Image: Green Leaders [6 weeks]

Green Leaders [6 weeks]

Pulau Banding Foundation (PBF)·Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Global Volunteer

Volunteer in NGOs, Schools, or Foundations in various Countries/Territories.

English, Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese

These are the locally spoken languages that you’ll have to know.
Project
The project aims to impact SDG #13 by educating communities about climate change and building action plans to reduce critical factors affecting the environment.
This project contributes to,
Image: Climate Action - Target 13.3

Climate Action - Target 13.3

By 2030, Improve education, awareness-raising and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning

Role

Project Activities

Week 1
Preparing the activities that will be done in the following weeks and receiving feedback from the partners and AIESEC
Run the initial assessment needed for measuring the outcome/impact of the project
Introductory session with the beneficiaries, presentation of the volunteers and project objectives.
Production of introductory video after research on flora and fauna
River cleaning
Climate action workshop (TtT Session)
Onboarding space with partner representatives to understand the current scenario, beneficiaries and discuss about the outcome of the project
Create an implementation plan on how the project should unfold and determine materials to be used
Week 2
Lab practice: Practical demonstration of greenhouse effect.
Round table: Discuss the causes and effects of climate change with the students.
Documentary viewings about climate change.
Let participants do research on how climate change has affected their community (sea level rise, temperature rise, desertification etc.)
Climate Change Hackathon: let the students come up with solutions and daily practices they can do in order to combat climate change in their community
upcycling TtT & workshop
Week 3
Banding Island biodiversity mapping
Preparation of WHV 2025
Dynamic: let beneficiaries participate in a community cleanup
Workshop: The 3 R's of ecology
Round table: Discussion and sharings about each participants countries reality about climate action initiatives
Round table: Use the Climate Change Scorecard to discuss ways to reduce greenhouse gas pollution at home and at school.
Practice: Ask students if they can think of other ways to save energy, reduce pollution or remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Add their ideas to the scorecard.
Week 4
Dynamic: let beneficiaries participate in a community cleanup
Practice: engage with the local community to gather insights on their understanding of climate change and the actions they take to address it.
Practice: Together with the students run a climate awareness events for social media. You can think on a catchy hashtag and encourage students to use their platforms to share knowledge. In case of no internet, you can run a one day physical awareness campaign
Workshop: Carbon footprint and the Butterfly Effect of our daily lifestyle choices to Climate Change. How to be more sustainble at home?
Round Table: Let people calculate their current carbon footprint based on their lifestyle
Footage analyzing and data processing
Banding Island wildlife camera trap retrieving
Week 5
Video production (Vlog)
Fieldwork: Restore Ecosystems: work with local NGOs and other schools to plant trees or gardens in deforested areas or other designated zones.
Create a competition/challenge for participants to change their lifestyle (recycling, composting etc
Build an "Ambassadorship Program" to carryout the activities for next phases to keep long lasting sustainable practices in the school.
"Earth Hour" Session (WWF). Stopping every activity for an hour.
Capture and document the fieldwork, then create a reel or post to share on social media, helping to raise awareness and promote the project’s impact.
Engagement with indigenous community
Visit to Royal Belum
WHV 2025 Action camp II
Week 6
Build final project report and presented to AIESEC members and NGO/non-profit representatives.
Analyse data to determinate outcome/impact results (level of awareness of beneficiaries post-project activities).
Collect data from beneficiaries (you can use surveys, interviews, focus groups, etc.)
Visit to Gadung View
Closing day with beneficiaries
Global Village
WHV 2025 Debrief
Banding trail photoshoot and video shoot
Debrief the impact of the project, how the beneficiaries developed, discuss about what went well and even better if and include this in the report
Week 7
Week 8

Working hours

Monday to Friday

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Process

The steps involved in being selected for this opportunity.
Estimated process time is not yet available.

Logistics

What you’ll be provided with during your stay

Benefits of becoming a Global Volunteer

Learn about the Sustainable Development Goals and participate in a social project designed for impact.
International Exposure - Experience new cultures and industries.
Develop your Leadership (our programs can help you develop the following leadership values: striving for excellence, demonstrating integrity, activating leadership, acting sustainably, enjoying participation and living diversity).
Receive AIESEC Support for Selection (assistance with your application to opportunities and decision making process).
Receive AIESEC Support after Selection (Visa support, help in finding and providing accommodation, assisting during first day of work).

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