HOW KALSOM CAME TO BE
HOW KALSOM CAME TO BE
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"Hidup Kelthom makin terdesak"
(Kelthom's life gets more desperate)
Article published in Utusan Malaysia, written by Puan Hapizah Aziz
In 1993, this article was printed in a Malaysian local newspaper, reporting the plight of Puan Kelthom Abdullah, a single mother from Kelantan who was struggling to make ends meet. It grabbed the attention of four young Malaysian students in the UK, who then ran a donation drive to help bear the education costs of her children.
Puan Kelthom’s story had ignited a spark which drove the same group of students to initiate a motivational camp in the following year. They aimed to help educate and motivate Malaysian secondary school students from rural areas who were less fortunate.
It was called “Projek Kalsom'' to immortalise Puan Kelthom’s name in this humble yet meaningful movement. The first Projek Kalsom Motivational Camp was held in 1994 in Jerantut, Pahang and its success ensured its continuity for the next two decades.
KALSOM PILLARS
KALSOM PILLARS
NURTURING KALSOM SPIRIT
It can defined as the enthusiasm to help others and give back to society within one's own capacities as students. The Kalsom Movement encourages its beneficiaries to be agents of change for themselves after the programmes and create a ripple effect through their individual strengths.
Example of the spirit of giving back shown by Kalsom beneficiaries include, but not limited to, starting mini Kalsom-inspired camps in their respective school and setting up their own social movements with the mission to reduce educational inequality. Therefore, The Kalsom Movement aspires to see to it that at least 50% of the schools set up Kalsom-inspired programmes after our summer engagements.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
The Kalsom Movement finds that mastery of the English Language is an essential skill in achieving the education. Through immersion in the language as well as a safe space for students to sharpen their language skills, students are expected to improve proficiency in writing, speaking and comprehension of the language.
Thus, the outcome would be that The Kalsom Movement sees that at least 70% of our beneficiaries will see an improvement of at least 2 half-grades (e.g. from C to B-) in English during their immediate exams.
DEVELOPMENT OF ACADEMIC AND NON-ACADEMIC SKILLS
Beneficiaries of The Kalsom Movement's programmes are given the opportunity to hone their academic skills and non-academic skills through modules catered to the purpose. Practical skills such as note-taking and revision in addition to being in an environment that enhances soft skills such as communications and critical thinking that fostered our programmes.
Thus, we would like to see our beneficiaries to apply them in schools that could bring about better performance in academics as well as signing up for leadership roles during their co-curricular activities.
EXPOSURE TO POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES
After unveiling the abundant career opportunities available and having facilitators who come from various backgrounds of study from institutions worldwide, we thrive to inspire and guide our beneficiaries to pursue their ambitions - either in traditional or non-traditional subjects and pathways.
Collective feedback is obtained from Day 1 in the camp to several years down the road to examine the extent to which our programmes influence their tertiary education attainment and subsequently, the socioeconomic status.
CHRONOLOGY
CHRONOLOGY
1997
A revisit was led by Ms Aizan Azrina Rosli to Puan Kelthom's house in Kelantan.
2007
The Projek Kalsom website was launched.
2014
The movement rebranded into an independent charity, 'The Kalsom Movement', and was recognized as the oldest student-led motivational camp by Malaysia Book of Records.
It was selected as one of the eight beneficiaries under the Bursa Bull Charge 2014 and finalised for DiGi Malaysia for Telenor Youth Summit in Norway.
2018
The Kalsom Movement implemented a programming module in the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Camp as part of STEM education, and secured sponsorship from Shell for two years.
1994
The Kalsom Movement was initiated by YB Abdul Rahman Redza and supported by Rizal Kahar and Adnan Benan Omar and has been a significant motivational camp in Malaysia since its inception.
2011
Projek Kalsom 17 was endorsed by the Ministry of Youth and Sports and Rakan Muda. The camp was presented as one of the most influential Malaysian community projects at the One Young World 'Impact' Conference in Switzerland.
2015
The camp reached every state in Malaysia.
2016
It received the highest number of facilitators, with a total 365 applicants from six countries. The Kalsom Harapan: One-Year Monitoring Plan was introduced to 2015's Projek Kalsom 21 beneficiaries, and the Entrepreneurship & Innovation Camp was introduced for summer programs.
2020-2021
The organisation conducted full-fledged online program initiatives in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, with mentorship from corporate and industry leaders.
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