Help Us - Help the Environment

The Story

I'm Haziqah or some of you might know me as Q. Growing up, I was never the girl who's really aware of my surroundings. I grew up with enough food on my plate and never have to worry what I'm going to eat tomorrow. I had roof over my head, parents who love and care about me, and friends that I adore. However, as I grew up, I realised that A LOT of people does not have the same life as me. When I entered my university, I realised I can't just be the same me that I was growing up, I have a voice, mind and capabilities to try and make a difference. And here we are. 

I joined AIESEC knowing I can start somewhere and try and help out as much as I can. I was introduced to this project Clean Our Plate. And yes, it is about cleaning your plate because the objective of the project is to raise awareness among youth to reduce food waste and inspire the people around them to do the same. 

Did you know that Malaysians waste about 16,688 tonnes of food per day, an amount that can easily feed around 2.2 million people, three times a day. People who did not had the same chance at life like me had their chances of having food taken away. It is important for people to realize there are SO MANY ways to do with their food than wasting it. For instance, donating to the people in need. We have to take this action now, there's no better time than now. 

Here in Clean Our Plate, we organised workshops for high school students to take action in reducing food waste by showing them the alternatives that can do with their food waste. Showing them how to compost which they can benefit the soil that came out of their composting. 

I hope all of you are inspire to donate to this good cause! If you're interested to know more about the project, don't be hesitatant to approach me!