Right smack in the busy city centre of Kuala Lumpur at Chow Kit, there exist a special school which most people cease to notice. This special school caters mostly to youths who do not have the privilege to study in regular schools, by providing them with not only education but also skills training which they are lacking of while growing up. However, due to the absence of acknowledgement from the public, the school critically requires more helping hands to give these youths a childhood they truly deserve.
On the first day, we were first welcomed by the staff upon arrival and shortly later, given a briefing by the school principal. I was put in charge as a coordinator to manage the entire programme. After that it was time to meet the children. Honestly, I wasn’t really comfortable about the idea to deal with young kids but as time goes by, this project totally changed my mind and perspective regarding them.
As I was tasked to help capture pictures throughout the programme for my team and after snapping pictures of activities as well as bonding between us volunteers with those children, looking back at the photo shots I took gave me a sense of satisfaction regarding the design of the whole programme and seeing how much the kids enjoyed it gave me a wonderful and worthy feeling too. It also gave me a chance to view their tough life through their perspective which made me learn to value what I have in life as well as to lend a helping hand to the needy. Last but not least, I was really looking forward to visit the school again!
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