Minister Urges Teachers, Students To Help Tsunami Victims

Bandar Seri Begawan – Pehin Dato Haji Awang Abdul Aziz, the Minister of Education, has urged headmasters and principals to extend whatever aid is possible.

Anything from medicine and water to school books and stationery can be utilised to help the survivors of the disaster, especially the children.

Pehin said that at the moment headmasters and principals are discussing what form of aid Bruneians could give.

Most appropriately, Bruneians can provide what are most needed for the long-term benefit, particularly medicines, clean water, clothing and school stationery.

This is important since we are assisting both the present and future generations, more importantly the children who must continue their schooling.

This, of course, is subject to the policy and decision of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports.

The Minister of Education also held a discussion with the UBD Vice-Chancellor to decide whether the university students too can give assistance.

The discussion was to ascertain if the UBD had any contact with the Aceh University and if so, Bruneians could channel their relief aid directly.

Pehin said he did not rule out the possibility of Bruneian volunteers themselves delivering the aid to Aceh and Phuket where at least 170,000 Muslim residents were among the tsunami victims stranded.

Individuals, associations and organisations in the country, who wish to organise any charity activities by contributing 100 per cent from the proceed for the victims of the Tsunami disaster Fund, should forward their application to the Committee Members of the Fund.

Meanwhile, those who want to conduct activities by contributing some of the proceeds from the charity should forward it directly to the Ministry of Home Affairs as usual.

Awang Husaini bin Abdullah, the Assistant Director of Community Development, said that there are individuals collecting the donations without permission from the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports.

In an interview with RTB yesterday morning, Awang Husaini said the Fund Committee will set up collection boxes for the fund at all Mosques, Suraus, Shopping Complexes, Airport, Petrol Stations and District Offices throughout the country.

This is to make it easier for the public to make their cash donations for the fund.

The formation of the committee is to give the rakyat and residents in the country an opportunity to contribute in anyway they can to help the survivors of the earthquake and tsunami disaster.

 -- Courtesy of Radio Television Brunei

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