Bandar Seri Begawan – In an effort to raise awareness and to instill the habit of giving back to the society in this holy month of Ramadhan, Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) through its sustainable poverty organization, the Student Community Outreach Team (SCOT), organized a charity drive to 20 homes of the underprivileged that began in the early week of Ramdahan. The charity drive, which encourages our youth to play their role on giving back to the society has allowed them the opportunity to come forward to lend a helping hand to their brothers and sisters of the community in need especially when the celebratory season of Aidilfitri is around the corner.
Prior to the charity drive, SCOT have promoted the event to encourage the whole student body of UBD to contribute for the charity event by donating food or basic amenities, time and volunteering efforts to make the event a success. The charity drive which was conducted on a weekly basis saw 5 houses being visited by SCOT per week, amounting to 20 houses over a period of four weeks. More than 30 student volunteers took part in the charity event which covers as far as the rural areas of the Tutong District. The event serves as an eye opener for ‘first timers’ who are not very much exposed to the poverty existence in our nation, and at the same time to show that UBD is well aware and concerned about the existence of poverty in our country.
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