The Team

The team that will make this programme happen consists of undergraduate students: 80 Developmental Biology (BGY3003) students, 8 Ecotoxicology (BGY4403) students, 12 Comparative Reproductive Biology (BGY4503) students and 4 lecturers. 

Below is the picture of the people in-charge of this programme.

All of the team members are assigned into different groups to tkae care of different job scopes. There are 12 groups in total which are protocol, equipments, food, certificates and souvenirs, publicity, multimedia, sponsorship, technical, transport, accommodation, invitations and activities. The activities group is further divided into five sub-groups, as there are five activities with the PPKI students planned. The number off members differ for each group, ranging from two to 12 based on the job scope. Each group consists of mainly first-year students with one or two seniors assigned as leaders. The seniors which are assigned as leaders are the ones who had successfully handled this programme last year, so they are experienced in their respective field and can guide the freshies in completing their task.

Our lead advisor is Dr. Wan Norhamidah Wan Ibrahim (purple headscarf in the above picture). She had handled many successfull programmes including all the 2Gs and OSFs in years before. Someone who is really detailed and foresighted and will make sure that this programme will be a success, just like years before.

About This Programme

UPM@Besut is an outdoor learning programme involving the many layers of community in Besut, Terengganu. The uniqueness of this programme is that it is a combination of two main programmes that have different objective and approach which are Grateful & Giving (2G) and Our Stolen Future (OSF).

2G is a programme involving the special needs children from Program Pendidikan Khas Integrasi (PPKI). Last year, UPM had done similar activities with the PPKI students. As the activities were successfull, this year, UPM decided to do this 2G programme once more with SK Alor Lintah PPKI students. There are many activities that had been planned to improve the social skills and leadership skills of both side. Some activities are learning garden, science module, bakery module and explorace.

OSF is an awareness programme about pollution. The undergraduates will give insights about the effects of pollution to the community of Besut and will together, along with the PPKI students do beach cleaning activities. Last year, the beach cleaning activity involves 80 UPM students. There are many physical pollution that can be seen during the activity at Pantai Bukit Keluang last year, such as tins, plastic and glass. So, to overcome this problem, this year do not only bring more UPM students but also the PPKI students to clean the beach and spread awareness.

Above is the video of last year's OSF programme.

Below are some images of last year 2G programme.

Bakery Module

Below are some images of last year's OSF programme.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RR5XYmqiT24J1L5SiGG9PVhzsbClCdIR/view?usp=sharing    <---- Link for 2G promotional video

For more information, you can visit our Instagram and Facebook page

Instagram: @2g_upm, @ourstolenfuture

Facebook: @2GUPM, @ourstolenfuture5.0, @ourstolenfuture

Why Crowdfunding

We chose to do crowdfunding to reach a larger audience, so that more people with kind heart can participate and contribute to this programme, as everyone nowadays can be said to have a smartphone and an internet connection. 

The Benefits

From this platform, it will not only benefit us. At the same time, the outcome of the project will give benefit you as the community to spread awareness about pollution and special needs children. Fresh air is something to be shared, and a polluted environment will not only affect one person, but the community as a whole.

Budget Plan

The team members consist of mostly first-year degree student. They are less experienced. But with the help of the seniors who had done similar programmes and also the lecturer, the preparation for the programme had been going smoothly.