"YOUTH CAN DO IT!" - A Youth Sarawak forum | Peatix tag:peatix.com,2011:1 2019-11-02T08:30:32+08:00 Peatix YouthSarawak "YOUTH CAN DO IT!" - A Youth Sarawak forum tag:peatix.com,2016:event-195575 2016-09-11T13:30:00MYT 2016-09-11T13:30:00MYT Hey there. We're Youth Sarawak, and we're organising this forum thing.Why? Because we happen to know a bunch of fellow young people who inspire us through their deeds and passion, and we thought it would be great if they could inspire you too!Just who exactly are these bunch of young people? Glad you asked!Syed SaddiqSaddiq is a 3-time best Debater of Asia who's a recipeient of the Anugerah Perdana Belia award & the youth merdeka award. He's a consultant for a local think tank, a columnist for MalaysiaKini, and an international debate trainer. While others appreciate football, Saddiq Fanboys over the unparallled Selena Gomez & has an insatiable obsession of adorable cat photos.Nazreen MohamadNazreen moved back to Kuching late 2015. Aware of the huge potential that the youth in the city has, contrasted with the lack of platforms and opportunities, he has been organising small events around town ever since. Under the project name Momentum KCH, they range from arts, entrepreneurship and community events.Norman GohNorman is the social media editor of Malaysiakini after a stint in Singapore for 2 years as a staff nurse and a clinical researcher in Singapore General Hospital. An avid photographer and blogger since 2006, he started working with Malaysiakini since 2014 and represented Malaysia as one of the panel speakers during 2014 United Nations summit in Bali, Indonesia on social media and journalism. Norman has always loved to advocate and speak for the lost, the last, the least and the needy through his works.Oh, did we mention that cakes and coffee will be provided? (Yum!)About Youth SarawakWe are a grassroots-led non-profit movement, run by passionate volunteers. Check us out on Twitter and Facebook!Our goal is to build a community of proactive youth in Sarawak, through volunteering and giving back to every corner of the state. Despite being a new organisation, to date we have carried out social impact projects in several schools and rural communities, including in Padawan, Bintulu, Miri, Mukah, Long Loyang, and Bario.