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A place to calltheir ownThe lPlay Park inDamansara Damai,Petaling Jaya, iscreated by childrenand is a collaborationbetween the PetalingJaya City Council, MKLand, non governmental organisationsand residents. >2
Children design publicpark in Damansara DamaiProject part of MBPJ's efforts in 'smart community engagement'By SHEILA SRI [email protected] GROUP of 60 children, agedbetween six and 16 years, brainstormed and decided how theywould like their public park tobe. The result of this is the IPlayPark in Damansara Damai,Petaling Jaya.The idea was to provide public
facilities based on the user's liking,especially children and youthsfrom the locality.The park has interesting
themebased activity corners andthe facilities consist of an openclassroom setting called theIThink Chalk Board.It also has an open miclike
space called IGreen whereyouths can stage talentbased performances.Petaling Jaya city planning
director Sharipah Marhaini SyedAli said although several activitieshad taken place in the park inrecent months, its official launchwould be held tomorrowThe project that started last
month is a collaboration betweenPetaling Jaya City Council, MKLand, nongovernmental organi
sations (NGO) and neighbouringresidents.
'This park was surrendered by
the developer to the council along time ago and it was not welldeveloped."After our discussions with the
developer, we decided to rope inthe community to bring life tothis place," added SharipahMarhaini.Other facilities here include a
mini library made of cabins,which is filled with donatedbooks, and the IGrow HerbGarden.The herb garden will be man
aged by youths and several volunteers."Some children have also creat
Headline Children design public park in Damansara DamaiMediaTitle The StarDate 12 May 2017 Color Full ColorSection Metro Circulation 338,368Page No 1,2 Readership 1,032,000Language English ArticleSize 1099 cm²Journalist SHEILA SRI PRIYA AdValue RM 55,308Frequency Daily PR Value RM 165,924
ed a play area called IFun, wherelarge, painted tiles will be used aschess boards."Traditional games such as
congkak, made from used coconut shells, another idea by thechildren, is available here," shesaid.The children, who were intro
duced to green living, have incorporated their green knowledgeinto setting up the park, too."They have incorporated used
items such as plastic bottles andtyres as activity props and fordecoration purposes."They also have some garden
ing knowledge and are able toplant herbs," she said.Forest Research Institute
Malaysia representatives havevisited the park to carry out theiractivities.Sharipah Marhaini added that
the project was part of PJ Kita,which is the council's initiative to
engage with the community aspart of the community inclusiveness required under the LocalAgenda 21."Under PJ Kita, we focus on
several core segments such astransportation, land use in thecity, security issues, planning control and smart communityengagement."This park falls under the
smart community engagementsegment," she said.The council hopes the project
will further foster communityand digital engagement, partnership and cultured lifestyle."The developer who surren
dered this land is also passionateabout youths and their educational development. This wasanother reason why the park wasmore suited for this age group,"she said.The project would see resident
groups coming together to keep
tabs on the facilities."The Damansara Damai neigh
bourhood has about 60,000 residents."We sincerely want to include
communities in our projects aswe have seen encouraging support from the neighbourhood,"she said.Environmental NGO Eijau
Millennium Explorer executivechairman Mohd Fikri Mohd Bakrisaid the park was an inspirationfor the youths to create awareness on green living."They get to experience learn
ing through the forest in its natural environment."We hope the community will
play a role in conserving this areaand support this initiative," hesaid.The public park is open from
8am to 10pm daily and is locatednear Jalan PJU10/1 and SKDamansara Damai 1 in PetalingJaya.
Children involved inthe lPlay Park inDamansara Damai,Petaling Jaya werealso introduced togreen living and theyhave incorporatedtheir green knowledge into setting upthe park. Items suchas plastic bottles andtyres are used asactivity props anddecoration.
Headline Children design public park in Damansara DamaiMediaTitle The StarDate 12 May 2017 Color Full ColorSection Metro Circulation 338,368Page No 1,2 Readership 1,032,000Language English ArticleSize 1099 cm²Journalist SHEILA SRI PRIYA AdValue RM 55,308Frequency Daily PR Value RM 165,924
The lFun area is where children have painted large tiles to be used forboardgames.
Youths helping out with the placement of benches for their open classroom at the park, known as lThink Chalk Board.
Headline Children design public park in Damansara DamaiMediaTitle The StarDate 12 May 2017 Color Full ColorSection Metro Circulation 338,368Page No 1,2 Readership 1,032,000Language English ArticleSize 1099 cm²Journalist SHEILA SRI PRIYA AdValue RM 55,308Frequency Daily PR Value RM 165,924