IT WAS about an hour past noon on November 30 last year when my inbox alert came up on screen: ‘Official Registration of NGO for SCOT’. It made me sit up, not so much in the way I’d sit up if a great scoop falls on my lap, rather, in the…

DEAR EDITOR, Tuesday, January 7, 2014 CONGRATULATIONS to the Society for Community Outreach and Training (SCOT) on their official recognition as an official non-governmental organisation in Brunei. It has come a long way since its establishment in 2011, and I have followed with interest its activities in The Brunei Times. Hopefully, with…

THE Society for Community Outreach and Training (SCOT) is now recognised as an official non-governmental organisation after getting approval from the Registrar of Society Brunei Darussalam. With the official registration of SCOT, the NGO’s founder, Anwar Mohammad, said the organisation would now be able to anticipate participation from interested members of…

  Wednesday, October 16, 2013 The SCOT Education Project (SCOT) is an 11-week programme involving volunteers facilitating English proficiency classes for students at the Youth Development Centre (YDC). This is followed by a two-week visit to Cambodia where YDC volunteers teach English. Four YDC students who have shown improvement in their…

SPE Brunei chairperson Najaa-Hussalaam (C), accompanied by SCOT founder Anwar Mohammad, hands over a cheque to Eddy Safwan, in front of his renovated house. Image source: The Brunei Times It's never easy to run an NGO as it requires a lot of work, team effort and dedication. The other factor that…

  |     Syafiq Affendy     | THE Society for Community Outreach and Training (SCOT) in collaboration with Brunei Petroleum Society and JAPEM Tutong recently organised a home renovation project for a family of three in Tutong. Muhd Eddy, a retired army personnel residing in the rural area of the Tutong District, lives…

SPE Brunei chairperson Najaa-Hussalaam (C), accompanied by SCOT founder Anwar Mohammad, hands over a cheque to Eddy Safwan, in front of his renovated house. DANIEL WOOD TUTONG Monday, October 14, 2013 Efforts to improve quality of life of the underprivileged DESPITE already helping a family renovate their home deep in TutongDistrict, the…

Voluntary work or providing services without expecting any payment in return reflects the self-esteem of the Brunei community with the caring attitude. Youth involvement in various voluntary activities clearly demonstrates their love for their homeland in together developing the nation's future. Universiti Brunei Darussalam’s Society for Community Outreach and Training, SCOT,…

TUTONG Sunday, October 13, 2013 A TUTONG family of three will now be able to live safely in their newly-renovated home, having had to put up for years with an open lavatory. The renovations came courtesy of the Society for Community Outreach and Training (SCOT) in collaboration with the Society of…