{"id":178457,"date":"2024-03-20T15:57:58","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T15:57:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/?p=178457"},"modified":"2024-03-20T15:57:59","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T15:57:59","slug":"ahsana-kl-empowers-insan-istimewa-through-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/?p=178457","title":{"rendered":"Ahsana KL Empowers &#8216;Insan Istimewa&#8217; through Art"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>By Balqis Asrof and Shafiqah Ariff <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GOMBAK, 22 December 2023: Ahsana KL participated in the Exhibition on Empowering Persons with Disabilities through Entrepreneurship held on December 21, 2023. The event was organised by students of COMM3560: Integrated Marketing Communication (IMC). It took place at the Human Sciences Square, IIUM Gombak, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ahsana KL is a non-governmental organisation (NGO) that holds activities and programmes for <em>insan istimewa <\/em>or special persons. Ahsana KL welcomes all <em>insan istimewa <\/em>that are registered with Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat (JKM) that encompass people that are homeless, heirless, orphans and also the needy.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ahsana KL holds art-related activities for them by offering trainings and classes. They mostly focus on paintings where Ahsana KL will then assist on selling them at non-fixed pricings. Ahsana KL uses multiple social media platforms such as Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and YouTube to spread awareness on <em>insan istimewa.<\/em><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instagram and TikTok are mostly used to spread awareness on <em>insan istimewa<\/em> and cultivate love and care for the community especially from amongst the youth. The NGO&#8217;s Facebook page on the other hand focuses more on collecting donations from the public and its YouTube channel posts videos on the activities and programmes they organise.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-us.googleusercontent.com\/6R1M9UIldrs7hKggpx2sNVst96FVuke1D_JvpsIyoS09ROtJKlTsRH6rCFp4W3buwMxTMyrkmy0p0lwbt6K2nl9LeLF7iCO7D0PkQ8g0DZ_RQjeuOfTRokGadct57qBRzPSMDx-RzC3Ek59-LVFXJQ\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In an exclusive interview, when asked about the difficulties the staff face when working at the organisation, one of them highlighted that guiding <em>insan istimewa <\/em>on the arts is a challenge. Consequently, the teaching process would be done gradually through one-to-one teaching. As a result, the paintings would take some time to complete, making them valuable as the children invest their time in creating them.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She also added that, as a result of their initiatives, numerous children have experienced enhanced health, made an effective change and are currently working outside. Although the organisation is relatively new, it is making rapid progress; currently accommodating 19 individuals with disabilities ranging from nine to 17 years old.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ahsana KL&#8217;s involvement in the Exhibition on Empowering Persons with Disabilities through Entrepreneurship is indicative of its dedication to using art-related activities to improve the lives of <em>insan istimewa<\/em>. Their actions create life improvements, demonstrating their commitment to empowering and promoting inclusivity. ***<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>(This article was written as part of an assignment for COMM3502: Corporate Writing class) ***<\/em> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Balqis Asrof and Shafiqah Ariff GOMBAK, 22 December 2023: Ahsana KL participated in the Exhibition on Empowering Persons with Disabilities through Entrepreneurship held on&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":239,"featured_media":178458,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"nelio_content":{"isAutoShareEnabled":true,"autoShareEndMode":"never","automationSources":{"useCustomSentences":false,"customSentences":[]},"followers":[237,260,239],"suggestedReferences":[],"efiUrl":"","efiAlt":"","highlights":[],"permalinkQueryArgs":[]},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image1-3.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178457"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/239"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=178457"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178457\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":178769,"href":"https:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178457\/revisions\/178769"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/178458"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=178457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=178457"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=178457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}