The Kalsom Movement, is a student-led charity movement that established since 1994 which aimed to address education inequality in Malaysia by bridging the knowledge and opportunity gap faced by the underprivileged students in rural areas regardless any gender, races and religion in empowering them with awakened potentials to pursue excellence in life and to develop their capacity for contribution back to the society and nation. It is also providing a platform for students to volunteer and instill a civic awareness in having the responsibility to make a huge tangible difference to the society and country as a whole.

There are two types of programmes that been initiated through the movement which are summer programme and sustainability programme. Summer programme camps consists of Projek Kalsom Motivational Camp (PKMC), Entrepreneurship and Innovative Camp (EIC) and Commonwealth Cultural Programme (CCP). For the sustainability programme, there are two initiatives that have been proposed which are Kalsom Harapan and Kalsom Academy. All these programmes will be held in Malaysia specifically in rural area. A facilitator recruitment drive will be carried out to have a handful number of qualified manpower in facilitating the beneficiaries. Most of the facilitators are coming from different background of education which aiming to help and share their knowledge and skills with the beneficiaries in discovering their potentials, leadership and their ambitions. Moreover, all these camps will be closely guide using the modules that will be produced by the facilitators which result in student-beneficiaries improvement in terms of practical skills, knowledge, motivation and self-esteem. Each of the camp that been organised has its own objective. Projek Kalsom Motivational Camp is 5-day camp and it is the annual flagship event which to instil 4 pillars of the movement through all the activities that will be conducted by the facilitators. Entrepreneurship and Innovation Camp is held in fulfilling on the elements of entrepreneurship and innovation which aimed to provide the beneficiaries with STEM education, problem solving skills and opening possibilities of the pathway of entrepreneurship. The only programme that the movement partnering with Bristol Student Commonwealth Society(BSC), United Kingdom is Commonwealth and Cultural Programme which aimed to share the same vision as The Kalsom Movement and to promote the spirit of Kalsom globally as well as to eradicate the education inequality in Malaysia. This initiative not only focus on early implementation but also focus on the progression of all the participants and sustaining the lead. Therefore, Kalsom Harapan and Kalsom Academy play a key part in this area as the idea of Kalsom Academy is to create ongoing learning platform for the beneficiaries to continue receiving English, leadership and motivational guidance from the movement but at the same time having their on platform to share and spread the knowledge that they got from all the Kalsom programmes with their peers at school or district area. Overall, this initiative will be more impactful in the long term as the movement continuously support the beneficiaries in monitoring their development.

The Kalsom Movement is not only tackling the education inequality in Malaysia, but it also provides a platform in building the capacity of individuals and preparing human resources within the organisation as well as developing their skills. Volunteering with the movement is a two-way street as it benefited both parties (students and volunteers). The Kalsom Movement offers a rewarding experience and a package of skills for volunteers while volunteering such as incredible networking opportunities in develop lifelong personal and professional relationships, expanding their network, boost social skills, confidence in communication, leadership potentials and people development. In align with the movements pillars, the movement will develop the beneficiaries in enhancing their leadership skills, build confident and personalities until they are able to inspire and empower their peers and conduct their own mini “Project Kalsom Motivational Camp" in their respective schools. Apart from that, through all the modules that have been planned, the movement will give an impact to each of the beneficiaries by improving their English language and instil the awareness of the importance of understanding it for the education itself, career and travelling, setting their goals on achieving success in their future and able to grab a skill on how to study smart and effectively to prepare them for the upcoming examination. Through one of the pillars of the movement which is Exposure to Post-Secondary Education Opportunities, the beneficiaries are able to choose their own pathway for their tertiary education in order to achieve their dreams. Moreover, technology transfer occurs when there is transferring of technology happen from places and ingroups to wider distribution among more people. Some mechanisms that make transfer of technology possible to happen are joint research, cooperative agreements and trade shows. In context of The Kalsom Movement, the Finance Department managed to secure a diamond sponsor from Shell as one of the seven charitable organizations in Malaysia. Hence, a technology transfer could happen in one of the future camps where the Shell staffs can give some input and share their expertise in Oil and Gas Industry with the beneficiaries. Hence, a future development in technology transfer should be done in retaining a rigid sustainable goal.

Board of Advisor helps in advising and guiding for the establishment, relevancy and sustainability of the programmes that have been planned. Janet Kirk, the Commonwealth and Cultural Programme Advisor is a strong advocate in the establishment of the Bristol University Commonwealth Society as this programme is partnering with Bristol Commonwealth Society. Anders Kirstein Moller, is a valuable member serve as advisor for Impact and Research Department due to his passion in non-profit education initiatives despite his experiences in doing social work. The Kalsom Movement Board and Trustees are responsible to monitor all activities that have been planned and represent the movement when dealing with third party. The Board of Trustees and Executive Committee are also responsible in preparing annual report and financial statements which gives a true and fair view of the state affairs of the club and of incoming resources and application resources of that period. The movement is also governed by committed Committee Members which been selected based on their capability, performance and experience in handling volunteering program despite their motivation and passion in tackling education inequality and working together for betterment of each other. The movement is conducted according to the goals and vision that been set to make sure the smooth of the organisation. Therefore, each of the department play an important role in developing and sustaining the system of the organisation. Module and Program Department is responsible in reviewing all the modules’ objectives and aid in design of the modules for the camps, ensuring the quality, effectiveness and protection of the modules. Strategic Department mainly in charge of establishing a strategic development plan to add values or endorsements to the program and strike partnerships with organisations and companies. Impact and Research plays a big part for future development as it designs a measurement method for impact produced during the programme based on the framework and conduct a research on the status quo, sustainability and measures to create an awareness on education inequality. Creative and Communication is responsible in handling the publicity of the movement through social media platforms and website, Finance Department required to monitor the movement’s account and secure sponsorship from other organisations and companies. The Secretariat is in charge in the communication between the movement and outside parties, and Logistic Department is arranging the movement of the participants and facilitators, scouting, booking the food and accommodation for the all the programmes.

Teach For Malaysia, UKEC, MALAYSIAN STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION MALAYSIA FRANCE (Masaf), PERWAKILAN PERSATUAN WANITA KEMENTERIAN LUAR NEGERI, The Bristol Student Commonwealth, SHELL, KUALA LUMPUR EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,YAYASAN HASANAH, MIDF, 1UTAMA, PNB, CIMB FOUNDATION, Education MALAYSIA, UBS, SMECORP MALAYSIA, FARLIM GROUP MALAYSIA BHD,THE MALAYSIA BOOK of RECORDS, RAKAN MUDA, MARC, Small Changes, Ministry of Youth and Sports(KBS), KL SKETCH NATION, Malaysian Students Association of Southampton(MSA), Malaysian Students' Council of Australia, Yayasan Pembangunan Ekonomi Islam Malaysia ( YapeIM), iM4U, Ministry of Education Malaysia (MOE), BURSA Malaysia, PENNSTATE, THE BURSA BULLCHARGE, KHIND STARFISH FOUNDATION, MAGICBIRD PUBLISHING.