TOXIC LEAD INCREASES MISCARRIAGE RISK
Exposure to high levels of lead in pregnancy has been linked to miscarriage, reduced growth of the baby in the womb, and premature labour. #BanLeadPaint
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GREEN ACTION WEEK 2024 – Talk on Energy-Saving & Cooling Tips
In CAP’s Green Action Week 2024 programme, CAP officer Ung Jun Min gave practical energy-saving tips to participants. The participants were excited to learn about how to cool their homes and surroundings naturally.
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THERE ARE NO SAFE LEVELS OF LEAD EXPOSURE
No lead exposure is safe for children. Even low levels of lead in blood can hurt a child's ability to learn, pay attention, and do well in school. Protecting children from exposure to lead is important. #BanLeadPaint
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GREEN ACTION WEEK 2024 – Sharing of Seeds & Plants
Sharing of seeds and plants promotes environmental stewardship and community connection. It conserves and fosters biodiversity, which is important in the face of climate change. At CAP’s Green Action Week 2024 event on 5 October, CAP distributed seeds and plants to the public.
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GREEN ACTION WEEK 2024 – Demo on Making Cooling Hibiscus Leaf Shampoo
At the Green Action Week event at CAP, Ms Sara Ayuni Hamdan, another housewife from Nibong Tebal, demonstrated how to make homemade shampoo from Hibiscus leaves with the help of her daughter. She also explained the various benefits of using this natural shampoo.
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GREEN ACTION WEEK 2024 – Demo on How to Prepare Hydrating Foods & Drink
At CAP’s Green Action Week “Cooling Naturally” programme, Tamil Selvi Odian, a housewife from Nibong Tebal, gave a demonstration on how to make 3 types of cooling and healthy recipes: sarsaparilla jelly, radish salad, and ragi yoghurt drink. She explained how these foods and drink help with hydration, reduce internal body heat, and promote overall wellness, especially during hot weather....
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GREEN ACTION WEEK 2024 – The Plants & Seeds Distributed for Propagation
As part of Green Action Week 2024, CAP hosted a month-long seed-sharing event until 5 October 2024. There was good public response to this – the public brought plant seeds, saplings and stem cuttings to CAP office to be shared with others. CAP also distributed plants and seeds to the public, who were eager to propagate them and later share them with others. Here's a collection of photos of the...
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LEAD IN PAINT CAN POISON CHILDREN
Lead in paint is toxic to children. It is a primary cause of lead poisoning in children. We need to keep children safe from irreversible and long-term impacts of lead. #BanLeadPaint
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JUST DON’T WASTE
To make a difference we don’t need to go out and change everything we’re doing but focusing on reducing our waste, in electricity, in food and in fashion is massive. The less we waste, the better it is for the planet and for our wallets! David Attenborough said it best! Source: 1 Million Women
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WE ARE NATURE
We often forget that we are nature. Nature is not something separate from us. The first law of ecology is that everything is related to everything else. We are the earth, made of the same stuff; there is no other, no division between us and "lower" or "higher" forms of being. Our relationship with nature is more one of being than having. We are nature: we do not have nature. To love nature is to...
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