"Seeds of Hope" held in Melaka, Perak, Sabah, Sarawak and Selangor

Melaka

The exhibition was held in SJK (C) Yu Hwa (November 2 to 4), SMK Notre Dame (November 8, 2011), SMK IJC (November 10 to 11), SJK (C) Katholik (November 16) , SJK (C) Pay Hsien (Jasin) (November 16) and SMK Chabau (November 2 to 4). The number of people who viewed the exhibition at these schools were 281, 370, 241, 233, 30 and 756 persons respectively.

SMK Chabau, Melaka (November 2)

Sabah

Two schools in the Tawau area hosted this exhibition. They were the Sabah Chinese High School and SJK Sin Hwa.

On September 16, 2011 in Sabah Chinese High School, SGM Youth Division members in the Tawau area took the lead in narrating the exhibition in Mandarin and English. Students, teachers and board members of five schools and local SGM members visited the exhibition. Over 300 persons viewed the exhibition.

SMK Notre Dame, Melaka (November 8)	SJK Sin Hwa, Sabah (October 14)

On October 14, 2011, the exhibition was displayed at SJK Sin Hwa in conjunction with the school's children's day. SGM Youth Division members in Tawau took the lead in becoming narrators, and they were joined by 30 students from the school in this effort. The exhibition was viewed by over 380 students and teachers of the school.

Perak

SGM Perak co-organised the "Seeds of Hope" exhibition on November 10, 2011, with the Leo Club of SMJK Sam Tet in Ipoh at the school. In addition to SGM members, six students of the school also played the role of exhibition narrators. Close to 900 students and teachers of the school viewed the exhibition which was displayed in Chinese and English. This marks the tenth time SGM Perak has organised the "Seeds of Hope" exhibition in the state.

SMJK Sam Tet, Perak (November 10)

Sarawak

Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) played host to the "Seeds of Hope" from November 18 to 20. The exhibition has displayed at the library of the university. SGM Sarawak is also the co-organiser of this exhibition.

At the opening ceremony, Unimas Vice-Chancellor Prof Datuk Dr Khairuddin Abdul Hamid urged his students and staff to step forward to suggest practical ideas related to environmental conservation. "Talking alone is not good enough, we must start doing something. No matter how small a step is, it would contribute to something," he said in his speech. Also present was SGM Sarawak Honorary Secretary Tay Thing Swee.

Over 100 Unimas students volunteered as narrators for the exhibition. The exhibition received positive response from the university community. Final-year engineering student Afdal Haziq Mohamed Salehe said, "I found the exhibition very interesting. It has opened my mind. I have gained extra knowledge that is definitely not found inside the lecture hall…I think everyone of us has a part to do." Kam Sum Yee, a second-year Fine Arts student and exhibition narrator said, "As an individual, sometimes we feel powerless. But we should never underestimate the power of one. Just imagine, if everyone plants a tree today, we could create a forest in the future."

SJK (C) Katholik, Melaka (November 16)	Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (November 18)

Selangor

The exhibition was held at SJKC Yuk Chai, Petaling Jaya, from November 2 to 4, 2011. More than 3,000 students viewed the exhibition. A group of Standard 6 pupils were selected to be narrators for the exhibition. Prior to that, the student narrators attended two training sessions organised by SGM volunteers. The student narrators successfully conveyed key messages such as the "power of one" and the importance of making a difference in an easy to understand manner.

The exhibition was also displayed for an additional day on November 9 for parents who came for the Parents' Day at the school. Many of the parents who viewed the exhibition were happy that such an educational exhibition was being held for the benefits of the children.

On November 10 and 11, the "Seeds of Hope" exhibition was displayed to over 1,200 students from SJKC Yuk Chun in Petaling Jaya. Just like in SJKC Yuk Chai, a group of selected students from Standard 6 were given the responsibility of being narrators for the exhibition. Teachers from SJKC Yuk Chun also played a supporting role in training the students for their role as narrators. The students, wearing the "Seeds of Hope" t-shirts, were excited and enthusiastic about their role, and did their best to convey the content of the exhibition to their fellow students.

SMK IJC, Melaka (November 10)	SJKC Yuk Chun (November 10)

In appreciation of the schools' support in co-organising the exhibition, SGM donated some books including children's stories written by SGI President Ikeda to the schools. SGM Kuala Lumpur representative Mr Chin Kam Seng, presented the books to Mr Goh Cheng Leong, the Principal of SJKC Yuk Chai. SGM also presented books to SJKC Yuk Chun.

On October 14, 2011, the "Seeds of Hope" exhibition was on display at SJK (C) Ijok in Kuala Selangor for the second time. This time, 22 Standard Six students were also enlisted as narrators for the exhibition, in addition to SGM Youth Division members in the Ijok and Sungai Buloh areas. Over 300 people viewed the exhibition here.

On October 15, the exhibition was displayed at SJK (C) Yuk Chih in Batang Berjuntai. As in Ijok, 22 Standard Six students became narrators for this exhibition. Over 210 students and teachers viewed the exhibition.