5R Campaign Project Case Study Session Ms. Agnes Toner, RCE Kuching 12th Asia-Pacific Regional RCE Meeting 4-6 June, 2019, Hangzhou, China

1. 5R CAMPAIGN PROJECT
1 Presented by: Agnes Toner
Team Members:
Agnes Toner
Hung Yee Wee (Jeff)
Francesca Enchang
Dorothy Desson
Sherrymina Kichin
Joseph Pudun
Judy Sung
Tan Pei Chin
Edmund Lau
Julian Hyde

2. OVERVIEW
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1.
INTRODUCTION
-BACKGROUND
- DESCRIPTION
- OBJECTIVES
2.
PLAN
2.
PLAN
3.
TIME
LINE
4.
STAKEHOLDERS
5.
ACTIVITES
6.
PROPOSED
BUDGET

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BACKGROUND
- Farming, fishing and
tourism economy
- Local habit of dumping
of waste in river
- Lack of 5Rs practiced in
region

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Degradation of the water quality in rivers in Sarawak caused by:
 Raw sewage
 Heavy marine and spilt oil waste
 Discarded plastic containers
 Thermal pollution
 Accelerated riverbank erosion
 Natural river debris from trees and sedimentation
 Timber harvesting
 Excessive use of fertilizers and pesticides
 Urban and rural developments untreated waste water
 Illegal dumping of waste
(Sources: 6th SITE Research Seminar, 13-14 September 2001 Paper 9: River Water Quality Monitoring:
Sharing Sarawak Experience
Malaysia Inland Waterway Transport System in Sarawak UNDP Malaysia, 2008 )

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Photo Credit: Sungai Sarawak Kiri River, Borneo Rainforest Kayaking, photo courtesy from
The Rucksack Rainforest Kayak , Kuching, Sarawak,

6. Photo Credit: Sungai Sarawak Kiri River, Borneo Rainforest Kayaking, photo
courtesy from The Rucksack Rainforest Kayak , Kuching, Sarawak,

7. 7 Photo Credit: abc sadong

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Photo Credit: THE BORNEO POST Posted on August 16, 2013, Friday
Photo Credit: Rich Carey
Plastics in Sarawak River (near Kuching) May 2018

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Focus Area:
Schools and communities along Sarawak River (Kiri)
identified :
Approximately 250 students from 6 schools
Villages
Annah Rais Village
Bengoh Village
Danu Village
Semedang VIllage
Giam Village
Schools
SMK Padawan
SMK Siburan
SK Bengoh
SK St Paul
SK St Patrick
SK St Bernard

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PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Two year interactive
school programme
Involving instruction,
activities, competitions
and projects
All related to the 5Rs

12. PROJECT OBJECTIVES
FOR SCHOOL STUDENTS
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To learn the concepts and benefits of 5Rs,
resulting in mindset change
To do 5R activities in the schools, resulting
in new sustainable habits
To plan and do small 5R projects for
schools and home, resulting in community impact

13. PROJECT PLAN
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RESEARCH
Pre-questionnaire
Periodic Reflections
Post-questionnaire
Areas:
Knowledge of 5R
Care for the Environment
Attitudes
Behaviour
PEDAGOGY
Phase 1: Awareness of waste management
problem (cognitive learning)
Phase 2: Participation in waste management
activities to address problem (socio-emotional
learning)
Phase 3: Planning, implementing, evaluating and
replicating 5R projects in schools and local
communities (behavioural learning)

14. TIMELINE
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Phase 1:
July-Oct 2019,
Jan-Feb 2020
Phase 2:
March–Aug
2020
Phase 3:
Sept-Oct 2020,
Jan-May 2021

15. STAKEHOLDERS
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WormingUp
G.A.M.E.S. PLT
UCSI University
Reef Check Malaysia
Kuching Chefs Association
Ministry of Education, Malaysia
RCE Kuching Youth Ambassadors
State Education Department, Sarawak

16. ACTIVITIES
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Phase 1:
- Pre-questionnaire
- A look at SD issues
on our planet
- Getting to know 5Rs
- Source Reduction
- Assessing school
waste management
- Waste Sorting
-Review of non-
organic waste: impact
and solutions
Phase 2:
-Organic waste: impact and
solutions
- Group peer assessment and
self-reflection (How have we
implemented?)
-Reducing: time to save the
environment (poster creation)
- Vlog/Facebook Competition
( Group and self reflection)
- Recycle Mania School
Competition
-Food waste and used oil
collection
Phase 3:
-Weighing in for Recycle
Mania Competition
- Eco-bricks footstools
-Soap-making from used
cooking oil
-Online Recycling
Scrapbook Competition
(Group and self reflection)
-Insect Composting
-Post-questionnaire
-Certificate giving &
closing ceremony

17. PROPOSED BUDGET
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FUNDING:
Government Sponsorship RM 13,000
Donations RM 2,000
Total RM 15,000
EXPENSES:
Overall RM 9,240
EXPECTED REVENUE: RM 5,760

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THANK YOU FOR LISTENING
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to contact us:
@RCEKuchingUCSI
rcekuching@gmail.com
AgnesToner@ucsiuniversity.edu.my
rce.ucsiuniversity.edu.my