Project Sapulot
Providing lifelong health care education
Project Sapulot is an Overseas Community Involvement Project (OCIP) that is based in Sapulot located in Sabah, Malaysia. Our project’s mission is to provide accessible, lifelong healthcare awareness and knowledge to the students in Sapulot.
Since 2017, the members have provided annual health screenings, educational lessons and home visits to less-privileged students and villagers. We are committed not only to ensuring the academic success of the students but also to extending their worldview through education and awareness. This is especially important since our beneficiaries may not have access to health care knowledge outside of their villages. The students in Sapulot have benefited from our project’s outreach efforts over the years through improved academic performance and personal development.
The project works in collaboration with three schools to provide education lessons and health screening to the students who have limited access to healthcare. We serve around 400 students in Sapulot, ranging from Primary 3 to Secondary 4 levels. Project Sapulot was started by NUS Nursing students at the Alice Lee School of Nursing Centre (NUS Nursing), our target groups are three schools in Sabah, namely Sekolah Kebangsaan and Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan, Sapulot as well as the Sekolah Kebangsaan Lotong. Sapulot is a town situated along the Sapulot River in the Interior Division of Sabah, whereas Lotong is a village situated nearby to the localities Katud and Kampung Kandawayan.
The education lessons that are prepared are geared towards providing our beneficiary students with information about a selection of subjects that are important for their assimilation into modern society, as well as motivating them to pursue further studies. Additionally, Project Sapulot also helps students to identify their strengths and weaknesses in order to help them improve. The knowledge gained will allow them to develop as better students and citizens, thus contributing to the development of the community.
For the AY21/22, our Education team created a holistic lesson plan with various topics such as English, Geography, Women and Men’s Health, Skin Diseases, Careers & Resumes as well as a Motivation lesson . As these were topics not widely covered in the students’ syllabus, our lessons helped to expand their worldviews, and equipped our beneficiaries with knowledge essential to their assimilation into today’s society. The lessons also guided the students in the exploration of their knowledge of themselves to assist their development into better students and individuals.
We also developed a lesson plan on Basic First Aid as it is crucial knowledge for all individuals in society as it prepares one for emergency medical situations. As the nearest clinic for the beneficiaries of Sapulot was an hour away, our Medical team took on the task of preparing lessons containing important Basic First Aid skills and simplified the know-how for the children to learn and understand. The lessons included Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), Bandaging, Choking Rescue Procedure as well as learning how to pack a First Aid Kit. The students found the contents new and interesting and were very focused on learning how to help themselves and their community in case of emergencies.
If providing and equipping young minds with lifelong knowledge of health care and self-care resonate with you, learn more about Project Sapulot through our social media channels and connect with us.
Mail: projectsapulot2223@gmail.com
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I took part in Project Sapulot 21/22 as a member of the education department where I taught the students English and also helped facilitate lessons and games. I remember that the very last day in SMK Sepulut was a celebration day where no lessons or games were conducted but only performances and farewells. A group of students were sitting in a circle on the floor, scratching their heads while tackling a question on their worksheet. One of them called me for help. It was a motivational career worksheet done by us. I was very touched to see that the students enjoyed learning. Regardless of the occasion, they never stopped learning.
The immense sense of satisfaction and joy when seeing the students participate actively in lessons made me join this project for a second time in AY22/23. Project Sapulot holds a dear place in my heart.
– Siti Aisyah Binte Ruslan
