Five Welfare Dept centres jointly run social programme
BINTANGOR: A recent joint programme involving five community centres under Sarikei Division Welfare Department served to raise public awareness of their responsibility in caring for the welfare and wellbeing of their fellow Sarawakians.
Representatives of Sarikei Division Welfare Volunteers Organisation, the communitybased rehabilitation centres ( PDKs) of Sarikei and Bintangor, as well as the senior citizens activity centres ( PAWEs) of Sarikei and Bintangor, gathered at Rumah Senin in Sungai Gemuan near here to run various activities lined up under the programme.
According to a spokesperson, the event also meant to provide a platform for the local volunteers to assist those in need.
“It is hoped that this programme would help create a caring society and also to strengthen the relationship between the old and the younger generations,” said the spokesperson.
The event hosted some 300 people, the majority of whom were the villagers of Rumah Senin, who take part in activities such as a talk on ‘Fire Insurance’ by a representative of Allianz General Insurance Company, a session on ‘Basic Safety Tips’ which also included safety demonstrations by a member of the Civil Defence Force, as well as a mass aerobics exercise.
Meradong assemblyman Datuk Ding Kuong Hiing was present at the closing ceremony, where he was accompanied by the acting Sarawak Welfare Department director Irine Andrew Ganggang and longhouse chieftain Senin Ambu.
It is hoped that this programme would help create a caring society and also to strengthen the relationship between the old and the younger generations. Spokesperson