Spreading Love in Fitra Qaseh Refuge Home Malaysia: A Community  Service Activity

Ruzita Sumiati; Fardinal Fardinal; Menhendry Menhendry; Nofriadi Nofriadi; Nasrullah Nasrullah; Irinah binti Abdullah; Hooi Peng Lim

doi:10.46336/ijrcs.v5i2.595

Spreading Love in Fitra Qaseh Refuge Home Malaysia: A Community Service Activity

Ruzita Sumiati, Fardinal Fardinal, Menhendry Menhendry, Nofriadi Nofriadi, Nasrullah Nasrullah, Irinah binti Abdullah, Hooi Peng Lim

Abstract

Fitra Qaseh Orphanage is a shelter for children who have been abandoned by their parents due to social problems within the family. Fitra Qaseh Orphanage which is known as the Fitra Qaseh Refuge Home is located in Johor Bahru City, Malaysia. Fitra Qaseh currently currently accommodates 53 children ranging from 1 month to 17 years old. The problem that faced by Fitra Qaseh is the development of facilities for the residents' outdoor play and activities. Fitra Qaseh outdoor activities, providing motivation for residents of Fitra Qaseh shelter homes in the form of in the form of education, religious knowledge, protection and affection, Providing assistance to fulfil the daily needs of residents both food and fulfil the daily needs of residents both food and clothing for daily needs residents of the Fitra Qaseh protection house. For this reason, Ibrahim Sultan Polytechnic (PIS) and Politeknik Negeri Padang (PNP) collaborate in the context of international community service International. The aim of this collaborative community Service activity is to address issues that arise at the orphanage. The community service is implemented using the applicative method, which directly solves the problems that exist in partners. The step of activity is survey, collecting data, plan resolve the problem and action. The result of this program are The results of this activity are that the facilities and infrastructure of the orphanage have been repaired, assistance has been provided and children have been motivated to keep learning to reach their goals.

Keywords

Orphanage, International collaboration community service, Spreading Love

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.46336/ijrcs.v5i2.595