Supporting contribution to nature by Coca-cola.

We are lucky living in Malaysia with green and plenty of water. The picture below taken near Makkah showing bare land with dust, sand and stones, No vegetation. Thanks to what we have and keep it for future generations.

Need support for ULU MUDA scientific expedition. To update scientific information about ULU MUDA.

We need more support to promote Raptor watch in 2019.Negeri Sembilan and Melaka States Governments must support the event. Corporate sectors too must support the conservation of raptors.

Harum manis is the product of Perlis. Very unique fruits and need to be studied in detail about the plant and educate the farmers. I have written the article in january expected to be published in January so that people in Perlis can read. unfortunately until now still pending. Those who listened to my talk in December already taken action educating public and promoting harum manis Perlis.

We need to do detail calculation on water resources and demand in the future. Technology must be developed in order to manage better supply especially for domestic usage, Public need to be well educated and disciplined in the water usage. Since water is needed for life we cannot charge high on the users. The authority must think of enough clean water supply in the future.

In 21 days world Urban Forum WUF9 about 4.5 tons of solid wastes were produced. 4.5% were food waste. 24.7% were recycle items and 70.8% were mix solids waste. How many percents were plastic? In conjunction with World Earth Day we are promoting ending the plastic pollution.

For every muslim to visit Masjid nabawi in Madinah is a must. Those who have the opportunity will learn something new about Islam, way of life and challenging in different races, culture and country of origin. How far Islam is really practices in muslim community can be seen here in Madinah and Makkah.

In 1960s we use a lot of paper straw BUT later was changed to plastic straw. At that time we do not realised that plastic straw might cause hazards to marine life including human being.. Now it ia dangerous to marine life. We must stop it. In conjunction with Earth Day 2018 the theme is ENDING PLASTIC POLLUTION.

may be the government through JKR need to review the upgrading road B48 passing Sepang junction which will disturb Sepang River and mangrove ecosystems. Sepang River have its own history as main transportation routes and the most polluted river in Malaysia due to pid farming activities.

Solid wastes pollution and management still become hot issues since 50 years a go. many are talking about how to make money from this issues. Zero waste is one of the campaign but to practice it need very high commitment and disciplines. Education is the most important BUT many are doing it for popularity only not to solve the issues. One reason we trust wrong person and recognising wrong person.

Even Though I already retired, still contributing to academic association at UPM level and national level. Issues like fair assessment for promotion and work load are among the hot topics discussed. All academic association must look thoroughly on this work load issues.

A continuous contribution in environmental education. Donation needed to support the programmes. Environmental Education is very important and it is the continuous activities.

As a big and old NGO honorary treasurer, I need to learn about strategies and sustainability of managing NGO. May be the information below can help. But through my experience all these are already in my list of actions.

http://www.tipfuxeni.org.za/articles/13-steps-develop-ngo-financial-sustainability-strategy

Frank Julie, independent development consultant of Frank Julie & Associates, shares a comprehensive guide on how to develop a non-governmental organisation (NGO) financial sustainability strategy, which includes the development of research and communication strategies, and the allocation and expenditure of budget for NGOs.

 

1. Firstly, determine what your current budget of expenditure is, i.e. start with what you have. Break this down into:

• Core operational expenses;
• Programme/project expenses;
• Capital expenses.

2. Further break down your core operational (or overhead) expenses into what is the biggest (and most important) expense and the smallest (and least important) expense.

3. Develop a minimum budget (what you need to cover to survive) and a maximum budget that will allow you to deliver on all your programme objectives as well as allow you to put away some financial resources into a reserve/sustainability fund.

4. Now make a list of your current external donors and how much they are currently funding and over which period. Please note the commitment of those donors who have pledged to continue funding and over what period.

5. Make a list of your own income activities and how much income is generated per annum. Determine which income activities are financially viable and which are a drain on your financial resources.

6. Determine the percentage of own income in relation to external funding. Set yourself an objective of increasing own income by a certain percentage that is achievable e.g. from 10 percent of your total core operational budget (excluding programmes) to maybe 30 percent over three years.

7. Now develop plans how this will be achieved over those three years e.g. increasing fees for services, increased  marketing to attract more customers, utilising investments to maximise interest, diversifying services, develop more income generating activities without becoming distracted from your core focus, etc.

8. Ensure that in all your budgets for programme expenses the donors make a sizeable contribution to administration costs, at least 10 percent-20 percent and reflect salaries as far as possible as a programme/project implementation/coordination.

9. Develop a cost containment strategy i.e. how to minimise the cost of running your organisation, e.g. staff containment, multi-skilled staff members, use of volunteers, negotiating discounts from key service providers, e.g. external auditors, insurance companies, bank, etc.

10. Make a list of your potential external donors and plan when to submit funding proposals to them. Categorise the potential donors in order of high potential and low potential. Focus your energy on the high potential donors.

11. Develop a comprehensive research strategy and communication strategy to cultivate unknown donors. Remember, this is a continuous process and cannot be started when current donors contracts come to an end. Research can include Internet browsing, accessing donor directories, collecting annual reports of organisations operating in your sector, referrals by your strategic partners, scrutinizing relevant newspapers, telephonic enquiries, attending strategic forums, etc.

12. Make a list of your strategic partners and indicate what value they are adding to your organisation and its programmes. Try to convert the value into rand and cents so that it can be reflected as a saving in your budget of expenses.

13. Develop a risk management strategy in the event of funding gaps, i.e. how will you respond should promised funding be delayed due to unforeseen circumstances? Will you cut or withhold salaries, apply for a bank overdraft, borrow funds from other programmes/projects or maybe use your reserves?

My new model for wildlife conservation.

The golden rule for financial planning and budgeting is to approach it as a strategic process. First of all, it is important to understand that the future of your NGO and its capacity to affect the life of your community depends on your abilities to secure funding in order to develop projects. Bear in mind that all the members of the organisation should co-participate in the planning, organising, and monitoring of the financial resources of the NGO and not only those directly in charge, such as the treasurer.

first meeting to strategize the future financial needs of  MNS. 

We probably have high knowledge and awareness in recycle or high attitude in preventing pollution. Nowadays we are exposed to a lot of campaign on recycle. Hows ever come to practice we are still very slow and reluctant to do it. The campaign must go on and university students mus start firs in campus community.

The management team of Faculty of science supporting the programme of recycling@u. Recycling@U is the programme coordinated by UPM involving five universities, USIM, UKM, UTHM, UPSI and UPM. The programme is supported by the Coca-cola.

Poor students!!! they do not know what they are doing. Observing seedling dying because of no water. Can they get the results as planned. Consept of learning just to pass the examination still in their mind. In the university actually is to develop intellectuality and talent. Not just attending lectures and siting foe examination, They need thinking and skills. That's why in the curriculum not just knowledge are given attention but all the skills are important too, Attitude, culture and hard work (Life style) need to be change.

The authority should review this project to reduce the impact on the Sepang River. Malaysia already have enough knowledge in planning for conservation. Public must stand out for future generations. we cannot allow one way of thinking, the business and and demand. Local public is important too and need consideration,

Media plays important roles in disseminating knowledge and bring public attention to the issues. We really need hard work patient and creativity to get the the messages delivered and accepted by the public. In case of recycle we need public to practice it. Plastic issues are the main agenda.

at USIM life in RadioUsim

Tapir Day will be in April, 27. Tapir in Malaysia is under pressure. Habitat fragmentation, limited roaming area, road crossing their habitat, poor public awareness. po planning etc. authority should show serious concern and awareness and NGO will mobilise the public to support.

Education is very important towards awareness and conservation of wildlife such as raptors. Raptor Watch organise every year by Malaysian nature Society to educate public on raptor migration and protecting habitat for their flyways migration north in March every year.

Bird watching groug active in counting raptors crossing the straits of malacca every year in March. These are the experts in birds identification and birds photography.

We need to read. nowadays we can information easily from internet. At least now many know about Raptors Migration compared to many years ago.

Continuous contribution to the environment through media.. At least public now change towards better perception on environmental quality,recycling, respect and value nature, know about Raptor watch even though their practicing levels still low.

Raptor watch is celebrating every year in March to see migration of raptors to the north. tanjung Tuan is one of important Bird Area (IBA)