Participants collecting rubbish at the Kampung Orang Asli Tanjung Puteri, Pasir Gudang.
THE government is urged to provide better infrastructure for waste collection, especially in rural areas, to improve the living conditions of villagers.
Calvary Victory Centre special school for autism head teacher Lily Lee said this after the school’s second autism awareness programme at Kampung Orang Asli Tanjung Puteri, Pasir Gudang.
“A total of 130 participants gathered to collect rubbish in the village as part of our community service for the villagers.
“We collected about 40 bags of rubbish that filled a lorry.”
As there was no waste collection service for the village, the school had to hire special contractors to help remove all the rubbish that the participants had collected, Lee said in a statement.
The school’s first autism awareness event was in 2019, when the students visited areas near their Skudai premises.
“This year, we visited Calvary Welfare Centre (PKK) in Pasir Gudang, an old folks home and the drug rehab centre at Kampung Orang Asli Tanjung Puteri.
“The students, villagers and centre’s residents were also entertained with magic shows, singing competitions and games,” she said.
Participants also visited a goat shed, chicken and duck pen and PKK apiary (bee farm), which produces honey at the village.
“The Rotary Club Straits View Johor 3310 also actively participated together with Sunway College First Aid Club, and they were presented with certificates of appreciation,” Lee said. – By REMAR NORDIN
