PETALING JAYA, Dec 9 — Leadership is often viewed as a key element to successful change. Without change, there is no progress, and without progress, we’d all be stuck repeating the same mistakes. Inspiring change, on the other hand, is a feat easier said than done, as “change” is a very...
Tuesday, 10 Dec 2019 06:06 PM MYT Cheryl, Rozella, Amalina and Vivienne were selected to be a part of the Obama Foundation Leaders: Asia-Pacific Programme. — Pictures from Saw Siow Feng, Firdaus Latif, Vivienne Chew and Rozella Mahjhrin.Without change, there is no progress, and without progress, we’d all be stuck repeating the same mistakes.
The APAC Programme will be held for the first time in Kuala Lumpur from December 10 to 14, as 200 of the world’s emerging leaders, who hail from 33 different countries, will convene for discussions, held by prominent speakers like Michelle Obama, around progress, opportunity and values-based leadership.
“The world is changing, but Malaysia is still stuck in ‘chalk and talk’. So what we’re trying to do is to get the school leaders to look at teaching differently and not repeat the same things, but expect different results,” said Cheryl. “So it’s quite exciting to be part of the Obama Foundation programme because the whole thing revolves around values-based leadership,
Rozella was often ostracised when she was younger because of the birthmark on her face, but hopes to shine a light on the differently-abled community and their achievements through her inclusive social platform. — Picture courtesy of Rozella Mahjhrin. “My vision is for others to see people beyond their physicality, beyond their disability or differences because the people in the community I work with are all capable and talented,
She added that she hoped to educate more parents and schools on how to talk to children about their differences or disabilities and possibly get employers to be more accommodating of differently-abled individuals.Chew has spent nearly 12 years working with refugee and migrant populations. — Picture courtesy of Vivienne Chew.
“I want to see a Malaysia that protects children who are seeking international protection and not just put them in a detention centre, with or without their parents.” Amalina has spent a lot of her time working, ever since she was in secondary school, on youth empowerment as she strongly believes that similar to aAmalina said that she wants the youth to take power into their own hands instead of complaining and waiting for someone else to do it. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
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