AWARDS / ACHIEVEMENTS / MILESTONE
2023
MIP MYPLACE AWARD 2023, awarded by Malaysian Institute of Planners
The Game Changing Place Diamond Award
"For exceptional commitment to transforming urban spaces, demonstrating exemplary volunteerism, inspiring the community and the public with strong leadership"
2021
Selangor Maritime Gateway Innovative Challenge 2021
Upcycling River Waste to Wealth
(1 of the 5 Winners)
Circular Economy Park (CEP)
2021
ESD Okayama Award 2021
1 of the 10 Finalist
(118 applications from 48 countries / regions were accepted)
The award rewards outstanding practices on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in local communities around the world. The aim of the award are to support the organization carrying out the ESD activities and to promote ESD to the communities globally through showcasing their initiatives. The award has been presented annually since 2015.
2021
Climate Storytellers@COP26 (PCCB Network's 3rd Capacity Building Hub on 3rd Nov Capacity Building Day)
Alliance of River Three's story (1 of the 3 stories about Capacity Building on Community Action selected from around the world featured on COP26, was the 26th United Nations Climate Change conference, held at the SEC Centre in Glasglow, Scotland, United Kingdom, from 31st Oct to 13 Nov 2021.
2021
The Placemaker Awards ASEAN 2021
Mid Valley River Three is one of the 2 Finalist
The Placemaker Awards ASEAN 2021 wants to shed light on these initiatives to give them the recognition they deserve because while placemaking is about sustainability and the ongoing improvement or adaptation of public spaces to meet community goals and needs. People matter most and we would like to showcase how resilient and important public spaces are when it comes to recovery.
2020
STAR Golden Hearts Award 2020 Winner
Champions river conservation, protection and rehabilitation as a shared responsibility through effective community engagement and empowerment.
Star Golden Hearts Award is an annual Award by The Star and Yayasan Gamuda that celebrates everyday Malaysians who demonstrate extraordinary commitment to social work and promote unity among Malaysians.
2020
River of Life Public Outreach Programme (ROL-POP) Awards
Phase 5
Friends of Sungai Klang Taman Melawati River Three is the Winner for Open Category
One of the main initiatives of the ROL-POP5 is to establish a River Care Community, where they take ownership towards river cpr (conserve, protect, rehabilitate) and share their river care initiatives besides it also acts as a platform for others to replicate the success of river care initiative.
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2019
River of Life Public Outreach Programme (ROL-POP) Awards
Phase 5
Friends of Sungai Klang Mid Valley River Three is the Winner for Public (NGO) Category
One of the main initiatives of the ROL-POP5 is to establish a River Care Community, where they take ownership towards river cpr (conserve, protect, rehabilitate) and share their river care initiatives besides it also acts as a platform for others to replicate the success of river care initiative.
Noteworthy
Accreditations
Friends of Rivers (FoR) Selangors
Affiliations
Friends of Klang Rivers Basin (FOKRB)
Appointments
Duta AirKita (Water Ambassador, appointed by EcoKnights for Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Air Negara (SPAN)
Environmental Ambassador, appointed by Selangor Maritime Gateaway (SMG)
Consultations & Stakeholdings
Jawatankuasa Pelaksana Pemuliharaan Sungai Sungai Negeri Selangor
Jawatankuasa Teknikal Pelaksana Pemuliharaan Sungai Sungai Negeri Selangor
Rancangan Selangor Pertama (RS-1) 2021-2025
Pelan Pemuliharaan Sungai Sungai Negeri Selangor 2020-2025
Features
Our Better World
Our Better World is the digital storytelling initiative of the Singapore International Foundation, which brings world communities together to do good.
Climate Storyteller@COP26, by Digital Storyteller
who empower a wider community of purpose-driven leaders to harness the power of story and change systems for the better.
Digital Storyteller, Australia-based, partnered with CLEAR Environmental to help create a virtual program to help share the stories of those not in the room, and hosted two sessions at the main stage of the UN Climate Capacity Building Hub at COP26 in Glasgow.
Alliance of River Three capacity building on climate storytelling is one of the 3 community stories selected from around the world featured in COP26.
The STAR
This story is part of a series of articles featuring past Star Golden Hearts Award (SGHA) winners and the award’s newly introduced categories of causes which include community empowerment, education, environment and wildlife, social welfare, and disaster and crisis relief.
Featured in an article in 2022 and one of the 10 Winners in SGHA in 2020.
Thai PBS
ASEAN Waste Crisis Episode 9 by Thai PBS World featuring FoSK TMR3.
Thai PBS World is an online English news website of the Thai Public Broadcasting Service (Thai PBS), Thailand’s public service broadcaster.
Interviews
BFM 89.9 The Business Station, interviews with Kennedy Michael
Articles & Writings
Local Communities Are Leading the Rehabilitation of a Malaysian River, an interview session by Severia Bel with Kennedy Michael - 2024
Severia Bel is a freelance writer from Lithuania with an interest in gender and the environment.
An article for Brickfields Asia College (BAC) Career Club,
by Kennedy Michael - 2023
Many do not know Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), is the key instrument to achieve the SDGs. Implementing learning for the SDGs through ESD can be easily integrating in policies, strategies and programmes, in curricula and schools, classroom and other learning settings.
An article for Macaranga.org, by Kennedy Michael - 2023
Macaranga, a journalism portal covering the environment and sustainability in Malaysia. Our portal aims to provide in-depth journalistic features on issues and build knowledge about ecosystems.
Contributing writer for Klang River Festival, by Kennedy Michael - 2023
KongsiKL presents Klang River Festival (KRF), an annual open festival that aims to bring local communities and stakeholders together to share knowledge and facilitate discourse on heritage, culture and identity.
Taman Melawati’s festive vibrance, by TheSTAR - 2022
Some 50 pelita buluh have been placed along Sungai Klang, which runs through Taman Melawati. The initiative was by Friends of Sungai Klang Taman Melawati River Three (FoSK TMR3), whose members took turns to light the pelita daily during Ramadan.
Spirit of Raya alive and well in Taman Melawati, by Graig Nunis - 2022
FoSK TMR3 is known for its community projects with its ‘Gotong-Royong Education by Action’ (GREduAction) programme ongoing since 2018.
Kennedy Michael, Founder, said the community wanted to do something extra special after two years of Covid-19 interruptions.
Using art and art-making to introduce river CPR and biodiversity conservation to local communities, by TheSTAR - 2022
EXPANDING the role of arts and culture in tackling biodiversity loss and reaching a wider community are very much needed, especially when using non-traditional methods during challenging times. Instead of just the arts practitioners doing their bit, what if a more inclusive community works together to produce art to educate and create awareness for greater good?