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UKM Photographer Conducts Free Workshop For Rural Youths
Monday, 13 January 2014 00:00
By Shahfizal Musa
Pix Students of Photography Workshop
Pix Students of Photography Workshop
BANGI, 10 Jan
2014 - More than 30 youths from all over Kedah received free training
in photography from a UKM photographer in Sik, Kedah last week.
The
workshop was the initiative of Abdul Raai Osman, a photographer with the
UKM News Portal then on holiday in his kampung who felt that he had to
do something to contribute to the community there.
Using his
35 years of experience in UKM he decided to give the free photography
lessons with the hope that it would allow the youths there to generate
their own incomes.
He got the
idea after listening to speeches by UKM senior officials about how the
university needed to engage the community. His efforts showed that
everyone regardless of position and background can make a contribution
to society if they wanted to.
Raai said
he is neither an intellectual nor does he hold high office in the
university. Thus one of the few ways that he can contribute is to impart
his knowledge learnt in UKM.
“I only
have 4 more years of service left before retiring. I just want to do my
part in helping the community and at the same time enhance UKM’s
reputation,” he said.
The
workshop was made possible with the collaboration of Sik Recreational
Association (SRA) and Sik Department of Youth and Sports (DYS). The two
day workshop trained youth in both theoretical and practical aspects of
photography.
Raai also
took the opportunity to highlight UKM’s achievement and distribute
brochures to the participants urging them to choose UKM if they wanted
to further their studies.
Kedah State Assemblyman for Jeneri, En Mahadzir Bin Haji Abdul Hamid was present during parts of the workshop.
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