CENSERVE Humanitarian Award 2010 was conducted on 24th December 2010, at Main Auditorium, International Islamic university Malaysia. The programme started at 8.30 pm. On the night, the VIPs who attended the event was Dato' Saifuddin Abdullah, Timbalan Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi and also Y. Bhg. Prof. Dato' Sri Dr. Syed Arabi Idid, Rector of International Islamic University Malaysia.
This programme was held for the first time in the history of CENSERVE. The main objective of this programme in to appreciate all the Censervian and also to expose the ministry, officers and sponsors to the programmes that been conducted by CENSERVE throughout this year.
The event started with the recitation of Quran and a short theater by Production Club crew which highlight the function of CENSERVE in helping the community from the poor, orphanage, orang asli and also to the underprivilege people in Sabah and Sarawak. Later, the guest was presented with the multimedia presentation which had capture the memory of the early history CENSERVE, how it was established and who was the backbone of it. It was a really an impressed presentation.
Theather Performance
It was later continued with the welcoming speech by the President of CENSERVE, bro. Razali Sudin. He urges the students especially the CENSERVIANS to strive more to serve the ummah, correct the intention, ikhlas and excel in the academic affairs as well as in the curriculum. After that, the Rector of IIUM, Y. Bhg. Prof. Dato' Sri Dr. Syed Arabi Idid delivered his speech. in his speech, he praised CENSERVE for the humanitarian project that been conducted outside Malaysia since years ago such in Acheh, Cambodia and even also inside Malaysia such as helping the flood victims in Kedah recently.
The speech then continued by Dato' Saifuddin Abdullah, Timbalan Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi. He also was a former CENSERVE team members during his study. During his speech, he was amazed with recent development in CENSERVE. In regards to the lack of budget for CENSERVE, he later suggested that CENSERVE team have their own "Service Entrepreneurship Unit" to boost the finance of CENSERVE to be allocated for the next humanitarian mission.
Speech by President of CENSERVE
Speech by Rector
Speech by Minister
After all the aspiring and motivating speech, the event continued with the Launching of MISI Manual Handbook by Dato' Saifuddin Abdullah. Prior to the event, only MISI managed to complete their Manual Handbook as been requested by CENSERVE to all club. Thus, as the recognition to the hardwork, CENSERVE decided to launch it during this night. Thank you CENSERVE for such recognition.
Dato' Saifuddin launched MISI Handbook Manual
MISI Club Manual Handbook
The next agenda of the programme was the certificate giving ceremony to all club. There was 3 types of certificate, firstly bronze certificate which was given to the students who involved in CENSERVE for one year. Secondly was the silver certificate which was given to the students who involved in CENSERVE for two years. Lastly the gold certificate to those who was involved in CENSERVE for the consecutive three years.
The event later continued with the most awaited moment and also the peak of the night which was the Special Awards Ceremony. There was four special awards given by the CENSERVE namely:
The Heart of Gold for Students.
The Heart of Gold for Staff.
The Best Programme of the Year 2010
The Best Club of the Year 2010.
List of the recipient of The Heart of Gold for Students:
Engku Abdullah Muhsin B. Engku Ahmad Dahlan (Gemilang)
Muhammad Hafiz B. Hakim (Gemilang)
Nurul Akmal Bt. Ibrahim (Gemilang)
Mohd Ikhwan B. Mohd Jamil (Akhi)
Abdul Syukur B. Muhammad Sharif (Sendi)
Syahir Azfar B. Saleh (Titian Wahyu)
Marhamah Bt. Rosli (MISI)
Nor Hafizan Bt. Mohd Nawawi (Comrade)
Ahmad Ashraf B. Abdul Latif (Comrade)
Razali B. Sudin@ Alias (Comrade)
Mohd Izzudin B. Mohd Fauzi (Titian Asli)
Abdul Qadir Hairi Abu Hasan (Inspire)
Marhamah Rosli, Heart of Gold recipient from MISI Club
List of the recipient of The Heart of Gold for Staff:
Dr. Dinon B. Mohd (Head Medical Officer, IIUM Health Centre)
Ustaz Zunaiddin B. Ibrahim (Religious Officer, SHAS Mosque IIUM)
Then, it comes to the award of The Best Programme of the Year 2010. There was a multimedia presentation which describe the whole programme. Alhamdulillah, the award was given to MISI Club as their programme, Outreach to Mabul Island, had beat another great contender such as Humanitarian Mission to Cambodia, Wind of Change and another programme due to their continuous effort in helping the people there.
Asyraf representing MISI to take the Best Programme of the Year Awards
The tension piling up to the maximum level, its now come to the award of The Best Club of the Year 2010. A brief video presentation explaining the criteria of this award was presented. Finally, the result was revealed. The best Club of the Year 2010 goes to MISI Club. Alhamdulillah, the awards was the blessing from god and we thanks Allah for everything.
Syafik representing MISI to take the Best Club of the Year Award
The event doesn't end there. There was another token for appreciation for the sponsors who willfully helps CENSERVE especially in term of money. May Allah bless all of them. After all the giving ceremony finished, all the winner recipients gather at the stage for the Photoshoot Session.
All the awards recipient take a photo with the VIP
The pictures below is the trophy of the awards.. :) Enjoy guys..
From right side
From left side
Front view
Close-up
p/s : you can click the picture for the bigger size. :D uploaded at high resolution juz for you..
This time I woke up as early as 2.30am with an intention to perform Qiamullail. Right when I just started to take wudu’, Macik Sapura accompanied by her child appeared from the side of the mosque to bring me and Rahman home. We finished sahur around 3am, and considering that it was still way too early, we decided to take a nap. Unfortunately, we ended up waking up at 6.45am. After praying and taking pictures of the broken bridge, we moved quickly to the mosque then straight to the Telaga Kasih for photo taking before went back to the mosque for the next activities.
The children were divided into groups according to their levels of mastery of Quranic recitation – knowing Jawi, reading Quran and memorizing short Quranic verses. While the classes were going on, I encountered a problem to prepare for the closing ceremony when the generator could not be used to supply electricity. It turned up that it was caused by the extension, in which one wire was disconnected from its original place. Alhamdulillah, this trouble was fixed with the help from certain villagers.
Next, the closing ceremony which was conducted by Abang Jali took place inside the mosque, started by speeches from Panglima Mubin and Dr Dol. Tokens of appreciation were then given to the foster families and to Shima and the gang for providing so much assistance for us during the programme. Deliveries of fidyah and generator were also done accordingly followed by the photography session of all the members from IIUM and Mabul Island who were involved in this programme. I took a chance to snap pictures with my foster mother, Macik Sapura and thank her for all the hassle she had gone through for the sake of us.
We budged to the jetty after the Zuhr prayer. Some villagers escorted us to the boat and helped us to load our belongings. Macik Sapura also followed sending us to the jetty. I was very content with their kindness and willingness to accept us for three days staying at Mabul. With the waves of goodbye, we were off to Semporna. Before headed to Kak Ramlah’s house in Tawau, we dropped by in Pasar Tanjung Tawau looking for something to be bought. I really did not have anything to buy as this is my hometown; there was nothing special for me to look at.
We arrived in the house of Kak Ram before Maghrib. As great as in Kak Jijah’s house few days back, we were treated with variety of delicious foods for iftar in Kak Ram’s house. After thanking her family for the very pleasant treat, we departed to Tawau Airport. I left my dirty clothes in my house on our way to the airport. Unfortunately, our flight had been delayed by one hour. I spent my time get along with Abang Jali and Cecep waiting for our departure. Boarding at 10pm, we arrived in LCC Terminal around 1.30am and finally arrived at IIUM around 3am. I was very happy and relieved that our journey had come to its end.
That was all, so long for Mabul IV. Thank you to everyone who take part directly and indirectly. We love you sooo much!! =)
I woke up 3.30am at the mosque. I was quiet surprised to see Macik Sapura stayed there waiting for us to take us home for sahur. I wonder how long she had stayed there. Hastily, I woke Rahman up and then we walked home together. We observed that the members of the house had already finished their sahur, so I assumed that we were the last. Sahur was just as good as Iftar but our sleepy eyes and full stomachs let us savour the foods with less appetite.
After Subh prayer, we were allowed to go back to our houses. We agreed that we should return to the mosque by 7am to make the preparations for the whole day activities. However, it was raining real heavy. The storming winds and waves of the sea water which rises up to the bridge height shook the entire house. Sea water appeared out of the wooden floor. Despite this situation, the residents were very relaxed, even sleeping soundly. They must have been used to this kind of weather. Seeing them calmed me down.
Delayed by the weather, we were one hour behind the schedule. The children were still not present in the mosque. The generator for the mosque is off and the person who was in charge of it was not there. So I and Abang Acap decided to use the small generator we brought but we could not find where they kept the petrol. This problem was solved soon after we consulted Pacik Mubin who helped us starting the generator for the power supply.
Around 9am, my fellow committees gathered the children by conducting singing to capture their attention. Afterward, we started the module by teaching them the theories on wudu’. Most of them already know about wudu’ as they have learned it in their fardhu ‘ain class with Ustaz Yasir, the difference was whether they remember them or not. I wished someone would invent a good song on wudu’ to help children remember the steps more easily. Then, we continue with the practical by dividing them into groups. I handled the group of boys who were always fighting among them even for a small matter. We postponed the practical of wudu’ because the wudu’ area was fully occupied by girls.
The programme proceeded with continuous episodes of Upin & Ipin that taught mostly on sawm (puasa). It caught the attention of most people including the grown-ups who were sitting at the back. However, there was a small group of children especially the small ones who could not enjoy the show since their sight was blocked by other people who seated in front. So, I asked them to stand up. I was not sure if all of them understood the message that we tried to deliver because few of them only loved to see the animation.
After Zuhr prayer, the module was on solah. As usual, we started with theories with some aid from the video presentation. During this class, I was asked to be the model for the children. I was a bit nervous since my usual practice of solah was not exactly the same as shown in the video, I mean on the minor details. Divided into small groups, these children were then trained on the practical of solah and some additional theories about Islam. I asked the boys I handled to perform Zuhr prayer in jama’ah and I corrected them if they did any mistakes. All of them have not memorized the readings in solah, and only a few could recite al-Fatihah correctly.
Since I stayed at the back handling the portable speaker t most time during the class being conducted, I could see many different types of children. Some of them really knew what we were teaching, some only concerned to get the prizes offered – raising their hands even if they were blur about the topic discussed, some just follow what their friends were doing – they laughed when others did, some wanted to join the crowd but felt shy to do so – peeping from the side of the mosque, and a few of them who played at the back uninterested to join the class. I tried to approach the last group I mentioned here but they ran away once I got close to them that caused me to feel a little disappointed. Anyway, it was fun to deal with these Mabulian children.
We decided to pay a visit and give some financial contribution to Umi’s family, who suffered the loss of their mother a day before. I felt a sudden empathy once I entered their house. Umi, the eldest sister, swept her eyes putting a smile on her sad face when we stepped inside. It touched me deeply to see the sibling’s red eyes swollen by tears while they continued finishing their chores, folding the clothes. We learned that they had not consumed any food after the death and the youngest sibling was wondering around the bridges in search for their mother. I could not imagine being in their place. We hope our little effort would ease their pain.
After that, we took a look at the nearly completed but already working Telaga Kasih. The villagers queued into a long row bringing their gallons together to collect the water brought up through the pipes. After snatches of pictures, we went back to the mosque preparing for Iftar Jamai’ with the villagers of Kampung Mabul. The Majlis Berbuka Puasa ran smoothly thanks to the committees and villagers involved. Eating together really reduced the gap between us. At first, I thought that the food provided was not sufficient but it was actually more than enough. There was many unconsumed food that we decided to distribute as moreh after Tarawih. The villagers craved for dates and they kept asking if there was stock of dates for them to take home.
The night was same as the day before, where we spent our time by doing Ibadah, chatting with the villagers and brainstorming. Dr Dol joined our discussion and he came up with lots of suggestions. He suggested that this series should not be the last. He also wanted if we could bring cows to Mabul to be slaughtered during Hari Raya Korban. He seemed to be eagerly looking forward for the next series of Outreach to Mabul Island.
I and Rahman were on our way to our house and we found out that the bridge which linked to our house was broken by the morning storm. Safely returned home, as expected, we were once again nicely forced to eat. Luckily, I had been saving an empty space in my stomach for this treat. Before we left to the mosque, I asked our mother when we should return home for sahur because we did not want for her to burden herself waiting and fetching us from the mosque, and she replied, 3am. Abang Acap treat us another supper in the local food stall before we I’tikaf in the mosque.
**another day that make us tired but still we are excited and eager to help. But, the next day is the final day for this mission. Very sad to continue. The story of the final day will be published on 23rd October 2010, 8 am. =) Wait!!
We got up early in the morning to have sahur together. I was very sleepy maybe because still not used to the time zone of Tawau. Then, we hurried to have shower and perform Subh prayer before leaved to the Tawau Airport. I was so proud of Kak Jijah’s father for refusing to take the money gift from our side, even though they deserved it in exchange for the accommodation, meals and transport that they provided. May Allah SWT bless their lives. Next, we get to Semporna via a van and an Inova which had already been arranged by Kak Mar.
We arrived in Semporna before 8am and rushed to buy a container filled of petrol for the generator usage later in Mabul. I bought the container (called “gallon” by local people) from an old shop. Since the shop did not provide an official receipt, we asked the owner to fill up the payment form we provided for proof of the transaction. The owner, who was an old Chinese man, refused to do so after looking the form. Maybe he was afraid of being scammed. So, he just gave us a handwritten bill stamped the shop’s chop. What a funny old man.
There was a death around 1am in Mabul Island. Due to this, Pacik Mubin, who supposed to take us to the island, had to delay the plan because he also took part to help the family that confronted the incident. He arrived at the jetty in Semporna around 9am, and after loading all things to his boat, we were forced to wait for another hour for him to finish his business there. While waiting, I get to have a little chat with Pacik Mubin for the first time. I thought to myself, so this is Pacik Mubin they were talking about. Finally, around 10am, we started moving towards Mabul. I spent most of my time taking a nap in the boat to rest for the tiring morning.
I was truly amazed from the beautiful views of the island even before I reached the land of Mabul. The blue sky, clear water and white sand made me feel calm and happy. Just like what I have expected and heard from other’s experience, the people of Mabul were very friendly and we were treated with a warm welcome. The villagers voluntarily lent their hands to bring our belongings to the mosque. Our presence was also greeted with smiles.
Soon after settled down, we moved on to the discussion with the community leaders. Rahman explained the reason for this series of Outreach to Mabul Island and our need of foster families. The discussion went very well as nothing much to be talked about since Misi had done three series of this kind of programme before in this island. We decided to postpone the reception of foster families and distribution of donation items because it was already time for Zuhr.
After Jumaat prayer, we proceed with the reception of foster families. According to plan, each student will receive a foster family but because some families were not there during that time, selected families got to accept two foster children. As everybody had gone to follow their own houses, I and Rahman went to Haji Yusuf’s home stay to settle for the accommodation for Dr Dol. Pity for our advisor, he had to searched for his own food because Haji Yusuf did not provide food for the customer since his cook was on holiday and unavailable. The home stay was on under renovation, so Dr Dol also needed to find his own company since he was the only customer staying there during that duration.
Next was the distribution of donation items after the ‘Asr prayer. A list name of deserving families was used as reference during the distribution. It made me laugh to see the villagers especially the children swarmed around the committees in charge. It was very uncontrollable – the children keep reducing the radius of the crowd although they were continuously asked to keep a distance away from the donation clothes. At one stage, an old folk had to hit the children with an empty box to make them follow the order. The most humorous part was the chaos created when the children fought their ways to obtain the last few remaining garments. This scenario shows how much they value these donations.
After transferring my bags to my foster home, we visited the villagers and walked around the island. The well that was named Telaga Kasih and sponsored by Darul Fitrah was still under construction. From my own observations, the villagers really relied on underground water as the source of clean water. I could see many holes dug on a part of the village. According to Abang Acap, these holes were dug to search source of water, and after one source was already drained, they will search for another. I learned something here – how people in Mabul work very hard in searching for water until the have to buy it, while in our place, we could see people just don’t appreciate the water by wasting it.
For the first day there, we broke our fast together with our foster families; only Dr Dol had his iftar in the food outlet in the village. I and Rahman stayed in Hajah Laura’s house, the house of sharks. We were treated like VIPs, in which our mother reserved a special portion for us with various choices of kuih, drinks and foods served in the table. Hajah Laura and Macik Sapura who also be our foster mother, stayed there watching and keeping us company while we were eating until finish. Moreover, they insisted to clean the dishes later and asked us to rest. I felt a bit shy to be treated very nice like this. I did not want to be a burden for them as they treated us more like a guest that a foster child.
Night in Mabul is allocated fully for Ibadah since this was the month of Ramadhan. We joined the jama’ah in the mosque by performing Maghrib, Isya’ and Tarawih together. Then, we started some sharing moment and brainstorming for the next day. Brothers, including myself, were encouraged to return to the mosque after supper to perform I’tikaf, while sisters returned to their respective houses.
*this is the story of the 2nd day of the programme. We feel a little bit exhausted, but the still next day to be continued. Wait for the story!! Will be published on 21st October 2010, 8 am. =)
