The Association of Children with Disabilities (KACA) celebrated the achievements of young participants in the KACA Saving Project 2024 (2021-2025) Phase 3 and the Storytelling Competition 2024 at a prize presentation ceremony held at its centre in Kiulap on Thursday.
The event saw KACA President, Dato Paduka Haji Zainab bin Haji Momin, in attendance as the guest of honour to present the awards to the winners.
The event began with the recitation of Surah Al-Fatihah, followed by a welcoming address from KACA Managing Director, Haji Awang Alim bin Haji Othman.
He highlighted that the Savings Project began in 2011, with Phase 1 running from 2011 to 2015, Phase 2 from 2016 to 2020, and the current Phase from 2021 to 2025. To date, the children’s fund has amassed BND106,020.53.
Haji Awang Alim expressed his hope that parents would continue to encourage their children to participate in the project, which aims to instil a culture of saving and financial awareness among the young participants.
The project was initiated to teach KACA children the importance of saving, emphasising the need to be prudent with money for a secure future.
“Parents help children to save and manage their finances, as the journey of their special children is still far ahead. It’s better to take the first step today,” he noted.
The Storytelling Competition, meanwhile, focused on developing participants’ communication skills, including listening, speaking, and writing. It aimed to inspire confidence in public speaking and uncover hidden storytelling talent.
The competition was divided into two categories: Category A for those aged 12 and below, and Category B for those aged 13 and above.
In Category A, siblings from KACA Kuala Belait, Nur Amin Darwis bin Latif and Nur Iman Wazif, won first and second place respectively, while Nur Akma Maisarah binti Abdul Hadie from KACA BSB took third.
In Category B, Mohd Rozyman bin Norman from KACA BSB secured first place, followed by Nurul Azeerah binti Haji Sahri in second, and Syahirunnisa Nurul Farhana from Tutong in third.
As for the KACA Saving Project (2021-2025), Norazmie Anak Jambon from KACA Tutong took the top spot with a total savings of BND30,554.05. Nurul Azeerah binti Haji Sahri from KACA BSB came in second with total savings of BND25,145.33, while Nur Azeerah Hezorra binti Heromme from KACA BSB secured third place with BND16,289.48.
