The Blue Ribbon Global

30 Imperium Heroes United with The Blue Ribbon Global Society to Plant Trees for Earth Day Imperium International College Instils a Sense of Environmental Responsibility in Young Minds

Thank you Vanessa and Ayas (TBR's youth team), and UCSI University's Gourmet Club for looking into promoting tea trail at Garden Spring. We look forwarde to know more about the program you are planning together this year.
I hope you enjoyed the pizza that Noorul had prepared for your lunch too!

Thank you for visiting us, Harvest Heroes from UCSI College! We hope you enjoyed harvesting for Charity Home for Elders with Physical Limitation Taman Connaught, Cheras. .

INVITATION TO APPLY FOR APPRENTICESHIP OPPORTUNITY WITH
THE BLUE RIBBON GLOBAL

Apprentice Duration: Minimum 3 months.
(with the possibility of long-term working arrangement based on performance)
Apprenticeship Monthly Allowance: RM1500+
Requirements:
1. Experience in community work, environmental care, and UN Sustainable Development Goals.
2. Proficiency in English and Malay, with fluency in Chinese considered an added value.
3. Ability to write reports in English and Malay.
4. Basic computer skills
5. Familiarity with CANVAS and basic video-making skills
6. Strong teamwork and flexibility, including occasional work on Saturdays (which may be replaced with other working days)

To apply, please send your CV outlining your relevant education experience: [email protected] by 10th April 2024.
A virtual interview will be arranged upon received of your CV.

For more information on The Blue Ribbon global, visit:
https://www.facebook.com/blueribbonglobal

The Blue Ribbon Global Grow Love Live Peace
Character.Builds.Community

16&17 Dec 2023
TBR attending event hosted by APPGM.

Building Resiliency “ From pelarticipant to local champion.”

Thanks a lot to the organizer.
Excellent event and we learned a lot from
The speakers and also from other solution providers.

Looking forward for greater 2024!

TBR would like to thank all parties that had supported the recent World Soil Day celebration for the teens. This is our forth year running this in Malaysia. With the support from UCSI Schools, we managed to co-organize this program at the national level, charting our commitment together with others globally. Our gratitude to Mr. Willie Tan, President of UCSI Schools for his continuous support and Ms. Renugah Subramaniam, the Project Manager for her tremendous effort to organize this year's competition and event.

Our annual event, together with key partner, UCSI Schools. Looking forward to see the soil paintings and eco-edible gardening videos by primary and secondary schools.

WORLD SOIL DAY & TEENS4CAP NATIONAL SOIL PAINTING COMPETITION

TBR would like to thank Layih, our youth leader for organizing soil painting at Kebun Kebun Bangsar for Mon refugee youths. The youths have been volunteering at this garden for a number of years. What a great place to enjoy mixing soil and water, and to spend time with friends and nature! We wish the three teams that are submitting their videos for the World Soil Day gardening video competition hosted by UCSI Schools all the best too.

TBR would like to congratulate Mohd Ayas for completing his training for his peers at United Arakan Institute of Malaysia. The teens learned desgning a farm (on paper) and some gardening practicals. Keep up practicing facilitating workshop, Ayas!!

NAMA PROJEK: Education for Climate Action for Peace (E4CAP)
PARTNERS: APPGM-SDG & Fund Trustee – Yayasan Parousia
LOKASI:
(1) Garden Spring, Cheras - apprenticeship & community nursery
(2) United Arakan Institute of Malaysia, Puchong - practical for apparentice to run gardening workshop for other teens

TIME: 11:00 to 12:30 PM (10th Nov) and afternoon (11th November)
PARTICIPANTS: 10th November around 80+ students & 11th November 10+ students
News Link:

OBJECTIVES:
(1) to create awareness and appreciation on healthy soil
(2) to help UAIM set-up composting pile and learn on composting and mulching.
(3) To empower TBR apprentice to train his peers on eco-edible gardening.
(4) Garden Spring, Cheras nursery community sharing of saplings: passion fruits & Bangladesh loofa.

ACTIVITY SDG 4, 11, 13:
11thNov – high school students that stay at UAIM hostel learned on Theory - designing a farm (using laminated picture)
Practical - transplanted saplings from Garden Spring and learn mulching and composting

WORLD SOIL DAY & TEENS4CAP NATIONAL SOIL PAINTING COMPETITION

NAMA PROJEK: Education for Climate Action for Peace (E4CAP)
PARTNERS: APPGM-SDG & Fund Trustee – Yayasan Parousia
LOKASI:
(1) Garden Spring, Cheras - apprenticeship & community nursery
(2) United Arakan Institute of Malaysia, Puchong - practical for apparentice to run gardening workshop for other teens

TIME: 11:00 to 12:30 PM (10th Nov) and afternoon (11th November)
PARTICIPANTS: 10th November around 80+ students & 11th November 10+ students
News Link:

SDG 4, 11, 13 OBJECTIVES:
(1) to create awareness and appreciation on healthy soil
(2) to help UAIM set-up composting pile and learn on composting and mulching.
(3) To empower TBR apprentice to train his peers on eco-edible gardening.
(4) Garden Spring, Cheras nursery community sharing of saplings: passion fruits & Bangladesh loofa.

PICTURES ACTIVITY SDG 4, 11, 13:
10thNov – primary and high school students took part in soil painting.

Education for Climate Action for Peace (E4CAP)
LOKASI: Garden Spring, Taman Taynton View, Cheras
DATE: 2 November 2023
TIME: 8.30 to 11:00 AM
PARTICIPANTS: around 100 (delegates of RCE Greater Kuala Lumpur/UCSI and RCE Greater Gombak/IIUM 13th RCE Global Conference from 18 countries)

Link: https://unu.edu/ias/event/13th-global-rce-conference
RCE stands for Regional Center of Expertise. There are 190 RCEs globally, acknowledged by United Nations University - Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability to advocate Education for Sustainable Development.

SDG 4, 11, 13,

Objective: To share local experience on advancing climate education and actions at grassroot level as a solution provider to SDG issues in Cheras and KL, at large.

ACTIVITY:
(1) Briefing on TBR's Education for Climate Action For Peace program and Garden Spring as SDG Cheras Solution Provider
(2) Sharing from Ms Tan about Garden Spring community, Madam Tan (leader of KL's Resident Association), Mr. Cheah, Mohd Ayas/TBR Intern & Balqis/RCE GKL Youth secretary and APPGM-SDG's representative.
(3) Tour around Garden Spring and two of its gardening community's garden: Mr. Cheah's and Madam Yap's
(4) Visit to Patata's Case Study set-up, i.e., TBR's classroom in a box technology provider

Garden Spring, Taman Taynton View, Cheras
DATE: 7 November 2023
TIME: 8.30 to 11:30 AM
PARTICIPANTS: 11 total
8 (Pegawai Agensi Anti Dadah Malaysia & clients) & 3 TBR team
SDG 4, 11, 13,
ACTIVITY:
(1) briefing AADK Cheras clients on climate change and community gardening opportunities
(2) preparing roselle and sweet leaf cuttings
(3) preparing the soil area and planting the cuttings
(4) shifting the forest saplings to a new location
(5) group lunch (tea from garden plants was served)
(6) clients get their signatures from officers
(7) some participants harvested veggies and brought back home
Other matters:
One client is interested to bring his children to the garden so that they can learn on nature and gardening.

Thank you AADK-Cheras for your volunteerism.

The Blue Ribbon Global is a stakeholder of RCE GKL. TBR's founder, who is also the chairperson of RCE GKL attended RCE Asia Pacific conference in Korea last September. Together with Norani was Dr. Mabel Tan, the Vice Chair, who is also UCSI College's President. We look forward to delegates visiting Garden Spring in the coming global conference.

Thank you Kiwanis Malaysia and its 3 clubs, and Ms Rosie Sa, Kiwanis Malaysia Service Chair for organizing half day training session at Garden Spring.

The 3 clubs that came were:
1) Kiwanis Club of Kuala Lumpur.
2) Kiwanis Club of Taman Tun.
3) Kiwanis Club of Klang Central.

We also celebrated our time with 12 children and youths from Promise Home, Puan Sri Khir Johari -also known as Mama Kiwanis, the past Kiwanis Malaysia governor, Rosemary Tan and the current governor, Michael Chiew. We look forward to working with Kiwanis and its partner, Promise Home, that fosters the Orang Asli young learners, to get its edible garden expanded!

13th RCE Global Conference will be hosted in Malaysia by RCE Greater Kuala Lumpur and RCE Greater Gombak. The Blue Ribbon Global is a stakeholder to RCE GKL, and will take part by hosting the visit of the delegates to Garden Spring. This Real World Lab visit will be part of the delegates learning journey on 'Whole Community Approach for Education for Sustainable Development.' TBR wishes all the best for both organizers.

TBR E4CAP participating in Food and Nutrition Security by Mr. Karthi/WWF, and organized by APPGM-SDG Kebun-Kebun Komuniti team. A very informative training, especially for urban settlers as it can create greater understanding on how to plan our life related to this area when living in the city.

Dear Friends of TBR,
We are pleased to announce an upcoming event that will be organized and hosted by Imperium International College (IIC). This event is approved by APPGM-SDG and seven of its SDG solution providers will be conducting SDG workshops related to their projects.

For The Blue Ribbon Global, Mr. Chua Chin Leong and Mr. Mohd. Ayas will lead TBR's workshop, with the theme, "Green Warriors - Climate Action and Permaculture." TBR wishes all the best to IIC and all 7 SDG partners. For high school students from the 5 participating schools, we wish you a pleasant and fun learning time on SDGs. See you at IIC soon!

News update from TBR's work in Kota Tinggi with PwD HOPE Boxes program & CSB Kota Tinggi. Thanks to Ayas, Teens4CAP team coordinator for this project.

7th October - Introduction to Permaculture. For Day 1, our focus was on Climate Change and Climate Action, Permaculture Ethics and Principles, and Zoning. The eight participants were very engaging and a few had some experiences with sustainable living, including permaculture practices for farming. Among them were a couple from India. All together thirteen people were on site, including the trainers and TBR's new team member, Aa Hup. A few that registered that could not make contacted us. Two came on Monday to ask us to run training at their organization as they missed the weekend training. Participants also came out with very interesting designs for three different land areas and demonstrated good application on what they have learned.

Introduction to Permaculture 🌱

Get ready for an awesome two-day journey into climate-smart living and sustainable farming. Discover how to design resilient systems, boost food security, mimic nature's wisdom, and have a blast doing it!

📅 Oct 7-8, 2023
⏰ 9 AM - 5 PM
📍 Garden Spring, Taman Taynton Cheras 56000 (beside Koi Fish business)
https://goo.gl/maps/FQ6LXC6eHF2abebb6

Seed-funding is available for budding Cheras gardening communities!

Jump in by registering here: https://tinyurl.com/E4CAPOct2023 and catch us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/EDUCATION4CAP/) for updates.

Join us for a greener, friendlier tomorrow! 🌍✨

Thank you to the 7 volunteers that came to Garden Spring last Saturday 23 September 2023. Six students were from UCSI University and one from Accenture Malaysia. We also want to thank Ayas (TBR's Teens4CAP core member) for volunteering his time to coordinate the forest tree saplings transplanting work.
Next week, we are going to continue to do more transplanting and setting-up of raised beds with keyhole pattern. Come and join us!

Community Gardening Is Back! 🌱
SPRING GARDEN SPRING!

Join us for more community gardening project this month, learn sustainable gardening practices and meet new people. All ages and skill levels welcomed!

📅 Saturdays in month of September & October
⏰ 9 AM - 12:00 PM (Slot 1); 3 PM - 6 PM (Slot 2)
📍 Garden Spring, Taman Taynton Cheras 56000, (beside Koi Fish business)
https://goo.gl/maps/FQ6LXC6eHF2abebb6
Register via https://forms.gle/7acmcHwLAr5GheEi8 See you!