Volunteering at LightHouse Orphanage (ライトハウス孤児院でのボランティア活動)

We had the opportunity to connect and collaborate with our newest friends from Nigeria, Kenya and Japan who are now living in Malaysia. With their contribution and valuable time, we were able to motivate the orphaned kids at Lighthouse Children Welfare Home Association situated at 115, Jalan Cenderai, Bangsar, 59100 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. We started the session with the "Building Tower" game which enabled the kids to establish teamwork within their groupmates.  

We also played the "Welcome to the World" Game wherein the kids had the chance to learn about different cultures, trivia and traditions from differents parts of the globe including Japan, Philippines, Nigeria, Malaysia and Kenya. 

We also had a bit of a chitchat and snack time in between the games to get to know each other. It was really valuable to all of the kids stories and it encourages us to do more of these activities moving forward. 

We also did the "Thanksgiving Plate" game wherein each kid was given a piece of plate with different cutout images of life, dogs, trees, foods and many more. They were asked to choose which of these photos they are thankful for and each group was interviewed of why they chose those pictures. It was amazing to listen and hear their genuine answers. Lastly, we announced the winners and had a group shot summarizing the happy and everlasting memories we had with them. 

Thank you to Mr. Abdou, my university friend from the same alma mater(Ritsumeikan University) for introducing me to Mr. El from Mahsa University which opened new opportunities and enabled us to meet our new friends: Ms. Khadijah, Ms. Akifa and Mr. Ryoma. Thank you all for your support and kindness in making this volunteer project possible and fruitful! Thank you also to Mr. Steven for giving us the opportunity to spearhead our English Volunteer Activity with their spectacular kids. Special thanks to Mr. Ryoma for sponsoring the foods, drinks and the one-time donation.