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BI1M @ UTC Kuching: Illiteracy can be Overcome

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BI1M @ RTC Sibuti: The Best Way to Learn is to Teach

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Nov 15, 2016Oct 14, 2016

BI1M @ Perpustakaan Sabah: The BI1M Teaching Method

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Nov 10, 2016Oct 14, 2016

BI1M @ Kelantan:

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Nov 8, 2016Oct 14, 2016

BI1M @ Kuala Pahang: Never Too Old

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Nov 3, 2016Oct 14, 2016

BI1M @ Pahang: Breaking the Fear of Speaking English

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Nov 1, 2016Oct 14, 2016

BI1M @ Johor: Malaysians can speak English!

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Oct 27, 2016Oct 14, 2016

BI1M @ UTC Melaka: Education isn’t one-way after all

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Oct 25, 2016Oct 14, 2016

BI1M @ RTC Kedah: Room for Improvement

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I left Brazil to spend the following 7 months teaching English in a foreign country. I had a corporate job at a Big Four and at that time I felt I should be doing something more meaningful in life rather than spending my days in an office doing a bunch of paperwork. I needed something that lets me give back to the people in need or at least an attempt to make other people’s lives better. That was when I found SOLS 24/7! ⠀ ⠀ I could see myself in the position of the Community Centre Manager and decided to apply for it. I didn’t know what to expect then. Now, almost 2 years later, I see it was everything I was looking for at that moment! I had made the right decision when I boarded that plane. I had one of the greatest experiences I could imagine when I was placed in a small community in Borneo! Besides getting to know a whole new culture, trying new food and learning a new language, I had the chance to teach English to a group of amazing people and together with them, we tried to improve their lives in their village. Not only that, at SOLS 24/7 I found the opportunity to grow personally. ⠀ ⠀ After leaving my community in Borneo, I came to work in the HQ in Kuala Lumpur as a Project Coordinator to work among people from many different countries! I consider myself very lucky to be working on a project that I care for a lot, and among a team who really care about others and dedicates all their efforts to make a difference!⠀ ⠀ Cassio Roman, Brazil.⠀ ⠀ Join #TeamSOLS! Link in bio.⠀ ⠀ #LifeAtSOLS #SOLSmoments #support #humanitarianorganisation #ngo #socialenterprise #socialempowerment #diversity #malaysia #sols247 #sols247malaysia #ScienceOfLifeStudies #serve #educate #empower #changinglives #SustainableDevelopment #SDGs #BetterWorld
I‘ve always envied those people who have the capability of leaving everything behind and starting all over again. My life in Spain was a normal one, I have a nice family, good friends, and I had a good job related to what I had studied. But for what? Did I really deserve all of this? I felt bored, I had the feeling that I needed a break, I needed to do something different with my life.⠀ I was 24 years old and I felt that I have never done anything important for myself or for the people in real need. Why not start over, get my priorities sorted? I wanted to experience work that was meaningful, something that allows me to help others too and not just me. That’s why I’m now here at SOLS 24/7.⠀ ⠀ I am lucky I was born in Spain, I studied what I wanted and now I am doing what I chose to do. It’s unfair that not everybody is this lucky. I want to help people who don’t have the life that they want, who can’t choose their path, hoping that one day they would be able to do it.⠀ ⠀ Carmen Lopez Delgado, Spain.⠀ ⠀ Join #TeamSOLS! Link in bio.⠀ ⠀ #LifeAtSOLS #SOLSmoments #support #humanitarianorganisation #ngo #socialenterprise #socialempowerment #diversity #malaysia #sols247 #sols247malaysia #ScienceOfLifeStudies #serve #educate #empower #changinglives #SustainableDevelopment #SDGs #BetterWorld
I completely lost motivation in my old workplace. Working without a clear purpose in a corporation was depressing. I had no semblance of a social life, most of my free time were spent as a couch potato, binging on TV series. I developed really unhealthy habits, lost confidence in myself and put on a tremendous amount of weight. ⠀ ⠀ I got the offer to join SOLS 24/7 in 2017 as a graphic designer and thought to myself, “what would be better than working in a place where hundreds of people are affected everyday for the better, getting them one step out of poverty?!” I decided to accept it and leave the comfort of being at home. ⠀ ⠀ I dwelled in so many activities here, learnt a lot of different things in a short period of time, getting fitter each day, and met THE MOST amazing people I could imagine. Most of all, I found a family outside of home. The work that I do? The study materials I helped create have empowered the lives of multiple underserved communities in Malaysia, providing hundreds of people with FREE EDUCATION. The feeling of being able to contribute and make a change is amazing. I honestly don't even recognise the old me anymore. I found myself here at SOLS 24/7.⠀ ⠀ Hitesh Vasnani, Indonesia.⠀ ⠀ Join #TeamSOLS! Link in bio.⠀ ⠀ #LifeAtSOLS #SOLSmoments #support #humanitarianorganisation #ngo #socialenterprise #socialempowerment #diversity #malaysia #sols247 #sols247malaysia #ScienceOfLifeStudies #serve #educate #empower #changinglives #SustainableDevelopment #SDGs #BetterWorld
So.. how is the life of a Volunteer Teacher here at SOLS 24/7? 🤔⠀ ⠀ Jacqui Ncube from Zimbabwe is going to take over our Instagram account tomorrow! Stay tuned to find out what Jacqui could be up to, and find out more about #LifeAtSOLS.⠀ ⠀ #ThursdayTakeover #SOLSmoments #support #humanitarianorganisation #ngo #socialenterprise #socialempowerment #diversity #malaysia #sols247 #sols247malaysia #ScienceOfLifeStudies #serve #educate #empower #changinglives #SustainableDevelopment #SDGs #BetterWorld
“What is this English thing you’re speaking? You were born in a bush in the middle of nowhere!” A friend of mine might have said it jokingly back when I was 16. It didn’t sound like it, to me. Little did he know that his ‘joke’ will haunt me for years. As I grow older, this is the story I tell everyone who asked me about how I grew up in a non-English speaking environment but speak English fluently. I’d say sometimes you need a dash of insult to get things going. The more I think about it, the more I realized that he was communicating a message: ‘Help! We need to see language learning differently.’ And helping is what I vowed to do. To be honest, teaching was not my first option. I convinced myself with every reasons possible; scared of kids, kids are monsters, kids don’t make sense and the list goes on. The only thing I didn’t do was to prove myself what I thought was right, so I decided to give it a shot. I guess the universe heard me because literally 5 minutes after that, I saw that SOLS was hiring CCMs for a 1 year contract. It was a good opportunity. I’ve got nothing to lose. If I like it, then good for me, but if I don’t, it’s just for one year and I can just move on. Fast forward, it’s going to be one year in 2 months, and guess what? I’m extending my term! I absolutely love giving back to the community.⠀ ⠀ Nurul Atikah binti Ramli, Malaysia.⠀ ⠀ Join #TeamSOLS! Link in bio.⠀ ⠀ #LifeAtSOLS #SOLSmoments #support #humanitarianorganisation #ngo #socialenterprise #socialempowerment #diversity #malaysia #sols247 #sols247malaysia #ScienceOfLifeStudies #serve #educate #empower #changinglives #SustainableDevelopment #SDGs #BetterWorld
Two of our team members; Leo and Hitesh are afraid of heights. That is exactly why @ngohub.asia chose them to face their fears for the first #CharityChallenge campaign - Bungee Jumping! :p ⠀ ⠀ How could they say no to helping refugee children in need from the Destiny Welfare Centre?⠀ ⠀ More challenges are coming up. Visit https://buff.ly/2WTottv or stay tuned to this page for information on our next #CharityChallenge.⠀ ⠀ #sols247 #sols247malaysia #ScienceOfLifeStudies #serve #educate #empower #changinglives #humanitarian #ngo #socialenterprise #socialempowerment #communitydevelopment #communitycentre #ngohub #weservechangemakers #lifewithngohub #LifeAtSOLS

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