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Dear Scholars,
Mevlana J. Rumi once penned his thoughts in his poem which
indicated that there were two kinds of intelligence: one that was
acquired in schools which eventually helped one rose in the world and
one which was already preserved inside us; more fluid and he called it
a fountainhead as the intelligence was coming from within us and
moving out. It was beautifully written, deep and profound, as I view it. I
find it fitting to discuss the essence of Rumi’s poem when the theme of
this issue is essentially on intelligence, one of the competencies in the
YK Leadership Model.
May, 2015
VOLUME 2, ISSUE 5
PERSONAL
Intelligent
We would like to think that our scholars are indeed the country’s
(Indonesia, Bangladesh and Palestine included) best based on the
rigorous selection and multiple dimensions that we use to select and
award. Being the country’s best comes with a gargantuan amount of
responsibilities and this is often measured through the record of
academic standing and display of demeanours. Both elements are
personified through the level of one’s intelligence. I feel that of the two,
the latter as portrayed in Rumi’s bore significant importance as fluid
intelligence known as the fountainhead is essentially wisdom. Wisdom
usually comes from a more intuitive understanding of how things work.
Hence, if you are able to utilize the knowledge gained and apply it
intuitively after weighing the pros and cons, considering the impacts it
creates for your own good as well as for others, allowing rooms for
further improvement and much learning, then you have indeed
achieved the level of intelligence befit the quality of a scholar that we
hope to develop and produce.
Wisdom is a form of virtue where any display of behaviours and
decisions involves a deep thinking and consideration of many elements
such as people, events, objects, situations and the ability to use one’s
judgement and understanding which leads to the optimal course of feat
and decision. Hence, my dear scholars, continue learning you must, as
you need to relentlessly seek much experience and knowledge for you
to be able to have a profound wisdom. That’s a true intelligence, I must
say.
In this issue, we bring to you our scholars’ interpretation of Intelligence
as well as other write-ups which I am sure would enlighten you in some
ways or another. All of us in YK would like to wish our Muslim scholars
a blessed Ramadan Mubarak.
Source: http://mktr2mktr.com/sales-intelligence-revenue-marketers-secret-weapon-2014-pt-1/
QUOTES :
Truly,
Intan
IS IT ALL ABOUT INTELLIGENCE, OR IS
2 THERE MORE TO BEING SUCCESS?
College and university entrance exams, IQ tests, grades, scholastic
ranking: Educators make use of many tools and methods to categorize
students according to intelligence.
From primary school well into college and even into the job market,
young people are faced with a barrage of tests to determine their
intelligence. The underlying assumption, common to both schools and
homes and constantly drummed into the minds of children, is that only
the most intelligent are most successful in life.
Source: https://www.quotespick.com/590/intelligence-without-ambition-is-a.php
TEAM EDITORS:
Intan Zalila Mohd Yusof
Emilia Maizura Harun
Azlina Jaffar
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Is this true? Are those born with natural, hereditary intelligence destined
to be successful while others are doomed to failure? In school, when
every child is classified according to his intelligence, some come to the
conclusion that life is unfair, and success is determined by the inherited
quality of brain matter.
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Quite a few children who eventually come to the conclusion that they
will never amount to much because their grades are below average,
drop out of school in despair at ever contributing something worthwhile
to society. Some may even let the resentment lead them into delinquent, destructive life-styles. They think they cannot succeed, so they
set out to prove it.
On the other hand, others who are intellectually gifted think life is theirs
for the taking. They are the proud possessors, according to tests and
grades, of a superior intellect and therefore incorrectly assume they are
bound to succeed.
intelligence may be, in reality, a relatively minor factor in one's success in later life.
Their findings should give hope to those who may have simply lost
motivation because they thought their performance on intelligence
tests indicated that much of their future was already determined. The
research shows that many young people may be making misguided
decisions about quitting based on wrong assumptions about their
ability to succeed.
Five Kinds of Intelligence
What Determine Success?
Is success in life largely determined by the intelligence you were born
with? What is intelligence, anyway, and how important is it in life?
Researchers who study intelligence have come up with startling results. Some 4-year-old children were subjected to a simple test to see if
their future success could be accurately determined. The psychologist
in charge took each one into a room and told the child, “You can have
this marshmallow right now if you want. But, if you wait until I come
back, I will give you another marshmallow.”
Then he left. Some children immediately ate their marshmallows. Others waited a few minutes until the delay became unbearable and then
they devoured theirs. But some were determined to wait. Observing the
children through a two-way mirror, researchers watched as some
closed their eyes or tucked their heads to avoid the tempting morsel,
some sang to themselves, others played, and some eventually
fell asleep.
When the psychologist returned, the kids received their extra, hard-won
marshmallow. The results were recorded, then the children's performance was traced through their later school years. By the time the
children reached high school, some trends in their behavior had become obvious. The researchers found that the children who had waited
for the extra marshmallow generally were the best adapted, most popular, confident and responsible among the group. Those who had yielded early to the temptation stood the best chance of becoming loners, or
easily frustrated or set in their ways.
When the students took the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), a gauge
used by many colleges to measure academic aptitude, those who had
resisted the temptation to quickly eat the marshmallow scored, on average, 20 to 25 percent higher than the rest of the group.
Emotional Intelligence Vital
It is becoming popular for some researchers to use the phrase
“emotional intelligence” to describe such attributes as understanding
and controlling one's own emotions, showing empathy towards the
feelings of others and controlling one's own behavior in a way that
improves one's sense of well-being.
Recently Harvard psychologist Dr. Daniel Goleman authored a book on
this subject, titled Emotional Intelligence , after a decade of investigating how the mind produces emotions. He sees a need to redefine what
“intelligence” means. His conclusion from his research: When we try to
determine what produces success, it is character, or the ability to resist
temptation by developing will power, self-control and empathy, which is
more important than the intellectual power of the brain.
Of course, it is wonderful if both abilities, the intellectual capacity and
emotional strength and maturity, are held in abundance by a person.
But, in general terms, researchers on the subject agree that the IQ, or
the intelligence quotient of a person, contributes to only about 20 percent of success in life.
Now, supported with findings from real-life experiences, psychologists
are taking a closer look at assumptions re-garding intelligence. While
some classify character traits as part of a person's intelligence, other
psychologists divide intelligence into five basic categories:
Social intelligence : This is the ability to understand another's actions, feelings and motivations. This cannot be measured by a standard intelligence test, yet it may well be the most valuable characteristic
for success in life. This type of intelligence leads to getting along amicably and working well with others. Often this skill appears early in life,
as when children can sense others' feelings and react appropriately.
For example, the child may ask, “Why is Mommy sad today?”
Normally, those with a high level of social intelligence grow up to be
skillful in developing valuable personal relationships. A person with
superior abstract intelligence but who is callous toward others will
usually end up with many conflicts and disappointments through life
because of an inability to build proper social relationships.
Athletic intelligence : Highly coordinated intelligence and communication between the brain and the rest of the body characterize those
with high athletic intelligence. Until recently, this skill was not considered “mental,” now, however, more scientists are accepting the idea
that it is the brain's superior capacity in this area that permits, for example, athletes and ballerinas to calculate the time, length and
strength of their movements.
Logical intelligence : This is the skill involved in reasoning and solving complex abstract problems. A high level of logical intelligence can
lead to success in such careers as mathematics, philosophy, astronomy, engineering, physics and biology.
Spatial intelligence : Those with high levels of spatial intelligence
can easily see relationships between colors, dimensions and perspectives, and they are usually sensitive toward music and art. They generally are most successful as painters, sculptors, musicians, architects
or designers.
Most people have each of these capabilities to varying degrees. However, it takes time and effort to discover and develop your particular
strengths. Many have needlessly lost hope because they didn't have
good grades, so they throw in the towel, not knowing they may have
had hidden skills just waiting to be developed.
According to French geneticist Albert Jacquard, “Human beings are
born with only 30 percent of the brain fully connected. This means the
rest is developed by learning and the environment.” He also states
that one can surpass the potential intelligence inherited if there exists
a favorable climate for learning and the person truly desires to improve the capacity for learning.
Source: http://www.ucg.org/the-good-news/just-for-youth-is-intelligence-the-most-importantfactor-for-success
In light of such findings, the traditional idea of intelligence as the major
predictor of success is being reconsidered. Rather than intelligence
dictating one's success or failure in life, researchers are finding that
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WHAT DOES IT TRULY MEAN TO BE INTELLIGENT?
Socrates once said, “I know that I am intelligent,
because I know that I know nothing”. Albert Einstein quoted “The true sign of intelligence is not
knowledge but imagination”. When we think of
being intelligent, we automatically classify
‘intelligent’ as someone who achieves good
grades, someone who studies hard, and someone who is great at maths, science or reading.
But perhaps there is more to being intelligent
rather than just doing well at school.
The Experiential component is the creative intelligence. This mainly
deals on how well an individual performs a task with regard to how
familiar it is. This component is further split into 2 which are the novelty and automation. A novel situation is when you are faced with a
whole new experience. People adept at novel situations are able to
produce new ideas and solution that majority will not notice. An automated situation is a situation that has been repeated a lot of time that
it requires little or no thought.
The experiential subtheory also correlates to another one of Stenberg’s proposed type of giftedness. This synthetic giftedness can be
seen in creativity, intuition and the study of arts. People with synthetic
giftedness may not obtain the highest IQ since there is no test to
measure one’s ‘creativity’. But this type of intelligence is extremely
useful in creating new ideas.
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For centuries, philosophers all try to pinpoint the Wan Amirah Binti
true meaning of being intelligent. It is not enough Wan Usamah
Actuarial Science
to believe that intelligent is just merely book
A-Level,
learning, narrow academic skill or test taking
Taylor’s College
smarts. There is a much broader interpretation of
intelligence, such as having a deeper capability
of understanding our surrounding. Slowly, the society is realising that
as well.
Lastly, the Practical component or the contextual component is the
mental activity that involves in attaining to fit into a certain context.
This type of intelligence is better known as being ‘street smart’.
Through processes of adaptation, shaping and selection, individuals
are able to create their ideal type of environment. Adaptation is the
process of adjusting oneself to the environment, Shaping is changing
the environment to suits one’s needs, and Selection is to replace unsatisfying environments with a new alternate environment.
This has brought about a question on how do we measure a person’s
intelligence? Clearly the current standardise testing system is not a
suitable way to measure one’s intelligence. Albert Einstein said
“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a
tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” We have come to
awareness that simple numbers on an IQ test or grades on a test paper
does not accurately measure intelligence because there really is no
real set of definition of intelligence to begin with!
Through the sociocultural theory, it shows how much a culture defines
intelligence by correlating it to the abilities and future needed by the
society. Thus, it is self evident that a culture heavily influences intelligence. Different cultures value different criteria’s on the meaning of
intelligence. Hence the meaning of intelligence forever varies.
Recently, the concept of intelligence has been shaken up. One of the
main contributors to the idea of intelligence would be Dr. Howard Gardner whom in his book ‘Frame of Mind’, 1983, had cited 7 types of intelligence. Thomas Armstrong Ph.D has further extended this concept in
his book ‘Seven Kinds of Smart’. Their end conclusion? Everyone have
all 7 types of intelligence, but in different proportions. Your ‘main
smarts’ are the types of intelligence that holds the biggest proportion
and are the stronger intellect components.
So, what does it truly mean to be intelligent? Perhaps it is not such
black and white meaning that we were lead to perceive. And perhaps
there is no accurate way to measure one’s intelligence, nor should
there be any. In the meantime, let me hold on to the belief that there is
no human more intelligent than the other… it’s just that they are more
adapt a certain areas of intelligence!
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The seven multiple of intelligences are; Verbal (the ability to use word),
Visual (the ability to see things in your mind), Physical (the ability to
use your body well), Musical ( the ability to understand and use music),
Mathematical and Logical (the ability to apply logic to systems and
numbers), Introspective (the ability to understand thoughts and feeling
in yourself) and Interpersonal (the ability to relate well to others).
Hence, people of a variety of intelligence are born. Take Michelle Kwan
for example, an American figure skating legend. She has the ability to
coordinate her body movements in such precision while being on ice,
capable to do various complicated movements despite moving at high
speeds. Or have a glimpse at Mozart, one of the most famous composers of all time. These two people are both intelligent people, Michelle in
the physical section while Mozart in the musical.
Another researcher on the quest to discovering the meaning of intelligence would be Robert J. Sternberg, a prominent figure in the research
of human intelligence. In 1997, Sternberg introduced the Triarchic theory of Intelligence. There are three main components in this theory
namely Componential, Experimental and Practical.
The Componential part or the Analytic intelligence consists of metacomponents, performance components and knowledge acquisition
components. This is the form of intelligence that is tested most often
through school and standard test. Unfortunately, individuals with this
main type of intelligence have trouble in creating unique ideas of their
own.
UNDERSTANDING EMOTIONAL
GENCE QUOTIENT
AND INTELLI-
According to some theories of brain function, a
high EQ means someone is self-confident, selfaware, and able to handle difficult emotional
experiences. It is often tied directly to the degree
of success a person may have in the workplace
and in personal relationships. People with high
EQ can often better recognize and control their
own emotions, and recognize emotional states in
others to adjust their behavior accordingly.
Iryani Mohamed
A person's IQ, on the other hand, measures con- Rawi
cepts like logical reasoning, word comprehenDoctor of Philosophy
sion, and math skills rather than creative potenin Electrical Power
Engineering,
tial or emotional abilities. People with a high IQ
may be able to learn certain subjects very quickly Universiti Putra Maand make connections between ideas that others laysia
miss. They often have great academic success,
although they may struggle to find classes that
challenge them. The ability to acquire knowledge
does not necessarily mean people can recognize and manage their
own emotional states, however.
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What Is Considered a Normal IQ?
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SCHOLARS’ CORNER
An intelligence quotient, or IQ, is a numerical value assigned to an
individual based on his or her performance on one or more
FICTIONAL JOURNAL:
standardized tests which are designed to determine or assess the person's inherent or genetic intelligence. The range for an IQ starts at zero
and, in theory, has no upper limit, although the highest IQ scores ever
recorded are around 200. Statistics show that approximately 95% of
the population have IQ scores between 70 and 130, making a "normal
IQ" 100.
Although there are an infinite number of tests that claim to test a person's IQ, there are a few that are widely used and recognized. The
Stanford-Binet and the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale and Intelligence Scale for Children are just a few reputable tests used to determine whether someone has a normal IQ. Studies indicate that, although test scores may vary somewhat from one test to the other,
scores tend to stay relatively constant regardless of the test taken.
28th May 2015 - Home
Dear Mother,
If you’re reading this, I want you to know that
“I am sorry”
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Average, mundane and ordinary. Today is not it.
IQ & EQ - Finding the Balance
How would you define yourself? As an IQ-driven personality? Or an
EQ-driven personality? The answer could be more important than you
think, particularly when these two distinct types clash in the world of
business.
Nur Qamarina Nor
Azman
Year 11,
Marlborough
College Malaysia
It was… at first, seems to be in order - nothing
too peculiar or seemingly odd. However, as the dusk was falling like
an arrow from a bow, leisurely fast, I finally realised that I was standing at the verge of twilight.
Take the example of Daniel, a company middle manager with a high
emotional intelligence quotient (EQ). As such, he is well able to recognize his emotions and those of others around him; his communication
style is intuitive, motivational, and engaging; and he naturally uses
empathy, as well as creative and emotive language – such as “I feel”
and “I wish” – in his emails and office pep talks to make a connection
with his staff.
His company director, Sunita, meanwhile, employs a direct, no-frills
communication method. She requires “only the facts” and thrives on
logic. Her preferred head-over-heart method of communication is
sparse and straight to the point. Hers is a high IQ (intelligence quotient)
functioning approach, which tends toward the cognitive, intellectual,
analytical, and rational.
Two different people, two jarring, contrasting styles. This is where difficulties in business arise. While both are shooting at the same goal,
they might actually be playing for different teams. As a result, Daniel
and Sunita can suffer an awkward breakdown in communications,
simply because they are not operating on each other’s wavelengths.
Worse, their clash of cultures could have an impact on their working
relationship.
Of course, a spiky IQ/EQ friction isn’t simply restricted to the office
environment. It can also be an issue in the wider business world, for
example when EQ-driven Daniel meets IQ-driven customers, prospective clients, or peers and fails to make a connection with them. It may
even be a contributing factor in his company not winning a lucrative
contract. Either way, be it an internal or external IQ/EQ conflict, it has
the potential to hamper good business, or turn good business bad.
So why do we tend to favor one communication style over the other?
“Neuroscience points out great differences between individual mental
maps and the ways people perceive, filter, and store information,” says
Dr. Margareta Sjölund, a pioneer in emotional intelligence and the
founder and Chief Psychologist at Kandidata Asia, which assists companies with human resource interventions. “Each person’s unique personality colors and propels communication. But research also shows
that we tend to develop one of two distinct communication styles: IQdominating or EQ-dominating.” That said, as individuals, we are not
simply all highly IQ-driven or all highly EQ-driven. In reality, we have IQ
or EQ tendencies: some strong, some not so strong.
On my seventeenth year, I decided I was depressed but rather believe
that this was just a false accusation, or perhaps… it was not. I could
not talk to anyone about this because I was too afraid. Perhaps, it was
the fear of fading into obscurity. I’m Maria, diagnosed by the fear of
the unknown, lost in the orbit of insecurities. Rarely stayed in house,
spent quite a lot of my time with Homo sapiens, habitually eating,
completely the opposite of Hazel Grace. Yet, we are similar in a way,
which I… too, “devoted quite a bit of my abundant free time thinking
about death”
“Death”
A noun that excites me every time the thoughts of permanently ending
my life intersect with the reflection of my pallid, ashen cadaver. I do
not write about death as it is often depicted in art and literature as a
skeleton or an old man holding a scythe but simply because death is
the personification of the power that destroys life.
Often I feel as though I am unimportant and insignificant. Maybe to
mother, this is absurd and I am plotting a nonsensical comedy. I feel
sorry for my mother. She must be in a state of depression right now
after such harsh comments are being thrown at the dinner table. I tried
to tell her that I feel disrespected by my siblings. Not that I want to put
the blame on my mother. No. Mom has done an amazing job in kindly
and protectively sometimes so excessively looking after us, bringing
her children up with care and affection.
I still remember when I first identified the severe feelings of despondency and dejection in myself. I could not take even a little
glimpse in the mirror, as I have not recognised such strange figure
that was staring into my empty eyes as if our souls are mutual. Right
then mother opposed the question “Why have I not known this earlier?”
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This is the answer to that question:
“I am too scared that something like today will happen. I ended up
hurting you and I hate that. In fact I hate myself so much that I really…
really want to trigger the desire of dying that will lead to my demise.
But I won’t because I know that you need me. Connecting my emotions with you is one of my biggest dreams. Late night talk, lying on
your lap, which must be heavenly. I do not have the chance to do so
because I know that nobody will ever understand me. Not even myself.”
Victims of depression only need a couple of ears. Ears that are able to
withstand their stories no matter how phoney they are. They are not
blaming anyone; it is just that the scars that hunt the agile memories
enable them to remember even the littlest pain. Soon, I promise they
will see these problems as peripheral to their own but not when they
are heavily distress.
I beg all of you to be these ears and this do not exclude you mother.
Be my ears.
THE CHILDREN AND YOUTH FORUM: SIDE EVENT
OF THE THIRD UN WORLD CONFERENCE ON DISASTER RISK REDUCTION (WCDRR)
It was 1989 when disaster became internationally
declared evil by the United Nations to fight against
like we fight against hunger, poverty or climate
change. According to UNISDR, “Disaster Risk
Reduction (DRR) is the concept and practice of
reducing disaster risks through systematic efforts
to analyze and reduce the causal factors of disasters”. However, after 25 years of fight against disaster, the global risk has not been reduced subKazi Md. Mukitul
stantially. Between 1980-2012, 42 million human
Islam
life years were lost in internationally reported dis- Master of Development Studies
aster events. According Global Assessment ReUniversiti Malaya
port (GAR), expected average annual loss as a
result of disasters like earthquakes, tsunami, tropical cyclones and river flooding is $314 billion (only in the build environment alone). Studies show that investment for disaster risk reduction (DRR) is more economically cost effective compare to future loss
due to post disaster recovery. The report of UNCTAD (2014) shows
that global average annual loss is projected to increase at $90 trillion
in 2030 for post disaster maintenance if proper investment is not
made on DRR.
Given this potential challenge of disaster, the UN General Assembly in
1989 declared 1990s as International Decade for Natural Disaster
Reduction. The first World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction
(WCDRR) held in 1994 in Yokohama, Japan. As part of that series,
this year the UN member states met in the Third WCDRR in March
2015 in Japan to set the framework for disaster risk reduction strategies for next 15 years. As part of side event, the UN Major Group for
Children and Youth (MGCY) invited 200 youth around the world to
participate in Children and Youth Forum 2015 and provided them with
opportunity to raise their voice, share disaster stories, experiences
and also to make their priorities heard in the main forum of the third
WCDRR.
WCDRR started with the idea that risk is not only related to environmental degradation, but also bad planning and weak governance as
well. In Sendai, around 6,500 delegates from public, private and civil
society organizations attended to negotiate on the draft of post 2015
framework for DRR. With 187 UN member states, 25 heads of the
States and 100 ministerial –level delegates, this conference turned
into a true multi stakeholder conference. The overall conference was
structured into two segments, practitioners’ conference and negotiators’ conference. In order for it to be more inclusive, some sessions
were devoted to children and youth, gender equity and for people with
disabilities.
Children and Youth Forum: Don’t decide my future without me
Children and youth are worst victim to disaster. According to UNICEF
Director General Anthony Lake, some 60 million children are affected
by climate related disaster since the end of 1990s and this number will
rise to 200 million in coming decades. Without the participation and
input from this vastly affected group, policy for them can be counterproductive. That is one of the reasons for organizing Children and
Youth Forum as side event of the Third WCDRR in Sendai.
Through this forum the UN Major Group for Children and Youth
(MGCY) took initiative to give input for the negotiation of Sendai
Framework 2015-2030. They have invited 200 young participants in
Sendai for 7 days long program between March 11-17 this year. This
Children and Youth Forum was divided into two segments, preWCDRR workshop from March 11-13 and main WCDRR Children and
Youth Forum from March 14-17. The Youth Forum commenced its
activities on March 11 in order to commemorate the fourth anniversary
of Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami same day in 2011 that
killed more than 15,000 people.
The target of the forum was to provide participants with opportunity to
showcase their experience, skills and ability to lead change and also
equip them with required tools to become next global and local resilience leaders. The toolbox for resilience was divided into four main
categories, a) pre-forum preparatory workshops (it included four
streams; advocacy, study visit in disaster affected areas, simulation
workshop and media & communication), b) interactive breakout sessions (on policy & governance, understanding risk, communication
and awareness etc.), c) side event panel discussions by people from
different international organizations, d) action plan (for selected participants who wanted to implement DRR projects in future). From the
main conference of WCDRR, the UN secretary general Ban Ki Moon
joined us in Children and Youth Forum in Tohoku University. Some of
the key sessions of this Children and Youth forum were (based on my
memory and experience):

Towards Inclusive Governance: This session was taken by two
professors from University of Regina, Canada. It was participatory session where participants were divided into three groups to
discuss on how students can improve good governance in local
level. Ideas like voting opportunity of youth, using social media,
creating platform in schools/ universities (youth parliament), dialogue with stakeholders, using local customs and educating people through mainstream media and academic curriculum and
other ideas came out after one hour of brainstorming.
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Risk informed decision making and improving risk assessment:
Emily Wilkinson of Overseas Development Institute (ODI) discussed on this issue. The promising thing about HFA is that already 87% of the nations reported to have considered DRR in
public investment and 121 countries have set up policy framework for disaster risk reduction. However according to Wilkinson,
having national Disaster Risk Management (DRM) strategy by
2020 does not necessarily capture holistic measure needed to
manage risk effectively. Initiatives like integration of national
building codes and land use plans with DRM legislation, inclusion
of disaster insurance in DRM laws, Early Warning System (EWS)
and accountability mechanism (e.g. public reporting or
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parliamentary oversight) are necessary for DRM policy implementation.
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Coping with disaster: Dr. Judy from Columbia University presented the importance of mental health as integral part of recovery after disaster incidence. She focused on Psychological First
Aid (PFA) through different types of mental games, singing and
physical exercise. She showed how a single song with title “I am
strong” motivated volunteers in Ebola infected Nigeria and “two
finger bond” game can inspire children to overcome mental pressure in post disaster spell.
Outcome of the third WCDRR 2015:
After five days long discussion and series of negotiation, the third
WCDRR came up with a framework (known as Sendai Framework) for
next 15 years (2015-2030). The impact of Children and Youth Forum
was that, the UN member states acknowledged the role of children
and youth as major stakeholder in the discussion of disaster in this
framework (see Sendai Frame Work 2015, p.20). This Sendai framework 2015 has set forth 7 targets and 4 priorities. The four priority
areas are:
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HAPPENINGS
1st to 3rd May — Yayasan Khazanah Premier Scholars Programme
2015: Wining the Job Market
1. Understanding disaster risk
2. Strengthening disaster risk governance to manage disaster risk
3. Investing in disaster risk reduction for resilience
4. Enhancing disaster preparedness for effective response and to
“Build Back Better” in recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction.
Conclusion:
The third WCDRR in March 2015 finished with a lot of promises for
next few decades with its inclusive and action bound framework (with
7 targets and 4 priorities). 25 years after the movement started
against disaster in 1990, it is still considered to be a major factor that
deteriorates sustainable development. The severe outcome that disaster brings into (i.e. losses of infrastructure, natural and human resources) makes the investment in DRR more sensible and costeffective in order to achieve post-2015 development targets. However,
the success of Sendai Framework for DRR 2015-2030 will depend on
local activism, multi stakeholder participation (i.e. Children and Youth,
women, people with disabilities etc.), regional and international cooperation and integration of DRR with other development policies.
Reference:
The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
(UNISDR).(2015). What is Disaster Risk Reduction? Retrieved from :
http://www.unisdr.org/who-we-are/what-is-drr. Last visited on: 20
March 2015.
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Congratulations to Irwan Shahrin Ismail on earning his MBA from
University of Oxford
22nd to 24th May — YK Counsellor Training Programme held at Corus
Hotel, KL
13th May — YK Outreach Programme: Briefing at MRSM Pengkalan
Chepa
26th May — Meeting at USM. Left: Dr. Hosam of USM (Riyad’s supervisor), right: Prof. Dr Fawzy (Nehad’s supervisor)
20th May — YK Outreach Programme: Briefing at Sekolah Menengah
Agama Atas Sultan Zainal Abidin, Kuala Terengganu
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29th May — Meeting with the Director of International Student Management Services, Education Malaysia Global Services (“EMGS”),
Tuan Haji Mohd Zaki bin Zakaria
27th May — YK Outreach Programme: Briefing at Sekolah Menengah
Agama Atas Sultan Zainal Abidin, Kuala Terengganu
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YK STAFF CHILDHOOD PHOTO: GUESS WHO???
GLOBAL
-Ahnaf bin Anesee
-Lim Jia Jun
-Ilmira Murni Binti Mohd Hareeff
-Nurfarhani Irfan Binti Nor Azmi
-Tharanitharan A/L Ganesan
-Beh Ying Ying
-Mohamad Izzat Hafiz Bin Mohd Zaki
-Mohd Firdaus Bin Mohd Jasri
-Aniq Bin Aznan
-Shamsul Amri Sulaiman
-Wong Chin Pin
-Nor Ilham Ainaa Muhsin
-Mohamad Hazwan Bin Mohd Daut
Guess whose childhood
photo is this! The first to
email us with the correct
answer is the winner! 
A nice gift awaits the lucky
winner…
Previous Issue answer: Raja Nor Dianna
WATAN
-Nor Farahtul Ain Binti Harun
-Fatin Najiha Binti Rahman
ASIA
-Rama Agung Munggaran
-Radjie Fauzan Da’rain
-Bastian Hidayat
-Rikha Kurnia Rahmawati
-Ana Ululiyatul Al-Bab
-Ahdyat Zain Athoillah
-Nehad T. A. Ramaha
-Cassandra Etania Liem
BESTARI
-Muhammad Dalil Amin bin Shobri
-Raja Ahmad Muizz bin Raja Azman
-Amir Asyraf Shukri
-Dania Irdina Binti Azidi
-Muhammad Hakim Faizal
YK
-Intan Zalila Mohd Yusuf
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LIFE HACKS: WHY DIDN’T I THINK OF THAT!
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Here's wishing all Muslims a blessed Ramadhan full of good
deeds and accepted duas. May it be a month of teaching where
gift wins over avarice, generosity over selfishness, love over
hatred. Be it a month where everyone tries to master one’s anger: the Prophet advised once to respond to adversity during
these days of meditation: I am fasting.... and to pass over. Be it
a month where everyone of us cares more than usual for the
needy people in her/his nearest environment.
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Ramadhan Mubarak!
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Source:
https://www.facebook.com/WanitaIkramMalaysia/photos/a.676264949121894.1073741834.296975890384137/8525
77818157272/?type=1&theater
Source: http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/100-life-hacks-that-make-life-
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