 300 students from Papar". Daily Express. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  13. ↑ "Bristol Student Commonwealth Society". University of Bristol Student Union. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  14. ↑ "11 International Facilitators Add 'Charm' To Projek Kalsom Camp In Sabah". Berita Daily. Bernama. 2 August 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  15. ↑ "Allahyarham Adlan Benan Omar (1973-2008)". Rafizi Ramli. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  16. ↑ Nik Ahmad, Nik Nazmi (2009). Moving Forward: Malays for the 21st Century. Mark Cavendish. pp. 86–87. ISBN 978-983-3845-40-8.
  17. ↑ Nadaswaran, Vichitra. "Meet the young lawyers running their own firm". The Edge. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  18. ↑ "'Seeds Of Deeds 2015' to benefit 2,000 underpriviliged students in Malaysia". Bernama. Bernama. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  19. ↑ Azizi, Mohd Al Qayum (12 February 2016). "Bakal Bergelar Doktor, Hanie Soraya Dijadikan Idola". MStar. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  20. ↑ "Scholarships for top 20 in SPM". The Star Online. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  21. ↑ "Recipients under National Scholarship Programme increased to 50". The Star Online. 19 April 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  22. ↑ "Ahmad Helmi Azhar". University of Oxford - Communications Engineering. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  23. ↑ "About Us". ICON Centre for Global Affairs. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  24. ↑ Lee, Yen Mun (26 April 2009). "Award for top scorers". The Star Online. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  25. ↑ "Azreen penerima termuda biasiswa Yang-di-Pertuan Agong". Utusan Online. 12 October 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  26. ↑ Ong, Han Sean (3 September 2013). "Underprivileged students attend five-day motivational camp". The Star Online. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  27. ↑ "Girl, 18, awarded BNM's Kijang Emas Scholarship". New Straits Time Online. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
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