our EVENTS
COMMUNITY EVENT AT PPR BERINGIN- PART 2
We continued our sessions with the enthusiastic Beringin ladies. We started with a session on mental health challenges, discussing their daily stressors and how to overcome them. These covered the six aspects of self-care, which are emotional, physical, mental, social, spiritual and practical self-care. Later, a career guidance session was held. The skill assessment test was applied to determine suitable job options based on personality.
NUTRITIONAL TALKS
Malaysia’s consumer price index (CPI) increased by 2.3 percent in April 2022. According to the Statistics Department, the rise in CPI compared with the same period in the previous year was due to higher food prices. Such issues are barriers to maintaining a balanced diet when income is limited. Associate Professor Dr. Satvidner Kaur, aligned her talk on how the B40 communities could ensure nutrition consumption in which food prices and cost of living were considered to meet the dietary needs of a low-income population.
COMMUNITY EVENT AT PPR BERINGIN
With the goal to expand our “Wellness Program” HerWellbeing Society Kuala Lumpur and Selangor (HWSKLS), with the assistance of our sponsors, Yayasan DayaDiri, held another community event at PPR Beringin on August 14.
Our top goal since day one has been the well-being of women who shoulder the responsibility of running a household.
COMMUNITY EVENT AT PPR TMN WAHYU 2
On 7th August, with the continued support of our funders, Yayasan DayaDiri, HerWellbeing Society Kuala Lumpur, and Selangor (HWSKLS) conducted another community event at PPR Tmn Wahyu 2. The purpose of this event was to extend our “wellness program”.
The wellness of mothers who also manage the burden of a household is our utmost priority. Thus, her healing toward a healthy lifestyle starts with health screening. Lifestyle and stress or family history can have an impact that is harmful to her health.
Occupational, Financial and Health Wellbeing
In line with the eight pillars of well-being, here is an example of occupational, financial and health:
On July 24, 2022, Herwellbeing Society Kuala Lumpur and Selangor HWSKLS conducted the fourth community event at PPR Desa Rejang, Setapak, for single mothers belonging to the B40 group with the assistance of Yayasan DayaDiri. This event marked the “Phase Four” of the HWSKLS B40 women’s wellness program.
Use of social media for personal and basic business use
The third community event by HWSKLS for the B40 women’s group solely focused on “Use of social media for personal and basic business use”. It was a three-day event designed to assess and explore knowledge on primary social media use in women recruited for our B40 community program. The event highlights included:
- Video tutorials on primary social media use via our social media platforms
- Videos highlighting issues around identifying fake news from real news
- Pre and post-test surveys to measure the learning curve and to provide need-based training sessions
mental health counselling session
HWSKLS completed its second community event for B40 women in 2022. This activity was conducted via an online modality and mainly aimed at providing individual counseling sessions addressing some of the challenges of mental health conditions.
event for single mothers belonging to B40 group
With the support rendered by Yayasan Daya Diri, Herwellbeing Society Kuala Lumpur and Selangor (HWSKLS) – (PERSATUAN KESEJAHTERAAN WANITA KUALA LUMPUR DAN SELANGOR – Reg. No. PPM-005-14-15012021) organized an event for single mothers belonging to B40 group on 27-02-2022. In addition, the support from Persatuan Penduduk Awam Desa Rejang made this event memorable. This event is marking the first of many steps that will be taken to create a network for empowering and uplifting women in Malaysia while simultaneously making sure their well-being is cared for 💜.
ACARA UNTUK IBU-IBU TUNGGAL DI BAWAH KUMPULAN B40
Dengan sokongan daripada Yayasan Day Diri, Herwellbeing Society Kuala Lumpur dan Selangor (HWSKLS) – (PERSATUAN KESEJAHTERAAN WANITA KUALA LUMPUR DAN SELANGOR – Reg. No. PPM-005-14-15012021) telah menganjurkan acara untuk ibu-ibu tunggal di bawah kumpulan B40 pada 27-02-2022. Sebagai tambahan, sokongan daripada Persatuan Penduduk Awam Desa Rejang telah membuatkan acara ini penuh dengan memori yang tidak dapat dilupakan. Cara ini merupakan langkah pertama yang telah diambil untuk mereka rangkaian bagi memperkasa dan meningkatkan taraf Wanita di Malaysia serta pada masa yang sama memastikan kesejahteraan mereka dijaga.
3 Pillars of wellbeing as she grows old
International Webinar on Soical Work Profession in Geriatric Care - Current Roles, Challenges and Emerging Trends
The President of Her Wellbeing Society Kuala Lumpur and Selangor was invited to give a talk on “Social Work Profession in Geriatric Care – Current Roles, Challenges and Emerging Trends” on 28 – 30 July 2021 and 3 – 5 August 2021.
Our President’s talk was on the last day and she was the 1st speaker for the day. She shared her experience of social work and its progress in terms of elderly care within the local context.
Besides our president’s talk, many other speakers from 15 countries shared important information on caring for our elders and good practices across countries. For more information on the talks please view the video links here.
Recordings from the Conference
#MyPengerangSihat
HWSKLS is actively collaborating with Perdana University which is established as a Public-Private Partnership project, this university is committed to providing premier programmes; as working committee members on a project for Pengerang Women.
Project Title: #MyPengerangSihat, managed by Kelab Sukan Rekreasi Komuniti Pengerang, under the guidance of YB DATO’ SRI AZALINA OTHMAN SAID. Jawatan dalam Parlimen, Timbalan Yang di-Pertua Dewan Rakyat. Parti, BN – UMNO. Tempat Duduk, A-27. This project aims to enhance Pengerang women’s wellbeing. The main goal is to promote holistic health screening programme and its benefits to the Pengerang Community.
HWSKLS collaborators will provide more details on the outcomes of the programme will be published soon.
Some of the current health issues observed and the content of this information are now translated or in Bahasa Malaysia. This approach is applied so that our community encapsulates the full applicability of the required preventive measures.
#MyIndian1CommunitFair
HWSKLS collaborated and managed Community Grant offered by UNIT TRANSFORMASI MASYARAKAT INDIA MALAYSIA JABATAN PERDANA MENTERI (MITRA) – Govt Office located within the Prime Minister Office Block. This grant aimed at enhancing Malaysian B40Indian Community Wellbeing, amounting to RM84,802.00 was offered to Singhs and Kaurs Society Malaysia
April 2022
Preventive Emergency Medicine
#WeCareHWSKLS
Date: 27th April 2022
Time: 3.00pm- 5.00pm
Click HERE to join the talk.
November 2021
Tea Talk Series – Social Connection is Key as you age. #WeCareHWSKLS
Date: 24th November 2021
Time: 3.00pm
The President of Herwellbeing Society Kuala Lumpur and Selangor (HWSKLS), Dr Sangeeta Kaur is in discussion over TEA TALK.
Dr Sangeeta is a Public Health Specialist, who teaches medical and graduate students at Perdana University, is collaborating with IMM CARE HUB for a talk on 24th Nov 2021.
Come and join us to know more; Dr Sangeeta, will be focusing her talk on public health and how it’s associated with wellbeing – linking it to social connection & self-care with self-resilience and why this is important especially when we age.
Please check out the video below.
October 2021
Gender & COVID-19 Research Agenda Setting in Asia Pacific: Vaccinations – #WeCareHWSKLS
Date: 21st October 2021
Time: 11.00am
COVID-19 vaccination holds the potential to alleviate the health systems burden, contribute to economic and social recovery, and reverse some of the exacerbated gender inequalities during the pandemic. Yet gender, a known barrier to access and delivery as demonstrated in many other vaccination efforts and health areas, is not well understood, considered, and addressed at national levels. These include how restrictive gender norms, physical access, and information gaps, that are often amplified by other intersecting vulnerabilities, are tackled in vaccination deployment strategies.
July 2021
Community Health in Challenging Times – #WeCareHWSKLS
Date: 17th July 2021
Time: 3pm
Since the COVID 19 pandemic, public health has been a new buzzword: What does this mean regarding community health. Herwellbeing Society Kuala Lumpur and Selangor (HWSKLS) bring together two prominent public health representatives who will share their perspectives and knowledge on how the pandemic has impacted marginalised or vulnerable population health. Join our zoom session to know more.
Invited Speakers: Public Health Specialist/consultants/practitioners and most important of all – community representatives.
Public Health Consultant, Ms Mona Hanim
Public Health Consultant, Ms. Joselyn Pang
Moderator: Dr Sangeeta Kaur, Senior Lecturer, Epidemiology and Public Health Medicine
MAY 2021
Webinar held on 22nd May 2021.
Title : Celebrating women as care providers, confessions, and secrets.
Invited Speakers : Our prominent pioneers, supporters and most importantly of all – care
providers.
Anne Jamaludin (42), care provider of 3 +1 + Community at large
Ching Lan(44), care provider of 3 +1
Sarjit Kaur(65)care provider of 1 + 3 + 1, wife, mother, grandmother
Usha Nagapushamy Thevi (55) care provider 1+4 and community at large
Moderator: Sangeeta Kaur
APRIL 2021
In April 2021, Herwellbeing Society Kuala Lumpur and Selangor (HWSKLS) hosted their very 1st Webinar. We were showcased Dr Hardip Kaur and Dr Anne Jamaluldin. Both these ladies are PhD holders in their respective fields.
Dr Harid Kaur talk was based on women experiences as she transitions through midlife. She published her research in national and international journals, including a book entitled ‘The Menopausal Experience of Kelantanese Women’ (2010) Saarbrucken, Germany. Her most recent academic qualification was to graduate with a doctorate (PhD) in Public Health (women health) in 2017 and a Graduate Certificate in Higher Education (2014) at Monash University. In the past, Hardip Kaur had provided community services to NGOs; Kelantan Family Planning Association, Malaysia Menopause Society, Kelantan, Puchong and Putrajaya Sikh Gurdwaras, and now in Herwellbeing Society Kuala Lumpur and Selangor (HWSKLS).
Dr Anne Jamaludin, besides all that she does, she is HWSKLS Secretary, Clinical Psychologist and registered Counsellor, with knowledge and experience in Public Health.