By PRETHIBA ESVARY SUBRAMANIAN
SUBANG JAYA: The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Club of Taylor’s University (TU) initiated a campaign to provide clean water to Africa, as an effort to help the African communities in need.
According to PATA Club President Aishath Zilma, the six-month campaign which is called ‘Change for a Change’, began on 17 April, and has an aim to raise USD 4,000 (RM 15, 043.60).
The campaign is held in collaboration with The Water Project (TWP), which is a non-profit organisation that is dedicated to providing sustainable sources of clean water for African communities living close to the Sahara Desert.
Zilma said purchase of products and services offered at PATA club’s fundraising booth opposite the TU Student Life Centre will go towards the club funds.
Students can opt to play FIFA Games for RM5 per game or purchase snacks and drinks within the price range of RM1 to RM3.
During their purchase, students can drop some spare or loose change into charity bottles provided at the booth and these funds will go towards the ‘Change for a Change’ campaign.
The funds collected at the end of the campaign will be channeled to TWP, who will then match the amount of funds collected with the relevant community in need in Africa.
Zilma said, "I believe a lot of Africans do not get enough clean water."
Her statement is in accordance with statistics provided by TWP, which states that 783 million people across the globe do not have access to clean water and 37% of that population are from the sub-Saharan continent of Africa.
“We are not asking for a big amount of money, all we are asking for is 10 cents, which is equivalent to a litre of water,” she said.
Based on the TWP website, the organisation utilises the funds collected from supporters all across the globe to build rainwater catchments, drilled wells and hygiene and sanitation facilities.
In an effort to continue to promote the campaign on campus, Zilma said the PATA club is in talks with 7 Eleven and the Norwegian cafe on campus, to see if they are on board to having donation boxes placed at their payment counters.
Other than that, she hopes to collaborate with upcoming events, as she finds that events provide a good platform to raise awareness about an idea, to a large crowd at once.
The PATA Club which comes under the Taylor’s School of Hospitality, Tourism and Culinary Arts is in alliance with PATA, the not-for-profit tourism and travel development organisation.
For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/PATA.MTSC
According to PATA Club President Aishath Zilma, the six-month campaign which is called ‘Change for a Change’, began on 17 April, and has an aim to raise USD 4,000 (RM 15, 043.60).
The campaign is held in collaboration with The Water Project (TWP), which is a non-profit organisation that is dedicated to providing sustainable sources of clean water for African communities living close to the Sahara Desert.
Zilma said purchase of products and services offered at PATA club’s fundraising booth opposite the TU Student Life Centre will go towards the club funds.
Students can opt to play FIFA Games for RM5 per game or purchase snacks and drinks within the price range of RM1 to RM3.
During their purchase, students can drop some spare or loose change into charity bottles provided at the booth and these funds will go towards the ‘Change for a Change’ campaign.
The funds collected at the end of the campaign will be channeled to TWP, who will then match the amount of funds collected with the relevant community in need in Africa.
Zilma said, "I believe a lot of Africans do not get enough clean water."
Her statement is in accordance with statistics provided by TWP, which states that 783 million people across the globe do not have access to clean water and 37% of that population are from the sub-Saharan continent of Africa.
“We are not asking for a big amount of money, all we are asking for is 10 cents, which is equivalent to a litre of water,” she said.
Based on the TWP website, the organisation utilises the funds collected from supporters all across the globe to build rainwater catchments, drilled wells and hygiene and sanitation facilities.
In an effort to continue to promote the campaign on campus, Zilma said the PATA club is in talks with 7 Eleven and the Norwegian cafe on campus, to see if they are on board to having donation boxes placed at their payment counters.
Other than that, she hopes to collaborate with upcoming events, as she finds that events provide a good platform to raise awareness about an idea, to a large crowd at once.
The PATA Club which comes under the Taylor’s School of Hospitality, Tourism and Culinary Arts is in alliance with PATA, the not-for-profit tourism and travel development organisation.
For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/PATA.MTSC