Wishing Well Programme

Children are gift from Allah SWT. For us to nurture, to love and to care for. It does sound cliché, as these are the words I keep on using in almost every blog post or notes that I do. Well, that is how I feel, and I believe, you agreed with it too :)

Project Mata Hati is also another project dedicated for the children...children who are blind and visually impaired.

This is a collaborative effort organized by the Parent Teacher Association (PTA) of Sek. Men Pendidikan Khas (Cacat Penglihatan) Setapak, supported by the management of the school and in collaboration with the place I am working with, under the ticket of CSR.

Even though it is under the ticket of a CSR effort of a department in a company, we are trying to get supports from individuals,corporates and NGOs to be involved in as well. Reason is, everyone are talented and expert at their own specialized field. Together, we can turn a glass into a crystal. As the saying goes.. two heads are better than one ! :)

We have identified 6 different category of development programs for the blind and visually impaired students. Those are

a) Music
b) IT
c) Religion ( Tahfiz & Quran Recital)
d) Creative Arts
e) Language & Public Speaking
f) Sports

It is all about the love for the children.... giving them the best that we can...for them to secure a better future... insyaAllah..

For those who have already been involved in this project, my sincere gratitude and appreciation for your time, energy and ideas. May Allah SWT bless you all...

For those who soon to join us, we welcome you with an open arm :)

The Luncheon Charity will be held on 26th February 2011, Saturday, at SMPK (Cacat Penglihatan) Setapak. Proceeds from the fundraising will be used to fund for the 6 development programs as well as some minor facilities upgrading.

Please help us to spread around the words... thank you....

Take care ...

sincerely,

Project Mata Hati

Posted in: on Sunday, December 26, 2010 at at 6:12 AM 0 comments    

We wake up in the morning, open up our eyes... and we see...

We see the sun rising up at the sky, while the birds flying around welcoming the bright new day...

We see people passes by, each with destination to head for...

From the heart... we see more...

We see what life is all about...

Compassion and love, hurt and pain, mixed together...

We feel it for those in need... the urge to be there for them...

Because we are seeing through the heart... we are seeing with " Mata Hati "

Project Mata Hati is an effort in realizing the initiatives in creating a better future for the blind and visually impaired children, organized by the PTA of SMPK Setapak, supported by the school, and in collaboration with a corporate organization.

" Seeing Through The Light Of Education"....

Take care all

sincerely,
davina @ Project Mata Hati

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Posted in: on Friday, December 24, 2010 at at 1:32 AM 0 comments    

The classroom was filled with 30 tables... lined up in 4 straight lines... apart from one another

On each table, there was a Perkin braille machine.

It was SPM week.

They sat for their Mathematics paper earlier that day. When asked how was the paper, they smiled and said " OK je :) "

In them... I see calmness, serenity and sincerity

In them... I see ambition, courage and hope

They are blind.. due to their sight, but..

They are very visionary... of what they want to be...

"The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision - Hellen Keller 1880-1968"

sincerely,

davina @ Project Mata Hati

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Posted in: on Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at at 8:28 AM 0 comments    

If I could capture all memories I had with all the little heroes, and turn it into a painting...

Believe me, it will be a beautiful painting with lovely colours, just like the bright colours of rainbow after a thunderous storm.

Children are beautiful, in their own way. Their honesty, sincerity and truthfulness is something that... even we adults failed in sometimes.

Every child that Wishing Well Programme has been involved with are special at their own way.

Blind boys band belting out latest pop song, little girl singing her heart out entertaining all at the ward and young gentleman fighting each second in his life for he knows his mother need him most...

Those are some lovely pictures that are captured in this humble mind of mine...

Pictures of courage, hope and love...

Stay strong dear children, May Allah SWT give you the strength to go through every minute, every hour in your life...

InsyaAllah...

May Allah SWT bless you my dear readers...

sincerely,

davina

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Posted in: on Sunday, December 19, 2010 at at 10:03 AM 0 comments    

The fingers tapping the keyboard gently...

With a melodious music filling up the air...

Soothing feeling...

Beautiful experience...

Priceless moment...

"Bila Cinta" was the song he played...

He learned by himself, no guidance, no teacher and no music notes to refer to..

The music notes... it has to be...

A Braille music notes...

Thank you Allah, for bringing us to meet these lovely children...

Alhamdulillah...

May Allah SWT bless you my dear friends...

"Tiada kata yang dapat aku ucapkan, hanya... merasakan betapa kerdilnya diri ini apabila berada disamping mereka. Sesungguhnya... adalah tanggungjawab kita bersama, memastikan... yang terbaik bagi kanak-kanak yang instimewa ini..insyaAllah...

Davina "

Posted in: on Saturday, December 11, 2010 at at 8:07 AM 0 comments    

"Give little love to a child, and you get a great deal back - John Ruskin (8 February 1819 – 20 January 1900)"

I have to admit, children always hold a special place in my heart. They are priceless gift from Allah SWT for us all. For us to nurture, to love and to care for.

There are many ways of caring and nurturing the children... regardless material or immaterial...

Most important thing of all, that little act of ours must be sealed with lots of love...

Since Wishing Well Programme started, we had delivered goody bags on 5 different occasions. The methodology applied in delivering the goody bags is very simple. To cheer them up while battling with the pain during festive seasons.. even for a few seconds...

This little act of ours gave priceless gift in return...

Priceless Smile...

p/s Lovely Yana, I love your smile . You are simple ADORABLE my dear :)

sincerely,

davina

Posted in: on Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at at 10:12 AM 2 comments    

Saya bersyukur pada Yang Maha Esa, kerana mengizinkan saya mengenal Adik Mohd Hazim Husaini. Tiada kata yang dapat menggambarkan perasaan saya kecuali... saya berdoa agar Adik Hazim sentiasa di bawah lindungan Allah SWT... insyaAllah....

Posted in: on Monday, December 6, 2010 at at 3:20 PM 3 comments    

Love makes one stronger. Makes one move forward. One step after another, stronger than before.

Adik Hazim is a fighter in his own battle. A brave young gentleman who does not own the word "Give Up" in his vocabulary.

He has been in and out of hospital countless time. Biopsy after biopsy, whilst chemotherapy and radiotherapy are not an option anymore. However, I could see in his eyes how strong he became when he is being surrounded by this special gift called...

LOVE.

Adik Hazim is one of many children that Wishing Well Programme has been involved with. Each and everyone of them are going through a difficult path every second, every minute and every hour...but in them, personally I see how strong the power of love is.

Love received from the parents, families, relatives, friends, strangers... and the most powerful of all... is the love from Him.

Let us all join our hands together, in giving as much love as we can to the children in need...

We had our childhood once, lets try our best to give them theirs too... even for a few moment...

"Love is like a beautiful flower which I may not touch, but whose fragrance makes the garden a place of delight just the same - Helen Keller (27 June 1880 – 1 June 1968)"

Note: Wishing Well Programme is currently involved with projects for children with cancer, children with visual impairment and children who are underprivileged and have lost their parents....

May Allah SWT Bless you..

sincerely,

davina

Posted in: on Thursday, December 2, 2010 at at 8:31 AM 0 comments