Golen Life
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About the project
Golen Life
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Bernice Elderly Care home is a nursing home who has aim to help seniors live a happy and independent lives, in the comfort of their home and community through interactive care giving. The founder wants to keep the seniors active and engaged through physical, ental and social activities, all in the comfort of their home.
Bernice Home was found by a lady by the name of Bernice. She started this home for senior citizens who need quality home care services to seniors with limited mobility or dementia and hence social interaction. She started this home in 2000 and the second home in 018. The founder belief “life shouldn’t end when you are old, it should be full of happy memories regardless of the age.
💼 What the programme involves
Volunteers will help in arranging extra activities for the senior citizens. Such as art and craft, painting, gardening. Volunteers also could have some storytelling, music and movement activities. Other than that volunteers could help the nursing care helpers to cook and ake part in daily cleaning routines. Some of the days, bring the senior citizens for an evening walk if weather permits. Otherwise lots of, indoor activities could be conduct.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Volunteers will stays in the same home (Bernice Home) . Three meals will be provided. Sleeping bag is necessary. There is a open space with attach bathroom/toilet. Volunteers will use the space as their accommodation and sleep by using sleeping bag.
📍 About the location
The home is located in Jalan Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur.
🎒 Leisure activities
Create a herb garden or vegetable garden for the elderly people.
⚠️ Requirements
Bring along your expertise, such as singing, dancing, arts and craft and most important your caring heart to engage with these old people. Please bring along your favorite cultural foods (ready made).
🤝 Meeting point
The meeting point will be at KL Sentral. It is about 1 hour of bus travel from KL Sentral Kuala Lumpur. Or you may take KLIA Express train.
ℹ️ Additional information
MYR 900 (approximately USD 230). Participation fee need to be pay in MYR upon arrival.
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MOVE/19/11
11/08/2019 → 24/08/2019
ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–50 years old
Solidarity donation
230.00 USD ≈ 206 EUR
French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Malaysia
🌍 Location info
Local currency
Malaysia Ringgit (MYR / RM)
Exchange rate
1 MYR = 0.219812 EUR
Rate as of 31/05/2026
Timezone
Malaysia Time
Local time: 21:33 (12/11/2026)
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