Kak Oni organised this under INTAC but we were all roped in to assist her.She minta I moderate one of the three workshops (on social initiatives). The other two were moderated by a community service activist Dr Hartini and lawyer Kamar Ainiah.
My session tu mcm tak ramai je mula2 nya but later penuh juga biliknya...and all the right people! We have a doctor from a Xtian body, a Bahai and a few Muslim NGOs and an officer from Prime Minister's Dept whom Ti (Bahai) usik as berpeluh-peluh as we went through problems, challenges and solutions we want to push to the government.Haha...yup...we had fun.Group kita yang paling awal siap dulu (thanks to Selmi yg dok harassed I kata you have only 5 mins left...sebenarnya we still had 30 mins cos' we started late.Tak senonoh punya bdk...haha but we all loved her...maknya seorang Psychologist terkenal in Jakarta)
Shocking findings: divorce rate is high not only di kalangan orang Melayu Muslim but also amidst Xtians, Hindus etc.In 2010, Star reported that 33k couples divorced that year.
Dr. Rupa kata poverty level is still bad..under her NGO's wing there are 1000 Indian kids who are constantly hungry that the project they do to educate them at Hindu temple ( to teach them how to read and write at pre sch level) becomes a hit...not for education but for food ( basic need ). I felt sad and angry over this...here we have much money wasted on Permata la, jet trips lah, electricity bill lah...how can you sleep knowing ramai lagi rakyat nak makan pun tak cukup?
So the whole afternoon was spent discussing how could we strengthen family institution, ensure divorcing couples are counselled, go through mediation and reconciliation to save kids and hence, the nation.We decided that there ought to be a balanced blueprint and policy to ensure the welfare of both men and women is well taken care of.Yang banyak kena tarbiyah ni men...biar ada rasa tanggungjawab sikit...jgn dok menggelabang ke hulu hilir like everything is tanggungjawab isteri semuanya.
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