AMURT/AMURTEL conducts after-school English tuition classes for Standard 3 students at SJK (Tamil) Effingham in Petaling Jaya, Selangor 2 times a week. The objective is to help the children improve their standard of English which is a compulsory must-pass subject for the Standard 6 UPSR examinations. Around 30+ students take part regularly in the program. They are divided into 3 groups according to the competence in English. To date, the classes are progressing well, with steady progress being made.

AMURT & AMURTEL volunteers Maney Malar (above), Flory (Below) and Vijaya (Bottom) provide after-school English tuition sessions 2 times a week

To date, teachers at the school report that the students are happy with the tuition sessions and the extra help they are getting from our dedicated volunteers.  Flory, a retired government officer who has been helping with other tuition programs over the last 10 years, said that seeing the slow but noticeable progress in the students motivates her to keep going.  She also takes the opportunity to pass on positive values and a vision to the young ones under her care, to give them direction and an ambition to aim for.

Darah Medical & Motivational Camps 3-4 June 2008

AMURT & AMURTEL’s medical camp conducted in partnership with UMIC (United Malaysian Indian Club) on Sunday, 4 May 2008 at Bukit Darah, Sungai Buloh, was a great success. Our team of doctors and nurses (including a team from the Sg. Buloh Klinik Kesihatan) attended to a total of 221 patients: 72 girls, 72 boys, 54 women and 23 men. The services provided included vision checks, de-worming medication and pap smear tests, among others. Those needing further medical attention have been given referrals. The children were also given t-shirts and biscuits and milk drinks.

The female population in Malaysia are generally reluctant to undergo the pap smear test. We are therefore particularly pleased to report that we achieved a total of 35 women who took the pap smear test.

AMURT & AMURTEL also conducted an overnight motivational camp for the Standard 6 students of Bukit Darah Tamil Primary School on 3-4 May. The objective of this camp is to instill confidence and determination in the students so that they will do well at the year-end UPSR examinations. We are pleased to report that the students responded very positively to the motivational camp and are all psyched up to meet their big exams.

The principal of Bukit Darah Tamil Primary School has invited us to conduct a yoga exercise and educational program for the school. AMURT & AMURTEL is happy to accept this invitation to work with the children in a stimulus program with the objective of improving the children’s passing rate as well as quality of life.

Effingham Tamil School English Tuition Program April 2007 – ongoing

The Effingham Estate Tamil school in Kayu Ara, Selangor is the beneficiary of this English tuition program carried out under the AMURT-AMURTEL WP & Selangor. The project started in April 2007 with the aim of improving the standard of English for the Year 2 and Year 3 pupils. This year, the school headmistress has asked us to include the weak Year 5 students as well.

Volunteers conduct the classes which are held once a week on Saturday mornings. Emphasis is put on learning phonics to help the children learn to read better. The children are given a fun and enjoyable environment to learn English, with games, songs and “stars” to earn little rewards. We get an average of about 20 – 30 students every week.

This year we plan to measure the children’s improvement in the English language. Our first task was to conduct an assessment of each child’s ability. With these results, we will be able to guide the children in their areas of weakness, and monitor the improvements made in school exams.

We wish to attract the really weak students, who may be in danger of dropping out of school completely. However, this continues to be a challenge.

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Great bargains! Great food! Great fun for all the family!

AMURT Charity Jumble Sale to raise funds for Myanmar School Reconstruction Program

Sunday, 8^th March 2009 (9am – 4pm) at

SJK (C) Sg. Way, Jalan SS9A/1, Seria Setia, Petaling Jaya
(next to Sg. Way Police Station)

Activities at the fair include 60 bargain stalls and delicious foodstalls (including vegetarian food), free medical check-up, children’s art competition, magic workshop, children’s art & craft sessions, line dancing, foot bath & foot massage, etc.

Proceeds from the sale will be used to rebuild schools in the Myanmar’s delta region. These schools are among the 1,600 destroyed or damaged when Cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar in May 2008, leaving 100,000 dead and 400,000 homeless. The reconstructed schools will also act as cyclone and earthquake shelters for the people and be able to withstand winds up to 100mph and earthquakes up to 6.5 on the Richter scale. (Please note all funds raised will be completely managed by AMURT/AMURTEL, with externally audited transparent accounting open to interested parties. No funds will be passed on to the Myanmar government.)

We urge the public to join us at the Charity Fair this coming Sunday. Come and enjoy the delicious food we have prepared for you, grab some great bargains on vegetables, sundries and other daily household items, get your blood pressure and blood sugar level tested for free, relax with a foot bath or foot massage, line dance to get some exercise – in other words, HAVE FUN and help the poor children of Myanmar at the same time! Children will be thrilled to get the chance to learn fantastic magic tricks at our Magic Workshop or to make decorative items at our Arts & Craft Corner. Young artists are challenged to produce their creative best at our Art Competition for children 3 – 12 years old. There is something for everyone in the family, so COME ONE & COME ALL!!! (Save the Planet message: to help reduce waste and save the environment, please bring your own shopping bags, food containers & eating utensils! Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!)

For more information on this event or on AMURT/AMURTEL activities in Myanmar, Malaysia and around the world, please contact Ms. KL Chew (012-3822 617) or 03-7843 6715 or Ms. Amanda Chin (012-366 1677).

Donations can be made to :

Account Name: Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team (AMURT)
Account No: 3148 1515 07
Bank/Branch: Public Bank Berhad/Damansara Utama

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