FREE MEDICAL CAMP in CAREY ISLAND
AMURT (Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team) W.P & Selangor is again organising a FREE MEDICAL CAMP for a group of underprivileged villagers in Carey Island on 22nd June 08. Carey Island or Pulau Carey is an island in Selangor, Malaysia. Carey Island is located to the south of Port Klang and north of Banting town. It is a huge island separated from the Selangor coast by the Klang River, connected by a bridge from Chondoi and Teluk Panglima Garang near Banting. It was named after Valentine Carey, a former British civil service officer in Malaya. Despite its name, many locals from Klang do not consider it a real island due to its proximity to the mainland and the river that separates it from the mainland is practically a stream. It is famous for its seafood such as crabs, prawns, and various fishes. The island has palm oil plantations owned by Sime Plantations. It is an initial settlement area for the Mah-Meri, one of the aborigine Orang Asli tribes of Malaysia. They have assimilated into modern life, with jobs in the nearby plantations and farms, but they retain their unique culture and way of life. Apart from exhibitions of their traditional dances and music, the Mah Meri are particularly known for their votive sculptures, fashioned from a kind of swamp hardwood known as "Nyireh Batu". In contrast to the colourful and fascinating stories of the great seafood and the indigenous Mah Meri (pronounced Mak Mri) people who have a reputation for some of the world's finest wooden masks in Carey Island, there is a whole lot of different story and drama happening inside the plantation itself. To quote from a reliable but anonymous source, a good number of the plantation workers in this Island are indulged in a fleet of immoral activities ranging from human trafficking to drug trafficking! Hailing from the lower income group of society, these people are pushed off their limits to participate in these kind of activities which gives instant gratification. Moreover, HEALTH AWARENESS is also found to be almost NIL. The 13 divisions of this plantation are interconnected via laterite roads. (Please note that the island is 2/3 the size of Singapore). The assessors of this site were actually lucky as they received a warm welcome from the Senior Assistant Manager of the Plantation Tuan Rasin who then brought them in a tour navigating through the undulating, bumpy RED ROUTES of the Plantation. Responding to the situation narrated above, AMURT decided that it should try connecting to the community via a MEDICAL CAMP first. The medical camp will create an avenue to get to know the community in close and enabling it later to proceed with some relevant follow-up projects. A rough estimate of the population in the island is expected surpassing 3,000 people comprising ethnic Indians of Malaysian Nation, Indians from India, Indonesians and of course the Orang Asli. However, our expected audience for this camp is projected at 10% of the population. So WHAT CAN YOU DO? Allow me to interject before your mind goes saying $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$..........
We are certainly not collecting funds from your kind selves this time for the Medical Camp! (Your Overwhelming Support by means of fund and time for our previous Medical Camp will never be forgotten)
………….Nevertheless, if you INSIST in pledging for our future activities, you are always welcomed. (Tentatively a Motivational Camp is planned in the month of July for a group of Std. 6 children in a plantation located in Batang Berjuntai)
Please respond to this mail by simply calling the numbers stated below to Volunteer for the Medical Camp in Carey,
Or
SMS to the numbers below like this:
"volunteer MC Carey (NAME)"
1) Volunteer Saravanan - 012-2203 687 2) Volunteer Manimaya - 012-3157 007 We have 10 doctors who have signed up to serve for this Medical Camp. The Kuala Langat Health Clinic has volunteered to run a free pap smear for our lady folks. Also in pipeline- ABBOT LABORATORIES doing free diabetic test and giving away free diabetic milk.
We need 30 more volunteers to help us set up the venue and handle the on goings during the medical camp.
PLEASE MAKE US FEEL LIKE A LION by doing any of the above NOW! You are OUR CONFIDENCE!
Yours in Service,
AMURT/AMURTEL COMMITTEE, W.P. & SELANGOR
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